API Integration

Stop moving data manually. Let it flow.

Re-keying data is one of the biggest drains on time, accuracy, and efficiency in the London Market. Every time information is manually transferred between our platform and brokers’ or underwriters’ internal systems, it slows the trading process, introduces risk and creates a gap in the data trail. API Integration closes that gap entirely and keeps data flowing seamlessly.

How API Integration works

API Integration connects TradeEngine directly to your internal systems via a comprehensive API suite covering the full placement lifecycle – from quote and placement to firm order, sign and close, and endorsements. Data flows automatically in both directions, keeping everything consistent without any manual reconciliation.

The architecture is event-driven, and you can subscribe directly to platform topics, meaning your systems receive real-time updates as placements progress, rather than waiting for manual or periodic system checks. The result is a more responsive, more automated placement workflow with less room for error at every handover point.

For firms with workbenches, CRM platforms or policy admin systems, API integration allows  TradeEngine to work directly within those environments. You can initiate placements, receive status updates and complete actions without leaving the tools you use every day. We adapt to your architecture – not the other way around.

A common language across the market

Because TradeEngine is built on market-aligned data standards, data flowing through API Integration doesn’t need to be translated or reformatted as it moves between broker and carrier systems. Both sides are already speaking the same language. In straight-through processing, data moves cleanly from first submission through to the downstream processes that depend on it.

It also means the data held in your own systems and ours stay consistent, rather than copies that diverge over time. One version of the truth. Accessible from both sides. Always up to date.

Benefits for brokers

For brokers, API Integration removes the manual data entry burden that sits between internal systems and the placing platform. Large firms can connect TradeEngine directly into their existing technology ecosystem and access the full breadth of the London Market. For smaller brokers, API Integration helps simplify day-to-day trading by automating workflows and reducing the operational overhead of managing a book of business across multiple systems.

Benefits for carriers

For carriers, API connectivity means broker submissions can flow directly into underwriting systems as structured data, without manual reading or re-entry. This enables faster triage, more accurate appetite assessment, and quicker responses. The faster carriers can assess and respond to submissions, the better the terms they can offer and the more competitive they become with the brokers and business they want to win.

The Developer Portal

Get full technical documents, API specifications, integration guides and support resources through our Developer Portal. Whether you’re connecting for the first time or expanding an existing integration, it provides everything your technical team needs to build, test and maintain a high-quality connection to TradeEngine.

Visit the Developer Portal: https://developer.pplnextgen.com/Support

Works alongside Digital Contracts

API Integration delivers its greatest value alongside Digital Contracts. Digital Contracts capture structured data as risks enter the market, creating a rich, consistent record from the very beginning of the placement lifecycle. API Integration then keeps that data flowing freely across the ecosystem without the need for manual intervention. Together, they make straight-through processing a reality – from first submission all the way through to downstream reporting and renewal.