Articles by Insurance Age staff
Crawford and Company YouTube-style service
Crawford and Company has signed up to a YouTube-style internet service that will allow insurers to v...
Get a grip
At the start of next year, the Financial Services Authority will be given the authority to regulate the sale of travel insurance by travel agents and tour operators. While this has the potential to introduce a new revenue stream for brokers, Martin Friel…
Soundbytes - Harry Croydon, chief technology officer and founder, Coverpoint
What is Coverpoint? Coverpoint allows brokers, agents and underwriters to quote, bind and manage in...
Brit Insurance unlikely to reach income target
Brit Insurance has admitted it is unlikely to reach its target of £2bn premium income by 2010. The i...
Firms' T&C approach disappoints
Appointed representatives (AR) are over-reliant on the quality of the supervision and compliance bei...
Swinton launches Diva
Swinton has launched a web brand called Diva to provide car insurance for women and a discount websi...
FSA fails to see the smaller side
Once again, Tony Cornell has his finger on the pulse, with his predictions for the market, post comm...
Aggregators see potential in Biba membership
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has made a surprise addition to its ranks by welco...
Go Compare joins Biba
Go Compare is the first aggregator site to join the British Insurance Brokers' Association, marking ...
Appointment at Novae Syndicate 2007
Novae Syndicate 2007 has appointed Keith Nichols to head up its specie and cargo units. Nichols has ...
Appointment at AIG UK
AIG UK has moved Jason Harris to the role of regional profit centre manager for the firm's newly cen...
Consumers don't buy purely on price says aggregator
New research from comparethemarket.com has questioned the industry perception that all insurance purchases via comparison sites are driven by price.
On-air news review
Insurance Age news editor Sarah Hills provides a run down of the major news stories from this week - watch it now
Zurich launches new Green Guaranteed Account
Zurich is for the first time offering intermediaries and their clients a Guaranteed Account linked to the green business sector.
Insureandgo switches underwriter to Europ Assistance
InsureandGo (www.insureandgo.com), the UK’s leading direct travel insurance company, is switching its underwriting from AIG to Europ Assistance.
Company directors at risk of identity fraud, says Experian
Experian, the global information services company, has provided a compelling new insight into the growth of identity fraud and warned that senior level people within commercial organisations are at significant risk of being targeted by identity…
Gocompare.com welcomed into Biba membership
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has welcomed Gocompare.com into membership and is calling on other comparison sites to adopt the Gocompare.com model.
Insurance Age weekly on-air news review
Insurance Age news editor Sarah Hills, and features editor, Martin Friel, provides a run down of the major news stories from the event - watch it now
DFI launch commercial fleet insurance platform
Direct Fleet Insurance (DFI), the first online auction-based insurance platform for commercial fleet, has launched a free claim and accident handling service.
NU strategic review could impact jobs, claims report
Four-hundred staff at Norwich Union could be impacted by plans to outsource part of the company's IT operation.
UK Motor Insurance Aggregators: Still Much to Do
The second report on car insurance comparison sites by Defaqto has been published, stating that theri is 'still much to do.' The report has analysed 41 aggregator sites including new entrants into the market and changes that may have occurred to other…
No more cowboy claims companies says MoJ
Cowboy claims companies have been forced to clean up their act, according to a Government report.