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E-Trading

Aquilo enters into a strategic alliance with Ossys

Aquilo, the specialist provider of claims management and advisory services to the insurance and fina...

01 May 2004

E-Trading

PI Connect rolled out a new web-based quotation system

PI Connect has rolled out a new web-based quotation system, dubbed 'Interdemnity', designed to give ...

01 May 2004

Management

Speed is of the essence

The possibility of a much more efficient, and even paperless office, has been on the IT agenda for some years, but is now becoming a reality. Recent advances from companies such as Xchanging have seriously increased speed of turn around for brokers such…

01 May 2004

Regulation

The Insurance Age Awards, 2004

Insurance Age is delighted to announce that its guest speakers at this year's Insurance Age Awards a...

01 May 2004

Insurer

Capita Insurance Services is in advanced discussions ..

Capita Insurance Services is in advanced discussions with Norwich Union to deliver the run-off busin...

01 May 2004

Broker

Vega Insurances acquires Thompson Rudd Group

Acquisitional broking group Vega Insurance Services has acquired Birmingham-based Thompson Rudd Grou...

01 May 2004

Management

Swinton insurance hits back at 'blanket' acquisition claims

Swinton has denied reports that it has decided to step up its acquisition strategy to snap up broker...

01 May 2004

E-Trading

Two thirds of brokers prefer internet

Two thirds of all brokers prefer using the internet to the phone when placing small business insuran...

01 May 2004

Commercial

FM Insurance Company awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise

FM Insurance Company, the commercial and property insurer, has been awarded the Queen's Award for En...

01 May 2004

Regulation

Winner of the Biba Insurance Age Survey

Andrew Coleman, managing director of Griffin Commercial Insurance Brokers is the lucky winner of the...

01 May 2004

Personal

NIG said it plans to keep its Hill House Hammond business ..

NIG said it plans to keep its Hill House Hammond business within the broker market, following the la...

01 May 2004

Management

Paul Napier, the specialist insurance broker ..

Paul Napier, the specialist insurance broker has licensed Morning Data's reporting software, Novus, ...

01 May 2004

Regulation

Lucas Fettes begins to zero in on advanced back office solution

Lucas Fettes, an independent group of companies with an annual insurance premium income of £35m, has...

01 May 2004

Broker

New research survey by Norwich Union

Nearly 50% of UK SMEs are worried about the availability of insurance for their business, according ...

01 May 2004

E-Trading

Marsh's inefficiency cull gains momentum

Marsh's client and market services (CMS) division has reached the crucial second phase of it long te...

01 May 2004

Management

FSA's secondary market stance causes confusion

This month's Power Hour panellists discuss the implications of the Financial Services Authority's stance on secondary insurance. Does it offer an opportunity for brokers and if it does, how easy will it be for them to take advantage of the often…

01 May 2004

Broker

Giles Insurance launches three pronged attack

Commercial broker Giles Insurance has sets its sights on aggressive growth in three new markets afte...

01 May 2004

E-Trading

Alan & Thomas Insurance Brokers acquires Abrey Beatty

Alan & Thomas Insurance Brokers has acquired insurance broker Abrey Beatty. Julian Boughton, managin...

01 May 2004

E-Trading

Making tracks

Imarket has failed to live up to the trail blazing expectations of many brokers since it was first rolled out six months ago. As James Salmon explains, it will be a long, hard road ahead if imarket is to be allowed to fulfil its potential, but it should…