Articles by Insurance Age staff
Less than one in ten companies insured against discrimination claims says Hiscox
Less than one in ten companies are insured against the risks associated with employee discrimination...
Appointments
Intermediaries Community Broking Group (CBG), the Manchester insurance broker, has made two senior ...
S&F to encourage brokers to use funding to help companies
Singer & Friedlander (S&F) plans to encourage brokers to use funding as a way of helping companies s...
Swinton awards contract to Kingston Communications
Swinton has awarded a £3m contract for the provision of inbound and outbound call services to Kingst...
First Assist moves to address brokers' fears
First Assist has reassured brokers it has no intention of operating as a direct brand and will conti...
Hiscox tests online claims-management system
Hiscox is gearing up to provide remote access to its web-based claims-management system (CMS) which ...
Benfield signs exclusive deal with Misys
Benfield Premium Finance has signed an exclusive deal with Misys to give Countrywide members access ...
Industry must not lose focus on core skills, says Norwich Union
Norwich Union (NU) has appealed to the industry to stop talking rates down, or risk perpetuating the...
FSA compensation fund could hit brokers hard
This month's Power Hour panellists consider the implications of the Financial Services Authority's Financial Services Compensation Scheme proposals on brokers and how it could affect their business
Zurich steps up UK personal insurance business
Zurich has stepped up its UK personal insurance business by introducing an expanded product range an...
ABI makes deal with CJC
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has embraced the "sensible and pragmatic" approach by the ...
Stuart Harvey outsources telesales support
Stuart Harvey Insurance Brokers has outsourced the inbound telesales support of its private motor sc...
Appointments
October
Ascot Underwriting increases automation of claims processes
Ascot Underwriting has increased the automation of its claims processes, becoming the first client t...
Smartwater launches forensic marking system to insurance industry
Smartwater has launched its forensic property-marking system to the insurance industry. The Smartwat...
Select & Protect ends relationship with Hiscox
Select & Protect has ended a long-standing relationship with Hiscox by handing the underwriting of i...
AA latest research findings
The unregulated sale of travel insurance policies will continue to sully the reputation of the insur...
SLH online service aims to revamp the way brokers work
Standard Life Healthcare (SLH) has developed an online service, which the company claims will revolu...
imarket gets January roll out
Polaris imarket will be available to general insurance brokers from January 2004 and will be rolled ...
Appointment at DAS
Anne Dodds has joined DAS as account executive at the company's City office. She will cover Kent and...
UK Underwriting PI grows
UK Underwriting has acquired the renewal rights of part of the NIG special risks portfolio. The deal...
Appointment at Boncaster
Boncaster, part of Cox Insurance, has made Julie Charlton head of motor operations. She will have re...
AR move unpopular with brokers
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Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection
Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection has made Sheena MacGregor head of the Lawphone department. She joi...