E-Trading
Imarket to offer discounts on email marketing
Imarket will soon be offering brokers discounts on an email marketing service after teaming up with ...
Network risk threat
Network risk is seen by almost 60% of senior risk managers as a 'significant and growing threat' to ...
Business continuity plans still not being put in place
Alarming research from Axa has revealed 46% of businesses do not have a business continuity plan. T...
Broker Gateway live
The Broker Gateway has gone live with Misys' online quoting system across its motor products, with c...
Hundreds of coffee shop boilers could be illegal
Allianz Cornhill has revealed research showing that 35% of the 950+ coffee shops in London could be ...
Appointment at Miller Insurance Services
Alan Patching has joined Miller Insurance Services as an associate director - professional risks. ...
Misys and Axa combine
Brokers using Misys will be able to access Axa's full-cycle electronic data interchange commercial v...
Heath Lambert receives Atomic boost
Heath Lambert Group has been appointed as broker to the Atomic Weapons Establishment. The appointmen...
Acturis set to go live on imarket
Software company Acturis is ready for brokers to go live on imarket within weeks and will be the fir...
Appointment at ASU International
David J Evans has joined ASU International, the underwriting agency subsidiary of HCC Insurance Hold...
Glencairn makes special risks appointments
London-based Glencairn has announced the appointments of Mark Palmer and Gary Tyler to its specialis...
Searchlight - Letter of the month
The crackdown on uninsured drivers reported in Professional Broking (June 2005) has to be welcomed b...
Misys profits up despite dip in turnover
Phillip Bell, chief executive officer at Misys General Insurance has said the that outlook for the n...
Appointment at Hiscox
Ed Donnelly has joined Hiscox in the newly created position of president of Hiscox USA. Nick Ward ha...
Allianz Cornhill rolls out EDI household product
Allianz Cornhill has announced that its flagship full-cycle electronic data interchange home product...
Industry set to benefit from London Olympics
UK-based insurers, reinsurers and brokers look set to benefit from the influx of projects and develo...
Soundbytes
What is the service called and what does it provide? Swift-Find is a global, online registry of val...
Towergate Partnership acquisition
The Towergate Partnership has acquired Your Insurance Group (Brokers) (YIG) as part of a £10m invest...
Insurance via SMS text messaging
A new company called Text2Insure has claimed to be the first company in the UK to sell insurance via...
Insurecom defends its move to TamExpress
Insurecom has moved to defend its decision to phase out its old free insur-Eoffice product by Decemb...
Apathy is key barrier to rewarding premium research
Motorists are losing up to £50 in savings because they are not searching for enough car insurance qu...
Rise in car insurance premiums
The recent downward trend in car insurance premiums has ended although the cost of both home buildin...
Capita Insurance services acquires BDML Connect
Capita Insurance Services, part of The Capita Group, has acquired BDML Connect from the insurance gr...