E-Trading
Processing - Changing the rules of the game
Brokers are in the front line when insurers' antiquated claims processes lead to delays - but Maneeza Malik believes that modern business rules management (BRM) approaches could transform providers' systems
Dickson Manchester & Co has acquired Profind ..
Dickson Manchester & Co has acquired Profind Insurance Services, a wholesale professional indemnity ...
The ring of truth
Call Centres and Technology
Case Study - Better well-adjusted ..
The situation: a (hypothetical) book printing and binding company, on the verge of sealing a seven-digit supply deal with an important publisher, suffers a catastrophic failure in a vital piece of heavy plant - and loses the contract
Fraud Prevention - Partners against crime?
Is it appropriate - or even possible - for insurers to stop competing and work together to snoop out claims fraud? Anne White investigates
Remember, remember, the first of October
Solicitors' PI
The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) ..
The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) has signed a three-year extension to its agreement with Riskclick...
Aon to roll out E-Pro-risk across liability lines
Aon Professional Risks is looking to apply its new automated processing system E-Pro-risk - which it...
Soundbytes
Premium First's Richard Welsh believes the benefits offered by online premium finance will make it an attractive option for brokers in a competitive market
Link breaks last IT ties with the past
Link Insurance, on target to handle premium income of over £100m this year, has turned off the elder...
Industry initiative is in your hands
In a few months' time, the insurance-company sponsored imarket initiative will finally - we hope - g...
Charities struggling to find cover ..
Charities struggling to find cover may be able to widen their options by embracing risk management a...
MMA pilots real-time e-claims service
Cunningham Lindsey is currently developing a web-based, real-time claim information system aimed at ...
Imarket to open doors in November
Polaris imarket, the insurer-backed, web-based insurance platform being developed by IBM, has signed...
Appointment at insureE-com.
Internet specialist insurE-com has made Iain Brogden insurer account manager. He joins from Quote & ...
TGSL puts a motor package together.
Transactor Global Solutions is entering the package motor and household quotation market. TGSL ha...
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
Alan Tickner has joined Smart & Cook as a director in the company's Teesside office. Mr Tickner has ...
Personal service brings individual benefits.
I read with interest the comment on call centres (PB May, p15). This is a subject I feel strongly ...
Zurich offers added cover for small firms.
Zurich has launched Executive Assurance, providing liability cover for small to medium-sized busines...
Allianz joins Stargate.
Sirius Financial Systems says Allianz Cornhill Insurance has joined the Stargate panel of insurers t...
Seven-minute cover.
Brokers can place commercial motor clients with Zurich in seven minutes, according to the insurer. Z...
Allen & Allen at a Tangent.
The Allen & Allen Group has purchased the name, goodwill and book of business of Tangent Holdings fr...
Appointment at Crawford & Company.
Crawford & Company has recruited Jeff Stagg to its UK operations management team. He joins from GAB ...
Forward-thinking.
Alan Westall, chairman and chief executive of Keelan Westall, believes in keeping one eye on the long term and this means the broker is in a good niche position to secure future growth, finds Nicolle Farthing.