E-Trading
A family affair.
Diane Smyth finds that blood really is thicker than water - at least in terms of dictating J&M Insurance's success under a father and son team.
Optional extra.
Premium finance is becoming more established on the internet, with increasing amounts of packages available to brokers. Alex Broad reports on the latest developments of online broker systems.
ISO acquires NetMap and strengthens its anti-fraud presence.
Insurance Services Office claims to have bolstered its anti-fraud offering in the UK, with the acqui...
insurE-com: data back-up.
InsurE-com will launch a data back-up system for brokers by the end of summer, according to marketin...
Churchill acquires Wilson Dean broking business.
North-west London-based broker Churchill Insurance Consultants Group has acquired the broking busine...
Brokerlink streamlining.
Angel Assistance, a subsidiary of Helphire Group, is introducing a service called Brokerlink to stre...
Along the right lines.
Premium finance appears to be one of the few areas of the market that doesn't cause brokers concern....
Businessrisk.com pilots MIM's self-employed liability product.
Misys Insurance Management is piloting a self-employed liability product on Businessrisk.com with 40...
Adjusting to the surroundings.
When Mark Cliff joined Axa he brought the insurer back into focus by setting a clear agenda and listening to brokers. Alex Broad explains.
UK motor underwriting results.
Market analyst Datamonitor's latest report UK Motor Insurance Consumers indicates motor insurance fir...
Zurich builds HNW service.
Zurich has launched home and motor products under its new high net worth service, Zurich Private Cli...
Firebond tees off with new product.
Cambridge and Yorkshire-based broker Firebond has launched a new golfing product. Underwritten by...
New system for Cornhill.
Cornhill Insurance is to install a new administration system from IT services provider CGI Group Eur...
WISL: sixth version of Transactor rolled out.
Winchester Insurance Systems is currently rolling out the £3.5m update to its Transactor product. ...
A look down the road ahead.
The fleet motor market is experiencing a growth spurt, despite tax changes, but a reform on corporate killing and the introduction of automative telematics could cause it to stall. Keith Byrne explains.
Two Chester brokers merge to form Evans and Salt Insurance.
Chester-based insurance brokers Evans Insurance Services and M&S have merged to become Evans and Salt...
What happened next?
A year ago, the collapse of Independent Insurance hit its staff, brokers and insurers hard. Blyth Morris looks at how the industry has reacted since then.
Archive Imaging products enable filing for life.
Nuneaton-based software company Archive Imaging is launching two new products allowing brokers to ar...
Safeonline offers basic technology assistance for SMEs.
New technology insurer Safeonline is launching a first and third party policy for small to medium-si...
Appointment at Riskclick.
Harvey Rand has become vice president of sales for software provider Riskclick. He joins from Altern...
Overcoming difficulties in placing liability cover.
Q: I have been having problems placing liability insurance since the beginning of the year but some ...
Road Runner's wholesaling arm rebranded Motor Trade Solutions.
Broker Road Runner is rebranding its wholesaling arm Motor Trade Solutions and looking for more whol...
Adapting PC equipment for physically disabled staff.
Q: My brokerage transacts business over the internet using standard PC equipment. How can I adapt it to enable visually impaired or physically disabled staff to use these facilities?
Groupama shifts its focus onto SMEs.
In a move set to affect up to 250 brokers, Groupama Insurances has embarked on a new strategy that w...