E-Trading
IBM targets London market with data messaging service
Business technology provider IBM Global Services is set to roll out several new electronic data serv...
Groupama signs licence
Groupama has signed a five-year licence for Colossus, the personal injury claims solution from Compu...
Claims report
A report from independent market analysts - Claims Management in the UK General Insurance 2006 - has...
Experts warn industry over NHS precedent
Industry experts have expressed fears that a potentially costly precedent has been set with the new ...
Soundbytes
What is the Cassidy Davis online application system for PPI? It is an interactive and highly flexib...
Broker bolsters temporary cover product
Temporary Cover has announced it will "widen the footprint" of its temporary cover product, after it...
Chubb gives D&O a new lease of life
Chubb Insurance has revamped two directors' and officers' (D&O) policies for public and private comp...
Liverpool Victoria bolsters team in bid for broker market
Liverpool Victoria has made several key appointments at ABC Insurance Solutions and Liverpool Victor...
Software upgrade "ticks all the right boxes"
Insurance software specialist Sequel has released the latest version of its broking product, Eclipse...
Customer survey
An industry-wide survey has found that while customers expect better service from their insurer prov...
Ofcomment.com website
An independent website called Ofcomment.com has been set up to enable insurers and brokers to discov...
Onlyinsurance.co.uk panel
A new home, motor and travel insurance provider, Onlyinsurance.co.uk, has entered the online market ...
Towergate to tackle online growth with new database
Towergate is aiming to create a centralised customer database to improve the accessibility of client...
Axa UK growth in line with 2012 plans
Axa UK has reported underlying earnings of £308m for 2006, up from its earnings of £266m in 2005. Th...
Sabio implements project
Sabio has implemented a speech-based project for Homeserve Claims Management. The project combines a...
Axa runs CDL solution
Axa has become the first insurer to run CDL's market analysis and research solution, allowing the in...
Insurer and broker collaboration key to unlocking growth
Insurance markets globally will not grow unless there is greater collaboration between insurers and ...
B2B gateways: the missing link?
We are all well aware that many column inches have been dedicated to how brokers are using and inves...
HCA International launches Platinum cover
HCA International, has launched a healthcare product this month to meet the demands of the corporate...
Technological times
A number of brokers are sceptical about IT offerings aimed at the broker market. Mark Birrell argues that technology should be embraced to help with Financial Services Authority regulation and to drive out costs
SSP and Swinton in three-year deal
Software Solutions Partners has renewed and extended its contract with Swinton, the UK's largest hig...
Macbeth goes paperless
Reading-based insurance broker Macbeth and Company has announced the successful completion of its mo...
Ex-broker start-up tackles under and over insurance
Ex-broker Matthew Newsome has launched a start up technology company to enable brokers to provide ho...
Broadband Britain
Broadband in the UK has exploded, with the country leading the way in both take up and time spent online. Vivek Banga explains why brokers should view online distribution as a 'must have'