E-Trading
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...
Proof is in the pudding
Risk assessment
Allianz Cornhill customer service
Allianz Cornhill plans to handle non-injury motor claims across a smaller number of offices in what ...
Marsh begins digital move in major technology drive
Marsh is embarking on a long-term strategy of digitising swathes of its business under plans to acce...
Lawson: Insurers are using data act to mislead brokers
Insurers are using the Data Protection Act as an easy defence to deny brokers access to information ...
Summit Insurance Services policy
Summit Insurance Services has claimed it has created the first data retrieval insurance policy, whic...
Risk perspectives - A solid email policy is crucial
There is often considerable resistance to implementing an email policy. Given the sheer volume of in...
FSCS compensation figures
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) paid out £175m in compensation last year according...
Axa launches product
Axa has launched its new full cycle EDI commercial vehicle product, with Misys brokers the first to ...
Identity management launch for online transactions
A new identity management service has been launched to provide secure internet transactions for brok...
ABI makes teen-driver safety its top priority
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said it wanted the safety of teenage drivers to become Bri...
MID joins forces with Biba
The Motor Insurer's Bureau (MID) has joined forces with the British Insurance Brokers' Association, ...
Outsourcing broker Q&A
Outsourcing is becoming increasingly attractive to brokers, especially in personal lines where direc...
Cynicism about payouts still clouding judgement
New research has underlined the view that insurance customers are cynical about insurers' willingnes...
Imarket puts the final pieces of jigsaw in place
Imarket is taking shape after months of development, with Acturis and Groupama expected to be the fi...
Entering the unknown
Underwriting