E-Trading
imarket hails broker milestone
The registration of 3,000 broking firms has been hailed by imarket as a concrete sing of the commercial insurance trading portal’s burgeoning popularity among intermediaries.
Remote working - Slow progress for mobile working
Katherine Brandon argues that remote network access is increasingly accessible to brokers but that adoption levels are still low
The technology train
I have noted a step change in the quality and presentation of brokers' websites in the last six mont...
Technology - The rise of the broker platform
Rachel Gordon explores the ever-advancing world of broker technology to discover the advantages that it has brought and the prospects that it offers the industry and its clients alike
AON comletes takeover
Aon completed the takeover of Benfield for £3.50 per share in cash, in addition to assuming £91m of ...
Xbroker expands
Xbroker has expanded its insurer panel, with Axa, Groupama and Brit joining with one product each. X...
Brokers offered care partnership in bid to boost employee health
Long-term healthcare is the employee benefit of the future, according to an independent care adviser...
Open GI: internet at the heart of start-up success
Broker start-ups, especially web-focused operations, are on the rise, according to anecdotal evidenc...
Products
Product of the month Product that offers publicans flexibility Product: Public Houses and Wine Bar...
Editor's comment
In my opinion, the Which? Money report on comparison websites made very interesting reading. These s...
An online pricing tool ..
An online pricing tool that will enable brokers to apply real-time rating flexibility on the web has...
Survey reveals industry failings in management of online relationships
The insurance sector has been criticised by customers for being poor at online customer relationship...
Brokers still technology shy
A third of general insurance brokers still do not have a website, and more than half said they had n...
Heath Lambert's trading profits up
Heath Lambert's trading profit for operations was up by more than 8% on last year to £9.2m. The comp...
Take on technology
Once brokers have accepted that having an online presence should be at the heart of their business s...
Play a part in history
The popularity of the internet as a purchasing tool means that modern businesses are having to redesign the way they interact with customers. Sarah Stephen encourages brokers to let go of their technological fears and build an effective online offering
RSA on the lookout for crime in bid to outline risks to businesses
More than 24% of businesses in the UK have been affected by crime at least once in the past 12 month...
Close sets agenda on price
Competition in the premium finance sector has been described as "razor sharp" by Close Premium Finan...
THB opens office in Cheltenham
THB has followed the expansion of its London office with the opening an office in Cheltenham. The mo...
Redundancies announced at Axa UK
Redundancies of up to 500 employees were announced by Axa UK, as it reported flat trading in the fir...
HSBC selects Junction for major motor insurance partnership
Insurance affinity specialist Junction has announced a five-year contract with HSBC, to provide motor insurance products and services to the bank’s customers.
Underwriting vehicle gives regional brokers access to specialist markets
A new underwriting vehicle has been established to provide regional brokers with access to sepcialist markets.
Global insurance broker in Ireland changes name to Willis
Coyle Hamilton Willis, the Irish subsidiary of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, will change its name to Willis Risk Services (Ireland).
Event Assured launches event insurance website for brokers
Following two years of development, Event Assured have unveiled its full cycle EDI event insurance website – www.event-insurance-online.com.