E-Trading
Europ Assistance survey reveals European holiday trends
According to the research British travellers spend more money on holidays, holiday more often, use the Internet more for booking their next holiday, and are the least worried about the risk of terrorism. Findings include:
Fraud prevention low priority for Private UK firms
Just 37% of private UK companies employ specialists to detect fraud, compared with a global average of 45% and 59%in the US, according to new research released as part of Grant Thornton's annual International Business Report.
Environment - Call to action - Industry climate policies struggle
As, environmental concerns seemingly remain low on the industry agenda, Andrew Tjaardstra asks how ClimateWise is trying to change perceptions to instigate positive action
Underwriters must be adaptable
Managing the cycle and maintaining underwriting discipline remains critical to the long-term health ...
Appointment at Glacier Insurance
Glacier Insurance has appointed Morten Pahle as a senior underwriter (space) based at its London off...
Notification provisions - Validate and be damned
Any confusion that existed over notification provisions was eradicated by two recent High Court cases. Julian Miller and Parminder Badhan explain the minutae
Marketing has real value
It is hard to switch off from thinking about insurance outside the confines of the office because ev...
Marketing - Banging the drum
While some brokers shy away from the opportunities that a marketing policy can present, others embrace them. Steve Hemsley assesses the importance of 'shouting it out'
Swinton launches Diva
Swinton has launched a web brand called Diva to provide car insurance for women and a discount websi...
Soundbytes - Harry Croydon, chief technology officer and founder, Coverpoint
What is Coverpoint? Coverpoint allows brokers, agents and underwriters to quote, bind and manage in...
Crawford and Company YouTube-style service
Crawford and Company has signed up to a YouTube-style internet service that will allow insurers to v...
Arista makes online trading platform available
Arista has made its online trading platform available to all independent UK brokers, subject to acce...
Home & Legacy Let website
Brokers can now get an instant quote for Home & Legacy Let on the company's website. Home & Legacy L...
Hiscox identifies specialist broker buys as key to strategy's success
Hiscox is claiming success over its strategy of growing its speciality regional business to balance ...
Brokers urged to collaborate in industry's fraud detection efforts
A list of hints and tips has been compiled for brokers in a bid to raise the industry's awareness of...
SSP promotes website design basics with new campaign for UK brokers
Software house SSP has launched a campaign to help general insurance brokers improve their e-commerc...
Flood response is a timely reminder
The findings of the Food and Rural Affairs Committee into the government's response to last year's f...
Quotes2Me teams up with CDL
Quotes2Me has teamed up with software house CDL to make its platform available to the personal lines...
Heath Lambert Insurance Services appointment
Jim Lorimer has been made strategic development director at Heath Lambert Insurance Services, the pe...
QuestGates looks to boost claims market share with new division
QuestGates, the chartered loss adjuster and claims specialist, has launched a property investors' di...
Innovation central to IT spend
Product innovation will be the top driver for IT investment in 2008, according to a study into the i...
Risk perspectives - Just when you thought it was safe
Richard Underwood is risk adviser and security specialist, property, at Norwich Union Risk Services
A message too good to ignore
Recent research has shown a correlation between marketing, communication and customer satisfaction but, as Andy Wood explains, sending relevant and timely marketing messages to consumers will allow insurance firms to retain business and bypass their…
Direct insurers
Do you believe direct insurers targeting small to medium-sized enterprise business are a threat to y...