E-Trading
Alan Boswell signs deal with Whitespace Software
Alan Boswell Insurance and Financial Services Group has signed a deal with Whitespace Software to pr...
Appointment at Crutes
Paulina Wicks, a former motor claims manager, has recently joined Crutes law firm as a fast-track ma...
Appointment at Carmichael and Co
Carmichael and Co has appointed Bill Watt to its business development team. Bill joins Carmichael at...
Latest version of insur-E.tam is ready to launch
InsurE-com has announced that the latest version of its intermediary back-office system will be rele...
OFT's liability investigation welcomed
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT)'s report into the UK liability insurance markets has been met with ...
Motor and home insurance premiums rise
Over the last 12 months, motor and home insurance premiums for some customers have risen at less tha...
'Fit sprinklers in new schools'
Automatic sprinklers must be installed in new and rebuilt schools if the soaring cost of school arso...
June - New fines for uninsured drivers
The Home Office launched a pilot scheme which would levy £200 fixed penalties for uninsured drivers,...
Exclusive - Calls for education as cheats targeted
The insurance industry and the Government have united to create a new weapon to hit fraudsters who a...
Key Note study
Almost half of all businesses in the UK suffered a breach of IT security in 2001, according to figur...
BigFish gives Benfield access to 5000 brokers.
Benfield Premium Finance is rolling out its online premium finance product BigFish through a strateg...
No quick fix.
The less-than-healthy state of the employers' liability market has been well publicised. Gary Booton says licking the sector back into shape means going back to the drawing board and focusing on long-term rehabilitation.
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Sprite launches for advisers.
Select & Protect has launched Sprite, its fully electronic general insurance trading platform for mo...
insurE-com sets July date for TAM.
Business solutions provider insurE-com will release the latest version of intermediary back-office s...
Making your mark.
Premium finance arrangements are seen to offer stability, meaning they are popular during times of economic uncertainty. In the current climate, Alex Broad advises brokers to do the sums and get involved.
Masterpiece access for all.
Chubb has made its Masterpiece Motor policy available to all Chubb's brokers as a stand-alone produc...
Household with EDI.
Allianz Cornhill has launched a full-cycle electronic data interchange household product on the Misy...
Elite update gives access all claims areas.
Elite Incident Management has updated its process tracking portal, giving brokers access to the clai...
To catch a thief.
It is time the industry came down hard on claims fraud, says Chris Hill. Unlocking the secrecy surrounding data protection would be a massive step forward, allowing brokers to weed out suspect applications.
Part of the new wave?
As personal legal protection develops a mass-market appeal, brokers wishing to make a splash in the sector should draw attention to themselves through a strategic marketing campaign, says Ray Kneeshaw.
Lloyd's covers SMEs at e-risk.
Lloyd's e-risk underwriting agency Click for Cover has created a product to protect small to medium-...
How to make the best use of the local press.
Q: How can we raise the profile of our brokerage with the local press?