E-Trading
Provider to cover complex commercial risks
Solutions provider Clear Technology has revealed plans to create an online solution for complex comm...
Business plans outlined
Andy Homer and Phillip Bell, chief executives of Towergate and Open International, respectively, hav...
Connecting the dots
Ensuring effective communication between business partners and end users is vital for schemes business. Debbie Baker highlights the need for brokers to invest in technology to build strong relationships
TriSystems to create messaging'
TriSystems, the messaging specialist, has joined forces with IBM and Atos Origin to create what it c...
BeazleyCargo launched
The Beazley Group has launched BeazleyCargo, an online certificate issuing and policy administration...
Allianze Schemes enters into partnership
Allianz Schemes has entered into a partnership with Amazon.co.uk to provide the online retailer's cu...
Axa in business product first
Axa has launched Tradesmen and Professionals, two new products designed specifically for small busin...
Multi-year contract signed
Software Solutions Partners (SSP) has signed a multi-year contract with SDX Messaging, a provider of...
EPG predicts surge in demand
London Market
Primary General refocuses growth strategy to build broker relations
Primary General and Rural Insurance are set to target small and medium-sized independent brokers in ...
GAB Robins targets broker sector with claims management initiative
Loss adjuster GAB Robins has launched a claims management initiative targeted at the UK broker marke...
Productivity damaged
Poor business communications channels are damaging insurance brokers' productivity by up to 20%, acc...
Swinton sets aside £100m for team
Swinton has set aside £100m for its acquisition team, headed by Hazel Walker, to fast track purchase...
Quick thinking
With networks being touted as a must-have membership for small brokers, Martin Friel speaks to David Quick about what constitutes a positive business-to-business relationship and why technology in the market is set to soar
QBE rebrands Limit, Ensign and MBP
QBE has rebranded Limit Underwriting, Ensign and MBP under the QBE name, as well as simultaneously l...
ABI welcomes VAT modernisation
Following the announcement today of the European Commission’s latest proposals to modernise VAT rules on the supply of insurance and financial services, Sarah Knight, assistant director of Financial Regulation and Taxation at the Association of British…
Allianz Engineering win Lockton account
Allianz Engineering will be the sole provider for Lockton Companies International. Following a successful tender process, Allianz Engineering will be repsonsible for Lockton’s clients' Computer insurance covers.
Scottish broker moves to new £3m HQ
Aberdeen’s largest insurance brokers, Central Insurance Services, have relocated to a new custom-built headquarters.
50% of coffee shops could be operating illegally
Allianz Engineering has revealed that 50 per cent of the 1000+ coffee shops in London could be operating illegally, without proper inspections on one of their most frequently used machines, the coffee boiler.
Swinton set aside £100m for its acquisition team
Swinton has set aside a £100m for its acquisition team, headed by Hazel Walker, to fast track purchases and help brokers benefit from the current rules.
Biba pushes for fast-track changes to electronic motor certificates
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) announcement that motor insurance certificates will now be permitted to be delivered electronically as it is a win-win situation for customers and the…
Citybond buys Aon UK’s wholesale travel insurance book
Citybond Suretravel, a division of Citybond Holdings, has acquired Aon's wholesale travel insurance book of business.
Homeowners 'can't be bothered' shopping around for cover
Homeowners could be missing out on great deals by neglecting to shop around for their home contents or buildings policies according to a survey conducted by Sainsbury’s Home Insurance.
Zurich Corporate Risk
‘Managing change in a volatile market: A Zurich supplement published by Professional Broking’