E-Trading
E-Commerce Watch - i-PROMPT signed 1,000 brokers
Online insurance premium credit provider i-PROMPT claims it has signed up 1000 brokers in its first y...
Delivering the goods.
D & O exposure is just one of the liabilities companies need to guard against in today's increasingly litigious society. Simon Threadgold says brokers should consider new menu-based liability contracts which allow the insured to pick and choose.
Technology confusion.
A recent survey polling senior insurance professionals' opinions on outsourcing, found 40% of respon...
Should we buy in expertise?
Q: How would engaging a marketing consultant help improve our business development campaign? A: I...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has made Alan Hutchinson its new quality manager. He will be based at the head offic...
Making waves.
Internet advances mean the marine cargo sector is updating and streamlining its processes, with policies being developed that intend to take the industry by storm. David Fanning explains.
E-Commerce Watch - Yell.com motoring relaunch
Yell.com has relaunched its motoring website, offering users the opportunity to discover their inner ...
SVB makes its Nannycare policy available to all brokers.
SVB Underwriting Services is now offering Nannycare, a personal policy for professional nannies, to ...
New broker sets up shop
A new insurance broker, Lloyd Anderson Limited, has been set up by Rod A Lloyd, now managing director...
SVB offers child-carers protection
SVB Underwriting Services is offering Nannycare, a personal policy for professional nannies, to all b...
Dial Direct aims for expansion
Middlesex-based AIM Insurance Services has sold its general book of business to the Dial Direct Group...
Willis files float with SEC
Willis Group Holdings, the parent of the Willis Group, filed a registration statement with the Securi...
Brokersure.co.uk wins CETA contract
Brokersure.co.uk, part of Cox Insurance Retail Division, is to provide its internet-based broking sys...
Is it just 2 L8 4 oldies?
Technological advances have undoubtedly changed the industry for the better, but a recent proposal to use text messages to correspond with clients is taking this one step too far.
All systems go.
Technological developments are advancing in leaps and bounds but brokers seem to be unable to keep up. It is time for brokers to invest in a supportive system, says Paul Saffer.
Insuredirect chooses 24-7 as key partner.
Insuredirect.co.uk, a new insurance portal due to go live in the summer, has chosen 24-7 as one of i...
Claiming on expenses.
Previously suffering from a bad reputation, the commercial legal expenses sector is recovering, growing and could now be a profitable area even for small and medium-sized businesses. Diane Smyth reports.
Insurance window launched.
Timothy Benn Publishing, publisher of Professional Broking, Reinsurance and Post Magazine has gone l...
24-7 announces three major partnerships.
Online broking product 24-7 announced three major partnerships at its launch at the British Insuranc...
Talk of the e-revolution.
New technology was the theme dominating this year's BIBA conference, with some delegates welcoming the internet explosion and others being more cautious. However, all agreed that yet more change was afoot. Catherine Tennant and Diane Smyth report.
Lloyd's launches website to reach brokers worldwide.
Lloyd's of London has unveiled its new website lloyds.com which will give brokers and intermediaries...
Allowing for the weekend time delay.
Q: If my client renews on a Saturday but I cannot inform the insurer of this until Monday, where do ...
At the helm.
Since its incorporation as a plc in 1998 Helm has realigned and refocused. David Hare tells Catherine Tennant how he intends to embrace technology to stay in control.
Collection of portraits exhibited.
Caspar Hall is exhibiting a collection of portraits entitled 'The Sindom of Heaven' at the Hiscox Ar...