E-Trading
Reorganisation at Zurich
Zurich Financial Services is having a shake up, restructuring its UK general insurance arm and adding...
HHH houses Dragoon's motor policies
General insurance broker Hill House Hammond has acquired Nottingham-based Dragoon Insurance Services'...
Profits will fall warn Independent and Zurich
Insurance giants Independent Insurance and Zurich Financial Services both warned their full-year prof...
RapidInsure establishes new motor range.
RapidInsure.co.uk is to launch a new range of motor products, following its acquisition by Berkeley ...
Primary sets up online travel insurance.
Primary Insurance Group is to sell travel insurance online, via selected company websites. Primar...
Q&B broker site goes live.
Quote and Buy has officially launched its online proposition to mortgage brokers, with a dedicated b...
Risk e-business.
From e-mails sent in error to opportunistic hacking and fraud, the internet presents a new and growing range of risks. And where there is risk there is opportunity for brokers and insurers, says Rachel Gordon.
Holman to launch web system.
Holman Insurance Brokers, the independent Lloyd's wholesale outfit, is set to launch a web-based adm...
Dotcom with a difference.
James Green talks to Catherine Tennant about how his company's internet initiative could help brokers to cut costs and increase volume.
BIA awards 2001 get underway.
Entry forms are now available for the 2001 British Insurance Awards, the largest and most prestigiou...
Appointment at Quote and Buy.
Quote and Buy has made David Hayward finance director. Mr Hayward was chief executive of Lambeth Bui...
Ward Evans expands with the opening of a new office.
Insurance broker Ward Evans is continuing its rapid expansion, opening a new office in Birmingham in...
Groupama updates products to allow for internet risks.
Groupama Commercial Insurances has revised its corporate and business cover products to include insu...
New motor breakdown cover.
Accidentcare Group has joined forces with Europ Assistance to launch its own branded motor breakdown...
Learning the expensive way.
At the end of last year, despite initial interest, a proposed managing agency for brokers was abandoned. Poor response times, second-hand communication and general inertia are to blame.
E-Commerce Watch.
Insure-com has launched an online postcode rating system. The ratings are based on the entire postco...
Misys: rename subsidiary?
Misys has downplayed reports that it is to abandon the Countrywide brand and rename Countrywide Insu...
MCS set to relaunch.
MCS is set to relaunch and rebrand over the next three months. What does the new series of products have to offer?
Age-old risks in a new context.
The internet provides a new medium in which traditional risks can occur. It is therefore the responsibility of the broker to ensure that a company is adequately covered against e-liabilities, says Maggie Lister.
How to ensure two PCs have access to a single printer.
Q: I am a broker running a small office with only two PCs. We recently purchased a new printer to re...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical.
Ecclesiastical has appointed Matthew Boseley as the group's marketing internet co-ordinator. Mr Bose...
CRM to go online in 2002
Logica and Point Information Systems are expanding their existing relationship, and plan to launch ne...
Hiscox appoints "innovative" new MD
Sian Fisher has been appointed managing director of Hiscox Insurance Company, the wholly owned subsid...
Hidden treasure.
The number of people eligible for high net worth insurance is rising, but brokers should look beyond traditional guises if they want a larger share of the market, says Simon Threadgold.