E-Trading
Aon set to unveil Sirius.
Aon Risk Services is planning to roll out a completely new approach to broking and servicing middle ...
Churchill goes Nationwide.
Churchill Insurance is to underwrite home contents, buildings and motor insurance policies for Natio...
Inn on the act.
Employers have become much more vulnerable to litigation making legal expenses cover essential. Diane Smyth finds that this has lead to more brokers selling more policies and others being actively encouraged to follow suit.
Technical merits.
Jackson's Insurance Services has embraced the opportunities which the internet has to offer. Diane Smyth finds out how the founder of the company plans to develop and expand upon its five existing websites.
Appointment at Special Risk Services.
Special Risk Services has recruited Tatiana Desjobert and Mary O'Neill as legal professionals. Ms De...
ACE takes Cigna to court over P&C sale.
ACE is taking legal action against CIGNA Corporation for breach of contract, following its $3.45bn a...
Insurance for students.
Virginstudent.com has bought a 40% stake in specialist student insurance provider studentwatchout.co...
Appointment at Permanent Insurance.
Lorraine Buse has joined Permanent Insurance in a new senior marketing and communications position. ...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Chris Trickett has been promoted to group facilities manager. Mr Trickett joined Independent Insuran...
Appointment at Heath Lambert.
Heath Lambert has announced that Victor Wild has been promoted to the role of divisional director of...
Database to reduce uninsured drivers.
The Motor Insurers' Information Centre is to co-ordinate a database of individually insured motor ve...
Recovering service.
Despite the high chances of experiencing a disaster, the majority of businesses have no contingency plans at all and of those that do many are totally inadequate. Roger Thrift explains some factors to consider and improvements to make in this area of the…
Gerling rolls out two internet-only policies - Credit Insurance.
Gerling Credit Insurance Group has launched two internet-only policies, Tradecover and Trusted Trade...
InsurE-com set to expand networks.
InsurE-com has launched an internet service provider business division, and plans to expand its prod...
Zurich to launch beauty package - Hair and beauty.
Zurich Commercial has put together a package policy for hair and beauty salons, the first of a serie...
Climate change report.
The Chartered Insurance Institute's Society of Fellows is urging the insurance industry to react pos...
Appointment at Smithson Mason Group.
Smithson Mason Group has hired Jo Clifford as new ventures manager within the professional risks uni...
A meeting of minds.
Kevin Pallett and Geoff Crisp left Independent Insurance six months ago to set up their own business, Fusion Insurance Services. They tell Diane Smyth of their plans for the company.
How to deal with the changing face of agencies.
Q I used to have 30 or 40 different agencies. Now, after all the recent mergers, I have five main agencies. I am still dealing with different branch offices and in many cases still settling the accounts. When will this situation change and should I…
Critical illness for Compass and Permanent - Critical illness.
Compass Underwriting has developed a critical illness policy that offers coverage for 22 critical co...
Protection from last minute entry of another buyer.
Q I am currently looking to grow my business by way of acquisition. Is there anything I can do to en...
Iron Trades' retail dropped by QBE.
QBE has confirmed it is closing Iron Trades' retail division. The Australian giant claims it has bee...
Which system is best for you?
The market has been saturated with new internet-based products. Jacqui Jones looks at some of the new systems on offer.
Online competition - Win a Visor electronic organiser.
Have you ever wanted an electronic organiser that can be transformed into a mobile phone, or a digit...