E-Trading
Sirius Financial Systems launches new application
Sirius Financial Systems has launched an integrated back-office application, called Swift Health, ta...
Lamasz Hettle aims at risk management 'gap'
Lamasz Hettle Risk Consulting, a new broking and risk management services company, has launched into...
Groupama Insurances launches two initiatives
Groupama Insurances has launched two initiatives for brokers targeting the small and medium-sized en...
Link chooses ISO to help plug claims cost leakage
Link Underwriting is rolling out ISO's Claims Outcome Adviser (COA) as part of a company-wide initia...
Its4Me relaunches customer 'e-chat' facility
Online motor insurance broker Its4Me has restructured its customer service capabilities, having sign...
UK motor insurers sustain profits
UK motor insurers were able to sustain profits for a second straight year in 2002 after four years o...
New Hiscox extranet designed to reduce cost of MNW
Encouraged by strong growth in the niche market, Hiscox is piloting new technology to reduce deliver...
E-claiming the higher ground
New technology can help dramatically cut the costs of two of the insurance industry's bugbears - fraud and claims inflation - contends Mark Strang
According to IT consultant...
According to IT consultant Detica, there is a "woeful" lack of effective technology in the market to...
TBN will leave choice of IT up to members
The Broker Network (TBN) has promised not to force its members to adopt the new application service ...
Marsh disappointed with Government's EL inaction
Marsh has expressed disillusion with the second stage and final report of the Department of Work and...
Fleet cars benefit from switching
Fleets switching company cars for employee-owned ones through the Provecta employee car-ownership sc...
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Soundbytes
What does 'Cache' stand for? It stands for CRIF Application for Claims History Exchange. So what i...
Fusion launches no-cost disaster recovery service
Fusion has rolled out a free business continuity website to its brokers and policyholders - www.fusi...
Hiscox denies HNW 'poaching'
Hiscox has denied accusations that, by directly mailing customers on its Institute of Directors (IoD...
.Net
When broker Alec Finch Group decided to start bidding for major international commercial accounts, it needed to completely reorganise its document management systems. Now, thanks to Riskclick and Microsoft, it has a internationally transparent, paperless…
Smart and Cook makes new acquisition
National insurance broker Smart and Cook has acquired the business of independent Lincolnshire broker B&D Insurance.
Richmond hits £25m premium with EPW buy
Stevenage-based corporate insurance broker Richmond House Group has acquired E P Ward to become what it claims is "one of the largest regional broking and financial services groups in the UK".
ARB sets up Gibraltar-based insurer
ARB Insurance Company has begun trading in motor, commercial liability, fire, personal accident and travel insurance, with plans to underwrite up to €80m (£58m) of business.
Andrew Briscoe departs as AA announces new structure
Andrew Briscoe, managing director of AA Insurance Services, is pursuing his career outside of the Centrica Group after his role has ‘disappeared’ due to the creation of a new Customer Service Directorate within the group.
Artist James Lloyd behind exhibit at Hiscox's art cafe
Artist James Lloyd is behind the latest exhibit at Hiscox's art cafe. Lloyd is usually associated wi...
Neil Utley opens photographic exhibition
Neil Utley, chief executive of Cox Insurance, is opening a photographic exhibition picturing 75 year...
Appointment at Aon
Paul Sykes has been appointed as a director of Aon Insurance Managers (Guernsey) with operational re...