E-Trading
E-commerce watch
Profin, RSA's professional and financial risks division, has acquired coverclick.com, the online inte...
Ceta partners GMS.
General insurance network Ceta has gone into partnership with General Mortgage Service. Ceta's 3000 ...
Vanguard launches quotation site for smaller brokers.
Bridgend-based broker Vanguard Insurance has launched a comparative quotation site for small brokers...
Appointment at Exeter Friendly
Keith Hall has become the new branch manager of the Bristol and Cardiff offices and Jeff Dowling the ...
Appointment at Synaptic Systems.
Synaptic Systems has appointed Neil Andrews as head of product development. He joins from Misys wher...
Rebus pilots online library.
Insurers and brokers will soon be able to share documents over the internet, using a repository syst...
Disaster recovery for small brokers.
Q: Since 11 September I have heard a lot about disaster recovery. I run a small brokerage so does this affect me?
Ex-Marsh and Aon brokers acquire Stackhouse Poland.
Independent insurance broker Stackhouse Poland has been bought by three insurance brokers. Jeremy...
Rating the rating agencies.
The prevalence of rating agencies seems to be resulting in more and more sensational headlines, most recently over guestimates relating to 11 September, but do these ratings do more harm than good?
Broker networking.
Joining a network should not be viewed as a distress purchase - for many it makes sound business sense, Grant Ellis tells Catherine Tennant.
Do tax efficient investment schemes apply to brokers?
Q: I am looking for external investment in my business to fund acquisitions but am told that certain tax efficient schemes for investment do not apply to insurance brokers. Is this true?
Points not winning any prizes.
Insurers are standing firm on policy points in the face of a hardening market so brokers need to be certain they are clear and accurate in all dealings with insurer and insured.
Regency building plans.
Regency Insurance Brokers has announced it has been given the go-ahead to build a new multi-million ...
Added value.
Premium finance adds real value to a broker's business, says Simon Pearce, and the sector is booming as brokers take a shine to it.
Ace aims to boost service with Apollo.
Ace Insurance is rolling out an electronic document management system that should improve its servic...
SME portfolio from Hiscox.
Hiscox has launched a portfolio of cover for small to medium-sized businesses. The Professional I...
Three initiatives from NU.
Norwich Union is launching three initiatives to the broker market next year. The insurer-giant wi...
Accurate business evaluations.
Q: I am in the early stages of selling my business and my accountant is asking for the value of my business in 1982. Can this be done other than by guesswork?
Broker Network success forces tour postponements.
The Broker Network is handling a record number of enquiries following the first phase of its 'Insigh...
Safe from direct writers?
Direct writers will not steal too much household or small commercial business from brokers, accordin...
Brokers trial online schemes portal.
Wholesalers and their sub-brokers are being invited to pilot an online schemes portal. The site, ...
Uninsured drivers weigh up the cost of crime
Uninsured drivers are finding it cheaper to pay fines than get insurance, according to specialist bro...
QBE launches technology liability cover
QBE International Insurance has launched a combined technology liability product. The product is ai...
Sirius acts on i2i's failure.
Sirius is consulting brokers on a new internet trading platform, following i2i's failure to gain furt...