E-Trading
Lloyd's profits set to soar.
Lloyd's of London looks set to be heading for a record £14bn capacity for 2002, as underwriters seek...
Crisp: SVB losses will not adversely affect the future of Fusion.
Geoff Crisp, director of Fusion, said losses reported by parent company SVB Holdings will not affect...
Structural change.
The engineering sector is adapting its strategies in light of increasing customer demand and legislative change. Ian Calder says brokers and insurers should steel themselves towards stronger partnerships to take it to the next level.
The AA pilots online initiative.
The AA is piloting an initiative whereby customers will be able to purchase financial services produ...
Appointment at Lumley Insurance Consultants.
Lumley Insurance Consultants has made a string of appointments to its sales and marketing team. Shau...
Admiral acquires Inspop.
Inspop, the online intermediary, has been acquired by Admiral for an undeclared sum. The future d...
At the wheel.
Unhappy about soaring premiums and a laissez-faire attitude from insurers in the taxi market, Nigel Hendry and Tim Cooper launched an initiative to contain costs and improve standards in the sector. Catherine Tennant finds out how.
Allianz Cornhill teams up with AA for household pilot.
Allianz Cornhill has piloted a new household product with the AA and intends to expand its household...
Going round in circles?
Winning the business is one thing, servicing it and keeping it is another. John Berry looks at how a variety of outsourcing initiatives can help insurers and brokers survive in today's increasingly competitive market place.
Industry in shock following US terrorist attacks
Professional Broking and its sister titles would like to extend their condolences to all those who ha...
Continued expansion for the Broker Network
Edinburgh-based broker Castle Cairn is the latest company to sign up to the Broker Network. Establi...
Ansvar revamps charity policy
Ansvar has updated its combined policy for charities and voluntary organisations, Charity Connect. ...
Broker Network hits the road
The Broker Network is inviting insurance brokers from across the UK to find out more about its servic...
ChoiceQuote gets boost from CSC.
ChoiceQuote Insurance Services, the UK's first independent intermediary to offer online motorcycle q...
Groupama: full cycle EDI for all current private motor products.
Groupama Personal Insurances has transferred Sirius and CSC Quotel users to full cycle electronic da...
All sewn up?
Brokers should cotton on to the possibility of widening their market reach through a sponsorship programme. Debbie Cowan describes how such an initiative could have a favourable outcome for all concerned.
Appointment at Rural Insurance.
Rural Insurance Group has recruited Joanne Walker and Chris Shaw. Ms Walker has been made commercial...
Flex your muscles.
Brokers in the UK have yet to make their web-presence felt in the private medical insurance market. They should follow the US lead, says Leslie Smith, and leap into the benefits of cyberspace.
E-Commerce Watch.
MCS has been awarded a SMART Grant of over £90,000 by the Department of Trade and Industry, towards ...
LocuMotion: key cover for SMEs.
New company LocuMotion has launched Locum Cover, a key person insurance administered by First Assist...
Appointment at Coface.
Coface has made Trevor Byrne marketing manager. He joins from Euler Trade Indemnity where he was mos...
Two products from RK Harrison.
RK Harrison is to make two more products available to brokers through its wholesaling service. Th...
Understanding the true meaning of CRM
Q: I look after the computer system and purchasing of software for a medium sized-broker. I constantly see CRM mentioned in the IT press but what is it?
Coversure: two franchises.
Coversure Insurance Services has opened two new franchises, one in Bexleyheath, Kent and another in ...