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Improved medical services.
Hospital Saturday fund has enhanced the benefits available under its cash plan schemes. Improvements...
Insurers focus on e-commerce drive.
Electronic commerce has failed to reduce costs as much as insurers hoped because intermediaries and ...
Digital watch.
Despite a growing awareness of the risks that accompany technology and e-commerce, many small to medium-sized businesses continue to leave cyber-security to chance. Brokers have a clear role to play, says Stuart McMillan.
Taxing questions for those wishing to take on freelancers.
Q: What are the tax implications of employing freelance workers? A: With employment comes the fina...
Increased vigilance call from ABI chief
John Parker, head of general insurance at the Association of British Insurers has called for the indu...
Alternative risk finance increases in popularity.
An increasing number of medium-sized companies are turning to alternative risk finance, according to...
HIGN launches expatriate range.
International private medical insurance provider HealthCare International Global Network has launche...
Appointment at Primary.
Pete Blakeley and Judy Nugent have joined Primary as schemes underwriters. Joining from Independent,...
E-Commerce Watch.
- CMG Admiral, part of global information and communications services group CMG, has found that thre...
Mining for gold.
Customer relationship management may be the catchphrase of the moment, but which systems offer brokers the best means of ensuring their databases work to their maximum potential, asks David Fanning.
St Paul extends policies to include cyberliability.
St Paul International Insurance Company has developed two new e-risk covers and is in the process of...
Ex-Indie director named deputy general manager of St Paul.
Andy Hawkes, the former director of Independent Insurance responsible for ground-breaking broker ini...
A frame of mind.
Photography is a complex area to insure, involving more than simply covering equipment, but it is a profitable one for brokers willing to take on a mediating and tailoring role, says Diane Smyth.
How do Microsoft licence changes affect us?
Q: We have Microsoft's Office 97 suite on our existing PCs but I have read this is no longer availab...
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...