E-Trading
Fears hinders insurers' e-commerce development
Computer Sciences Corporation has found that insurance companies are lagging behind in e-commerce bec...
Bell & Co goes through MBO
Derby-based Bell & Co Insurance Brokers has undergone a management buy-out by employees Darrell Black...
Carruthers launches 'the distributor of the future'.
Ex-Eastgate Group director Max Carruthers has unveiled his new venture, Rubicon Corporation, providin...
Brokersure offers a smaller option
Brokersure.co.uk has launched Brokersure.go, a version of the system aimed at smaller brokers. The ...
Dial Direct buys from Aim.
Middlesex-based Aim Insurance Services has sold its general book of business to the Dial Direct Grou...
Annual insurance growth.
Annual travel insurance is now more popular than single-trip cover, says Club Direct. "With 49% of h...
DAS: new arrangement.
Countrywide Insurance Marketing has come to a new arrangement with DAS, giving all members access to...
Brokers bemoan ongoing poor service.
Insurers are still failing to deliver a decent level of service, according to brokers attending a rou...
Safix hopes to find 'channel partners' for its software.
Birmingham-based software provider Safix is targeting insurance brokers to distribute its 'Life goes...
Appointment at Catlin
Paul Swain, chief executive of Catlin Underwriting Agencies, has been named as new chairman of Lloyd'...
Help with making a connection.
Q: Current technology offerings all seem to be based around the internet. As a broker, what communic...
Brokers shortlisted for eight BIA awards.
Brokers have stamped their mark on this year's British Insurance Awards, with brokers shortlisted in...
E-Commerce Watch - web-enabled brokers in 3 years
PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Economist Intelligence Unit estimate 93% of insurance intermediaries w...
Appointment at St Paul
St Paul has appointed Alan Dool to the position of medical claims manager. He joins the company from ...
E-Commerce Watch - i-PROMPT signed 1,000 brokers
Online insurance premium credit provider i-PROMPT claims it has signed up 1000 brokers in its first y...
Delivering the goods.
D & O exposure is just one of the liabilities companies need to guard against in today's increasingly litigious society. Simon Threadgold says brokers should consider new menu-based liability contracts which allow the insured to pick and choose.
Technology confusion.
A recent survey polling senior insurance professionals' opinions on outsourcing, found 40% of respon...
Should we buy in expertise?
Q: How would engaging a marketing consultant help improve our business development campaign? A: I...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has made Alan Hutchinson its new quality manager. He will be based at the head offic...
Making waves.
Internet advances mean the marine cargo sector is updating and streamlining its processes, with policies being developed that intend to take the industry by storm. David Fanning explains.
E-Commerce Watch - Yell.com motoring relaunch
Yell.com has relaunched its motoring website, offering users the opportunity to discover their inner ...
SVB makes its Nannycare policy available to all brokers.
SVB Underwriting Services is now offering Nannycare, a personal policy for professional nannies, to ...
New broker sets up shop
A new insurance broker, Lloyd Anderson Limited, has been set up by Rod A Lloyd, now managing director...
SVB offers child-carers protection
SVB Underwriting Services is offering Nannycare, a personal policy for professional nannies, to all b...