E-Trading
Hiscox finds frightening picture of under-valuation
Hiscox has found that the majority of high net worth households are under-insured. The insurer cond...
Insurers urged to wise up to climate change
The Chartered Insurance Institute's Society of Fellows is urging the insurance industry to react posi...
Considering e-com options.
Q: In the light of the launches of internet solutions such as "24 7" and Insure E-com I am thinking ...
Goodfellow: MPPI rethink.
Mortgage payment protection insurance provider The Goodfellow Group has stopped providing wholesale ...
Appointment at Ward Evans.
Ward Evans has made three appointments. Christopher Oakland joins as corporate independent financial...
Euclidian pulls out.
Lloyd's insurer Euclidian, which last year became the first integrated Lloyd's vehicle to be bought ...
Miller seeks intellectual brokers.
Lloyd's broker The Miller Insurance Group is seeking to sell intellectual property insurance via pro...
Misys sets up market portal.
Misys has joined forces with Allianz Cornhill, Axa, Groupama, Norwich Union, Royal & Sun Alliance an...
To affinities and beyond.
The emphasis for affinity schemes is altering and the focus expanding. Some brokers are choosing to embrace this change while others express reservations, as Diane Smyth reports.
Cox goes live with brokersure.co.uk.
Cox Insurance is rolling out its free intermediary website, brokersure.co.uk, to its retail brokers....
QBE set to move.
Australian insurer QBE could relocate its head office to London, managing director Frank O'Halloran ...
CNA Maritime and TT Club join forces.
Insurers CNA Maritime and the TT Club have launched ThruCargo, a joint venture cargo insurance produ...
E-Commerce Watch.
The Loss Recovery Group has launched a website, www.lossrecoveryinsurance.com. Emma Viney, developme...
Are you communicating?
Communication skills are key to the success of a telemarketing campaign, but there is a balance to be struck between knowing when to talk and when to listen as well as knowing how to. John Shetcliffe explains.
CBI: new offence concerns.
The Confederation of British Industry has warned that government proposals for the new offence of co...
Off the beaten track.
While new entrants like the supermarkets are muscling in on the travel insurance sector, the travel agents still dominate. However, their policies are standard, so brokers must specialise, says Diane Smyth.
Appointment at Swiss Life.
Richard Davies has joined Swiss Life as e-commerce and new media manager. Mr Davies will be respo...
Brokers offered total net solution.
Brokers are being offered an online, combined front and back office system, with continuous internet...
Online risk tendering begins.
Brokers are being invited to join dotRisk's business-to-business commercial risk trading site. do...
Jacqui Jones, Principal IT consultant, Jaytech Consultants.
Could pay-as-you-go credit cards be the answer to security difficulties on the internet?
Motor rates must continue to rise.
Motor insurers must continue to push through rate increases if the market is to make a return to pro...
QBE ditches Iron Trades' retail division
QBE has confirmed it is to close Iron Trades' retail division. The Australian giant claims it has b...
Unum expands broker support
Unum, the income protection insurer, is to open a new administrative centre in Bristol. The company...
Groupama hopes to take the credit
Groupama Commercial Insurances is launching its trade credit insurance package to commercial brokers....