E-Trading

Drawing in the e-crowds.

E-commerce was high on last month's BIBA Conference agenda, but having a website is only part of the story for brokers, there is also the question of how to get potential customers to access it.

E-Commerce Watch.

Weathernet has gone online with its insurance validation services that provide the industry with ins...

Their livelihood in your hands?

The medical negligence market for doctors is still sewn up by the defence unions. But with St Paul offering cover, and the NHS facing potential liabilities of £2.4bn, Shona Cronin asks whether this sector is set to open up.

Feeling the squeeze.

Abbey has shocked the industry by slashing its premiums for commercial legal expenses - an odd move in a sector where claims costs are set to rise because of recent legislation. Steve Banner investigates.

From little acorns ...

Former chairman and chief executive of Cox Underwriting Anthony Lumsden-Cook talks to Tim Collison about his new high net worth venture, Oak, and how he hopes his approach to the market will assure the company's growth.

Woolf reforms: a year on.

Last year's Woolf reforms have resulted in wide spread change in work practices among brokers and insurers. What is needed now is consistency in the way cases are judged. Shona Cronin reports.

E-Commerce Watch.

The Association of British Insurers has published its Best Practice Guide to the Internet for insure...

Hot property.

Food processing plants have been victim to some of the worst commercial fires in recent years. David Martin looks at why such premises are so vulnerable.

Spy in the cab.

Human error is the biggest problem facing fleet managers and insurers. In order to combat this, Julie Rodilosso says the market is turning to new hi-tech gadgetry.