E-Trading
Xelector opens Net portal.
A new company selling general insurance over the Internet via the websites of major brands will go l...
Eastgate consortium covers millennium.
Eastgate has put together a consortium of loss experts to offer insurers, brokers and clients practi...
Getting to grips with C2K.
Former editor of the Sunday Times Andrew Neil will host this year's Countrywide Conference - C2K Get...
Misys pulls plug on Penta.
Misys has finally pulled the plug on troubled software system Penta, and is seeking to migrate its 2...
E-Commerce watch.
Avon Insurance has joined the insurer panel of Screentrade, the Misys-owned Internet trading facilit...
Bright lights, low credit?
Economic uncertainty among businesses, coupled with an increase in insolvencies mean the benefits of credit insurance are clear. David Fanning looks at what the coming months may have in store for the UK credit insurance industry.
Iron Trades acquired by QBE International in £175m deal.
QBE International Insurance has bought Iron Trades Insurance. The deal is believed to worth £175m, a...
Bennetts acquisition.
Motor and household intermediary Bennetts Insurance has acquired David Shepperd Insurance of Bournem...
Chubb's Masterpackage.
Chubb is helping regional brokers to put together insurance packages for emerging multinational busi...
Nowadays, it is not enough just to have a website.
Brokers and insurers must find effective ways of using their sites in order to generate premium income.
AIG Europe introduces public offerings protection.
AIG Europe has launched a policy to insure liabilities which may arise when a company raises capital...
Torch Snr and Jnr go.
Torch Underwriters Philip Cunningham Snr and Jnr have left the syndicate following its takeover by L...
Constitutional roller coaster.
The latest round of government legislation seems to have been set in motion with little thought for what the consequences may be. This does not bode well for the industry.
QBE sets up subsidiary.
QBE Underwriting Agency has set up a subsidiary syndicate called David Woodruff - Syndicate 2345. Da...
Hiscox steps-up Net activities
Hiscox is to start trading over the Internet via technology developed by Net specialist WISe - the Wo...
DAS warns on CFA arrangements
Legal expenses insurance company DAS has warned brokers to ensure they do not miss out on potential b...
www.beazley.com scoops top prize at RK Carvill awards.
Lloyd's syndicate Beazley has won Best Insurance Company Web Site at awards organised by Internation...
Rehab campaign attracts support.
The industry has begun to throw its weight behind the Code of Practice on Rehabilitation, launched a...
Appointment at Axa.
Axa has appointed Lisa Walden as broker communications manager. She joins the company from Maritz Co...
IBRC threatens to expel 200.
The Insurance Brokers Registration Council is threatening 200 brokers with expulsion if they fail to...
ABI publishes burglary report
The Association of British Insurers is seeking to improve the market's understanding of the growing p...
Lloyd's motor takes up the Torch.
Lloyd's group Limit has acquired Torch motor insurer for £10m. The move follows months of speculatio...
Kiln goes live.
Lloyd's insurance group Kiln has gone live with a new website which boasts a moving image tour of th...
Generali bid accepted.
The brand and structure of Assitalia in the UK is likely to remain largely unaffected by the 12bn eu...