E-Trading
Covéa Insurance appoints two to head roles
Covéa Insurance has appointed Martin Scarrett as head of electronic trading and Malcolm Cooper as head of underwriting, personal lines.
Davey defends SSP service
Jonathan Davey, managing director of Keychoice, has defended SSP as doing "a damned good job" following the interruption to its broker service with aggregators.
SSP welcomes chief technology officer back from L&G
SSP has appointed Kevin Gaut as chief technology officer for its insurer division.
Manchester Underwriting upgrades electronic capability
Manchester Underwriting Management (MUM) has launched a new website and trading platform.
Xchanging launches new Xuber brand
Xchanging has relaunched its software business as Xuber.
Aviva adds two products to e-trading platform
Aviva has added mini-fleet and professional indemnity (PI) to Fast Trade, its online e-trading platform.
Arista adds to online trading capability
Arista Insurance has upgraded its online trading capabilities to offer brokers full functionality across its product range.
Towergate Underwriting boosts e-trading with ex-NIG man
Towergate Underwriting has appointed Dean Fletcher as commercial e-strategy and products manager.
Ceta adds to non-standard household panel
Ceta has appointed Prestige, Midas and Plum to its online quote-and-buy system in a move designed to strengthen its household panel with non-standard providers.
CDL strikes land deal as part of expansion bid
Insurance software house CDL has struck a deal to buy four and a half acres of land in Stockport as it continues its expansion bid.
How to… sell yourself using social media
In the second of a three-part series, Insurance Age looks at how brokers can promote themselves to current and potential clients through the full range of media available. This month focuses on the advantages of social media.
Nexus MGA launches new broker portal
Nexus Underwriting Management has launched an online broker portal in conjunction with global systems integrator Salmon.
Junction hires AA man as e-commerce chief
Junction has appointed Jamie Queen as associate director, e-commerce and aggregation.
Cobra aims to allay member concerns with Autonet deal
Cobra Network has moved to allay members' concerns that there was a "void in the market for van insurance" by striking a deal with Autonet Insurance.
Music supremo targets broker hit with social media offering
The man who signed rock band The Killers is now hoping to crack the insurance market with a new social media-based release for brokers.
Online and on demand
With business increasingly being conducted online, brokers need to be careful, writes Mark Shreeve
Reportage: Building a stronger commercial sector
Brokers dealing with commercial lines face softening rates, but there are several potentially lucrative areas of the market left to explore, Edward Murray reports
Open GI and Endsleigh pair up for charity quote offering
Software house Open GI has teamed up with Endsleigh Business Insurance Services to help cut the time needed for the insurer's charity insurance quotes.
Groupama boosts e-trading offering after broker feedback
Groupama Insurances has made a number of enhancements to Optima Property, its product for commercial and residential properties.
SSP snaps up new head of delivery for insurer division
SSP has moved to appoint Paul Webb as head of delivery for its insurer division.
Commercial Express rolls out complex risk product for brokers
Commercial Express has rolled out its commercial combined facility to all brokers as it seeks to boost its policy offering for more complex risks.
SSP reports rise in Ebitda
SSP Group has revealed a 13.8% increase in Ebitda to £17.9m for the year ended 31 March 2012, up from £15.8m in 2011.
ECIC targets brokers with renewable energy offering
Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company (ECIC) has launched a new product aimed at the green energy industry.
Aviva telematics leader moves to Nnable
Nnable has appointed Martin Otter as senior consultant to lead its telematics consulting practice.