E-Trading
Wellington Underwriting puts together terrorism policy.
In response to the start of NATO air strikes against Serbia, Wellington Underwriting has put togethe...
Appointment at Ward Evans.
Ward Evans, the corporate insurance broking arm of Ward Evans Group has made several new appointment...
Future of SIF could rest on postal ballot.
Solicitors across the country will have to wait until 12 May to hear the results of a postal ballot ...
New HHH call centre.
Hill House Hammond has launched Business Insurance Direct, a commercial lines call centre in Bournem...
Cigna powers up software protection.
CIGNA International has launched a computer software and crime insurance policy called DataGuard. It...
Steve Knight.
Axing transaction costs is commendable, but developing new distribution channels could see brokers sidelined.
Transaction fees: to charge or not?
Norwich Union's Patrick Snowball must be delighted that his company has stopped paying transaction c...
IFST conference returns to London.
The Insurance and Financial Services Technology Conference & Exhibition, supported by Professional B...
New database for home cover.
Experian has released two new databases for use in the insurance industry and construction sectors w...
Cover for crashes on the information highway.
AIG Europe has developed an Internet liability package for companies with their own website. This ap...
Opus blooms out of Heath.
Following a management buy-out last October, the retail broking arm of the Heath Group has been rela...
Citibond upgrades its Young Traveller policy.
Citibond Travel Consultants, a division of Citybond Financial Planning, has upgraded its Young Trave...
Increasing the pressure.
A sprinkler system is an effective safeguard against fire damage, but only if the water pressure is correct, says Richard Wyatt.
Annual gross fire claims.
The cost of commercial fire claims continues to rise with losses costing business an average of £1.6...
Cultivating business
As farmers diversify into new areas of business, their insurance needs become greater and even more complex. Barry Gardner examines the wide range of farming risks.
Shead underwriters set to quit.
Shead Motor Policies underwriter Derek Wiley and his deputy Andrew Haynes are quitting their jobs fo...
Taking cover.
Coversure has made a success out of its franchising operation and now the company is looking to expand further, Mark Coverdale, its chairman, tells Tim Collison.
Club concept enhanced at Independent.
Independent Insurance has launched a range of new products and broker initiatives as part of its fou...
Independent moves into D&O.
Independent Insurance has launched a directors' and officers' policy which can be sold both as stand...
NMT goes live with software.
New Millennium Technologies has finally gone live with its broking system, Premier Plus, nearly two ...
Protecting the bottom line.
New employment legislation in the UK, means legal expenses cover is even more vital. However, the market is still flat says Steve Banner.
Misys and Countrywide taking to the road.
Misys and its marketing arm Countrywide are taking to the road this month to update users on new dev...
Stick to timetables or face fines.
The Woolf reforms to civil litigation will impose strict timetables on claims handling. Shona Cronin says brokers must have the right systems in place to avoid heavy fines.
CSC assumes control of Agency Manager.
CSC Financial Services has taken over operational and management responsibility for Agency Manager a...