E-Trading
Tough talk at Peebles.
Conversation at the BIIBA conference at Peebles was dominated by the issues of regulation, the Millennium bug and customer care and commitment. Shona Cronin heard the arguments.
IIB promotes brokers in national newspaper advertising campaign.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has launched a national advertising campaign promoting the merits...
O&H keeps on buying.
Hull-based broker Oughtred & Harrison has completed its second acquisition in the space of a month, ...
ITT L&E denies motor portfolio sale rumours.
ITT London & Edinburgh has strongly denied rumours that its motor portfolio is up for sale. Over ...
RHG becomes a plc.
Stevenage-based RHG Corporate Insurance Brokers has moved to new premises in Argyle Way and has floa...
Sedgwick expands Aldgate into US and eyes up Europe.
Sedgwick is planning to relaunch its commercial lines middle market operation, Aldgate, under a new ...
Bright ideas.
Although hard to value, intangible assets such as reputation can be vital to a company's success. David Fanning investigates insurers' changing attitudes to the protection of intellectual property.
Lloyd's approves Hanratty.
The Council of Lloyd's has approved Judith Hanratty, company secretary of BP, as a nominated member ...
Wellington boots policies to Chubb.
Wellington has completed the sale of its high net worth business to Chubb and will start to transfer...
PPH merge operations to form Cendant.
Motor repair and claims specialist PHH Insurer Services has merged with its sister operation PHH Acc...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Alan Sumner has been appointed area sales manager at Independent Insurance's Leeds office. Mr Sumner...
Insurance Investigator.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has recently become embroiled in the world of insurance investigation. The Darl...
Cornhill spends £4m on new IT.
Cornhill Insurance has signed up Cover-All Technologies to supply the software, licensing and servic...
New report by Datamonitor.
Personal lines insurers in Europe must move to a multi-channel distribution strategy in order to mai...
Pay as you go.
Premium finance is no longer seen as a last resort for the financially unsound. More customers are now opting to stagger payments, which could mean increased profits for brokers, says Shona Cronin.
Schools learn their lesson.
The Arson Prevention Bureau has launched a national campaign to advise schools on reducing their ris...
AIG gives brokers the D&O edge.
PrivateEdge is an enhanced directors and officers policy which has been launched by AIG Europe. T...
Writing on wall for directs.
Both Swiss Re and Bacon & Woodrow paint bleak pictures for the direct wirters in the household market Shona Cronin reports.
Brokers given Colonia's BEST.
Small to medium-sized brokers are to benefit from a new "club" broker partnership scheme called BEST...
Law lords ruling will lead to increase in motor premiums.
Motor and employers' liability premiums are set to rise, following a House of Lords decision which w...
Axa moves on name change.
AXA Provincial is to drop the Provincial name from its title in the last quarter of this year - a ye...
Business optimism in insurance.
Business confidence among insurance brokers has fallen to its lowest level since 1989, over the past...
Talking shop.
Competition among commercial lines software providers is now fierce. Simon Threadgold compares the growing number of quotation systems available for selling package shop insurance.
Summit: down on the farm with Countrywise.
The insurance needs of farmers are being targeted by motor insurer Summit at Lloyd's with the launch...