E-Trading
Esure set to train sales staff to detect 'fronting' fraud
Esure has heightened its efforts to prepare for a potential rise in 'fronting' by training staff to ...
Mounting fire losses spark property rates hike fears
An increase in fire claims over the past 18 months, driven by changes in the law and the impact of t...
Eclipse Broking software adds Willis to client list
Willis Group Holdings has become the latest broking client of Sequel Business Solutions' Eclipse Bro...
Paul Maidment leaves Allianz South and London
Allianz South and London trading director Paul Maidment will leave the company following a restructu...
Dealing with the 'soft evaders'
We fully appreciate the comments made by Mr Bowhay as we have had similar discussions with the gover...
Norwich Union launches new online tool
Norwich Union has launched a new online tool in order to help brokers to offer a more flexible and e...
Brokers now able to offer out-of-hours service
Brokers will now be able to offer property owners an out-of-hours emergency service that will save c...
Gateway to success
The danger online and direct competitors pose in the SME sector cannot be ignored by brokers. Lynn Harris charts the factors intermediaries must consider in order to keep both their dominance of and opening doors to niches
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SME firms looking to reduce costs as one in 10 face closure
One in 10 small businesses in the UK can no longer operate as a result of the credit crunch, a recen...
Sheraton Systems announces changes
Sheraton Systems has announced several company changes resulting from a significant growth period. T...
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly receives all sorts of mail from companies waxing lyrical about their "revolutionary" new produ...
Study finds home possessions under-insured by almost £10,000
A recent report has revealed that Britons under-insure their belongings by almost £10,000 per household.
Ecclesiastical appoints claims partner
Ecclesiastical has appointed the Cotswold Group to provide claim investigation and surveillance services.
Zurich welcomes verdict in landmark asbestos case
Zurich has welcomed the decision of Justice Burton in the employers' liability policy trigger litigation case, which found insurers of employers exposing their employees to asbestos dust will be liable to pay compensation for subsequent asbestos related…
ABI calls for flood defences spending to help boost economy
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for Chancellor, Alistair Darling, to use the Pre Budget Report (PBR) to bring forward its spending plans on vital flood defences.
JLT says on track to deliver 'sustainable profitable growth' in 2008
Jardine Lloyd Thompson, the UK (re)insurance broker, said it remains on track to deliver sustainable profitable growth in 2008, despite the current circumstances of unprecedented dislocation and uncertainty in the financial sector worldwide.
Fitch affirms AIG’s ratings
Fitch has affirmed American International Group’s (AIG) ratings at ‘A’ for its long-term issuer default rating (IDR) and also for its senior unsecured securities. It also removed the insurer from Rating Watch Evolving.
Cooper Gay acquires Benfield team
Cooper Gay has acquired of Benfield’s London-based aerospace team for an undisclosed sum.
PB Week: You wait all week and then . . .
You work hard all week, so when you go to the football to follow your team, you expect excitement, passion, skills, commitment and above all a win, writes Andrew Tjaardstra, editor of Professional Broking .
Insurance Charities launches new website
The charity for the UK and Republic of Ireland’s insurance industry has launched a new website designed to raise awareness of its work and to provide an informative site for both beneficiaries and potential donors to use.
Insurancewide re-launches site
insurancewide.com has re-launched its website for insurance-seekers.
Bankstone launch new motor accident management operation
Insurance claims management firm Bankstone has brought in two high-profile figures from the motor accident management world to launch a new company Bankstone Advantage, with the specific aim of satisfying clients who demand a high standard of service…
Zurich ranks best in customer service
Zurich has taken first place in the new UK National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI-UK) for home and car insurance providers.