E-Trading
Overseas property market dogged by ignorance and under-insurance
Brokers are missing an opportunity to tap into a multi-million-pound industry, according to a risk m...
It's time to shop around..
Excited about our recent purchase of a third floor flat in Glasgow's south side, we thought it would be prudent to go on the hunt for home contents insurance. We visited the city to provide another unscientific - but light-hearted - snapshot of the local…
EBayMotors.co.uk and www.insurancewide.com
EBayMotors.co.uk, a UK online showroom, has partnered with insurance comparison website www.insuranc...
Oxygen Insurance Brokers acquires portfolio
Oxygen Insurance Brokers has acquired a portfolio of specialist technology and new media professiona...
Dip in online motor premiums
Online comprehensive motor insurance premiums dipped slightly during quarter four in 2007, the first...
Markel confirms availability of electronic system
Markel International has confirmed that it is now ready to accept any new claim that is available th...
Soundbytes - Paul Scanlon, head of e-commerce, Towergate
What is Towergate WebQuotes? Towergate WebQuotes is a web-based quotation facility for brokers that...
ABC private car insurance policy
ABC Insurance has made its private car insurance policy available on the Open GI system. The policy ...
QBE shakes up regional offices to refocus underwriting operations
QBE has restructured its national underwriting centres and streamlined its product offering in a mov...
IT provider set to target brokers
IT-Freedom is set to target broker networks and the broking sector with its claims management servic...
Norwich Union Healthcare
Norwich Union Healthcare has introduced Key Account Solutions, an enhanced service on group income p...
Crawford creates £5m high-end claims management service
Crawford and Company has launched a top tier claims service to allow brokers to take active involvem...
In an ideal world, who would you rather conduct business with?
Insurer partners: 7.7% Managing agents: 3.1% Underwriters: 73.8% Wholesalers: 15.4% Log onto www...
The high life
Contrary to popular belief, having high-net-worth insurance does not necessarily mean having an extravagant lifestyle. Nick Brabham highlights the many different applications that this specialist cover can have
Tool sees culture as key to service
Groupama has implemented a culture measurement tool designed to improve broker service standards. T...
APC Underwriting unveils product
APC Underwriting has unveiled the first of its new products for 2008, with the launch of a commercia...
Risk Analysis Services software
Risk Analysis Services has launched business continuity software designed to enable insurance broker...
Roaring to life
Motor rates
Lloyd's broker to write niche scheme in-house
Lloyd's broker John Holman and Sons has revamped its religious buildings scheme with full underwriti...
Markerstudy Retail acquires four firms
Markerstudy Retail has acquired four firms - Insurance Connections, Mobilers Insurance Services, The...
Drawn out PWS buyout concluded
In a sharp turnaround, THB has completed the protracted acquisition of the Lloyd’s broking business of PWS International and certain overseas interests of the PWS group.
eBay teams up with insurance comparison website
eBayMotors.co.uk, a UK online showroom, has partnered with the original insurance comparison website, www.insurancewide.com, in a unique deal to provide site visitors with a comprehensive choice of car insurance options.
Towergate rewards Trinity Hospice for innovation
Towergate has awarded a grant of £2,800 to Trinity Hospice, for a new project to raise money to fund its work caring for local people with terminal illness and their families.
Erinaceous's Biggest Fee Earner Defects to Lockton
Lockton’s Real Estate and Construction division has appointed Simon Millar as director. He will be responsible for new business development and client relationship management.