E-Trading
Brokers still e-business laggards, says research
Relatively few brokers are taking advantage of existing technology to gain a competitive edge over e...
Insurance Poll
Last month's poll asked: 'What difference would the proposed provision of electronic motor certifica...
Is imarket making the world a smaller place?
This month the panel discusses the extent to which imarket has been embraced and what direction it needs to move in
Webb fronts campaign
TV star, entrepreneur, and self made millionaire, Martin Webb will front a five-figure campaign for ...
Too hot to handle
Asbestos
Taxi Direct awards contract to CDL
Taxi Direct has awarded its software provision contract to CDL, after reporting 75% savings on the t...
New market research by Orbys Consulting
New market research by sourcing advisory firm, Orbys Consulting, in conjunction with Henley Manageme...
DocEx passes 100,000 mark
Aon's electronic repository (DocEx), launched in January 2003 to allow all parties in the insurance ...
Towergate acquires Zurich
The Towergate Partnership has acquired the Zurich Home Insurance portfolio from Network Data. The po...
IUA members test London market system
Members of the International Underwriting Association (IUA) have begun a pilot project to test a new...
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly is not normally a massive football fan but is very happy to support the England team (sorry Wa...
Ace rolls out new online D&O offering
Ace European Group has launched a new directors' and officers' (D&O) product that will allow brokers...
Brokers 'will struggle to survive' without website
A report by product analyst Defaqto has suggested there is trouble ahead for brokers who fail to emb...
Speed-trap supplying swiftcover.com with Prophet
Speed-trap, the e-business intelligence company, said it will be supplying swiftcover.com, the inter...
Saga extends WNS deal
Saga, the provider of products and services to the over-50s, has extended an outsourcing contract wi...
Ace joins imarket
Ace Europe has decided to join imarket after an e-commerce review by Ace Europe e-commerce manager M...
Letter of the month - Marketing should target carefully
The May 2006 issue of Professional Broking reported two major industry figures' comments advising ho...
Appointment at Aon UK
Aon UK has appointed Paul Atkinson as UK director of marketing and communications. In addition, Howa...
Bell open to change
Misys General Insurance, bought by private equity firm Montagu Private Equity for £182m (Professiona...
Amlin's UK commercial rates down
Lloyd's insurer Amlin's UK commercial rates, including motor and property accounts, reduced 2% in th...
Sirius and Allianz roll out Complete Retailer
Sirius and Allianz Cornhill have combined to launch AC's Complete Retailer or 'Shops' product on ima...
Motoring forward
Hughes and Company
SSP found ahead in EDI policies
A survey of 20 insurers by InStep, part of the Electronic Trading Practices Group, has found softwar...
Soundbytes - Elaine Pyke, chief executive, FarmWeb
What is FarmWeb Connect? It is a full cycle internet trading platform for farm motor and farm com...