Turn on, plug in, pop up

Sceptics may be surprised how far intermediary websites havedeveloped over the past 12 months and by their growing array of innovativefeatures and facilities. Of course, I am not suggesting that the UKinsurance sector has gone 'technology crazy', but it is beginning to wakeup to the growing demand from its clients for access to useful onlinefacilities.

The cost of developing large and complex e-commerce facilities used to putus all off, but recently launched, insurer-led, web-based quote-and-