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E-Commerce Watch.
Insure-com has launched an online postcode rating system. The ratings are based on the entire postco...
Misys: rename subsidiary?
Misys has downplayed reports that it is to abandon the Countrywide brand and rename Countrywide Insu...
Living in the fast lane.
Overheard has been living in the fast lane this month, with a plethora of motor-related stories to t...
Joining forces.
Diane Smyth examines the steps the industry is taking to restore brokers' confidence in the ULR market, which did not have the best of years in 2000.
MCS set to relaunch.
MCS is set to relaunch and rebrand over the next three months. What does the new series of products have to offer?
Appointment at Audatex.
Paul Tucker has been promoted to managing director of Audatex. He was general manager and takes over...
Age-old risks in a new context.
The internet provides a new medium in which traditional risks can occur. It is therefore the responsibility of the broker to ensure that a company is adequately covered against e-liabilities, says Maggie Lister.
Capita to increase outsourcing stake.
The Capita Group hopes to generate revenue in excess of £100m through outsourced insurance in 2001. ...
An update for Drake's former policyholders.
Q: Are our clients ever going to receive any money following the collapse of Drake last year? A: ...
FMW: mid-range clients to receive loss recovery service.
Chelmsford broker FMW Risk Services is to offer its mid-range commercial clients loss recovery insur...
Appointment at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae.
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae has announced that David Wilkinson will join the firm's London office...
How to ensure two PCs have access to a single printer.
Q: I am a broker running a small office with only two PCs. We recently purchased a new printer to re...
GISC rule 42 to go ahead.
The Office of Fair Trading has approved the General Insurance Standards Council's rulebook, includin...
Niche earner.
Peter Best has turned his passion for classic cars into a successful insurance brokerage. He talks to Diane Smyth about the advantages of niche schemes.
Hiscox art cafe.
The Hiscox art cafe is exhibiting a collection of work called "Life-Size" by Richard Elliot, between...
Appointment at Crawford & Company.
Crawford & Company has appointed Andrew Bickerton to the position of quality and compliance director...
Appointment at Peoples Choice.
Siobhan Greenhalgh has been promoted, by Peoples Choice, to sales controller. Ms Greenhalgh brings 1...
Income protection.
Goodfellows has launched a product that protects a client's income stream for up to 24 months should...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical.
Ecclesiastical has appointed Matthew Boseley as the group's marketing internet co-ordinator. Mr Bose...
Whether to buy business shares or business assets.
Q: I am looking to buy an insurance broker and the vendor has offered to sell his shares in the busi...
Bland Bankart opens office in Birmingham
Insurance, risk management and financial services group Bland Bankart has opened a new office in Birm...
Paddick needs money to fight GISC
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has written to all UK insurance brokers asking for donations of up...
Direct Line ad 'divisive', says Aiib
The Association of Insurance Intermediaries and Brokers has made a formal complaint to both the Gener...
GISC rule 42 to go ahead
The Office of Fair Trading has approved the General Insurance Standards Council's rulebook, including...