News/E-Trading
Talking shop.
Competition among commercial lines software providers is now fierce. Simon Threadgold compares the growing number of quotation systems available for selling package shop insurance.
Summit: down on the farm with Countrywise.
The insurance needs of farmers are being targeted by motor insurer Summit at Lloyd's with the launch...
Fears over drop in household profits.
The household insurance sector is facing the worst year of profitability since 1991. According to th...
Top 20 buy-out.
EW Blanch Holdings, along with Swire Blanch has acquired London-based Dunn & Carter, an insurance br...
Lords ruling is bad news for insurers.
You can never quite predict what the House of Lords is going to do. The long-awaited ruling on perso...
Mailshot magic.
There is fine art to selling by post. Keith Sankey considers the elements necessary for brokers to reach that target market and achieve direct marketing success.
Independent Insurance produces guide.
Brokers wishing to get more involved in risk management should get a copy of a new guide produced by...
News service launched.
Beachcroft Stanleys has launched a free electronic news service for insurance claims professionals. ...
Spot the uninsured.
Predictions of a worldwide slowdown in economic expansion could see many sectors experiencing a rise in bad debts. Edmund Tirbutt says that despite the soft market and range of cover, too many businesses are not taking out credit insurance.
Coversure expansion.
Doncaster mortgage and financial services company Merescourt has set up a personal lines franchise w...
RSA trades up its motor dealer package.
Royal & SunAlliance has launched Excelerator, an enhanced motor trader package which focuses on the ...
AXA offers three-year contracts.
AXA Provincial has introduced three-year contracts across a range of its commercial policies. The mo...
Les McIntosh.
The advent of digital TV looks set to boost Internet services. We must be ready for this: let's set up a central insurance site.
The shortfall of the law.
An estimated £432m shortfall is threatening the future of the Solicitors' Indemnity Fund. Edmund Tirbutt says this could be good for brokers.
Yet more motor market victims.
It would seem that there is no escaping problems in the motor market. Just as a rescue package an...
ITT L&E/DAS deal.
ITT London & Edinburgh has signed a deal with DAS that will enable the legal expenses insurer to und...
Aon court action fails.
Aon's High Court case against Yorkshire broker Smithson Mason has collapsed. The national broker att...
David Worsfold.
Kitemarking insurance products may sound like a good idea, but as European experience testifies, it can easily be used as an excuse to forego expertise and service.
Travel cover now on sale from Eagle Star website.
Eagle Star Direct has expanded its interactive website, which allows customers to purchase insurance...
Appointment at J&H Marsh & McLennan (UK).
Nick Hodgson (above) has joined J&H Marsh & McLennan (UK) as its specialist motor industry account m...
This is a job for someone else.
It was not so long ago that insurers looked after all of their own claims handling. However, Steve Banner says that more insurers are now outsourcing their claims operations.
Appointment at Lonsdale BMH.
Lloyd's umbrella broker Lonsdale BMH has appointed Michael Ball as director to develop its extended ...
Europe motors on.
Direct tele-insurance is growing rapidly in European countries such as France, Belgium and Spain, ac...
E&L pre-nuptials protect the big day and the honeymoon luggage.
As the costs of weddings continue to increase, E&L Insurance Group has put together a new wedding pa...