E-Trading
The search for a silver service from insurers
This month's Power Hour, the first to be held in the regions, looks at whether service standards are as bad as some people think. Four brokers and four insurers debated at the Biba conference the challenges of broker to insurer and broker to client…
Halifax to use VRA software
Halifax General Insurance is to roll-out the use of voice risk analysis software on home insurance c...
The road ahead
Future of Broking: Overview
Time to upgrade
Q. Given the potential upheaval involved in upgrading an IT system, is it better to do this before or after the start of regulation under the FSA?
Lloyd's start-up to target 250 brokers
A Lloyd's-backed commercial underwriting agency is currently being piloted with around 75 brokers an...
Appointment at Misys
Misys Financial Systems has made several new sales appointments. New to the team are account manager...
Motor and home premiums down again
Insurance premiums for both motor and home insurance remain flat for the fourth quarter in successio...
Appointment at FSA
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Rob McIvor as its new head of media and web communica...
Against the grain
Personal lines
BIBA mini websites
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is planning to launch 'mini websites' for its 13 regions ...
Admiral in bid to list shares on LSE
Direct car insurer The Admiral Group has announced its intention to seek a listing for its shares on...
26% of top insurance companies are complying the the EU directive
Just 26% of top insurance companies are complying with the EU directive of Privacy and Electronic Co...
Axa makes two-pronged fraud attack
Axa plans to roll out new front-end imaging workflow technology from NCorp to identify suspicious cl...
Making tracks
Imarket has failed to live up to the trail blazing expectations of many brokers since it was first rolled out six months ago. As James Salmon explains, it will be a long, hard road ahead if imarket is to be allowed to fulfil its potential, but it should…
Alan & Thomas Insurance Brokers acquires Abrey Beatty
Alan & Thomas Insurance Brokers has acquired insurance broker Abrey Beatty. Julian Boughton, managin...
Product of the month - New home and property cover
Product: Select & Protect Ultima New Homes - Select & Protect Ultima New Homes claims to offer a ...
Marsh's inefficiency cull gains momentum
Marsh's client and market services (CMS) division has reached the crucial second phase of it long te...
Businesses warned to take a low profile
Aon has warned big businesses not to present themselves as targets for terrorist attack as it releas...
Two thirds of brokers prefer internet
Two thirds of all brokers prefer using the internet to the phone when placing small business insuran...
PI Connect rolled out a new web-based quotation system
PI Connect has rolled out a new web-based quotation system, dubbed 'Interdemnity', designed to give ...
Mixed news for imarket brokers
Polaris is understood to be developing a new search engine facility on imarket, the industry backed ...
Aquilo enters into a strategic alliance with Ossys
Aquilo, the specialist provider of claims management and advisory services to the insurance and fina...
Risk perspectives - Care is needed in motor vehicle repair
Over the past five years there have been 30 fatal accidents involving people working in motor vehicl...
Capita Insurances Services signs a contract with Withers.net
Capita Insurance Services has signed a contract with Withers.net to gain access to a national networ...