E-Trading
Stargate opens the way to Axa Business Risk
Axa Insurance has rolled out the next phase of its Sirius-designedStargate commercial initiative - m...
Missing out on share of online business
UK insurers and brokers may be missing out on their share of thetotal online business market - which...
Private medical cover: how healthy a market?
Take-up of private health insurance is currently only running at just over 10% of the population. Now, as increased funding for the NHS comes in, the Power Hour panel addresses the question: how will the sector's future develop?
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Exclusive - M&S slams lack of terror cover options
The insurance manager for retail giant Marks & Spencer has hit out atthe insurance industry for its ...
Average car insurance according to Tillinghast-Towers Perrin
According to actuarial and management consultant Tillinghast-TowersPerrin, the average car insurance...
Intermediaries - Appointment at RL Davison
The board of RL Davison has announced that Arthur Walton has beenappointed a director of the Lloyd's...
Business rules go on the net
Brokers will be able to log in to a new service that will chart therules and regulations for doing b...
Chubb's Masterpiece policy to include crime protection
High net worth insurer Chubb has added cover for car-jacking, stalking and aggravated burglary to i...
Accident Exchange portal launched
Motor claims initiative Accident Exchange hopes to launch an online portal for the motor claims ind...
InsurE-com expands with addition of two household products
Online trading system InsurE-com has added two new products to its range. Ecclesiastical and No...
Appointment at the Motor Insurers' Bureau.
Ashton West has become chief executive at the Motor Insurers' Bureau....
Law unto itself
Martin Wright, managing director of Towry Law Insurance Brokers, tells Nicolle Farthing that regional focus and personal service have been maintained while expanding from an independent financial adviser to an international company.
Blue Mountain expansion unlikely to include regionals
Lloyd's commercial portal Blue Mountain plans to expand beyond the London market but provincial bro...
Cox puts NMT to bed
Insurance outfit Cox is scrapping the New Millennium Technology broker systems. Cox has written to ...
All hands on tech
Loss adjusters are taking advantage of the latest developments in technology, arming themselves with Palm Pilots, digital cameras and Tablet PCs to facilitate a quicker, more efficient service. Steve Banner explains.
Sirius signs Country Mutual
Country Mutual Insurance Brokers has signed up for the Sirius for Broking system. The deal is curre...
Appointment at St Paul.
St Paul has appointed Geoff Sayers as general manager - claims, Dennis Huggins as senior manager - i...
Is there still a place in the office for the now old-fashioned fax
Q: My fax machine is on its last legs. Is it worth getting a new one in the 'e-enabled' world?
Appointment at BDML (Holdings).
Portsmouth-based group BDML (Holdings) has made Paul Cosh managing director of its subsidiary, BDML ...
Full of bright ideas.
After a slow start, customer demand for intellectual property insurance is growing, as is the variety of policies available. Ian Lewis explains why the future for IP looks bright and why brokers should get turned on to the opportunities this sector…
Goodhealth relaunch
Health insurance provider Goodhealth Worldwide has relaunched its international healthcare plan wit...
Troubled by the protection of a chain reaction
Q: As we have a limited number of agencies, we tend to use other brokers for difficult risks. With recent queries concerning 'chains' how should I protect myself and my clients?
Ringing the changes
The emergence of broker networks, call centres and impending Financial Services Authority regulation has changed the tone of the broker market, leading some to speak of its demise. However, brokers are determined to hang on, says Nicolle Farthing.