E-Trading
Resting on one's laurels.
Before the industry applauds itself too loudly after the well-managed flood problems, it would do well to speculate to the future.
Booming baby policies.
Zurich Personal Insurances has increased its twins and multiple birth insurance policy for expectant...
Online competition ... Win a Sony personal minidisc player.
If like most of us you like the idea of going for an early morning jog in the park but find the real...
Goodfellows offers business failure protection
Protection underwriter Goodfellows has launched UnemploymentSAFE, insuring directors and proprietoria...
Commercial business site goes live
CoverMaker.net, a site which allows brokers to transact commercial business with insurers, is launchi...
Reorganisation at Zurich
Zurich Financial Services is having a shake up, restructuring its UK general insurance arm and adding...
HHH houses Dragoon's motor policies
General insurance broker Hill House Hammond has acquired Nottingham-based Dragoon Insurance Services'...
Profits will fall warn Independent and Zurich
Insurance giants Independent Insurance and Zurich Financial Services both warned their full-year prof...
RapidInsure establishes new motor range.
RapidInsure.co.uk is to launch a new range of motor products, following its acquisition by Berkeley ...
Primary sets up online travel insurance.
Primary Insurance Group is to sell travel insurance online, via selected company websites. Primar...
Q&B broker site goes live.
Quote and Buy has officially launched its online proposition to mortgage brokers, with a dedicated b...
Risk e-business.
From e-mails sent in error to opportunistic hacking and fraud, the internet presents a new and growing range of risks. And where there is risk there is opportunity for brokers and insurers, says Rachel Gordon.
Holman to launch web system.
Holman Insurance Brokers, the independent Lloyd's wholesale outfit, is set to launch a web-based adm...
Dotcom with a difference.
James Green talks to Catherine Tennant about how his company's internet initiative could help brokers to cut costs and increase volume.
BIA awards 2001 get underway.
Entry forms are now available for the 2001 British Insurance Awards, the largest and most prestigiou...
Appointment at Quote and Buy.
Quote and Buy has made David Hayward finance director. Mr Hayward was chief executive of Lambeth Bui...
Ward Evans expands with the opening of a new office.
Insurance broker Ward Evans is continuing its rapid expansion, opening a new office in Birmingham in...
Groupama updates products to allow for internet risks.
Groupama Commercial Insurances has revised its corporate and business cover products to include insu...
New motor breakdown cover.
Accidentcare Group has joined forces with Europ Assistance to launch its own branded motor breakdown...
Learning the expensive way.
At the end of last year, despite initial interest, a proposed managing agency for brokers was abandoned. Poor response times, second-hand communication and general inertia are to blame.
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...
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?
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.