E-Trading
Professional Broking gets in with City people
Professional Broking is contributing news and features to the newly-launched CitiPeople.com, a site f...
Alexander Forbes on acquisition spree
International broker Alexander Forbes is paying a total of £12.7m for three of Bradstock's retail and...
Norwich Union and Cornhill back PIP
Norwich Union and Cornhill are backing new venture Personal Insurance Plan. The insurers are underwri...
Direct Line goes live.
Direct Line's jamjar site went live on 12 July, accompanied by a TV advertising campaign. The site h...
AmEx sets up its own insurer.
American Express has set up an insurance company in the UK and transferred the underwriting of its t...
B&A policy targets net risks.
Southampton-based broker Burnett & Associates has launched a policy insuring businesses against comp...
Popular combination.
Lloyd's broker Clegg Gifford has reported a high demand for agency facilities. The company recent...
Survey shows jump in profits.
Profitability has risen sharply in the general insurance market as a whole, but fallen in the broker...
CDL is on its way up.
I was very interested to read your article entitled "Adventures in Cyberland" (PB, July, p9), althou...
Computing the tax savings to small firms.
Q: If I buy computer equipment, is it true that I can write the cost off against my profits for tax ...
Appointment at Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers.
Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers has promoted Lauren Nelson to account executive in the property depar...
Fusion launch in an instant.
Fusion, the web-based subsidiary of SVB Holdings, is introducing its fifth product since its launch ...
Not just any start-up.
Sara Murray, managing director of new internet venture, Inspop, tells Tim Collison, about setting up the business and of the problems of getting insurers online.
QBE drops Ensign Motor Policies.
Australian insurer QBE is to dispose of Syndicate 980, Ensign Motor Policies, at Lloyd's, following ...
Gatecrashing the party.
The traditional stamping ground of the specialist broker is feeling the force of change, with technologically-minded brokers and insurers gatecrashing the exclusive high net worth party proving that customised business can be done on a wider scale.
Source of business.
With outsourcing companies now able to perform a wide range of functions, even the smallest broker can benefit from the facilities on offer, says Simon Threadgold.
E-Commerce Watch.
Pinnacle Pet Healthcare will soon be offering lifetime pet insurance quotes on the National Veterina...
Counting on cash flow.
The strong pound is having a negative effect on the cash flow of the UK's manufacturing businesses. This is where premium finance can be a great boon - and there are benefits for the broker too. Steve Banner explains.
Appointment at Weather Direct.
Russell Collier has been appointed manager at Weather Direct, the new weather risk division of broke...
Appointment at Plexus Online.
E-commerce claims and repair outfit Plexus Online has hired Rayne Ward as business development manag...
NACHO seeks to build bridges.
The Association of British Insurers has welcomed the formation of new trade association the National...
Turning the tide.
The yacht and pleasure boat sector has been experiencing a lull, with rates at their lowest ebb for a long time. But they are starting to climb again and insurers are beginning to jostle for position, says David Fanning.
NMT launches Premier Net pilot.
NMT (New Millennium Tech-nologies) has launched the pilot of its internet-based Premier Net service....
Steve Knight.
Despite the speed at which technology is changing, PDAs could still prove invaluable for brokers.