E-Trading
CSC integrates Key Choice.
CSC has integrated Key Choice into its insurer services division, following the resignation of the m...
Set out your stall.
High lapse ratios and the dominance of agents make travel insurance a tricky sector, but if brokers market their products strategically, the rewards are worth the extra effort, says Carole Walton.
WAP technology allows customers to access the Web via their mobile
Following on from last month's look at ADSL technology, I shall now share my thoughts on WAP - Wirel...
Shake-up shakedown.[QQ]
A landmark ruling on a recent credit hire case has caused a shake-up of the motor legal expenses market that could mean closure for some providers. David Fanning looks at how brokers are reacting to the changes.
A star in cyberspace.
Leslie Smith, chairman and MD of Medibroker, talks to Tim Collison about the run-away success that his company has experienced as the first of a new generation of cyberbrokers.
Comparing notes with TRD.
The Research Department is targeting brokers with a PC-based software package which will enable them...
HSBC launches insurance website for small businesses
HSBC Select (UK) is targeting the UK's 3.7 million small businesses with the launch of a new Interne...
An elf in the garden
Elf at home, the independent gas supplier to the new homes market, has launched the Household insuran...
InsurE-com teams up with Cover.Net
InsurE-com has gone into partnership with Cover.Net Ltd in its bid to develop an Internet site for th...
Insurers count the cost of record breaking floods
The recent flooding in the North East "happened so quickly that no one had time to do any thing to mi...
RapidInsure covers IT consultants
New start-up online insurer RapidInsure has gone live with a professional indemnity policy for techno...
Too hot to handle?
Offering commercial clients risk management advice and solutions is becoming increasingly important. But how can small and medium-sized brokers with limited resources get involved? David Fanning investigates.
Survival of the fittest.
An insured with sound contingency plans will have a better chance of riding out the storm, should disaster strike. Formulating such a plan needs careful consideration, and maybe even outside help, says Martin Savage.
Iron Trades faces staff cuts.
Staff at Iron Trades are bracing themselves for "hundreds of redundancies" following QBE's operation...
Drawing in the e-crowds.
E-commerce was high on last month's BIBA Conference agenda, but having a website is only part of the story for brokers, there is also the question of how to get potential customers to access it.
New technologies are on the horizon that will help the ambitious
The news is full of emerging technologies that could have a dramatic effect on the way insurance is ...
RSA: simpler legal expenses cover a boon for brokers.
Royal & SunAlliance has produced two simplified legal expenses policies to help brokers and intermed...
E-Commerce Watch.
Weathernet has gone online with its insurance validation services that provide the industry with ins...
Net conflict for IIB and BIBA.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers and the British Insurance Brokers Association have gone head-to-h...
Revamp for MiniBusPlus.
MiniBusPlus has been relaunch-ed as MBP Insurance and has reassessed its underwriting approach. The ...
Their livelihood in your hands?
The medical negligence market for doctors is still sewn up by the defence unions. But with St Paul offering cover, and the NHS facing potential liabilities of £2.4bn, Shona Cronin asks whether this sector is set to open up.
Feeling the squeeze.
Abbey has shocked the industry by slashing its premiums for commercial legal expenses - an odd move in a sector where claims costs are set to rise because of recent legislation. Steve Banner investigates.
Websites click with brokers.
Three quarters of brokers have, or are developing, a website, according to an e-commerce survey cond...
From little acorns ...
Former chairman and chief executive of Cox Underwriting Anthony Lumsden-Cook talks to Tim Collison about his new high net worth venture, Oak, and how he hopes his approach to the market will assure the company's growth.