E-Trading
Appointment at Ward Evans Group.
Ward Evans Group has made eight appointments and two promotions at its York office. David Atkinson (...
InsurE-com signs up brokers.
InsurE-com, the new broker market Internet trading initiative, has received more than 280 broker reg...
Road Runner survey highlights brokers' technophobia
A disturbing 73% of brokers and intermediaries do not have access to the Internet at their place of b...
Insureright attracts enough brokers for licence
Andrew Paddick claims to have signed up 5% of the personal lines broker market to his Internet initia...
QBE intervenes in Limit merger
The proposed merger between Lloyd's syndicates, Limit and Wellington has been thrown into uncertainty...
Bennetts goes live with online facility
Bennetts Insurance Specialists' online quote facility has gone live following an official launch by m...
Groupama commits to full cycle EDI
Groupama Personal Insurances has announced it will only accept private car new business if it is tran...
Brokers sign up for InsurE-com
InsurE-com, the new broker market Internet trading Initiative, has received more than 230 registratio...
Woolf reforms: a year on.
Last year's Woolf reforms have resulted in wide spread change in work practices among brokers and insurers. What is needed now is consistency in the way cases are judged. Shona Cronin reports.
E-Commerce Watch.
The Association of British Insurers has published its Best Practice Guide to the Internet for insure...
Aon Corporation offers online credit insurance to brokers.
Aon Corporation has launched an underwriting agency for credit and political risk insurance which wi...
Rise in law cover take-up.
The introduction of the Access to Justice Act 1999 this month could lead to a situation where insure...
Hot property.
Food processing plants have been victim to some of the worst commercial fires in recent years. David Martin looks at why such premises are so vulnerable.
Spy in the cab.
Human error is the biggest problem facing fleet managers and insurers. In order to combat this, Julie Rodilosso says the market is turning to new hi-tech gadgetry.
Cream of the crop.
John Lawson, managing director of the Creamer Group, attributes the broker's success to its ability to offer specialist cover while maintaining a diverse client base. He talks to Shona Cronin.
Appointment at Eastgate.
Peter Thomas and Tony Sayer join Eastgate's new legal and medical services team as commercial develo...
NIG sets up new premium finance division.
Following on from the success of Finsure, NIG is set to go live with a dedicated commercial lines pr...
Underwriters in MBO.
The underwriters of marine facilities Yachtline and Marineline have teamed up to buy the two busines...
Breaking long-term agreements could lead to damages.
Q: We are under attack on a policy which is subject to a long-term agreement. What can we do to figh...
Get your Act together.
Over 60% of businesses are not aware that the Data Protection Act came into force last month and a m...
Credit control.
While most business understand the need to insure their property and liabilities, few appreciate the importance of protecting against trade debts. Simon Threadgold reports.
InsurE-com goes online.
InsurE-COM, the new broker market Internet trading initiative, is expected to sign up 10 insurers i...
Importance of technological advances.
Countrywide Insurance, the marketing arm of software provider Misys, stressed the importance for bro...
ABI steps up fight against car crime.
The Association of British Insurers has stepped up its campaign against the growing number of car-re...