E-Trading
Calculating the value of insurance.
Q: We are restructuring our business and need to value our general insurance operation. How do we go about it?
Appointment at RL Davison.
Lloyd's broker RL Davison has appointed Joe Hantson to its motor fleet administration department. He...
Lloyd's to axe 1100 jobs.
Lloyd's is to axe 1100 jobs over the next three years as part of chief executive Nick Prettejohn's m...
Publicity-seeking Simon Burgess.
Publicity-seeking Simon Burgess, the managing director of GRIP who dreamed up alien abduction insura...
MULRA raises ULR concerns.
The Motoring Uninsured Loss Recoveries Association has hit out against the implementation of a revis...
The firm behind the box office.
Allan Chapman & James Insurance Brokers tells Shona Cronin how the firm built up a loyal audience in the film and television sector.
Flood warning.
Despite the very real threat of flooding, too many business and householders in high risk areas are not taking adequate precautions. Shona Cronin looks at what risk management provisions can be put in place.
Brokers lack e-awareness.
An alarming proportion of insurance brokers are ignorant of the potential effects the growth of e-bu...
CSC's Vision wins Microsoft award.
Microsoft Corporation has awarded Vision, part of CSC's range of solutions for the corporate market,...
Steve Knight.
Brokers must formulate a successful e-commerce strategy if they are to survive in the Net-enhanced marketplace.
Appointment at Unum.
Eugene McCormack has been made director of marketing at Unum. He was previously head of product mark...
Coface gets Credico credit.
Credit insurer Coface LBF has acquired Cimco and its sister company The Creditors Group. The compani...
Opening the portals to e-business.
By now, there can be few Professional Broking readers that have not considered how their companies c...
Exclusive - NU loses contract to direct insurer.
Norwich Union has lost the Nationwide household underwriting contract to direct insurer Churchill In...
Hastings holds onto 0800.
Motor insurance intermediary Hastings Direct has applauded Oftel's decision to allow businesses to r...
Amlin merges Summit and Drysdales
Lloyd's group Amlin, formed out of the merger of Angerstein Underwriting and Murray Lawrence, has set...
Consumers unaware of loaded loans
The Datamonitor UK Personal Lending 2000 report has highlighted that lenders are charging over a thir...
Brokers flock to IIB Internet launch
Following a direct mail campaign by the Institute of Insurance Brokers, over 200 brokers have reserve...
Anada takes on new member
Anada, the West Country brokers association, has recruited Parkins Scutt & Partners of Chippenham as ...
Helphire buys stake in Net company
Helphire has acquired a 13.33% shareholding in Internet and software development company Intracus for...
Working to rules.
The recent flurry of activity surrounding employment-related legislation means the need for commercial legal expenses cover has never been greater, says Steve Banner.
Net value.
The Internet is a versatile communication tool, and because of this, has become the ideal mechanism for generating business. There has never been a better time for brokers to get on the Net, says Ric Mathers.
Rules mean staff problems.
Small- and medium-sized enterprises could be faced with uncontrollable staff shortages as some emplo...
Chesterfield goes live.
A new wholesale broker, Chesterfield Insurance Brokers, has gone live and will broke both insurance ...