Acturis
Acturis vows to revolutionise personal lines
Acturis is poised to make an attack upon the personal lines market with two key hires.
Acturis and LV link produces new e-trading tool for brokers
LV Broker has embarked on a partnership with Acturis to develop LV Easytrade, a new e-trading tool for brokers.
Momentum targets 25 new brokers in 2012
Momentum has confirmed it signed up 23 appointed representatives (AR) in its first full year of trading and has targeted another 25 broking businesses in 2012.
Video: the inaugural UK Broker Conference
Brokers from across the country convened in London's May Fair hotel for the inaugural UK Broker Conference last week.
Adding1 puts mainland push on backburner
Jersey-based Adding1 has delayed plans to open offices on the UK mainland by 12 months.
Bluefin and Acturis extend partnership
Bluefin and Acturis have completed a successful 14 month project to add 317 new users and 16 offices onto the Acturis system.
Blanc sets record GWP target
Amanda Blanc has vowed to surpass Axa Commercial's gross written premium (GWP)record by writing £1.2bn worth of business by 2015.
Broker stars in Microsoft advert
Reading-based Macbeth Chartered Insurance Brokers features in a video advert for Microsoft’s new cloud computing solution, Office 365.
Sandy Scott takes Achievement Award at 2011 British Insurance Awards
Sandy Scott, chief executive, Chartered Insurance Institute, was given the Achievement Award at the British Insurance Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in front of 1800 fellow industry professionals.
Insurance Age launches new broker-only technology event
A new event to help bring brokers up to date with the latest trading technologies and how they can improve their businesses, has been launched.
Allianz continues roll out of household range to brokers
Allianz Retail has launched its Clear household range on Acturis, forming the next stage of its product roll out to brokers.
Legal change to EL could stop e-trading in its tracks
A change to employers’ liability (EL) insurance could make it impossible for brokers to process policies online for at least the next year.
Products: RSA adds final piece to its SME jigsaw as the market hots up
A flurry of activity in the SME sector suggests an increase in competition as providers vie for market share.
What the Papers Say returns
What the Papers Say is back and it's, well, not that different to before really. A quick, laidback roundup of the hottest news in insurance from both the trade press and the wider national press.
Chartis launches commercial app for brokers
Chartis has launched a web app for two of its SME products to allow brokers to obtain speculative or last minute quotes on the move.
Reportage - SME: a blossoming romance
The SME love affair has been flourishing for a while, but what does the term actually mean? With nearly all UK enterprises falling into this category, Liz McMahon explores the sector's diverse needs.
E-trading could kill off manual micro SME by 2013
All micro small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) business will be transacted online by 2013, according to Darren Rowe, sales manager at Powerplace.
Bluefin's Elite in run-off to allow greater Platinum focus
Bluefin has announced it is putting its Elite underwriting facility for small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) business into run-off in favour of expanding its existing Platinum product range.
Technology - 2010 retrospective: Software houses moving forward steadily
This year, most of the key players in technology were pleased with steady progress, keeping close to existing clients in a tough economic environment for brokers, writes Andrew Tjaardstra.
Bluefin to put SME underwriting facility Elite into run-off
Bluefin has announced that it is putting its Elite underwriting facility for small to medium sized enterprise (SME) business into run-off in favour of expanding its existing Platinum product range.
The PB Interview - Tim Ryan: Local hero
Andrew Tjaardstra meets Tim Ryan in Ipswich, where he is fighting hard against the recession and the force of the consolidators.
Market Watch: SME online: Broker balancing act
With the rise of small and medium enterprise cover online, brokers are fully engaged with technology's ability to speed up trading for shops, offices, tradesmen and more. Some say that this evolution could also reach to larger risks, writes Andrew…
Acturis climbs Sunday Times technology league table
Software company Acturis has risen 10 places to 65 on the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 league table.
Technology - Cloud computing: Reach for the skies
Emmanuel Kenning looks at developments in cloud computing and the possible impact on brokers.