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The Misys Countrywide network ..
The Misys Countrywide network has expanded its commercial vehicle panel with a new trading partnersh...
The public wants the police to ..
The public wants the police to clamp down hard on uninsured drivers, the results of an online motor ...
Sirius has adopted Harmony, Allianz ..
Sirius has adopted Harmony, Allianz Cornhill's flagship full cycle EDI home product, following a suc...
Motor insurer Highway has acquired ..
Motor insurer Highway has acquired a personal lines book of business from broker LRG Insurance Servi...
Help the aged
Q. I was looking into employing an older segment of the workforce that could provide invaluable broker experience to my business. Would it be wise to provide technical training to these employees and what are the implications of employing an individual…
Insurers in need of a sporting chance
Despite being virtually overlooked in the recent general election, sport and sporting events have been far from ignored in the courts recently, raising concerns for sporting bodies and insurers alike
New measures to track and identify uninsured drivers
The Motor Insurers' Bureau has drawn up plans with the police and the government for tougher penalti...
Charting the shift in personal habits
As the old phrase goes: there are lies, damn lies and there are statistics. This is what many broker...
Letter of the Month
I listened with interest to the comments regarding 'desktopping' during the recent Broker Management...
MIB targets 50,000 in crackdown
A new crackdown on uninsured drivers could result in an additional 50,000 successful prosecutions du...
Groupama builds on solid ground
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Increasing complexity of insurance premium tax
The increasing complexity of insurance premium tax (IPT) obligations across the expanding European U...
AA hits out at rising motor rates claims
Claims that car insurance premiums have been substantially rising over the past year have been dismi...
Zurich crime data sets SME alarm bells ringing
Zurich's UK commercial business is urging brokers to advise their customers on how to protect themse...
Online motorcycle quoting tool launched
In a move to help brokers get their motocycle clients on the road and help grow their revenue, NIG h...
UK citizens lying on car insurance applications
One in ten UK citizens are lying on their car insurance applications and one quarter have driven ill...
easyMoney.com car insurance launched
Entrepenuer Stelios Haji-Ioannou has launched easyMoney.com car insurance, which offers car insuranc...
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Risk Management
Indecent electronic proposals
Obtaining quotations and applying for insurance online or via other electronic processes can lead to misinterpretation or misrepresentation of a client's needs and personal details
EDI increase reveals broker's strength
Recent figures from Misys show the increased use of electronic data interchange by brokers. In the y...
Will Paddick's punch-up with the FSA help?
With great regularity brokers tell me they watch customers going out of their offices clutching docu...
Innovation is the key to niche broking
In those dim and distant pre-regulation days, being termed a 'niche broker' appeared to offer immuni...
RSA maps arson risks
Royal & SunAlliance has added arson to its geographical risk-assessment mapping system. The insurer ...