Is there still a place in the office for the now old-fashioned fax

Q: My fax machine is on its last legs. Is it worth getting a new one in the 'e-enabled' world?

While email and the internet are more commonplace, and personal lines
business is increasingly placed through EDI, older technologies are not
quite ready to be consigned to the scrap heap.


The technology exists for any documents to be scanned and sent
electronically from the office PC but most insurance companies are not yet
ready to receive policy details and documents this way. Faxes can also be
used as legally binding documents, whereas the legal status of emails and
electronic signatures is