Commercial
Penny Black's insurance week.
With the silly season now in full swing, Penny was once again regaled with rumours that Allianz Corn...
Appointment at CD Re-Act Building Services.
David Billington has joined CD Re-Act Building Services of Leicester as contracts manager. Qualified...
Capita eyes acquisitions.
Outsourcing giant Capita is set to announce a new long-term business strategy for its insurance serv...
Imagine rebrands
The Imagine Group of Bermuda is grouping together its reinsurance and insurance operations and rename...
Chaucer Holdings to intends to raise £39m.
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer Holdings intends to raise £39m through the issue of new ordinary shares and ...
Pushing the right buttons.
If insurers fail to push policyholders' buttons regarding online claims services, customers will go to providers that do make the best use of the web-enabled technology, believes Jim Douglas.
Central Fund uncertainty
Lloyd's arrangements for reinsuring its Central Fund have been thrown into uncertainty after one of t...
Combating subsidence monitoring bad press.
It is our experience that monitoring usually gets a bad press (Subsidence monitoring questioned, Pos...
Life in Merlin.
Insurance solutions provider Rubicon is looking at ways to integrate the Merlin claims handling syst...
Ticket to ride.
The private finance initiative has, for a decade now, seen the funding of projects including the London Underground, National Air Traffic Control and the Yarl's Wood detention centre. This has been just the ticket for insurers, as Rob Tucker explains.
Mondial Assistance wins exclusive three-year contract.
Mondial Assistance has won an exclusive three-year contract to provide services to its sister compan...
Infoterra set to challenge Getmapping.
Claims management specialist Infront Solutions has signed a deal with Infoterra for the exclusive ri...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
It's a little-known but shocking fact that 61% of people believe the safest way to feed horses is fr...
NU academy.
Norwich Union has launched an in-house academy to give its 4500 claims staff the opportunity to deve...
Making small talk.
The SME market is attracting a lot of interest at the moment, but to make it big in this sector, brokers need to speak the right language to understand the specific needs of smaller businesses, says David Fanning.
Down to the vote.
After another year of high-quality entrants, David Bland, chairman of the panel, offers some insights into the judging procedure.
Service Provider of the Year - Solus.
The model partnership of Solus Accident Repair Centre and Norwich Union proves the motor repair industry is more than ready to move into the fast lane. Jonathan Swift reports.
A year to be proud of.
The past year has been an incredibly difficult one for the industry - particularly in the aftermath of 11 September - but it has collectively risen to the challenge, as demonstrated by the high level of this year's entrants.
Personal Lines Broker of the Year - Aon Affinity Insurance Services.
Aon Affinity Insurance Services tailors its products to fit specific customers, building up a specialist knowledge along the way, and reaps the benefits in a satisfied customer and staff base. Diane Smyth reports.
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Engineering.
Martin Ball has been promoted by Allianz Cornhill Engineering to the position of underwriting and op...
Broker consolidation slows as market hardens.
A boom in commercial business has led to a slowdown in broker consolidation, according to the latest...
InFront looks set to Getmapping for claims.
Aerial photography specialist Getmapping.com is in talks with InFront Solutions, which could lead to...
Reinsurance Innovation of the Year - Willis Re.
Willis Re's web-based system, Willis iFM, promises to be an indispensable tool to those seeking to improve productivity in the reinsurance world. Pravin Jeyaraj explains why it should sit back and relish the ride.
Focus takes on new MD.
Sales systems provider Focus Solutions Group has appointed Tim White to the newly-created position o...