Commercial
Whitespace has power at Lloyd's.
Whitespace Software claimed this week that it now powers over one third of the total syndicate capac...
Baltic set for e-link.
The shipping market, the Baltic Exchange, is considering establishing a maritime portal that would p...
Boots sign up Inter.
Boots the chemist has signed up Hampshire-based insurance intermediary, Inter Group, to help boost s...
Millennium growth.
Millennium Insurance, which has re-focused on the mortgage market, has appointed five regional manag...
Tracking each move.
A new low-cost fleet management telematics system has been launched by Tracker Network. Tracker Repo...
Claims Direct disputes row.
Personal injury specialist Claims Direct insisted it was looking to work more closely with the insur...
Wake up to cowboys damaging industry repute.
The recent comments regarding cowboys in damage restoration should be a wake-up call for the industr...
ABI set for major overhaul.
The Association of British Insurers is understood to be planning a wholesale shake up of its operati...
ABI to extend survey.
The Association of British Insurers will be considering extending its benchmarking survey to include...
Toothless tiger's code has no bite.
Two letters - ABI Code Fails/Adjusters must bear the blame (Post Magazine, 30 November, p12) correct...
Russell on the run.
Ian Russell, chief executive of brokers Dashwood, Brewer and Phipps, has been elected president of t...
Online exchange expands to London
US-based eRereinsure.com, provider of e-commerce technology to the insurance industry has opened an o...
Baltic Exchange opts for virtual future
Plans to establish a virtual Baltic electronic exchange were announced today by the shipping market. ...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Steven Philippsohn at solicitors Philippsohn Crawfords Berwald has warned that France's attempts to ...
Derby fan wins tickets.
Wayne Harries has won Post Magazine's latest football competition in conjunction with Avon Insurance...
Troubled waters.
Some insurers who have lost out in the recent floods may be tempted to cut back on surveys and inspections to boost short-term profits, says Rachel Gordon, and brokers are seeing an opportunity to plug the risk management gap.
New-look supplement.
Post Magazine's new-look supplement includes an exclusive survey of how brokers feel about service s...
Time for answers.
Service standards are still falling far short of the mark, according to commercial lines brokers tak...
Attractive packages.
In today's competitive commercial lines market, insurers are doing their utmost to satisfy brokers and policyholders by offering carefully compiled packages to stay ahead of the field. Edward Murray reports.
De Goudse set to take over ING.
Dutch insurer De Goudse, which owns Endsleigh Insurance in the UK, plans to take over Netherlands-ba...
Capita seeks next Eastgate.
Capita has confirmed that no parts of Eastgate are to be sold off or put into run-off as a result of...
A different playing field.
General insurance companies will have to change dramatically if they are to survive tomorrow's e-commerce- driven market, predicts David Campbell.
Windows openings.
Allied Underwriting Agencies has become the first UK-based underwriter to use software company Polic...
E is for enterprise.
With the digitally-enabled population increasing rapidly, insurers and brokers alike would be wise to develop their enterprise solutions to successfully tap into this valuable customer base, says Graham Newman.