Commercial
Quote and Buy courts brokers.
Online insurance intermediary Quote and Buy is pushing to attract broker partners by offering its si...
Appointment at Thompson Heath & Bond.
Two new appointments have been made at Thompson Heath & Bond. Alison Philips has joined as a develop...
Remote access.
Bermuda may be small, but the brave new world of remote software service providers could put it at the heart of (re)insurance IT. Roger Crombie reports.
Talking about a revolution.
Is e-business the next big thing in reinsurance or still the stuff of fantasy? PricewaterhouseCoopers and Reinsurance gathered some of the market's top executives for a lunch debate in Monte Carlo to find out. Janina Clark reports.
Steering into the fast lane?
Max Taylor explains why he believes the move to a part-time chairman at Lloyd's is a positive and not a negative step for the London insurance market.
MD out: no crisis says NU.
Norwich Union has pledged its commitment to the healthcare market, despite a spate of high-profile d...
Groupama opens credit market.
Groupama Commercial Insurances is to open up its credit insurance cover to its commercial brokers. ...
NIG: broker building.
Insurer NIG is to hold the latest in its series of "Building a stronger broker channel" conferences ...
Join the club.
Insurers are currently very active in affinity markets. Those keen to reap the benefits of a captive audience must show a high level of co-operation, focusing on meeting customers needs, rather than just selling insurance, says David Fanning.
Critical issues.
Towergate Underwriting Group is to visit Bristol, Birmingham, London and Newbury in the coming weeks...
Gerling oils quote engine wheels.
German insurer Gerling Insurance Holdings has upped its offering to the marine market, with the laun...
QBE debates UK HQ.
Australian insurer QBE could relocate its head office to London, managing director Frank O'Halloran ...
Lloyd's start-up faces £40m shortfall.
A new Lloyd's syndicate that aimed to be the largest ever start-up in the market, has fallen £40m sh...
Ecclesiastical delegates power to the regions.
Ecclesiastical Insurance is set to announce a new business strategy next week, reaffirming its commi...
Venture tries a slice of life.
A new company is set to capitalise on its experience of the intermediary market, with the launch of ...
Overexposed?
Changes in employment legislation and payment of legal fees, as well as the introduction of the Human Rights Act mean UK businesses are facing greater exposure to liability risks. Demand for commercial legal expenses insurance is growing as companies run…
German e-warning.
German insurance companies risked being left behind unless they embraced electronic commerce, Stepha...
All change.
A recent survey highlights the massive changes in attitude to risk management that have occurred over the last two years, placing it more in the domain of corporate governance, explains Simon Marshall.
Banking on a negative image?
In your comment Banking on Small Business (Post Magazine, 12 October, p21) you refer to the banks an...
L&G: no more going round the houses.
Legal & General has added online functionality to its mortgage sourcing software system Mortgage Dec...
CMG makes tracks.
IT company CMG has published its fourth eCom index, which tracks the number of companies recording m...
Scottish entrants.
Scottish Provident has welcomed the decision by Scottish Equitable to enter into the personal protec...
Fuelling the crisis.
The recent petrol crisis has brought the importance of business interruption cover sharply into focu...
Aon goes online with credit cover.
Aon is to launch an online underwriting agency providing brokers with trade credit insurance product...