Commercial
Wheels of fortune.
Customer relationship management (CRM) uses client data gathered by companies in the course of their work to make sense of the 'fit' between them and the customer, so turning this knowledge into profit, says David Fanning.
Axa welcomes Woolwich deal.
Axa has strengthened its portfolio of strategic alliances with a new deal with The Woolwich Bank. ...
ERC goes Vianeti.
Reinsurer ERC, part of GE Capital, is to set up an online insurance company in a joint venture with ...
Lucky winners.
The winners of tickets for the Norwich Union British Grand Prix at Crystal Palace are Veronica Wood ...
Donns - a case of PI online.
A massive increase in personal injury and uninsured loss claims has prompted Manchester-based Donns ...
Misys net decisions.
Software company Misys may hire a bank to look at various options for its internet arm, Misys Intera...
CGNU in Italian job.
CGNU has extended its life and pensions distribution through the expanded branch network of Banca Po...
Ranking claim.
We were disappointed to see that in the excellent broker rankings supplement (PM, 27 July) our audit...
JLT profits up 7%.
Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson recorded pre-tax profits for the first six months of the year up 7% to...
AFG gets world-first Worldview.
Insurance broker Alexander Forbes Group has become the first customer to buy the Worldview system fr...
Inter-Alliance aims to raise £16.2m
Inter-Alliance Group, one of the UK's leading independent financial advisers, has announced plans to ...
New Choice Quote.
Leeds broker Choice Quote is to open a new arm on Monday after acquiring part of Fielding Mann, a su...
St James woos Italian market.
The UK financial services group St James Place, which includes J Rothschild Assurance Group, plans t...
Rate war hampers new legal market.
The £250m solicitors' indemnity market is in turmoil only a month before the start of the new commer...
Appointment at International Risk Management Group.
The International Risk Management Group has recruited employee benefits specialist Markus Mende. Mr ...
What the Papers Say.
THE TIMES The owner of a factory bombed by the United States in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, i...
Scottish Widows' new deal to offset SCC loss.
Scottish Widows is poised to offset the loss of the £700m contract for the Suffolk County Council pe...
Halifax in Ireland.
Plans by the Halifax to set up two insurance companies in Ireland (PM, 20 July, p1) have been given ...
Markel reports losses
US-based Markel Corporation has announced a net loss of $17.9m for the quarter to 30 June, down from ...
Aon down overall but brokerage and revenue up
The world's second biggest broker, Aon witnessed a fall in profits of 15% in the second-quarter of th...
JLT grows on back of new business
Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson recorded pre-tax profits for the first six months of the year up 7% to ...
JLT reports rise in pre-tax profits
UK-based broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has reported a 7% increase in its pre-tax profit, exclud...
Axa banks on new technology
Insurer Axa is pushing ahead with its plans to provide financial services via the internet and has co...
BAIG to buy AAU
British Aviation Insurance Group (BAIG), the London-based global aerospace (re)insurer, is to acquire...