Commercial
Finns' hit list.
Finnish mutual insurer Suomi has drawn up a shortlist of potential merger partners, with Pohjola, Sa...
BRIT's buy-up plan.
BRIT Insurance Holdings intends to acquire the 70.01% of catastrophe specialist BRIT Insurance (form...
Heavyweights in online debate.
E-commerce, insurance regulation and cross-border trading were debated online at a fringe meeting at...
Remote control.
As the IT parameters in insurance are pushed further afield, John Sansbury looks at the role of call centres in the fast changing face of the insurance market.
What's the point?
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Help us compile a memorable slice of history.
Post Magazine will be using its unique archive of weekly issues to compile a special review of the 2...
Exclusive - Test case will affect payouts.
The prospects of white collar union MSF winning compensation from Royal & Sun Alliance for the 5000 ...
Enterprise to boldly go for brokers.
Royal & Sun Alliance is set to roll out its first small business centre for brokers next month in ad...
Eastgate's e-commerce launch.
Insurance services provider The Eastgate Group is to launch Consumer Direct, a software system which...
An Ace in the hole.
Steve Schleisman, chairman and chief executive officer of newly named Ace Insurance SA-NV talked to Anthony Gould about his plans for the business.
NU hits the right buttons with telephone offer.
Brokers are lining up to take advantage of a Norwich Union offer to bring down their phone bills. ...
New logo for Cox.
Cox Insurance Holdings was this week due to unveil a new company logo to staff in an attempt to give...
Prepare to be there.
As Europe looms large on political agendas, Denys Rivard explains what insurers will need to do in t...
Hill House Hammond promotes marine products.
Hill House Hammond moved the Eiffel Tower to the south coast to promote its range of marine products...
Training project.
Arnott-Century has introduced a six-month training programme for its 480 sales staff which will begi...
German firms to spend more on IT.
The German financial services marketplace will be spending a total of $13bn (£8bn) annually on IT by...
Falling fruit.
The loss adjusting sector has changed in recent years. Tony O'Reilly outlines the driving forces behind these changes and warns of some adverse effects that are hanging over some companies.
Hi-tech talking.
Jonathan Swift looks at what is in store at this year's European and financial services technology conference - jointly supported by Post Magazine and sister publication Professional Broking - to be held in North London.
Cox Nets online deal.
Cox Insurance Holdings is to review its panel of insurers in the run-up to the launch of a new onlin...
Sherwood looks for net gains.
Sherwood International's David Edwards feels attacks on insurers for not embracing e-commerce as quickly as the banks are unfair. Nevertheless, he tells Anthony Gould, things are changing.
Easing into e-commerce.
Prime Minister Tony Blair wants Britain to lead the way on e-commerce and is worried that only 2% of...
Vehicle merger.
Listed Lloyd's vehicles SVB Holdings and CLM Insurance Fund are to merge creating one of the largest...
We'll take you there.
Management consultants are helping to clear the way for companies to set up online operations. David Fanning finds out exactly what they are advising.
The great divide.
The recent launch of Iron Trades and Direct Line websites to sell cover over the Internet has brought the e-commerce discussion to the fore. Marcus Alcock examines how willing the industry is to accept e-trade.