Commercial
Appointment at Newmedia SPARK.
Newmedia SPARK has made Bruno Delacave director and chief financial officer of the company. Mr Delac...
Surveyors out: e-commerce in.
Insurers should be prepared to walk away from "sacred cows" in order to fully embrace e-commerce acc...
Appointment at Aon.
Nigel Baker and Eamonn McMurrough have joined the aviation consultancy and reinsurance services divi...
Advantages of NIG.
Broker-only insurer NIG's online home product Advantage Select has joined the Misys HomeWriter Syste...
HSBC latest in CATLink connections.
Loss adjuster Miller Pycraft has signed up HSBC schools division to its CATLink e-commerce solution,...
Royal London acquires Scottish Life
Mutual insurer Royal London is to acquire Scottish Life for £1.1bn. The enlarged group will have pro ...
AGF in exclusive Dutch negotiations.
Germany's Allianz Group, which recorded a 30% increase in net income to EUR1.6bn (£1bn) for the firs...
Aiming for the religious.
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Wellington Underwriting unveils new internet terrorism product.
Lloyd's insurer Wellington Underwriting unveiled a new internet terrorism product last week, hours a...
Appointment at Alfred Blackmore Group.
Alfred Blackmore Group has appointed Stephen Hodson as marketing manager. He will be responsible for...
Travel: single saver.
Preferential Direct is offering single parents discounted travel insurance. The amended multi-trip p...
eSynergy allows website savings.
Software and consultancy supplier Eurobase, believes it can save insurers up to £15,000 per web page...
Appointment at Ward Evans Group.
Ward Evans has recruited three new members of staff to its London office. Christopher Oakland joins ...
Technology Supplement - Window on the e-world.
We asked several companies to explain their e-commerce strategies and to gauge their own progress so far.
Aon Risk Services named Charity Insurer of the Year.
Aon Risk Services was named Charity Insurer of the Year at the UK Charity Awards, based on a poll of...
Technology Supplement - Log on to innovation.
Edward Murray provides a round-up of just some of the latest products and technology to hit the market.
Acquisition is a gas.
Aspective, the application service provider, has acquired Oxygen Solutions ahead of a major European...
Swiss Life plans major UK expansion move.
Swiss Life is planning a major expansion in the UK, both through acquisitions and organic growth, an...
RSA sheds its sales agencies.
Royal & Sun Alliance's Healthcare & Assistance division has shed its 69-strong sales agency division...
Technology Supplement - Wired for profits?
There has been a great deal of talk about e-commerce by insurers, but, as Alex Broad reports, Post Magazine's annual survey shows that there has been a lot less action.
Technology Supplement - Progress and prosper.
A wide range of insurance industry companies reveal how harnessing new technology has helped them to become e-enabled and increased their future business capabilities.
Appointment at Royal & Sun Alliance.
Daryl Hine has been taken on by Royal & Sun Alliance as centre manager for the insurer's fourth smal...
Ex-Iron Traders are re-united.
Two ex-Iron Trades big hitters have teamed up again to help provincial intermediaries win more busin...
Technology Supplement - Strategic fix?
Ahead of Post Magazine's e-commerce conference next month, Dr Robert Davies focuses on the new organisational structures and skill sets needed to deliver flexibility within the sector's new competitive landscape.