Commercial
Analysts predict Lloyd's disaster.
Unexpectedly high losses could prove disastrous for elements at Lloyd's, a leading analyst claimed t...
Intech relaunch.
London market specialist Intech Solutions is to relaunch following its acquisition of Netsoft. In...
A quick fix.
David Fanning asks if nationwide lists of approved home repair specialists are the answer to household insurers' prayers and those of their customers.
Eagle Star adds life online
Direct insurer Eagle Star has added life insurance to its online service, www.eaglestar.co.uk. It inc...
Norman goes screen only
Reading-based Norman Insurance, part of the French multi- national MMA, has said it will in future on...
Screentrade moves to television
Misys, the computer group behind the online Internet broker Screentrade, has launched an insurance s...
Sharing and caring.
Is technology really speeding up the way we work? That, it seems depends on how we use it. For insur...
Appointment at Versata.
E-business automation specialist Versata has made Ian Osborne vice president, Europe. The appointmen...
Life and Seoul.
German insurance giant Allianz has acquired a 12.5% stake in Hana Bank of Seoul. The £90m deal makes...
Broker dogged in pursuit of Highway.
Lloyd's guaranteeing broker Edgar Hamilton is determined to take Highway Motor Policies to arbitrati...
BIBA bows out of awards.
The British Insurance Brokers Association has quit its sponsorship of the Birmingham-based Insurance...
Builders' poor deal on pay.
Further to your recent article (Company lays foundations for builders to get cash, Post Magazine 24 ...
Wholesale @ new portal.
A new Internet insurance portal will be launched next month, offering access to quotes online as a s...
A gift of a chance.
Marcus Alcock explains how the Internet can bring insurers closer to the Holy Grail of selling - one-to-one marketing.
Switched on to the future.
Four providers of technology solutions to the insurance sector share their predictions with PM.
Modelling at HHH.
Hill House Hammond is seeking to achieve profit increases at its call centre with the help of a new ...
Tools to quote on the 'Net.
E-commerce specialist insurE-com has launched two systems enabling insurers and brokers to arrange q...
Direct Line deal.
Chordiant Software has signed a deal with Direct Line to launch products and services over the Inter...
In the dark over e-comm risks.
The risks derived from e-commerce are still little understood but could be very considerable, accord...
Upbeat about downtime.
Phil Wright explains how a prevention-is-better-than-cure outlook is seeing risk management thrive alongside business interruption cover.
Job losses predicted.
Around 15,000 jobs will disappear from the UK insurance industry over the next twelve months, accord...
E-comm at Lloyd's.
IT Direct, part of Lloyd's Insurance Services, has signed an agreement with software house Cover.Net...
Insurers cast the Net wide.
The news this week that the Internet is to get a major boost following moves by the service provider...
Blame all round.
Miles v Smith, Burke & Pope 10 February 2000 London High Court A 14-year-old girl on her pap...