Commercial
Get a life.
Just over a decade ago no-one wanted to offer term assurance. Now that's changed and the choices can be bewildering. Keith Sankey investigates.
The IT girls (and boys)
To guarantee access to the cutting edge of call centre technology, often the best option is to outsource to those who have it rather than investing in-house. Ruth Frost reports.
Plan put into action.
Motability Finance has restructured its vehicle maintenance and buy-back arrangements following two ...
A bit dry but worth a browse.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Staff on the move.
Staff at the Royal Exchange building, home to Guardian Insurance for 200 years, are set to be rehous...
Hard to crack.
Companies from a variety of sectors are queuing up at insurers' doors to offer their services as outsourcers. The trouble is, their enthusiasm is often not shared, or understood, by the insurance firms.
All finalists are winners.
With judging moving into its final phase, we are able this week to announce the final shortlist for ...
Counselling service for crash victims.
Insurance intermediary BDML Connect has hooked up with legal expenses insurer Eastgate Assistance to...
Perils of being a copycat.
The Association of British Insurers is trying to educate its members about the often-forgotten laws of copyright. Jonathan Leigh Hunt finds out when copyright becomes copy wrong.
Appointment at Brit Insurance.
Specialist catastrophe reinsurer and financial risk insurer Brit has made two new appointments. Robi...
Appointment at Centrepoint Recruitment.
Centrepoint Insurance Recruitment Consultants has appointed Richard Heathcote to its Reigate office....
L&G Quantum leap.
Legal & General has also gone live with the Quantum treasury management system from Global Informati...
More jobs go at Lloyd's.
Lloyd's of London has announced 11 further redundancies and the closure of four separate departments...
New City of London pub.
Seek out the bear market at a new City of London pub, for drink prices at the insurance industry-bac...
Government accused of PMI failure by Bupa chief.
Delegates in Cork last week for the Insurance Institute of Ireland's annual conference heard that the industry is far from rosy. Jonathan Swift was there to hear why.
Penny Black's insurance week.
Some delegates to the Life Insurance Association conference in Birmingham last week didn't know if t...
It's their round.
Claims providers are moving to cash in as large corporate companies increasingly look to outsource their claims handling needs. Anthony Gould reports on some of the latest initiatives.
On-line marketing and advertising can bring benefits to insurers.
Paul Griffith finds out how companies can exploit technology to its maximum effect.
Harsh but for the best.
As the dust begins to settle on the dramatic announcements by Axa last week, we can begin to appreci...
Will insurer have a Direct Line to the cup?
Only Direct Line stands in the way of a repeat of last year's Post Magazine Charity Football Competi...
LIA gets comfy with SOFA for 'strategic talks'.
Two professional bodies are engaged in "strategic talks" with a view to establishing common ground t...
Football challenge.
Royal & Sun Alliance is recruiting brokers with fleet accounts to put their football talents to the ...
New call centre.
Hill House Hammond has launched a dedicated call centre in Bournemouth to provide a base for commerc...
Looking different.
Regulations on publicity were relaxed in the mid-80s for the legal profession, but as Alex Broad finds out, not everyone has got it quite right yet.