News
Redundancy threat hangs over insurance sector.
Just over 50% of staff working in insurance companies and brokers worry about the threat of redundan...
Adjustonline.com eyes float.
International loss adjuster CAS plans to at least double its turnover this year on the back of its o...
Debt day looms.
Insurers that have refused to settle their bad debt with credit hire company Helphire, believe they ...
Grey matters.
EU proposals and government screening programmes threaten to put the brakes on older drivers. However, insurers and brokers are addressing the risk issues to provide options for those that wish to stay behind the wheel, says Veronica Cowan.
Training gets on track.
Brokers are becoming more receptive to the idea of training their staff, and with the introduction of GISC rules on the competence levels of brokers, it's vital they take it on board quickly. There is no shortage of courses on offer, says Catherine…
Broker e-volution.
The electronic revolution is well underway and is progressively furnishing the broking industry with new business models, better communication and cost-cutting automation, but, asks Edward Murray, who are the real beneficiaries?
Duffell packs bags.
James Duffell, head of PR for Norwich Union, and formerly media relations manager, has left the comp...
Appointment at QBE Insurance.
QBE Insurance Group is to restructure its European company operations. Paul Glen, currently deputy g...
Lightening the load.
Schemes can be a profitable business, but it can be a long haul keeping profitability levels up. Offering a scheme on a sub-brokered basis is one option that can lighten the work load, says Jane Bernstein.
News in brief.
Icelandic insurance company Vatryggingafelag Islands hf, is preparing for a listing on the Reykjavik...
What the Papers Say.
The Sun "Poorly" Martine McCutcheon is to return to My Fair Lady - after The Sun snapped her out ...
Temporary solutions.
Consolidation means the insurance sector is in a state of flux. And temporaries are the ideal way of filling the flexible staff gaps that result, says Kirsten Quarman.
Norwich Union bags more and more exposure.
I recently ordered a sandwich for my lunch and it was delivered in a bag on which Norwich Union Dire...
A little help from your friends.
Networking is a long established way of boosting business and Simon Threadgold says, as long as you are careful who you choose as your friends, it still pays off.
Wellington hits acquisition trail.
Jilted Lloyd's insurer Wellington is set to go on the acquisition trail, having posted promising res...
Sax Riley reign to run until 2002.
The chairman of Lloyd's Sax Riley is to have his chairmanship extended to the end of 2002. The co...
Rehabilitation First campaign takes to the road again.
Post Magazine's Rehabilitation First campaign - shortlisted for the PPA Campaign of the Year 2001 - ...
Penny Black's insurance week.
One realises that companies like to promote effective lines of communication between employees and m...
New Channel sets sites on laptop market.
Insurer New Channel, a subsidiary of venture capitalist the Summit Group, has launched a computer an...
Chubb unlocks net.
US insurer Chubb is set to take its property and casualty claims processing online, following an ong...
A case to be heard.
Acoustic shock syndrome has been described as the industrial disease of the 21st century, and call centre employers are taking it very seriously indeed. Lynn Rouse discovers how they are protecting their staff.
US losses soar.
The latest figures from the Insurance Services Office and the National Association of Independent In...
Speedy e-solutions.
Software and consulting company IDS Scheer is to launch a suite of e-finance B2B and B2C solutions i...
Lloyd's is losing the plot.
Lloyd's has been "consistently losing ground" to other insurance markets since the mid-1990s and urg...