News
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Early deaths through smoking save the Czech government tens of millions of po...
IFAs web service.
Technology supplier to the IFA market Synaptic Systems is to launch a web building service for indep...
NIG opens more offices in commercial drive.
NIG has announced it will open a further four or five commercial offices in the next six to nine mon...
US broker access.
Lloyd's announced that the first ever independent US brokers have been granted access to the London-...
Appointment at Chubb Europe.
Jamie Keaney has been appointed to the newly-created position of fine art underwriting manager for E...
Exchange FS wins e-contract for Bank of Ireland.
E-commerce specialist Exchange FS has won a £2m contract to implement a browser-based, point-of-sale...
CGNU 10-year deal.
CGNU has entered into a 10-year bancassurance partnership with DBS Group Holdings of Singapore. As p...
State of play.
Insurer stability is upmost in brokers' minds - especially as Lloyd's opens its door to all-comers. Kevin Willis explains the rationale behind Standard & Poor's new Lloyd's Syndicate Performance Measures.
Misys rebrands insurance arm.
UK-based Misys has rebranded its insurance arm as the Financial Services Division. It made the annou...
Unique potential.
Business solutions provider Viant has warned insurers they may "miss the boat altogether" if they fa...
CSC goes for brokers.
Technology solutions provider CSC will extend its broker offerings, following the acquisition of sou...
Groupama is put up for sale.
Groupama Insurances has been put on the market by its French parent and expects to conclude a sale b...
Lifespan.
As Italy crosses the economic bridge to greater stability and inflation rates fall, alternative long-term savings products - including life insurance and pensions - are beginning to take off. The challenge is now to ensure the market reaches its full…
Pensions reminder.
Companies with five or more employees will get a reminder letter in August about how stakeholder pen...
Facing up to the worst year.
This year will go down as one of the worst the UK insurance industry has ever experienced. We may be ...
Confusion as bike book split.
Confusion surrounded the future of the Independent Insurance motorcycle book as Post Magazine went t...
RSA backs down over Ryedale hikes.
Royal & Sun Alliance has backed down on premium hikes in the constituency of Ryedale, following mount...
Appointment at Shaw & Croft.
International maritime law firm Shaw & Croft has recruited Ben Browne as a partner. Mr Browne, who w...
Facing facts.
As the relationship between insurers and brokers begins to change in the wake of technological advances and as capacity in the commercial lines sector rises, face-to-face contact and good personal service can make all the difference, believes Diane…
Rising standards.
Insurance standards body Acord, which merged with data and e-commerce standards association WISe on ...
Claims Code under fire.
The Association of British Insurers Claims Code is coming under fire for failing to deliver the good...
Getting personal.
Personal lines brokers are facing tough competition as sector activity hots up and capacity is stretched to bursting point. Many are finding that the online option is the best way to get and keep the business coming in, says Richard Adams.
Online help for Indie staff.
Two new websites have been set up to help staff and others impacted by the collapse of Independent I...
Road rage.
The Republic of Ireland's young drivers are angry. And they would seem to have good reason as their motor insurance premiums soar beyond the reach of many. But the insurers claim the situation is not their fault. Anthony Garvey finds out why.