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A Prompt service.
Software provider MCS has completed a joint development with premium financier Prompt. MCS has insta...
Bright resigns as chief executive at Independent
Michael Bright, chairman and chief executive of Independent Insurance has resigned from his post and ...
McGrath takes helm.
Marsh UK's regional director Tom McGrath, pictured, has been appointed as the new chairman of the No...
CIM in Glagow move.
US-based Davox Corporation, provider of customer inter-action management (CIM) solutions, this week ...
Special delivery.
The rising cost of setting up and running a traditional insurance company is becoming more and more prohibitive. But the increasingly specialised packages and benefits outsourcing companies can deliver, have made the third-party option extremely…
The right solution.
Broker-specific application service providers allow brokers to put the IT debate behind them and focus on what they do best - bringing in business, argues Julie Rodilosso.
Cook: recovery move.
Joe Cook has joined his former Relectronic-Remech colleagues Paul Steventon, Simon Walker, Roger Smi...
Bodyshop query.
The integrity of insurer-owned bodyshops will be questioned by MP George Stevenson in a written ques...
Reinsurer's jobs go.
US reinsurer Employers Reinsurance has said it is to shed between 200 and 250 jobs across its Europe...
Sherwood in Deloitte deal.
IT solution provider Sherwood International is set to make a major play for the worldwide general in...
Customer care for increased profits.
Your existing customers are probably your strongest asset. You already have a relationship with them...
ABI denies genetics rift with government
The government has not changed its policy over the use of genetic tests by insurers, despite media re...
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.