Roundtable - Broker websites - Making the web a commer cial success
While consumers seem happy to buy their personal cover online, can the same be said of the more complex commercial lines? Stephanie Denton seeks opinions on how the industry plans to tackle this question
Over the past five years, fuelled by the growth of broadband connectivity across the UK, the internet has grown rapidly as a sales channel. For example, online sales of motor insurance have grown from
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