Commercial
BIBA bows out of awards.
The British Insurance Brokers Association has quit its sponsorship of the Birmingham-based Insurance...
Builders' poor deal on pay.
Further to your recent article (Company lays foundations for builders to get cash, Post Magazine 24 ...
Wholesale @ new portal.
A new Internet insurance portal will be launched next month, offering access to quotes online as a s...
A gift of a chance.
Marcus Alcock explains how the Internet can bring insurers closer to the Holy Grail of selling - one-to-one marketing.
Switched on to the future.
Four providers of technology solutions to the insurance sector share their predictions with PM.
Modelling at HHH.
Hill House Hammond is seeking to achieve profit increases at its call centre with the help of a new ...
Tools to quote on the 'Net.
E-commerce specialist insurE-com has launched two systems enabling insurers and brokers to arrange q...
Direct Line deal.
Chordiant Software has signed a deal with Direct Line to launch products and services over the Inter...
In the dark over e-comm risks.
The risks derived from e-commerce are still little understood but could be very considerable, accord...
Upbeat about downtime.
Phil Wright explains how a prevention-is-better-than-cure outlook is seeing risk management thrive alongside business interruption cover.
Job losses predicted.
Around 15,000 jobs will disappear from the UK insurance industry over the next twelve months, accord...
E-comm at Lloyd's.
IT Direct, part of Lloyd's Insurance Services, has signed an agreement with software house Cover.Net...
Insurers cast the Net wide.
The news this week that the Internet is to get a major boost following moves by the service provider...
Blame all round.
Miles v Smith, Burke & Pope 10 February 2000 London High Court A 14-year-old girl on her pap...
A head for technology.
Alex Robinson, information technology director for Norwich Union, speaks to Alex Broad. With his ...
Looking across borders.
David Fanning looks at how technological developments are opening up a range of possibilities for credit insurers to do cross-border business.
Auction by Mike Walworth raises £15,000 for Romanian orphans.
A charity auction organised by Mike Walworth, manager of insurer Highway in Leeds, raised £15,000 fo...
Allianz to profit from merger
German insurer Allianz is set to benefit from a mega banking merger in the country. The merger of D...
Independent up 25% and reveals Internet move
Independent Insurance has reported a 25% increase in operating profits for 1999 up from £55.8m in 199...
15 000 jobs to be axed by insurers this year
At least 15 000 jobs are expected to be axed in the UK's insurance industry this year, predicts consu...
Highway's Helping Hand
Highway Insurance and intermediary Fairplay Insurance Services have come together to provide policies...
Electronic response.
Only 14% of companies respond to applications over the Internet within six weeks and only 6% sent an...
Appointment at Brit Insurance.
Ken Culley has been appointed as a non-executive director of Brit Insurance. He joins from the Portm...
Win your own match of the day.
Post Magazine, in conjunction with Avon Insurance, is offering another opportunity to win tickets fo...