Commercial
New PMI player.
PolicyMaster is to launch into the private medical insurance market with the acquisition of Mediquot...
Appointment at NIG Skandia.
NIG Skandia has promoted Bob Nuttall to assistant manager in the commercial division. Mr Nuttall has...
Hill House Hammond.
Hill House Hammond gave Chris Brown from Bedfordshire a double birthday present last week. Discoveri...
Crossing the gulf between risk managers.
I read with interest 'Staying on Track (PM supplement, 17 June, p12). I am pleased to see there i...
Construction care.
Loss adjuster Crawford THG has launched a new, fully managed approach to resolving property damage c...
White knight of the west?
Do you want to know about overpricing, secret payments and a shrinking market? PMI insurer Western Provident Association's chief executive Julian Stainton spoke to Alex Broad about all this and more.
Football giveaway.
Post Magazine is to continue the Avon Combination football ticket giveaway next season and it kicks ...
Phone fears limit direct insurers.
Direct insurers in Germany are in danger of losing out to tied agents because of consumer distrust i...
Trading chaos in DBS takeover.
Financial adviser chain DBS management was at the centre of trading chaos on the London Stock Exchan...
It's e-asy, but it's not real e-commerce.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
WCI is now Netwise.
The Worshipful Company of Insurers is sponsoring an Internet site for insurance and related financia...
UK ahe@d of US in e-planning.
UK insurance companies are ahead of their US counterparts in plans to exploit e-commerce, with cost-...
Chordiant to call Europe.
Customer interaction specialist Chordiant Software has formed a European alliance with IT services c...
CreditForce launch.
Innovation Software has announced the launch of version six of its CreditForce software for the insu...
Norwich Union has won the 1999 Compass of the Year award.
Norwich Union has won the 1999 Compass of the Year award for best performing data centre in the UK. ...
Toni Wilkes of Telford-based broker Mach Insurance.
Toni Wilkes of Telford-based broker Mach Insurance is one of the first winners of the NIG Skandia 'B...
Insurers get technology to combat 'virtual' rivals.
New technology aimed at helping insurers carry out business over the Internet has been developed by ...
The dangers of ignoring risk managers' expertise.
One consequence of the Turnbull Report which, in theory at least, pushes risk management well up the...
Positive lifeline.
The marine market has finally caught up with other insurance sectors in realising the importance of risk management. Eric Alexander finds out how it is now embracing the concept with vigour.
Tools to snap up.
Risk management software packages may not yet be as popular as the Sony Playstation but big developments are in progress. Steve Banner reports.
Realising Net value.
Insurance companies stand to lose out on millions of pounds of business unless they grasp the e-commerce nettle argues Andy Miller.
Firms closed down by DTI.
The Department of Trade and Industry has ordered that two companies engaged in insurance business be...
Appointment at Towergate.
Lindsey Morgan has been promoted at Towergate Underwriting from group marketing manager to group pro...
Massive fire at Electrolux.
A massive fire at the main distribution offices, warehouse and factory of white goods manufacturer E...