Acturis
Acturis reaches 12,000 users
Software provider Acturis has passed the 12,000 user mark and has grown its user-base by 20% since October 2013.
Acturis teams up with Lorica as Open GI migrates out
Lorica Insurance Brokers has appointed Acturis to replace its existing back office administration systems, in a move that will result in branch migrations from the previous Open GI software.
Acturis buys German software provider NAFI
Acturis Group has acquired German motor insurance software provider NAFI creating an international group with £40m annual revenues.
Motor and home premiums fall almost 7% in past year
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has highlighted government and industry initiatives as a contributing factor behind a 6.8% reduction in the cost of motor and homes insurance in the past year.
Acturis records £29.6m revenue for 2013
Insurance software provider Acturis has reported a revenue of £29.6m for the year ended 30 September 2013, a 21% increase on its 2012 result.
Gallagher recruits RSA IT boss for new CIO role
Arthur J Gallagher has swooped for RSA’s UK and Western Europe IT and change leader Giles Baxter, to serve as its new international chief information officer.
Market Moves: Southern Rock swoops for Brightside staff plus new roles for Gienal and Carruthers
This week saw insurance group Southern Rock grab the headlines when Post exclusively revealed the insurance group, parent of Go Skippy, had swooped for five staff at Brightside. Also hiring this week were Covéa, while Zurich UK found itself a vacancy…
Axa COO Carruthers Joins Acturis
Max Carruthers, chief operating officer of Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary, has joined the board of IT provider Acturis as a non-executive director.
Ten Insurance to go live on Acturis platform
Ten Insurance Services is set to go live on the Acturis system at the beginning of January 2014.
Directors’ & Officers’: Much aD&O about nothing
Despite some predicting an uncertain period for the directors’ & officers’ sector following a government discussion paper and a high-profile claim refusal, unconcerned market insiders explain why education is their current priority.
DAS puts commercial products on Acturis
Legal expenses insurer DAS has launched its loss assistant business product and commercial legal protection products on Acturis.
Expertise in Action: Broker: Preferential treatment
Few clients are interested in commission disclosure, however, the issue of preferential treatment for brokers that produce the most business for insurers could soon face regulatory scrutiny.
Acturis targets European market with major insurer tie-up
Software provider Acturis has struck a deal to provide services to a major insurer in continental Europe.
Acturis secures major deal in continental Europe
Software provider Acturis has struck a deal to provide services to a major international insurer in continental Europe.
Oval completes shift to Acturis system
Oval has completely shifted its business to the Acturis system in a move to bring the company’s users, accounting functions and e-traded products together on the same platform.
HIB reaps rewards of Acturis IT tie up
Independent firm Henderson Insurance Brokers has reported business benefits including higher volumes of e-traded business and improved internal efficiencies, after going live on the Acturis system.
Interview: Theo Duchen and David McDonald: Human Kind
Acturis co-founders Theo Duchen and David McDonald have preferred to stay under the radar in the early days but, more than a decade on, the software experts explain they would not be where they are today without investing in people power and allowing…
Post magazine - 31 January 2013
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Acturis launches free reporting dashboard for brokers
Insurance technology provider offers software that analyses the causes of business performance problems.
Groupama Insurances launches software house integration
Ageas subsidiary Groupama Insurances has launched its first e-traded product on Open GI, Acturis and Insurecom.
Acturis launches sales shuffle in growth bid
Software provider Acturis has moved to bolster the leadership of its sales team with the appointment of Jeff McCracken, pictured, as UK sales and marketing manager.
OIM division E-Underwriting launches property owners product
The new division of OIM Underwriting, E-Underwriting, launched its property owners insurance product today on the Acturis platform.
My best 11: Jon Bates, APC Underwriting
APC Underwriting operations director Jon Bates selects his best XI for an insurance startup. Bates has snubbed the Premier League, with a team dominated by brokers and fellow underwriting agency players, including his boss as captain, with the surprise…
To ‘E’ or not to ‘E’ – that is the question?
As the European insurance industry slowly starts to emulate the UK and adopt e-trading, Simon Ronaldson asks how European insurers can learn from the experience of their more mature counterparts.