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Power Place goes live with fleet
Power Place has added fleet to its panel of products.
Towergate boss joins Power Place
Former Towergate manager Darren Rowe has been appointed sales director of sister company Power Place.
Power Place launches extranet
Power Place is rolling out an extranet to give all brokers around the country access to its online commercial insurance marketplace.
RSA launches e-trading system
RSA has launched a service that enables brokers to obtain quotes and bind a policy in minutes.
Property restructure sees Tonge join Keelan Westall
Barbon has restructured its property division and appointed former Erinaceous boss and Towergate director Wayne Tonge as head of business within its wholesale broking business, Keelan Westall.
Online commercial opportunities: Better connectivity
The internet has been a feature of the personal lines market for a long time. Matthew Reed explores the reasons why commercial still lags behind.
Power Place appoints FD
Power Place has appointed Robert Appleton as finance director.
Allianz product hits Power Place
Allianz's commercial combined product for SME business is to be added to the Power Place offering after the insurer joined the online marketplace panel.
Allianz commercial joins Power Place panel
Allianz commercial has joined the Power Place panel and its commercial combined product for SME business will be available on the platform later this year.
RSA unveils launches to regain SME ground
RSA is to launch more commercial products in its bid to become a top-five player in the SME market.
Round table - E-trading: Progress through technology
Technology plays an important role in delivering products efficiently and in a more economic fashion. A panel of experts debate why take up of e-trading has, therefore, been so slow in commercial lines. Amy Ellis reports.
Jelf CEO admits it will not lead on e-trading
Jelf chief executive Alex Alway has said the company will be a "fast follower" rather than a "first mover" in the development of an electronic trading proposition in the future.
Power Place saves time claims CEO
Power Place has published research claiming that brokers using the online commercial insurance marketplace can generate comparative quotes four times more quickly than using insurer extranets.
Power Place adds six to broker development team
Power Place has made a series of new appointments to its broker development team.
Interview - Matthew Reed: Ship shape and Bristol fashion
Power Place chief executive Matthew Reed took a circuitous route into the insurance industry, after a stint in the Navy. Mairi MacDonald asks him about his plans for the firm and how he intends to drive the business forward.
E-Business 2010 - Conference News: Industry is dragging feet on commercial
SSP director Richard Crocker has accused the insurance industry of dragging its feet on the development of a sophisticated online channel for commercial lines.
Power Place appoints regional heads
Power Place has restructured its 36-strong field based sales and consultant team into three distinct regions, each to be managed by three newly appointed senior regional managers.
Towergate companies sign £10m deal
Open GI, has signed a £10m contract with Power Place to develop new electronic products on the Open Trader platform.
NIG to launch new products with Powerplace
NIG has chosen Powerplace as the platform from which to launch its new range of tradesman insurance and professional insurance products.
Towergate deputy CEO hire raises speculation
Amanda Blanc has emerged as a likely successor to Towergate Partnership chief executive Andy Homer after being appointed as his deputy.
Blanc named Towergate deputy group CEO
Amanda Blanc, currently chief executive of Towergate’s retail division, has been appointed deputy group chief executive of Towergate Partnership, reporting to Andy Homer.
RSA joins Power Place panel
Towergate arm to offer RSA products to brokers