All Features articles – Page 32
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Catching up to imarket
With Polaris admitting that imarket has not progressed as quickly as expected, Ben Cook asks if the other commercial lines e-commerce platforms can offer a serious alternative
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FeaturesUp the ladder
Pauline Quayle founded her own insurance broker Chartwell in 1988. She sold it to Bridge Insurance Brokers just before Christmas.How did you make it to where you are today?After sixth form college I went to work for an insurance broker in its Wigan office. I then worked for a national ...
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Can Lloyd’s ever reform?
With the Lloyd’s market slow to meet electronic targets and struggling to adapt to modern business etiquette James Dean asks if an institution so steeped in tradition can be successfully transformed?
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Caught up in a tug of war
Four months past its deadline and the government still has not released its proposals on personal injury reform. Perhaps, says Sarah Kennedy, the men from the Ministry of Justice didn’t realise what a hotbed the issue is – and how both sides in the struggle for change are determined to ...
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Start-up to success
John Sutton took a gamble when he left Marsh to set up a new broker. It paid off when Integro bought the business, he tells James Dean in his first interview since the deal
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Supermarkets pull in more insurance shoppers
The big food retailers have had some success in selling personal lines products instore. Now they are seeking to go further. Michael Faulkner explains
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Brokers strike gold in high net worth
As the ranks of the wealthy expand, more and more brokers are looking to cash in. Danny Walkinshaw asks how?
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Has imarket failed?
Sarah Kennedy takes a look at the first four years of the electronic commercial trading platform
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FeaturesAvoid Digital Disaster
Cyber-crime is increasing rapidly, but UK companies are not equipped to protect their data
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Brokers speak out
Extensive research among the UK’s commercial brokers reveals frustration and uncertainty as the landscape of their market changes
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What changes will 2008 bring to the industry?
Insurance Times predicts what will happen in 2008, and casts its eye over the big events of 2007
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Next Generation Brokers
In whose hands does the future of the Insurance Industry lie? We take a look at 25 brokers tipped for greatness
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Preventing a nightmare before Christmas
With the festive party season in full swing, the prospects for increased insurance claims should not be overlooked. Fire, theft and over-zealous partygoers all contribute to an increase in risks. James Sullivan reports
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FeaturesRumble in the network jungle
2008 is destined to be the year of the network. As more contenders enter the ring, Danny Walkinshaw assesses the heavyweights.
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A helping hand to Africa
A charity set up by two insurance executives is planning on forging stronger links between schools in Africa and Britain. Richard Bailey, director of African Revival, explains.
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Misleading websites warning
One in four adverts on financial firms’ websites is misleading, the FSA has found.A significant minority of websites fail to present information in a fair and clear way, according to a review of 77 firm’s websites carried out by the regulator.The FSA has published examples of good and bad practice ...
