News Analysis – Page 197
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AnalysisDaily briefing: Wednesday - Zurich's U-turn
As its restructure brings a return to comparison sites, can Zurich convince the market it knows what it's doing? Meanwhile, the RSA pecking order has its own reshuffle
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AnalysisDaily briefing: Tuesday - rogue brokers
The FSA got tough with Porter and Brincat, but are other cases of systems neglect just waiting to happen?
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AnalysisAviva's one billion pound question
Splash out or save, invest or expand – how will Aviva spend all that cash from the sale of RAC?
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Wednesday - Referral fees debate heads to Whitehall
The fate of the controversial payments will rest in the hands of the politicians
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AnalysisDaily briefing: Tuesday - Short-term pain, long-term gain
Jack Straw has brought referral fees under very public scrutiny, but the end result could be positive
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AnalysisDaily briefing: Monday - No place to hide
Referral fees are back in the spotlight, and insurers who continue to accept them risk more than their reputation
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The KnowledgeThe Knowledge - e-trading: Horizon
E-trading in commercial lines – via brokers and direct to customers – will explode over the next year as more web-based products are designed
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The KnowledgeThe Knowledge - e-trading: IT BrokerView
What do brokers really think about e-trading commercial lines?
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The KnowledgeThe Knowledge - e-trading: Hindsight
What lessons can be learnt from the first e-trading platform imarket and from the journey by direct sales
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The KnowledgeThe Knowledge - e-trading: Simon Ball interview
Towergate’s Peter Cullum has committed to putting £1bn of commercial lines premium through PowerPlace a year. The portal’s new chief executive Simon Ball met with Insurance Times on his first day in the job to talk success, failure and the future
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The KnowledgeThe Knowledge - e-trading: Introduction
E-commerce is the beating heart of insurance trading today, and commercial lines is no exception
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AnalysisTime to act on commission payments
As the battle with combined operating ratios continues and claims aren’t just going to magic away, insurers look to take on consolidators
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AnalysisThe state of play at Towergate, Oval and Giles
In light of Mark Hodges’ departure from Aviva to head up Towergate, analyst John Borgars gives his opinion on the consolidator, while also examining the potential for a merger between Oval and Giles
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AnalysisIs the jig up for some price comparison sites?
FSA is coming down hard on aggregators charged with dropping the compliance ball in order to stay quick and cheap
