Big Data

Opinion: In a Digital World Customer Engagement is Crucial for Brokers

In this Opinion piece, Vijaykumar Mahendrakar, (pictured) Vice President, Insurance Solutions, UK & EMEA at Mphasis, takes a look at how our digital economy is transforming the broker business. Online competition is driving down commissions […]

News

Insurance Software: Genasys Tech Opens London Office

South African tech giant, Genasys Technologies, has opened its first international office in London aiming to shake up the provision of software solutions to the UK insurance industry. “We’ve built our reputation by delivering every […]

Business

Management Buy-Out at ProAktive Risk Group

A Yorkshire insurance and risk management consultancy has undergone a £2.0million management buy-out backed by debt funding from Mercia Fund Managers. ProAktive Risk Group, which is based in Doncaster and has an office in Sheffield, is […]

Insurance Brokers

Police Warning on Ghost Brokers & Fake Insurance Documents

The City of London Police are warning drivers about the growing number of ghost brokers, who sell fake insurance policies. Over 850 reports of ‘ghost broking’ – where fraudsters sell fake car insurance – were […]

Business

ECIC Warning on Carillion Debts to Smaller Suppliers

ECIC, the specialist insurer for the mid-size construction and associated trades is warning regional brokers that many of their customers could be facing financial difficulties and possibly failure as part of the fall-out from the […]

Business

Gauntlet Staffers Set Up McCarron-Coates AR Brokerage

Two directors of Leeds-based Gauntlet Group bought into the group’s Appointed Representative opportunity so much that they’ve decided to become Appointed Representatives themselves.  In the true spirit of the Remington advertising strap line of the […]

Insurance Brokers

Aon Strengthens Broker Arm with Unidelta Takeover

Aon has been busy this year consolidating its position as one of the world’s biggest insurance brokers. It recently acquired the Henderson broker group in Yorkshire, bringing some 400 UK staff under the Aon Risk Solutions […]

Big Data

DotLabel Update SSP Software for Insurance Clients

Software is fairly dull topic, but let’s not forget that it can help make your business lots of money. Customers who get frustrated by difficult menu tabs, annoying pop-ups or hard-to-locate Contact Us buttons, can […]