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RSS insuranceInsurance firms told to wise up to the Web
News IT directors in the UK's insurance sector have been warned to seize the opportunities of the Internet or risk their companies risk being squeezed out altogether. The Internet was the key theme running through the... [23 Oct 1998]
Belfast gets £3.5m software centre from Allstate
News US insurance company Allstate, plans to set up a software centre in Belfast, in a £3.67m investment announced yesterday. Secretary of State, Mo Mowlam, said Northern Ireland could expect further US investment, following... [21 Oct 1998]
Churchill to open Teeside call centre
News Churchill Insurance has announced it will create 250 jobs on Teeside as it expands its sales and customer service operations with a state-of-the-art call centre. A spokeswoman for the direct insurer said the "vast... [06 Oct 1998]
DSS in chaos over database collapse
News The UK Department of Social Services (DSS) is facing a painful few months after the collapse of its computerised database of National Insurance Records (NIR). All benefit payments based on National... [10 Sep 1998]
Beware the millennium cowboy
Comment Organised crime is moving from construction to high finance, according to the FBI, with banks and insurance companies being the primary targets. The millennium bug is not that disastrous a problem. When it first reared... [03 Sep 1998]
UK financial firms lose out to online rivals
News And in insurance, there is an opportunity for a company to take the market by the scruff of the neck and revolutionise the industry, much as Direct Line did with its telephone service in the 1980s. UK banks, brokers and... [26 Aug 1998]
Sequent picks up £3m Royal and Sun Alliance contract
News Following the merger of Royal Insurance and Sun Alliance last year, the company needed to alleviate administrative headaches by amalgamating information. More than 200 employees are needed to move the data onto the... [13 Aug 1998]
KPMG report warns of euro chaos
News Other sectors at risk are transport and insurance. A senior economist at KPMG's Management Consultancy has warned that European telecoms, banking, utilities and retail firms are vulnerable to disruption from the single... [10 Aug 1998]
Cap Gemini gets some Weather Action
News The forecasts will be customised for a wide range of temperature-dependent industries, from call centres and insurance companies to roadside emergency services and holiday agencies. Cap Gemini is to develop software... [17 Jul 1998]
In brief: Eagle Star releases Net insurance figures
News Eagle Star Direct has this week published usage details for its online insurance site. Forty per cent of all sales - for motor and travel insurance - take place between 10:00am and 3:00pm, with most... [08 Jul 1998]
London Electricity moves into telecoms
News Cross-industry tie-ups are becoming common - for example, British Gas is supplying electricity and London Electricity is selling certain types of insurance - which means that traditional providers must fight to defend... [07 Jul 1998]
Restructure pays dividends for Rebus
News The firm is now divided into three vertical markets: insurance, local government and media and two cross sector functions, human resources and payroll. UK computer software and services company Rebus has announced a leap... [06 Jul 1998]
Sun Life Assurance goes for Energis data service
News The Frame Relay-based LANConnect service will support business communications between the insurance company's Basingstoke headquarters and regional centres across the UK. Telecoms operator, Energis, has won a £2.25m... [01 Jul 1998]
In brief: Desktop scanner processes 250 images per minute
News The desktop size scanner is aimed at the insurance, transport and government markets and is able to scan 250 images per minute in portrait format. Bell & Howell has added the Copiscan 8125D to its high-performance... [29 Jun 1998]
