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RSS norwichAviva strikes $1bn BPO deal
News The world's fifth largest insurance group, owner of Norwich Union, struck an eight-year deal with Indian outsourcer WNS Global Services to run its business process outsourcing operations. Insurance giant Aviva is to sell off its offshore operations... [11 Jul 2008]
School Improves Communication, Saves Time and Money With New E-Mail System
White Paper An independent day school in Norfolk, England, Norwich School has 800 students and 120 staff. It wanted to offer e-mail accounts to both students and parents, but the existing system couldn't handle such a large user base. [02 Jul 2008]
Norwich Union considers IT outsourcing
News Norwich Union is considering outsourcing some of its IT infrastructure which could affect up to 400 IT staff next year. Most of the roles are based in Norwich but staff at Bristol and York could also be affected. [23 May 2008]
Aviva signs £300m comms deal
News The insurance company, which was formed from Norwich Union and GNU (itself the union of Commercial Union and General Accident) in 2002, will be using C&W for 72 separate services including telephony, data and IPVPN and MPLS wide area networking to... [13 May 2008]
IT Cost Optimisation: Slicing Through the Application Landscape
White Paper For example at Norwich Union an IT operations transformation and rationalisation project saved £12 million for an investment of £2.3 million. In the current climate financial climate, companies are not willing to make the substantial sustained... [10 Apr 2008]
HSBC loses 370,000 customers' details
News FSA has fined insurer Norwich Union £1.26m after its lack of controls enabled fraudsters to cash in £3.3m in polices. HSBC faces possible investigation by the UK's financial watchdog after admitting losing a CD containing the details of 370,000... [07 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... data guardians, not so "killer" mobile apps, Vista on sale…
Comment Anonymous, Norwich Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Data watchers Data guardians' keep a watch over HMRC And will these people be accountable next time things go... [06 Mar 2008]
Data breaches: No more than normal
News The Financial Services Authority fined Norwich Union £1.26m in December for failing to manage customer-data adequately. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus [18 Feb 2008]
Norwich Union goes Exstream to descramble customer documents
News Financial services heavyweight Norwich Union has implemented a document automation project to make its communications with customers more understandable. Norwich Union head of delivery, Scott McFie, said the stock documents and letters sent out to... [14 Jan 2008]
Which cities top the wealth league?
News Other regions where private sector employment is in decline include Birmingham, Bournemouth, Chatham, Norwich, Telford and Wigan. The rise of high tech 'knowledge' jobs is helping break down England's traditional North/South wealth dynamic. [07 Jan 2008]
Norwich Union Life fined for data control 'weaknesses'
News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Norwich Union Life £1.26m for failing to manage customer data adequately, resulting in financial crimes such as identity theft being committed against its customers. [17 Dec 2007]
How Norwich Union computes pay-as-you-drive
Case Study As far back as 2003 word got out that insurer Norwich Union (NU) was working on a pay-as-you-drive (PAYD) in-car 'black box' device. Early suppliers emerged including IBM and Orange, for the telematics software and network coverage respectively... [27 Nov 2007]
Norwich Union Targets Improved Storage Data Management and Year-on-Year Savings With a Cisco Storage Area Network
White Paper Norwich Union is the UK's largest insurer with a market share of around 14 per cent With a focus on insurance for individuals and small businesses, Norwich Union insures one in five households, one in seven motor vehicles, and around 800,000... [16 Nov 2007]
Norwich Union automates HR enquiries
News Norwich Union's HR department has rolled out a search application to make it easier for staff to find out about employment policies themselves. The system has been so successful, Norwich Union will roll it out to its RAC subsidiary by the end of... [15 Oct 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: No risk, no progress
Comment Written at Norwich Airport, UK, and dispatched to silicon.com via a public wi-fi service The removal of risk from people's lives is leading to a lack of understanding, imagination and, worst of all, real progress. [03 Oct 2007]
