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People who use social media tools that can reveal their location, such as Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and Buzz, could face hikes in home insurance premiums, according to price comparison site Confused.com.
19 February 2010
Lloyds Banking Group has agreed the sale of its 70% stake in esure to the online insurer's founder and chairman Peter Wood for around £185 million in cash.
11 February 2010
UK direct insurance outfit More Th>n has developed a Car Claim iPhone application that helps motorist capture third-party details at the scene of a traffic accident.
03 December 2009
The banking arm of UK retailer Tesco is creating 1000 jobs in Newcastle with the opening of a new customer services centre.
28 October 2009
The UK arm of insurance giant Zurich has lost a back-up tape containing the personal data of around 51,000 customers.
22 October 2009
A US insurance broker has sold its insure.com corporate and domain names, and related "media assets", for $16 million to marketing outfit QuinStreet.
12 October 2009
Lloyds Banking Group is cutting 200 back office positions at its general insurance unit, taking the total number of jobs axed this year to 7500.
25 August 2009
UK insurance group RSA has expanded its application outsourcing agreement with technology consultancy Accenture.
19 August 2009
UK supermarket chain Tesco is continuing to ramp up its challenge to traditional banks, entering into exclusive discussions with Fortis over a partnership to provide motor and household insurance.
26 June 2009
Aviva Australia has rolled out voice biometric authentication technology from Salmat VeCommerce in a bid to improve customer security and communication.
11 June 2009
Insurance group Aviva has written to 550 customers in the US warning them that their personal data may have been exposed as a result of a malware infection on one of the firm's computers.
04 June 2009
A laptop containing the unencrypted personal details of 109,000 Pensions Trust members has been stolen from the offices of HR software and services provider NorthgateArinso.
29 May 2009
Co-operative Financial Services has selected the Finacle universal banking system from Infosys to replace its legacy technology infrastructure.
27 April 2009
UK insurance firm Legal & General has launched an online point-of-sale system that enables its advisers to manage their own cases from start to finish.
06 April 2009
UK insurance group Aviva has inked a 10 year, £700 million contract with US IT services firm EDS for the management of two UK data centres.
03 March 2009
French insurance group AXA has chosen Capita as preferred bidder for a pensions administration outsourcing contract worth £500 million, in a move union Unite says puts up to 350 UK jobs at risk.
22 January 2009
Satyam Computer Services has had its IT outsourcing contract with US-based State Farm Insurance terminated in the wake of revelations about a $1 billion accounting fraud at the Indian firm.
19 January 2009
Global IT spending by financial services firms will slip 1.3% in 2009, to $353.3 billion, as firms tighten their belts during the economic crisis, according to Boston-based analyst Celent.
12 January 2009
Steria has won a five year deal with insurance outsourcer Capita Life & Pensions to provide offshore IT application development and support services for the company's clients.
07 January 2009
A Financial Services Authority (FSA) review of insurance comparison Web sites has found that many sites have made significant improvements and are consistently providing clear, fair and not misleading information, but some firms need to go further to address a few specific concerns.
12 November 2008
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