imarket - in a nutshell

* brings insurers and intermediaries together via internet portal aimed at entire UK insurance market

* brokers can access the products and services of six leading insurers with others joining

* covers both commercial and personal lines as appropriate

* launched this Autumn to brokers

* insurers begin loading services to coincide with launch

* several software houses committed to integrate with imarket

* other insurers and software houses expected to join later

* imarket managed by Polaris, underpinned by IBM