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Compare the Market makes double addition to car insurance panel
Compare the Market has announced the addition of Sabre-underwritten Insure2drive and Good Girl to its car insurance panel.
Travel insurance: Expedition exclusions
With the popularity of overseas breaks showing no sign of abating, travel cover has the potential to grow. However, insurers in the sector are never far from controversy.
Car insurance tops web search queries
Quarterly research by Greenlight found insurance-related searches in January totalled 1.9 million, down from more than 2.3 million in October 2011, but car insurance searches leapt.
Popularity of price comparison sites paves way for master aggregator
The long-tipped 'aggregator of aggregators' is closer to happening than ever, with the proliferation of price comparison brands and online insurance offerings that shun these sites.
Aggregators dominate Google insurance search rankings
Money Supermarket and Compare the Market are coming out on top in Google search rankings for general insurance, according to online marketing solutions provider Gravytrain.
Telematics: Aggregators - the future of motor insurance
As young drivers are priced out of the market, could the emergence of telematics bring an end to the dominance of the traditional big four aggregators, as others seek to take a share of the market?
Brokers issue retention rate warning over commercial insurance aggregation
Insurance firms looking to help aggregators target commercial insurance expansion in 2012 have been warned to check poor retention rates and increased fraud risks before over-committing themselves.
BGL founder steps down as chairman
BGL Group has confirmed the departure of company founder Douw Steyn, who has stepped down from his role as non-executive chairman 20 years after setting up the UK business.
Expert analysis: Relatively calm
Although competition remains fierce in the aggregator arena, the rush for volume has slowed as the motor market moves closer to break-even point, says Tom Cooper, Igo4.
Aggregators get New Year honours
Peter Winslow, boss of Compare the Market owner BGL Group, and Go Compare boss Haley Parsons have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours List.
Zurich puts low cost motor cover online
Zurich has launched a branded online motor insurance product to be sold direct and through price comparison website Confused.
Quote Me Happy extends aggregator distribution
Quote Me Happy is extending its distribution across two more price comparison sites following its exclusive launch on Go Compare earlier this year.
Website review: Beat That Quote
Web performance specialist Gomez looks at Beat That Quote's website.
Marketing: The power of advertising
Effective marketing can be a tough challenge for financial services providers and having a strong presence is not enough, it must also resonate with customers.
Penny Black’s insurance week
Penny’s long-awaited trip to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts with Brit Insurance finally took place this week but the people at Bafta in Piccadilly must have missed the memo.
ABI helps tackle insurance application form fraud
On 27 October the Association of British Insurers will publish industry guidance to help insurers, brokers and comparison websites better identify insurance application form fraud.
BGL gears up European expansion plans
Compare The Market owner BGL has turned down acquisition opportunities in Europe, but continues to look to grow its presence on the Continent, with discussions in Italy and Spain ongoing.
Expert analysis - aggregators: Mixing things up
Softening motor rates, more movement between best-price brands and augmented ancillary income emerge as aggregator themes
Market moves: All change at the trade bodies
With insurer moves slower than last week, this week has seen a number of changes among the trade bodies, with the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, the |British Insurance Brokers’ Association and Federation of European Risk Management Associations…
Compare The Market appoints director of finance
Compare The Market has announced the appointment of Graham Charlton as its new director for finance.
Axa and aggregators make online list
A list of influential online retailers, called 101 Directors Of .COM, has named half a dozen insurance site bosses among a list ranging from supermarkets to sex toy sellers.
OFT clears Google of monopoly rule breaches
One of the UK’s largest aggregators has welcomed the Office of Fair Trading’s decision to clear Google of any monopoly rule breaches following its acquisition of Beat That Quote. Compare The Market said the merger creates “healthy competition”.
Website Review: Go Compare
In the latest of its ongoing series, web performance specialist Gomez looks at Go Compare's website.
Insurance & social media: To tweet or not to tweet
The insurance industry has struggled in its early attempts to adopt social media, due to its staid reputation. Sam Barrett warns that being slow to capitalise on the benefits it can bring means the industry is missing a trick.