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Londoners most reluctant to buy home insurance, survey finds
Londoners are most likely to decide not to take out home contents insurance, research by Confused has revealed.
Social Media: The social media circle
With a culture of risk aversion, insurance is not a major social media player. But will the emergence of innovative German player Friendsurance change things?
Young driver car insurance amounts to a fifth of salary
Young drivers can pay nearly 20 per cent of their annual salary in car insurance, according to Confused.com.
Confused in the clear after complaints about 'overly sexual' ads
Confused has been forced to defend a television advert featuring bikini-clad cartoon characters after 37 complaints were lodged with the Advertising Standards Authority.
Price-comparison model questioned as Admiral casts off Italian Chiarezza
Admiral's sale of its Italian aggregator Chiarezza on Monday demonstrates a failure adequately to invest in overseas ventures, and further withdrawal from European aggregators is a possibility for the insurer, according to one analyst.
Price-comparison model questioned as Admiral casts off Italian Chiarezza
Admiral's sale of its Italian aggregator Chiarezza on Monday demonstrates a failure adequately to invest in overseas ventures, and further withdrawal from European aggregators is a possibility for the insurer, according to one analyst.
Confused creates home cover Facebook app
Confused has launched a Facebook video app called House of Horrors to raise awareness of the importance of home insurance, coinciding with the launch of the aggregator's Nectar campaign.
Car insurance prices fall for first time in more than three years
The results of the Confused and Towers Watson car insurance price index for the first quarter of 2012 also reveal that the cost of comprehensive cover fell by 3.3% in the last quarter, with third-party, fire and theft premiums seeing a smaller decrease…
Aggregator analysis: price comparison evolution reaches tipping point
With signs pointing to a soft market, questions abound about what will now drive a customer to use an aggregator to switch insurer.
New telematics motor insurance brand keeps parents updated
Fresh Insurance has launched a telematics young drivers car insurance brand that gives parents real-time updates on where and how their child is driving.
Post Blog: Banking on search ranking
With Google never revealing how to rank highly in its search results, it's tough for insurers, brokers and aggregators to appear on the first page.
All in the execution: Interview with Zurich's Stephen Lewis
Having "fixed the fundamentals" and realigned Zurich into three distinct divisions, Stephen Lewis is now seeing his plans come to fruition. So where does he go from here?
Admiral COO describes 2011 as a year of two halves as profit hits £299m
Admiral has reported group profit before tax up 13% at £299m in 2011 (2010: £266m) on a turnover up 38% at £2.19bn (2010: £1.58bn).
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.
Bradford top for motor premium rises
Bradford saw the highest increases in motor insurance premiums last with a whopping 17.1% compared with an overall average below 5%, Confused.com and Towers Watson claim.
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.
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.
News analysis - Smartphone apps: has the prime time arrived to invest in mobile?
The long-held hunch by savvy industry operators that the rapid emergence of smartphone technology presents a potentially lucrative revenue stream was this week underlined by Money Supermarket’s claim to have launched the UK’s first front-end motor…
Website review: Beat That Quote
Web performance specialist Gomez looks at Beat That Quote's website.
Post Blog: Admiral directors and wives go on share spending spree
Pity Cheryl Sussens, wife of Admiral non-executive director John Sussens. On 13 September 2011 she bought 30,000 shares in Admiral at a price of £12.73. That gave her a total of 52,000 shares because, on 26 August she bought her first 22,000 shares at a…
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.
Expert analysis - aggregators: Mixing things up
Softening motor rates, more movement between best-price brands and augmented ancillary income emerge as aggregator themes
Towergate wins Confused contract
Towergate Insurance will become the sole provider of business insurance for price comparison site Confused.