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Start-up claims motor insurance first with Moneysupermarket
A new motor insurer which claims to be the first in the world to charge all its customers solely by the number of miles and the way they drive, is targeting young, newly-qualified motorists and their parents.
Post in print - 10 June 2010
Post reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major news stories from Post including: government move over midwives; brokers unite for covenant code; Cooper Gay IPO; Money Supermarket fraud action; and Hyperion flotation insight.
Money Supermarket steps up fraud battle
Price comparison giant Money Supermarket is rolling out a revamped home insurance website, which includes improved measures to combat fraud.
Motor - Provisional drivers: Practice makes perfect
Rachel Gordon reports on the growing trend for motor insurers to offer cover to drivers holding a provisional licence.
Two aggregators relist Quinn as ban is relaxed
Confused and Compare the Market have allowed Quinn back onto their panels after the Financial Regulator gave Quinn Group the green light to write motor insurance cover for provisional driving licence holders in the UK.
Moneysupermarket names Carnegie-Brown as NED
Price comparison giant Moneysupermarket has named former Marsh chief executive Bruce Carnegie-Brown as a non-executive director.
News analysis - Aggregators: Motoring on
With motor rates leaping up by 15%, Tom Cooper assesses whether prudent, profitable pricing is finally on the horizon
See you later, aggregator
Industry commentators are predicting a crackdown on web aggregators - but will the sites' popularity with consumers beat expectations? Rachel Gordon reports
Post in print 1 April: Quinn sends ripples through the market
Post reporter Leigh Jackson outlines some of the major stories from this week's issue of Post Magazine.
Market awaits Quinn fallout
Brokers, trade bodies and insureds in the UK and Ireland were seeking further clarification as to the true financial situation at Quinn's insurance businesses as Post went to press, amid mounting speculation that intermediaries are already seeking to…
Compare expands to meet demand
Compare the market has expanded with three new appointments, director of insurance partners, director of money and senior manager for life and general insurance.
Moneysupermarket sees insurance transactions fall 14% in 2008
However, insurance made up 55% of the revenue (£75.7m), compared to 44% in 2008 despite a slight drop from £77.7m that year.
Money Supermarket relaunches motor site
Price comparison website Money Supermarket is due to unveil its new motor insurance comparison site today. It marks the first major overhaul of its offering since it entered the sector in 2003.
Commercial aggregators: Moving targets
Aggregators have gradually exerted a stranglehold on personal lines insurance distribution that only the most powerful marketing budgets can now compete with. Ralph Savage investigates the potential for aggregators to shift their gaze towards commercial…
News analysis - aggregators: Back to black?
The past three months have finally seen private motor prices increase en masse. Tom Cooper analyses this and its potential for a return to market profit.
Customers more likely to shop around for motor cover
Survey shows price not everything for aggregator users
Confused overtakes Money Supermarket for motor quotes
EMB research shows motorists turning to aggregators in droves
Defaqto: Aggregator choice confusing consumers
Report reveals that wealth of motor and home insurance choice creates “uncertainty”
UK takaful insurer into run-off reveals Post
The self-proclaimed first Shariah-compliant general insurer in the UK, Salaam Halal Insurance, has gone into solvent run-off, Post Magazine revealed exclusively this week.
Comparison sites lambasted by Which
One three in ten trust them to find best price claims report.
Moneysupermarket insurance figures up on 2008
Price comparrison giant also ready to launch new motor insurance site.