Report claims aggregators will drive up insurance prices
Internet comparison sites hitting profit margins and forcing insurers to rethink their strategies, according to research out today.
Actuary EMB reports the use of aggregators has risen sharply, and they now account for around 40% of new sales of motor insurance in the UK. Direct sales via insurers’ websites bring the total new
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