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Profile - Henry Engelhardt: Admiral of the fleet
Henry Engelhardt was at the bow when the Admiral ship first set sail and he led the company onto the stock exchange when it floated in 2004. Emmanuel Kenning talks to the CEO about claims, pricing and the source of great market envy - the provider's COR.
Polly C - the hottest insurance gossip
Polly was delighted to spend a January evening in the company of the charming communications peeps at BGL Group, owner of Comparethemarket.com among other things.
Towergate: SME provision deal 'just the beginning'
Towergate Insurance has claimed its deal with Comparethemarket.com to provide insurance to small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers is "just the beginning" of its online SME strategy.
Agenda: Hopes for the New Year
Ten years have passed since the dawn of the new millennium. The predictions of economic meltdown because of the millennium bug were false but we have seen crises that have had enormous impact on the global economy: 9/11, the crash of the dot-com bubble…
Survey finds increasing loyalty to aggregator sites
A survey by consultants EMB has found that around a third of people buying car insurance now choose an aggregator site to visit based on one they have used before, up from 26% in February.
Towergate teams up with the meerkat
Towergate will be provided with business insurance leads via comparethemarket.com
Aggregators are criticised for their poor online security
Price comparison sites Confused.com and Comparethemarket.com have been accused of leaving the door open to criminals by sacrificing security in favour of ease of use.
Advertising power acknowledged
Aggregators have admitted that their financial performance has become increasingly dependent upon the success of advertising campaigns.
Meerkat boosts BGL profits
The BGL Group’s financial results for the year July 2009 to June 2010 have revealed an increase in pre tax profit to £62m (H1 2009: £54m) but profit growth dipped to 16% (H1 2009: 24%).
News review: August
Axa Insurance customer experience director, Paul Meehan, expressed interest in filling the senior management vacancy in the company's commercial division.
E-commerce: Insurance professionals miss out on social networking opportunities
The insurance industry has failed to jump on board the social media marketing bandwagon, despite growing use in other economic sectors.
Octagon extends its aggregator presence
Octagon Insurance has joined the comparethemarket.com panel.
Focus: Promoting brokers online
Many brokers are still reluctant to dip their toes in the digital waters to market themselves, yet it can be more cost-effective than traditional methods writes Darren Davidson
Market Moves
A monthly look at who is moving where.
Confused overtakes Moneysupermarket as most visited site, says EMB
Research shows Comparethemarket's popularity has increased due to its Meerkat adverts
Aggregators cause too much confusion for consumers, says Defaqto
Mike Powell, insight analyst for general insurance at Defaqto, predicts an "aggregator crunch" in next two years
Aggregators at risk as online market fragments
Traditional players could flounder as new generation of aggregators take model to next level
Agenda: Comparing the meerkat
Tony Cornell looks at the growth of aggregators
BGL Group's income and profits grow
The group said the success of its price comparison site Comparethemarket.com has helped boost profits