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Social networking could cause insurance premium hike
Confused.com is warning people who use social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook that they could face hikes of up to 10% in their home insurance premiums.
News review: August
Axa Insurance customer experience director, Paul Meehan, expressed interest in filling the senior management vacancy in the company's commercial division.
Fall in profits and revenue at Confused.com
Price comparison website Confused has announced a 10% fall in revenue and 20% decline in profit during the first six months of the year.
BCIS study reveals nearly a third of UK home insurance policies are incorrect
Homeowners may have paid the wrong premium for their buildings insurance if they insured for market value rather than rebuilding cost, according to The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS).
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.
Unsustainable motor rates see greatest increase in 16 years
Car insurance premiums have rocketed at a record rate as insurers attempt to move their motor books back into the black.
Confused creates new marketing role
Price comparison site Confused has announced the appointment of Mike Hoban to the newly-created position of chief marketing officer.
Open GI reaches two million aggregator quotes a day level
Technology company Open GI has announced that it seen aggregator quotes rise to two million a day.
Motor insurance hikes continue, according to Confused.com
Confused.com, in conjunction with EMB Car Insurance Price Index, has released its results of first quarter 2010.
Confused boosts motor insurance panel
Nationwide has joined Confused.com's panel of motor insurance providers.
Confused.com's new index shows car insurance premiums are on the rise
Confused.com and EMB have launched a new quarterly car insurance price index which has revealed an average price increase of 12.7% in 2009.
Axa goes direct with Confused.com
Axa has returned to the direct insurance market in the form of Axa Direct, the latest insurer to join Confused.com’s list of motor providers.
Consumers swamped by aggregrator overload
Defaqto report report predicts 'aggregator crunch'
Confused grows home insurance panel
Price comparison site adds Diamond Home to panel
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
Which? says aggregators could do better
Its first customer satisfaction survey reveals over half are not happy with service
Agenda: Comparing the meerkat
Tony Cornell looks at the growth of aggregators
Admiral's turnover increases 22%
Confused.com turnover has increased by 32% in Q3 2009, compared to the same period last year
Tempting decisions
Finding new business and keeping it is an ongoing preoccupation for brokers and insurers and, with aggregators driving many personal lines sectors into aggressive price cuts, the pressure is on to compete in this market, writes Fiona Nicolson.
Admiral Group reports 5% rise in profit
The group has also reported a 17% increase in turnover to £540.1m