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Go Compare owner sold for almost £600m
GoCo has been bought four years after its Esure de-merger.
GoCompare warns of ghost brokers on social media
Comparison site says young drivers aged 17 to 24 are most likely to fall victim to ghost broking.
Go Compare owner in £120m refinancing
Both the credit facility and four-year term loan included in the refinancing can be extended for an additional year.
Over four million drivers stuck in £982m insurance loyalty trap
Research by GoCompare shows 44% of drivers let their car insurance automatically renew, with customers overpaying by £982m a year.
Research shows 50% of motorists think dual pricing should be illegal
A survey by Go Compare show half of the drivers surveyed felt it should be illegal for insurers to reserve best prices for new customers.
Revenue nudges up for Go Compare
Operating profit also went up but revenue in its price comparison segment slipped.
Customer trust in insurance drops
Research is published just a day after a Go Compare study claimed customers are caught in a £1.2bn auto-renewal “loyalty trap”.
Esure profits and premium shoot up in 2017
Surge in motor policies at insurer.
Profits up at Gocompare in 2017
Aggregator reports 4.7% growth in insurance revenue.
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Go Compare rejects £460m Zoopla-owner bid
ZPG made unsolicited approaches to buy the aggregator which were “unanimously and unequivocally rejected” by the board according to a statement from Go Compare.
Profits up at Go Compare
The aggregator saw adjusted operating profit grow to £17.5m for the six months ended 30 June 2017 following Esure demerger.
Operating profit down 5.2% down at Gocompare for 2016
The comparision site saw revenue up by 20% to £142.1m (2015: £119m).
Go Compare lists on stock exchange
Esure completes the demerger of the comparison site.
Esure shareholders to vote on Gocompare demerger
Approval of the demerger depends on a meeting to be held next month.
Esure confirms Gocompare demerger plan
Aggregator to seek stock exchange listing before the end of the year.
Insurers rally to support SSP brokers
Providers and wider industry confirm backing for troubled brokers affected by the outage.
Gocompare sees 22.3% growth in revenue on back of greater marketing spend
Esure-owned aggregator Gocompare has recorded a 22.3% growth in revenue in the first half of 2016 compared to 2015 at £72.9m(H1 2015: £59.6m).
No takeover approach received, says Esure
Fresh speculation was sparked that company had been circled by private equity firms and overseas insurers.
Esure mulls Gocompare demerger
Insurer considers split and appoints Matthew Crummack as CEO of the aggregator.