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Confused.com advert banned by ASA
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that confused.com’s adverts stating “18 million strong”, later amended to 20 million, were misleading.
Hastings Direct makes latest senior appointment
Hastings Direct has appointed a new managing director of retail.
Moneysupermarket questions plans to introduce graduate driver licensing in UK
Dr Sarah Jones of Cardiff University is proposing that graduate driver licensing (GDL) is introduced in Britain, which means newly qualified young drivers would not be allowed to drive at night without supervision or with similar aged passengers, or…
London households most likely to claim for home theft
A study pinpointing the top 20 UK postcode claim hotspots has found that London households are the most likely to make a claim for home theft.
Fraud blamed for record motor premium rise
Fraud is pushing car insurance premiums up faster than ever, according to AA Insurance.
Insurance revenue grows 9% at Moneysupermarket
Moneysupermarket has reported a 9% increase in insurance revenue to £40.6m for the six months to 30 June 2010 (H1 2009: £37.1m).
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.
Moneyextra.com sells up and surrenders to rival aggregators
Price comparison site Moneyextra.com has finally admitted defeat in its bid to compete with the UK's top four aggregators after the company was sold for £1.
Fairpoint buys Moneyextra.com for £1
Fairpoint Group has acquired 100% of the share capital of Moneyextra.com in a bid to extend the group from a debt solutions business into a broader-based financial solutions company.
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.
More than 30% say RDR review will benefit no one
New research from Paaleads.com, Moneysupermarket.com’s lead generation business, shows that 31% of its financial advisers say the proposed retail distribution review (RDR) will benefit no one.
Moneysupermarket's year end results reveal drop in revenue and customers
Moneysupermarket’s preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 2009 have revealed a 23% drop in revenue to £136.9m (2008: £178.8m) and 26% drop in EBITDA to £36m (2008: £48.8m)
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 hit back at results of Which satisfaction survey
Customers not happy with service from aggregators according to survey
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
