Aggregators
Esure buys remaining half of Gocompare for £95m
Founder and chief executive Hayley Parsons to leave the company following the deal.
Moneysupermarket grows insurance sector to £38m
Aggregator sees 15% growth over last quarter taking insurance income up to £106m for nine months of 2014.
Google aggregator posts £12.6m loss
Site makes further losses as costs continue to exceed turnover.
A-Plan aiming to top 150 branches
Broker's chief exec confirms that private equity backer is looking at exit options.
Admiral reports rise in profits
Confused.com sees profits slip as revenue remains stable.
Zurich UK improves COR as business grows
Insurer claims “all key measures” have improved in past 12 months.
Biba calls FCA to arms on comparison sites
Trade association urges action from FCA on aggregator findings.
FCA claims aggregators' focus on price is 'distracting' consumers
Watchdog review finds comparison sites are failing to meet customer expectations.
Google being “monitored” by FCA - report
Technology giant’s price comparison service being watched as part of wider review.
Devitt relaunches Screentrade
Romford-based firm bought brand from Lloyds TSB in 2011.
Summit to think about
This time last week I had the pleasure of opening the UK Broker Summit 2014 where sixty brokers and five insurers and technology experts got together for a series of roundtable meetings.
Former IIB technical head warns of "formidable" regulator
Ann Peel cites FCA's "root-and-branch review" of insurance.
Comprehensive car premiums dropped 12.5% in 2013
Research finds average third party, fire and theft cover down 7.5% in 12 months.
FCA forces Money Supermarket into cash-saving clarification
Regulator raised "concerns" about price comparison website's recent advertising campaign.
Expertise in Action: Broker: Standing out
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, brokers can gain an edge by specialising in niche areas and strengthening their regional focus
FCA launches price comparison website probe
Regulator warns that consumers may "focus solely on price" rather than appropriate cover.
Telematics broker Girls Drive Better to launch in July
A new telematics-based broker Girls Drive Better will launch on July 1 following a pilot.
Confused.com to rebrand
Confused.com is to rebrand with a new robot mascot in a multi-million pound campaign set to launch on 1 June.
Get into aggregators
There’s more to aggregators than just a fight over low prices if you understand the model, explains David Jackson
Compare The Market owner BGL appoints Donaldson to succeed Winslow as CEO
The BGL Group has appointed Matthew Donaldson to the role of chief executive officer with predecessor Peter Winslow becoming group executive chairman.
BGL jumps into Biba online debate
The BGL Group has countered the British Insurance Brokers' Association's (Biba) views on the transactional nature of insurance, describing them as "prehistoric".
Simply Business CEO refutes Biba's online warning
The CEO of Simply Business has branded the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) "hopelessly out of touch".
Purple unveils UK General as panel member
Purple Partnership has unveiled UK General as a new panel member, Insurance Age can reveal.
Admiral CEO warns of aggregator slowdown despite Confused profit
Confused.com recorded rising profits for the first time in four years as Admiral group CEO Henry Engelhardt admitted that the rate of aggregator growth was "slowing".