Aggregators
The PB Interview: View from the rock
Markerstudy was the first insurer to underwrite in the UK from Gibraltar, courting inevitable controversy. Andrew Tjaardstra meets group underwriting director Gary Humphreys to discover its success in becoming a major player in the broking and…
Over two-thirds start insurance search on comparison websites
New research from Global Reviews, the customer experience benchmarking company, has found that over two thirds (70%) of people now start their searches for insurance on a comparison website.
KPMG predicts reduction in "broker-friendly" personalities
Mark Winlow, UK head of general insurance at KPMG, says new personalities will change the character of the market in 2010
View from the Top - aggregators
How are aggregators shaping the industry and how sustainable are their models? Three insurance leaders, including Peter Graham, managing director, GI, Legal & General, discuss this in View from the Top.
Consumers swamped by aggregrator overload
Defaqto report report predicts 'aggregator crunch'
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
Letters to the editor
Aggregators are here to stay
Aggregators at risk as online market fragments
Traditional players could flounder as new generation of aggregators take model to next level
What the papers say
Post editor Jonathan Swift joins Louise Meeson, news editor of Insurance Age and Martin Friel, editor of Insurance Age, to discuss this month's trade press.
Igo4 expands senior team
The company has hired former Kwik Fit employee Ross Brown
Insurers unite to attack aggregator phenomenon
Comparison sites blamed for impact on pricing
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
Barbon enters personal lines market
The company has launched new brand Avenue Insurance Services to target household business through price comparison sites
Junction makes e-comms push with director appointment
Former HBOS man, Vincent Chaney, joins to improve e-commerce proposition
The great housing puzzle
The personal household market is growing ever closer to the personal motor model with customers making greater use of aggregator websites. Emmanuel Kenning explores how brokers can differentiate themselves.
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.
A level playing field
Derek Plummer, commercial director at MMA, explains why price comparison sites should be embraced.
Comparison Consortium boosts team
The director of communications at Moneyextra.com has handed in her resignation in order to work full-time at the organisation
Comparison Consortium accredits first member
BeatthatQuote.com secures first accreditation