Aggregators
Car insurance premiums have stalled in Q1, says AA
The latest AA Insurance British Insurance Premium Index shows that car insurance premiums have stalled during the first quarter of 2010.
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.
Junction snaps up Bradford & Bingley's motor and home insurance business
Junction, the affinity specialist intermediary, has announced its acquisition of Bradford & Bingley’s motor and home insurance business.
OpenGI grows aggregator panel
Moneyexpert.com is the latest comparison site to join Open GI’s e-aggregator panel, bringing the total number to 15.
Online insurance customers less loyal and more price sensitive, according to research
In the UK 63% of consumers have purchased motor insurance online, 45% home insurance and 23% life assurance, according to research from Accenture.
Aggregator market set to shrink, claims Beachcroft
According to solicitors Beachcroft, the aggregator market will either dissolve or consolidate within three years and consumers will have the choice of only a "handful of aggregators".
Focus: Promoting brokers online
Many brokers are still reluctant to dip their toes in the digital waters to market themselves, yet it can be more cost-effective than traditional methods writes Darren Davidson
Specialist website reaches out to previously blacklisted users
Specialist brokers have banded together to launch a new website designed to provide insurance for the millions of people who can't secure cover, which they claim is one in four of the population.
Confused boosts motor insurance panel
Nationwide has joined Confused.com's panel of motor insurance providers.
Gio Compario ups aggregator's traffic
Go Compare's latest advertising campaign featuring opera singer Wynne Evans who plays a fictional tenor called Gio Compario is working.
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