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Listed
below area selection of insurance companies operating in the
UK and many in other parts of the world. These are not recommendations
or endorsements of any company listed below
Norwich
Union: Norwich Union
is an Aviva (see Aviva below) company. Aviva is the
world's sixth-largest insurance group and the biggest in the
UK. It is one of the leading providers of life and pensions
products in Europe and has substantial businesses elsewhere
around the world. Its main activities are long-term savings,
fund management and general insurance. It has premium income
and investment sales of £33 billion. The group has 60,000
employees serving 30 million customers worldwide.
Swinton
Insurance: It
was in 1957 that Swinton started to recognise the needs of
the public by opening the first Swinton branch in Salford,
beginning a new way of buying insurance. In May 2001 Swinton
was bought by La Mutuelle Du Mans Assurance (MMA), a French
Insurer. They independently in the UK along with their sister
company MMA UK, from this a stronger Swinton emerged. In May
2002 Swinton acquired Colonnade Insurance Brokers and became
Swinton Colonnade. This merger makes Swinton Colonnade the
biggest insurance broker on the high street, with branches
covering 90% of the UK.
Barbon
Insurance Group(BIG):
is
made up of a number of individual, highly respected brands,
all united by a commitment to quality and excellence. These
brands operate as separate companies under the Barbon umbrella,
each one can offer truly specialist, tailored services to
targeted customers; from landlords and tenants, to businesses,
agents and brokers.1666, Pudding Lane, the Great Fire of London
started and destroyed approximately 13,200 homes. It was this
disaster that led to their namesake, Nicholas Barbon, a property
investor and developer, to open England's first fire insurance
company, known as The Fire Office. Today, buildings insurance
has moved on but Barbon Insurance Group continues to embody
that initial pioneering spirit that led to Mr Barbon's achievement.
One of the UK's leading names in buildings insurance, Barbon
Insurance Group is made up of a number of individual brands
including Cadogan Keelan Westall, Deacon, Farr, Keelan Westall
and HomeLet - all
united by a commitment to excellence in all things insurance.
Together, these brands are the strength of their business.
Some of them hold market-leading positions, all of them boast
some of the most experienced and knowledgeable insurance professionals
in the business. Without exception, they're proud of their
brands and the values they demonstrate.
Endsleigh
Insurance: Endsleigh
is an independent intermediary specialising in the provision
of insurance and financial products for career people. They
are well known for offering products and services through
affinity partnerships and our experience has been gained through
a number of very long-standing relationships that span a period
of over 35 years. Few other companies are structured and run
with such a heavy emphasis on servicing designated market
groups. We have over 1000 employees across the UK supporting
our different, fully integrated, distribution channels.
Zurich
Insurance: Are an insurance-based
financial services provider with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.
Their core business is insurance - General and Life. Their
global network focuses on our key markets in North America
and Europe. Founded in 1872, we now have a global network
of subsidiaries and offices in North America, Europe, Asia
Pacific, Latin America and other markets. They have 55,000
employees serve customers in more than 120 countries and have
over 125 years of financial experience.
Standard
Life: The Standard Life
Assurance Company ("Standard Life") was established in 1825
and the first Standard Life Assurance Company Act was passed
by Parliament in 1832. Standard Life was reincorporated as
a mutual assurance company in 1925. On 31 May 2006, Standard
Life's voting members voted in favour of the Special Resolution
for the demutualisation of The Standard Life Assurance Company
and the flotation of Standard Life plc on the London Stock
Exchange
Legal
& General: Legal &
General was conceived in the minds of six lawyers - five barristers
and a solicitor - to found The Legal & General Life Assurance
Society, the forerunner of today's Legal & General Group.
The Society opened its doors for business on 19 September
1836, operating from the temporary premises taken on lease
at 10 Chancery Lane (later demolished to become part of the
site of the present day Public Record Office). Land nearby
had been chosen for the building of a permanent office at
10-12 Fleet Street. This location, for the next 100 years
or so, was to become famous as the site of the Society's chief
administrative headquarters. It is one of Britain's top 50
FTSE companies. They have over 5.4 million customers and employ
over 8,800 staff. Legal & General is involved in 1 in every
9 mortgages in the UK (12 months to December 2004). The Legal
& General Group is responsible for the investment of over
£180 billion worldwide (as at 30 June 2005) on behalf of investors,
policyholders and institutions. They have operations in the
USA, France, the Netherlands and Germany, as well as the UK.
General
Accident: The General Accident
and Employers Liability Assurance Association was founded
in Perth, Scotland in 1885. In 1998 General Accident and Commercial
Union merged to form CGU plc. It is now part Of Avia.
Commercial
Union: Established
On 28 September 1861. In 1912 Commercial Union was one of
the companies that insured the White Star liner Titanic, which
sank on 15 April 1912 with the loss of over 1,500 lives after
striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage. Despite this huge
claim, Commercial Union made a profit of almost £100,000 at
the year-end. In 1998 Commercial Union and General Accident
merged to form CGU plc.It
is now part Of Avia
Sun
Life: Sun Life Financial
is a leading international financial services organization
providing a diverse range of wealth accumulation and protection
products and services to individuals and corporate customers.
Tracing its roots back to 1865, Sun Life Financial and its
partners today have operations in key markets worldwide, including
Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong,
the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda.
As of June 30, 2006, the Sun Life Financial group of companies
had total assets under management of CDN$387 billion.
Scottish
Widows: It was founded
as Scotland's first mutual life office in 1815. In March 200
it was demutualised and became part of the Lloyds TSB Group.The
strength of the Scottish Widows brand owes a lot to the -
then radical - decision taken in 1986 to create a living logo:
the Scottish Widow. It employs just under 4,000 people.
Budget:
Is part of the
Budget Group of Companies, which was established in 1992 and
has grown to be the one of the UK's largest personal lines
intermediaries, through a combination of organic growth and
a series of major strategic acquisitions. They have over a
million customers, major contact centre operations in Peterborough,
Coventry, Sunderland and Cape Town and South Africa and currently
employ around 2000 people, and our head office is based in
Peterborough.Budget's core products are car insurance, home
insurance, commercial vehicle/ van insurance and bike insurance.
The company also offers a wide range of secondary products,
which include breakdown cover, personal loans, travel insurance
and life insurance
Aviva:
The Aviva brand has 35
million customers worldwide. Aviva became the new name for
the former CGNU in July 2002. Aviva brand is alive and trading
in more than 20 countries with Aviva now the world’s fifth-largest
insurance group (based on gross worldwide premiums for the
year ended 31 December 2005). Most of the group’s businesses
have been rebranded Aviva. However, the group’s strongest
existing mass market brands remain, including: Norwich Union
in the UK RAC in the UK Delta Lloyd in the Netherlands Hibernian
in Ireland Commercial Union in Poland A number of specialist
business names have also been kept, including: Morley Fund
Management Navigator in Australia Pilot in Canada Eurofil
in France
Diamond:
Specialises in cheap car insurance
for women. Diamond has been offering motor insurance for women
since 1997 and we've been providing insurance quotes on the
Internet since 2000.
Liverpool
Victoria: Is is one of
the UK's leading financial services companies, renowned for
top performing products and an enviable record in customer
services. They are also the UK's largest friendly society.
The members and customers of the Liverpool Victoria group
of companies trust us to manage around £7.4 billion of their
money. As a mutual society their members own the society.
This means they have no shareholders taking a share of the
profits.The Association of Mutual Insurers (AMI) is a trade
association formed specifically for mutual insurers in September
2004. Liverpool Victoria is a founding member and supports
AMI's work of representing the UK mutual insurance industry
in lobbying and communicating with bodies such as the FSA,
UK Treasury, politicians, European Union, the International
Association of Insurance Supervisors and the International
Accounting Standards Board.
AXA
PPP healthcare:
AXA PPP healthcare has been helping people to access medical
care since 1940.Today cover nearly two million people.1938
PPP healthcare was conceived. A committee was set up to establish
a health insurance scheme for middle income earners in London.
This was actively supported by the Royal Medical Colleges,
British Medical Association and the King's Fund.1962 changed
trading name from Hospital Services Plan to Private Patients
Plan. 1998 Guardian Royal Exchange Group acquired PPP healthcare
from the PPP healthcare foundation limited with the proceeds
of the sale (some £540m) going to the PPP healthcare medical
trust. 1999 On 10 May 1999 Sun Life and Provincial Holdings
(SLPH), the UK subsidiary of the Global AXA Group, one of
the world's leading insurance and asset management companies,
acquired Guardian Royal Exchange, the parent company of PPP
healthcare. 2002 PPP healthcare is renamed AXA PPP healthcare,
to reflect theirr membership of the AXA Group, one of the
world's leading insurance and investment management companies.
In 2005 became regulated by the Financial Services Authority
(FSA).
Barclays
Home Insurance:
Barclays origins can be traced back to a modest business founded
more than 300 years ago in the heart of London's financial
district. The business was founded by John Freame and his
partner Thomas Gould in Lombard Street in 1690. The name Barclay
became associated with the company in 1736, when James Barclay
- who had married John Freame's daughter - became a partner.
In 2001, Barclays formed a strategic alliance with Legal &
General to sell life, pensions and investment products throughout
its UK network.
Virgin
Car Insurance: Virgin
Direct Personal Financial Service launched in March 1995.
The company was established to sell financial services by
telephone at a significantly lower cost than traditional financial
services companies. The first product sold was an ‘Index Tracking'
personal equity plan (PEP). 1996 Virgin launches life insurance
"People ask me why we're getting into the murky world of life
insurance. Everyone hates it, all the salesmen seem too unscrupulous,
barging into your home and taking a secret commission. It's
a terrible industry. Exactly. That's why Virgin can make a
difference." Richard Branson. They now offer car, Home, Life,
Travel and Pet insurance.
Goodhealth
Worldwide: As
one of the leading and most experienced providers of international
medical insurance, Goodhealth has been providing peace of
mind to its members, worldwide, for nearly 25 years. They
are part of the Primary Group, who manage premiums in excess
of US$1.2 billion and employ nearly 700 staff across 13 locations
around the globe.Goodhealth provide a comprehensive range
of private medical schemes to expatriates of all nationalities
around the world.
Cornhill
Direct Insurance: Cornhill
Direct offers personal insurance products such as motor, home,
travel and van. They are part of the Allianz Cornhill Insurance
group – winner of General Insurer of the Year 2004 and 2005.Cornhill
Direct is a trading name of Allianz Cornhill Insurance plc
(see below)
Allianz
Cornhill Insurance:
1905 Cornhill Insurance is founded by directors of Willis
Faber as a Fire insurance company. 1943 Thomas Tilling acquires
a majority interest in Cornhill Insurance. 1974 Cornhill acquires
Trafalgar Insurance. 1978 Cornhill becomes the first sponsor
of Test Cricket in England. 1983 BTR buys Cornhill from Thomas
Tilling. 1986 BTR sells Cornhill the company to Allianz AG.
1987 Cornhill Insurance buys British Reserve. 1994 Cornhill
Insurance launches Cornhill Direct. 1997 Broker Direct launched.
1998 Cornhill acquires AGF Insurance business in GB following
Allianz's acquisition of majority shareholding in the French
insurer AGF. 1999 DBI INsurance acquired. 2003 Cornhill Insurance
changes its name to Allianz Cornhill Insurance plc.Allianz
Cornhill Insurance plc comprises several trading divisions
dedicated to providing the highest level of customer care
and service.
Pet
Plan:
Petplan is a brand of Pet Plan Ltd. Pet Plan Ltd is a subsidiary
of Allianz Cornhill Insurance plc and is authorised and regulated
by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). It offers insurance
protection for pets against the cost of veterinary treatment.
Dogs, cats, rabbits or horses xan be covered.
Prudential
Insurance: Prudential was
founded in 1848 to provide professional people with loans
secured by life assurance. This market broadened during the
19th century when insurance polices were sold to the working
classes. Today, Prudential Car Insurance is underwritten by
Churchill
Privilege
Home Insurance: Privilege
specialises in offering car insurance and home insurance and
breakdown cover.Privilege Insurance is underwritten by Direct
Line Insurance plc. Privilege Insurance is part of the RBS
Group - The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. They also own Churchill
Insurance and Direct Line (see Below) as well The RBS Royal
Bank of scotland Bank, First Active NatWest Bank Coutts and
Ulster Bank.
Churchill
Insurance: Is
one of the UK's leading insurance companies, offering car
insurance and home insurance, travel insurance and pet insurance.
Churchill Insurance launched in 1989 as one of the UK's first
direct motor insurers. In 1990, they started selling Home
Insurance and over the years, have extended their services
to include Car Insurance, Home Insurance, Travel Insurance,
Pet Insurance, Breakdown Cover, Van Insurance and Motorcycle
Insurance. We are a UK based company with all our call centres
in the UK and sell insurance policies by phone and on the
Internet. In 2003, Churchill was acquired by the Royal Bank
of Scotland Group and now forms part of the RBS Insurance
division.
Direct
Line: Started
from scratch in the UK in April 1985 with a single product
- car insurance, and just one way for customers to buy - over
the telephone.Today they have over five million customers
and a broad range of products and services. January 1990 saw
the first television adverts featuring the red telephone on
wheels. They do their business over the phone and on the Internet
and also do it internationally with businesses in Germany
(Direct Kine), Italy (Direct Line) and Spain (Linea Directa).
In 2001, Direct Line acquired the motor insurance businesses
of the American insurer Allstate. They are owned by RBS
Group - The Royal Bank of Scotland Group.
Halifax
Insurance: Offering
car, home and contents, travel, personal healthcare insurance,
life and critcal illness cover and Pet insurance. From the
start in the early 1850's with the Halifax Building Society
and then in the 1990s saw a period of mergers and acquisitions,
most notably the 1995 merger with the Leeds Permanent Building
Society and the acquisition of Clerical Medical the following
year. In 1997 they beame a bank and in 1999 Birmingham Midshires
was acquired. In September 2001, Halifax plc merged with Bank
of Scotland. The new bank, HBOS plc became the fourth largest
bank in the UK and the Retail Bank continues to be headquartered
at Trinity Road in Halifax. (see esure below)
Post
Office Insurance: The
Post office offers Home, Travel and car insurance in the UK.
Post Office Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Mail
Group plc and operates under the Post Office™ brand. Managing
a nationwide network of around 16,000 Post Office branches,
we are the largest Post Office™ network in Europe and the
largest retail branch network in the UK handling more cash
than any other business. Post Office Ltd is one of the three
arms that make up the Royal Mail Group, along with Royal Mail
and Parcelforce Worldwide.
Saga
Insurance: The
Saga Group focuses exclusively on the provision of high quality,
value-for-money services for people 50 and over. These include
holidays to worldwide destinations including cruises on their
own ships, an award-winning magazine, insurance and financial
products, and radio stations. The Group is based at Folkestone,
UK.Saga Services began in the early 1980s, when they first
started to market insurance and financial services as part
of a new company strategy to offer additional services to
customers. Older people represented a lower risk in many areas
of insurance, however, this was not being reflected in the
premiums being offered by most insurers. Saga negotiated with
a number of leading underwriters to provide products marketed
exclusively to our customer base and, following a period of
extensive testing, Saga Services was established in 1987 as
the insurance arm
BUPA:
The
UK's leading provider of private health care insurance, hospitals
and health care services. BUPA is a global health and care
organisation with more than seven million members and over
40,000 employees in 192 countries.It covers: Asia, Australia,
Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Spain (Sanitas) and Thailand It began
as The British United Provident Association in 1947 to preserve
freedom of choice in health care. It believed that with a
National Health Service being introduced a year later, there
would still be a need for a complimentary service enabling
people from all walks of life to afford the benefits of choice
in where, when and by whom they were treated. BUPA's biggest
and original business is health insurance in the UK, both
for individuals and corporations that want to look after the
health of their employees. More than half of the UK's top
companies are BUPA customers. BUPA has special products for
people who want: financial assistance if they suffer a critical
illness a regular income if illness or injury prevents them
from working life cover to give peace of mind that their dependants
will be secure cash plans that meet the cost of health expenses
such as dental and hospital bills.
Kwik-Fit
Car Insurance: Kwik-Fit
was established in 1971 by Sir Tom Farmer and is now one of
the world's largest independent automotive parts repair and
replacement specialists.As a result of customer demand Kwik-Fit
Insurance Services was launched in 1995 and has grown to become
one of the UK's leading motor insurance distributors.
Lloyds
TSB Insurance: The
origins of Lloyds Bank stretch back to 1765, when John Taylor
and Sampson Lloyd set up a private banking business in Birmingham,
England. In 1810, the Reverend Henry Duncan of Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire,
set up a bank to help his poorest parishioners save for times
of hardship. By 1818 there were 465 savings banks in Britain
(including 182 in Scotland). In 1995, the merger between TSB
and Lloyds Bank formed Lloyds TSB Group plc, one of the largest
forces in domestic banking. Lloyds TSB Insurance Offers Car,
Home & Travel insurance.
Eagle
Star Insurance: Eagle Star
is a leading provider of life and general insurance products
in the Irish market. They currently have over half a million
policies covering the insurance, pension and investment needs
of customers and are a member of the Zurich Financial Services
Group that serves customers in more than 120 countries.
esure
Car Insurance: esure
was founded in 1999 by Chairman, Peter Wood, to offer competitive
insurance cover for drivers and homeowners by using the internet
as our primary sales channel. Mr Wood pioneered the direct
selling of insurance over the telephone back in 1985, when
he launched Direct Line. With esure, his aim was to go a step
further and harness the efficiency of the internet to give
a better deal to responsible drivers and homeowners. The esure
brand was announced to the press in February 2000 and launched
to the public in July 2001. Prior to the brand launch, esure
had taken on the underwriting and management of Halifax Car
Insurance for HBOS - a product they still manage (see Halifax
above).
HSA
Healthcare: One
of the UK's leading providers of simple and affordable everyday
Health Cash Plans, Dental Plans and Private Medical Insurance.
They have been helping individuals and families since 1922,
a history which pre-dates the NHS, giving us years of expertise.
On top of this, they are a mutual, which means that we have
no shareholders and exist purely for the sake of their members.
ASDA
Car Insurance: Offers
- Car Insurance Van Insurance Home Insurance Travel Insurance
Life Insurance Mortgage Life Insurance Over 50s Life Cover
Pet Insurance.The company was founded in 1965 by a group of
farmers from Yorkshire and became part of the USA Wal-Mart
company in 1999. The first Wal-Mart store opened in 1962,
in Rogers, Arkansas, USA. There are now 3,500 stores in the
United States and more than 1,000 units in Mexico, Puerto
Rico, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, China, Korea, Germany and
the United Kingdom (including 260 stores situated throughout
England, Scotland and Wales)
Debenhams
Insurance: Debenhams
has 126 department stores across the UK and Ireland and a
fully transactional website. They
offer Wedding insurance, Home insurance, car insurance, travel
insurance and pet insurance.,
eGroup:
eGroup
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Group Direct. eGroup
has been commissioned by Southern Rock Insurance to develop
and administer its internet based insurance sales and administration
systems. All sites allow customers to buy and fully administer
their own policies online from quote to renewal. This allows
Southern Rock to keep expenses extremely low and pass some
of those savings on to the consumer. The first of these sites,
eBike, was launched in
April 2005 to much acclaim and has in its first 18 months
sold around 50,000 policies since its launch. eGroup is currently
developing a number of new e-products: ehome,
eTravel, eMinibus,
and Radical.com (a young driver product). They expect to see
an explosive growth in the field of e-commerce and we are
well positioned to take advantage of the developing market.
Admiral:
Admiral specialise in
providing low cost car insurance for younger drivers, people
living in cities and those driving performance cars. Admiral
was launched in 1993, with the aim of offering lower premiums
to more people. They don't just insure people who are traditionally
seen as safer. When Admiral launched in January 1993 it just
had one brand, zero customers and 57 members of staff. However,
at June 2006, the Group had six brands, over 1 million customers
and 2000 members of staffdrivers.(see Elephant Below)
Elephant
Insurance: Elephant
was launched in August 2000 and now has over 350,000 customers.
It is the UK's first insurer to offer a complete on-line solution
to car insurance. It is destined to become the third most
visited car insurance website in the UK. They are part of
the Admiral Group plc.(see above) The also offer breakdown
cover, home insurance and van insurance and travel insurance.
Britannic:
Britannic traces
its origins back to 1866, when the predecessor company to
Britannic was founded in Birmingham, spreading rapidly throughout
Lancashire, Yorkshire and the rest of the UK. In 1905 the
company began to trade as Britannic Assurance (BA). In 1999
the Group acquired a 75% stake in Glasgow-based Britannic
Asset Management (the remaining 25% share was acquired in
2001) and the whole of Alba Life (previously known as Britannia
Life). In June 2005 Britannic Group plc announced a proposed
merger with Resolution Life Group Limited to form the UK’s
leading closed fund consolidator - this transaction completed
early in September 2005 and the newly formed group is called
Resolution plc. Today the Britannic name remains prominent
within Resolution plc with around three million policyholders
in the Britannic Life companies.
Insure.co.uk:
insure hase over 70
years of award winning experience in providing low cost insurance.
Insurance purchased from them is administered by Equity Insurance
Brokers Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the
Financial Services Authority (FSA) and is part of the Equity
Insurance Group.
Tesco
Insurance: Tesco
offers Car insurance, Breakdown cover, Home insurance, Life
insurance, Pet Insurance and travel insurance.Tesco was founded
by Jack Cohen, who served with the Royal Air Force during
the First World War. Since World War II, Tesco Stores corporation
has been growing steadily. As far as Central Europe is concerned,
the purchase of 13 department stores from Kmart corp. (CZ
Rep. and Slovakia) in 1993 and opening of the first Tesco
hypermarket in Budapest.
Erinaceous
Insurance Services: Erinaceous
Insurance Services offers innovative solutions to cover the
diverse needs in risk management of residential and commercial
property. We also offer a select range of niche general commercial
insurance products designed to meet the requirements of a
wide range of customers.In the residential property market,
they provide various types of schemes and bespoke broking
solutions for all types of properties. Thei products deal
with all type of risks that property owners, landlords and
tenants face. Homelet (see
below) and Letsure (see below)
are part of the Group
Letsure:
Lumley Letsure
Limited a subsidiary of Lumley Limited. It is a member of
the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA). The
holding company for the Lumley business is Lumley Holdings
Limited; Lumley Limited is an operational subsidiary of Lumley
Holdings Limited. The Lumley name has been known in the insurance
marketplace for over 100 years. Letsure has grown rapidly
and has enjoyed growing revenues and an increased customer
base in each successive year and now employs in excess of
120 employees on a permanent basis. Letsure distributes its
products to more than 5,000 points of sale in the UK. Letsure
is a major provider of insurance products and services to
the lettings industry - March
2007 Erinaceous
Insurance Services acquire Lumley Letsure Andy
Halstead the Managing Director of Erinaceous Insurance Services
Ltd has announced on the 8th March the acquisition of Lumley
Letsure. Lumley Letsure are one of the main competitors of
Erinaceous's company Homelet. Andy Halstead says " This
acquisition provides us with an excellent opportunity to combine
experience and deliver a wider range of leading edge solutions
that will enhance the value of the letting agents business
and delight their customers. In the short term there will
be no change to the HomeLet range of products and services
and we will contine with business as usual".
Homelet:
Homelet
is a trading style of Erinaceous Insurance Services Ltd, a
member of the Erinaceous Group Plc. This division includes
additional brands including Let Plan, Truckinsure and Sportsure.
HomeLet is the UK's largest insurance provider for landlords,
tenants and letting agents, also offering referencing and
rent guarantee products. They have £360 million of insured
property in their care and are the market leaders in our sector
and our policies are underwritten by Group AMA and other leading
underwriters.
Direct
Travel: Direct
Travel Insurance Services was established in late 1992
and commenced trading in 1993. They have become one of the
UK's leading independent travel insurance specialists, having
arranged insurance for over four and a half million travellers.
On the 31 August 2007 they became part of the AIG group. They
now trade as an incorporated company, Direct Travel Insurance
Services Limited and have retained their trading name, Direct
Travel Insurance. All Direct Travel Insurance policies will
be provided by AIG Europe (UK) Limited and underwritten by
Landmark Insurance Limited.
Insurance4carhire:
Insurance 4 Car
Hire provides insurance for the car renter. Its insurance
policies provide worldwide cover including a range of policies
to cover the different car rental insurance requirements that
apply in Europe and in the USA. Founded in 2002 by Larry Ursich,
Insurance4carhire is an innovative internet insurance company
whose core business is the provision of car rental Excess
insurance. For 10 years, Larry ran his own car rental broking
company, working closely with Dollar and Budget. After noting
the high costs being charged by the car rental companies for
Excess cover, Larry decided to develop a better alternative:
annual car rental Excess insurance products offering customers
convenience, peace of mind and very significant savings. The
resultant business has grown rapidly and we have already sold
more than 90,000 policies. In December 2007 Towergate Partnership
announced the acquisition of Insurance 4 Car Hire Agents Ltd
(I4CH), an internet based insurance agency providing specialist
insurance products for the car rental market. I4CH will form
part of Towergate's Retail Division headed by Amanda Blanc.
Insurance4carhire.com
is a trading name of Towergate Underwriting Group Ltd which
is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority,
Register Number 313250. The company is registered in England
and Wales, Company No. 4043759.
Hibernian:
Hibernian Insurance is
one of Ireland's largest and most respected general insurance
companies providing cover on all aspects of motor, home, farm
and commercial insurance. Their experience and the worldwide
expertise of their parent company, AVIVA plc. The Hibernian
Group in Ireland comprises Hibernian General Insurance and
Hibernian Life and Pensions. It has over one million customers
and employs in excess of 2,000 people across the country,
with principal offices in Dublin, Cork and Galway. Hibernian
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aviva plc, the world's sixth-largest
insurance group and the biggest in the UK with 58,000 employees
serving over 30 million customers worldwide. Hibernian General
Insurance was established in 1908 and employs in excess of
1250 staff in Ireland. They insure one in four Irish motorists
and one in three Irish homes .
Royal
& Sun Alliance: Royal
& SunAlliance has a proud heritage dating back almost 300
years. The Sun (established in 1710) is the oldest insurance
company still trading under its original name. The current
Company structure was created in 1996 following the merger
of two of the largest insurance companies in the UK, Royal
Insurance and Sun Alliance. 1710 The Sun was established.
It is the oldest insurance company still trading under its
original name. 1824 The Alliance was founded. 1845 The Royal
was founded. 1996 The merger of Royal Insurance and Sun Alliance
created Royal & SunAlliance, one of the largest insurance
companies in the UK. 2001 MORE TH>N was launched in June 2001
bringing freshness and a new approach to the consumer financial
services market in the UK.Royal & SunAlliance is a FTSE 100
company, listed on the London and New York Stock Exchanges
Towergate
Partnership
Towergate was established in 1997 to provide insurance in
niche markets ranging from holiday homes to cherished cars.
They expanded and broadened our products range to over 200
- the widest range of specialist and traditional products
in the UK market. Towergate is now Europe's largest independently
owned insurance intermediary. They have over 3,500 committed
staff operating out of 100 UK offices. Towergate's reputation
for innovation, progression and dynamism is backed up by recognition
from the Sunday Times as a Profit Track 100 company. Their
Executive Chairman, Peter Cullum is a former winner of the
‘UK Entrepreneur of the Year' award and is the current M&A
‘Deal Maker of the Year'. Theirr business model enables us
to deliver exceptional value to our clients through quality
insurance products and services, underpinned by strong relationships
with leading insurance companies. We call this our ‘value
triangle' - a three-way partnership. In December 2007 Towergate
Partnership announced the acquisition of Insurance
4 Car Hire Agents Ltd (I4CH), an internet based insurance
agency providing specialist insurance products for the car
rental market. I4CH will form part of Towergate's Retail Division
headed by Amanda Blanc.
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