Screentrade Insurance (UK)

Merchant

Screentrade

Description

Screentrade.co.uk is the UK’s longest established online broker (est. 1997) and is a trading name of Lloyds TSB Insurance. Their products include car and home insurance and they use a panel of top UK insurers to search for the cheapest deals, so their customers don’t have to.

In raising their profile, Screentrade are launching a nationwide advertising campaign over the next few months, which includes TV, Radio and bus advertising. Screentrade is soon to become a household name.

Which insurers are used?

As a broker, screentrade uses a panel of top insurers, which include Churchill, Provident, Zenith, NIG, Chaucer, Groupama and Fortis. They search for the best possible deal on their customer’s behalf.

How competitive are they?

In showing just how competitive screentrade.co.uk is, independent research was conducted by IRDS (mailirds@aol.com) in May 2004, comparing car insurance quotes from a number of household names associated with cheap and affordable insurance. The likes of Direct Line, esure, Elephant, More Than and Virgin all took part. The results ranked screentrade as the second most competitive, behind only esure. However, unlike esure, screentrade do not insist on a minimum of 4 years no claim discount in order to quote.

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