Kwik Fit Insurance
Spotlight on talent: The youth of today
A recent Chartered Insurance Institute report was deeply critical of the insurance industry's efforts at recruiting the next generation. Rachel Gordon examines whether effective engagement is really that bad.
Career development & CSR news: Kwik Fit four bike challenge
Four leather-clad Kwik Fit Insurance employees are taking part in a 1600-mile sponsored motorbike ride, around the coast of Scotland, in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for a much-needed cardiac ultrasound machine at The Royal Hospital for Sick…
Kwik Fit seeks proof
Kwik Fit Insurance has signed a contract with conversion management expert Maxymiser, to improve online customer engagement and provide scientific proof of winning web content.
Kwik Fit's Meechan joins Tesco
Kwik Fit Financial Services insurance development director Gerry Meechan is set to join Tesco as part of its new general insurance structure, Post has learnt.
Kwik fit to hire 70
Insurance intermediary Kwik Fit plans to recruit 70 people at its Uddingston call centre. Kwik Fit said positions available include outbound sales and customer service jobs, as well as internet sales roles to support the company's growing online business.
Kwik Fit Insurance set to recruit 70 people
Insurance intermediary Kwik Fit, is looking for 70 people to take up careers at its Uddingston call centre.
News analysis - Aggregators: Motoring on
With motor rates leaping up by 15%, Tom Cooper assesses whether prudent, profitable pricing is finally on the horizon
Kwik Fit bests company sales records
Kwik Fit Financial Services has announced record breaking single-day sales across all three of its group companies.
From Facebook to sales book
As social media begins to shake off the stigma of being little more than a means to wile away time, Amy Ellis investigates whether, as some predict, 2010 will be the year this new medium becomes a quantifiable marketing tool.
E-certificates put on a par with paper
The insurance industry has welcomed the introduction of regulation giving electronic motor insurance policies legal parity with paper policies.
Bids in for Kwik-Fit insurance
Investment bank Credit Suisse is mulling over bids to buy the insurance arm of Kwik-Fit after they were submitted for consideration by 2 April.
Green Insurance offers pet cover
The Green Insurance Company is to expand into its personal lines portfolio with the introduction of a range of environmentally conscious pet insurance products.
Kwik Fit names employee of the year
Kwik Fit Financial Services' Maureen Paterson was awarded £10 000 at a lavish ceremony in Edinburgh after landing the company's employee of the year prize.
Kwik Fit backs school with help from rugby stars
International rugby stars Johnnie Beattie and Alastair Kellock took time out from Six Nations training to support Kwik Fit Insurance in launching its 2010 charity of the year initiative.
Roundtable: Mobile Technology - Applying a mobile strategy
Ever since the launch of Apple's Iphone, the march of mobile technology, smart phones and applications has been relentless. So what opportunities and challenges do these developments present for the general insurance industry? Ant Gould reports.
ULR wins Kwik Fit contract
Legal expenses insurer ULR is poised go on a recruitment drive, having picked up a major contract with personal lines broking giant Kwik Fit Financial Services.
Credit card compliance low
Only 11% of UK companies, including insurers, are certified as payment card industry compliant, according to new research by Tripwire.
Post in print - 11 March issue
Post reporter Leigh Jackson outlines the major news stories from this week's issue of Post.
KFFS set to "maximise" potential in £200m sale
Kwik Fit's insurance arm is expected to retain its brand if sold for the fourth time in just over a decade by its private equity owners.
Editor's comment: Esure sale is yardstick for personal lines deals
The January sales may not have thrown up much in the way of bargains for those hoping to acquire insurance-related companies. But February is looking like it could prove a more successful month for those seeking a nice little earner at a knockdown price.
Kwik Fit looks to dispose of insurance business
According to a reports the company has hired bankers at Credit Suisse to carry out a review of Kwik-Fit Financial Services, which employs more than 1000 people.
Kwik Fit Insurance sales hit all time high
Kwik Fit Insurance sold more policies to new customers in one day last week than it has sold in a single day since the company was established in 1995.
Drivers reluctant to turn to public transport shows study
Almost four in five UK drivers would refuse to give up their cars in favour of public transport even it was improved, research from Kwik Fit Insurance has revealed.