(ShareCast News) - Direct sales insurance firm Esure announced a strategic review of its Gocompare comparison service on Tuesday, and indicated an interest in spinning it out on its own. The FTSE 250 firm said that, in the first full year of ownership after acquiring the outstanding 50% of Gocompare
Read more(ShareCast News) - FTSE 250 was marginally firmer in late afternoon trade as UK traders wound down ahead of a long weekend, with few of today's in-the-news mid-cap stocks figuring among that index's top-10 risers. Shares in Phoenix Group Holdings were ahead as it agreed with AXA UK to buy AXA Wealth
Read more(ShareCast News) - Insurance group Esure said first quarter gross written premiums rose 15.5% to £151.0m as income from it's Gompare.com website jumped 19% to £36.3m. Chief executive Stuart Vann said he expected to increase Gocompare.com's full year pre-tax profits by 20%-30%. In-force policies wer
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