14/07/2008
Swinton’s personal approach commended by insurance industry
Manchester based Swinton Group has been named Personal Lines Broker of the Year at The British Insurance Awards 2008.
The UK’s leading high street insurance retailer, Swinton scooped the accolade a…
05/04/2007
Swinton’s new website is the best of the insurance bunch
Swinton’s new website has been named the best performing company website in the insurance industry and ranked seventh in a survey of the financial services industry.
The survey undertaken by Si…
27/10/2005
Swinton Named Number 11 of Top 50 Brokers
Swinton was founded in 1957 by Ken Scowcroft. Following expansion over the past few years, both organically and through acquisition, Swinton is now the largest high street broker, with 328 branches, a…
03/07/2009
More Savers Keeping Their Cash Under The Bed
An increasing number of people are stashing their savings underneath beds because they do not trust bankers, new research revealed today.
A home insurance firm said two-thirds of adults no longer h…
30/06/2009
Health Warning To Holiday Makers
Two out of three people going on holiday spend less than half-an-hour thinking about their health, according to a recent poll.
One in four travellers do not look up health information before they l…
29/06/2009
Runaway Shopping Trolleys Causing Chaos Down Under
According to a recent news report in Australia shopping trolleys are causing $1.2 million damage to cars each year – with car insurance claims data indicating each incident costs on average more than …
18/12/2008
600 JOBS AND 91 SHOPS SECURED IN £50M DEAL AS SWINTON CHAMPIONS THE HIGH STREET
The deal is financed as part of a £175m funding facility with Lloyds TSB, one of the biggest deals the bank has done in this difficult year.
Six hundred jobs and ninety one shops nationwide have be…
15/12/2006
Swinton merger with its4me strengthens on-line presence
Swinton Group Limited is merging with internet motor insurance broker its4me.co.uk in a move which sees the UKs largest high street broker dramatically strengthen their on-line business. Swinton Group…
10/08/2006
Swinton acquires Budget retail branch network.
Annual income now over £500m, with 442 branches and over 2m policies Swinton Group, the UKs biggest High Street insurance chain, today purchased the high street insurance intermediary business B…
02/06/2004
Dial UK for better deal
Two in three Britons would not buy insurance from a firm using overseas call centre, says a new survey. Nearly three-quarters of people expect worse service from call centres based abroad. And two-thi…
15/09/2008
Swinton to take on more Norwich recruits
Swinton, the UK’s largest insurance high-street retailer, has announced that it is expanding its workforce at its city centre call centre in Norwich for the second time this year.
The Norwich cal…
01/03/2005
Local Service
"Being a major high street broker, one of our greatest strengths is our network of branches. This enables us to service our customers locally across the country." Patrick Smith, Swintons Chief Executi…
02/09/2002
Great Service in the Preston Branch
The following article appeared on the readers page of Prestons local paper, well done everyone in Preston Branch. "I had my car insurance with Swintons in Fishergate, Preston. I was told I could also …
30/10/2008
Family homes at risk from halloweed fires
The traditional Halloween pumpkin can pose a serious fire hazard if left unattended, according to swinton, the UK’s leading high street insurance retailer.
A survey of 1,000 Swinton home insurance…
07/10/2008
Drivers warned to watch out for ‘podestrians’ by Swinton
Motorists face another potential hazard on the roads with the rise of the ‘podestrian’ says Swinton, the UK’s leading high street insurance retailer.
‘Podestrians’ are people who listen to mp3 musi…
22/07/2008
The one that got away – fishermen warned to protect their tackle!
Fishermen are tackling tough times as thieves take the bait - reeling in thousands of pounds worth of expensive kit.
As National Fishing Week casts off this week Swinton, the UK’s leading high stre…
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