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…
01/07/2005
Swinton Named Personal Lines Broker of the Year 2005
"It was with great pleasure and pride in Swinton that I accepted accolade of Personal Lines Broker of Year at the British Insurance Awards." Patrick Smith, Swintons Chief Executive, as quoted in Swint…
21/06/2007
Smoking behind the wheel as dangerous as using a mobile phone
More than half of UK motorists believe that smoking whilst driving is as dangerous as using a mobile phone and should be punished with penalty points and a fine.
New research commissioned by …
14/06/2007
New RoSPA website targets driver behaviour
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has launched a new website in a bid to make Britains roads safer. The RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders website, http://www.roadar.org , no…
31/05/2007
Convertible cars retaining their value
Recent warm weather has boosted the residual value of convertible cars according to industry experts.
Values increased by five per cent during May with EurotaxGlass’s reporting that volume bran…
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…
11/11/2004
Insurance Broker Grows
Swinton has acquired the household insurance business of East Anglia-based Waveney Insurance Brokers. The deal will see the UKs largest high-street insurance broker expand its East Anglian branch Netw…
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…
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 …
07/05/2008
Government 'to reject' young driver recommendations
The government will this week reject recommendations from a committee of MPs aimed at reducing injury and death among young motorists, according a newspaper report.
Last July, a report by the Commo…
07/05/2008
Birmingham home destroyed by gas explosion
A house in Birmingham has been destroyed by a gas explosion, according to BBC News.
It is reported that forty people were evacuated from Holly Road, Handsworth, after the blast at 3.40pm on Tuesd…
07/05/2008
Car tax rise 'not mentioned in budget'
A Conservative spokesperson has accused Chancellor Alistair Darling of 'deliberately failing' to make mention of higher vehicle tax charges at the time of the budget.
In his budget speech in March,…
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