3 Jan 2009
(source: in-house)
Car Insurance in 2009: Direct or Price
Comparison?
How is car insurance looking in 2009? Has the credit crunch affected
people's car insurance buying behaviour?
Well, yes, people are selecting their car insurance differently
according to our
recent statistics. Although still the most popular service that we
offer, our price comparison service has taken a slight hit in favour of
our 'direct from insurer' services.
It is possible that there is a more straight forward explanation for
this, however. We have changed the wording at the top of our home page
from 'Price Comparison Site' to 'Price Comparison or Direct'. Perhaps
this sinple change has encouraged people to consider 'going direct'
more readily.
As there has been a slight shift nationally in favour of 'direct'
services, perhaps these hard times make people a bit more cautious
about exactly who
they are doing business with when it comes to financial services.
Whatever the cause, this evolving trend seems likely to continue
through 2009.