Marmalade is a UK-based insurance company whose main business is car insurance for young people. The company uses telematics, a satellite technology that monitors the use of the car the company is insuring. This monitors the way the car is driven, when is driven and sends the information back to Marmalade. This information is used to change the amount Marmalade charges the driver for insurance, if the company identifies a bad driver it will increase their premiums and may cancel their policy. From May to July 2011 this technology allowed the company to cut its insurance premiums by 17 per cent at a time when the industry trend was for premiums for young drivers to increase. [1][2]
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| Company type | Private limited company |
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| Industry | Car insurance |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Nick Moger, Crispin Moger |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | UK |
Key people | Nick Moger, Crispin Moger, Andy Martin |
| Services | Insurance |
At the Road Safety GB Conference on 13 November 2009 the company received the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its contribution to Road Safety in the UK.[3]
History
editMarmalade was formed in 2006 to supply car insurance and cars to new young drivers. In 2008 the company was the winner of the Original Business Concept category in the BT Essence of the Entrepreneur awards.[4] In March 2013, Young Marmalade was combined with sister brands, Intelligent Marmalade and Provisional Marmalade, to exist under the name Marmalade.
References
edit- ^ Culzac, Natasha (15 August 2011). "Insurance premiums for young drivers fall". Financial Times. UK. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ King, Mark (13 August 2011). "Car insurance hope for young drivers". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Young Marmalade receives Prince Michael Award". Road Safety GB. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Young driver scheme wins prestigious national award". Road Safety GB. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2012.