Archive for 02/07/2010

Kwik-Fit Insurance goes to Belgium

02/07/2010 by admin.

Kwik-Fit has just agreed a deal to sell its insurance arm to Belgian insurer Ageas for £215m. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval,  should be completed in the next three months. It will give Ageas 600,000 more customers in the United Kingdom, on top of the one million it already has. Kwik-Fit is currently owned by French private equity group PAI Partners.

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Charging for Online News Content

02/07/2010 by admin.

The Times and Sunday Times website has introduced a paywall, this is mainly due to falling advertising income. From now on, access to the Times website will cost £1 per day, or £2 a week if you sign up to a subscription. Do you think that this idea will succeed? Or will readers go elsewhere?

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