Motor insurer start up expands on aggregators

Octagon Insurance has joined the comparethemarket.com panel.

Octogaon launched in November last year, initally using GoCompare and with a view to expanding out into other personal lines products.

Octagon chief executive Chris Hill said “We could not be any happier with how the Octagon Private Car product has been received by our customers.

"With everything going to plan we feel this is the perfect time to move the business on to the next stage and having our products on Compare the Market is the next logical step. We will not be stopping here; we have also recently announced the launch of a new Van Insurance product and are now considering which opportunities are best to give us the scope to continue our growth plans.”

Jeremy Moll, commercial director at comparethemarket.com, said: “We’re pleased to welcome Octagon Insurance to our panel. We give millions of consumers fast access to insurance quotes, and Octagon offer competitive policies that appeal to our customers. I’m sure Octagon will drive strong business through our site.”