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Rugby not just for toffs!

August 2007

Its official, Rugby is no longer the sport favoured by public school toffs. Shaking off its upper class image, rugby is now followed by over one in four van men, according to a survey commissioned by Budget Van Insurance. Twenty seven per cent of van drivers admitted to rugby being their sport of choice beating others such as golf 21 per cent and cricket at 19 per cent. 

Lisa Corston, marketing manager, Budget van Insurance says:
“With the Rugby World Cup fast approaching it is great to see we are a nation right behind our team. The boys are going to need all our support to defend their title as reigning champions and we wish them all the best of luck!

Survey conducted by Tickbox between 12.04.07 – 30.04.07.   Survey Sample Base of 630 van drivers.

For further information please contact:
Roland Cross/Nicola Pierce/Louise Willcox
Broadgate                                                                               020 7726 6111

Note to editors

The BGL Group (formerly known as the Budget Group of Companies)

The BGL Group was established in 1992 and has grown to be the UK’s third largest personal lines insurance intermediary, through a combination of organic growth and a series of major strategic acquisitions.

 

The BGL Group

The BGL Group  (the Group) was founded in 1992 and has grown to become one of the UK’s largest personal lines insurance intermediaries, through a combination of organic growth and a series of major strategic acquisitions (the last major acquisition was five years ago).

The Group now arranges and administers insurance for 1.75 million customers. It operates major contact centre operations (Fusion) in Peterborough, Coventry, Sunderland, Peterlee in the UK, and Cape Town, South Africa. The Group currently employs 2,255 people with its head office in Peterborough.

As an intermediary, the Group is able to access a wide range of underwriters, making it highly competitive in the marketplace, offering core products such as motor, home, commercial vehicle and motorcycle insurance.  The Group also offers a wide range of supplementary products, which include breakdown cover, legal protection, travel insurance and mortgage payment protection insurance.

In 2006 the Group received ‘Intermediary of the Year’ (Insurance Age UK Broker Awards) for its outstanding contribution to the insurance industry.  In April 2007, the Sunday Times’ PricewaterhouseCoopers Profit Track 100 rankings selected the Group as ‘one to watch’.

Budget Van insurance searches a panel of 12 insurers to offer competitively priced van insurance, in addition to exceptional product benefits. In 2006 Budget Van launched various innovative marketing campaigns including ‘it’s a van man thing’ and ‘flying traffic wardens’, which resulted in it being awarded ‘Marketing Campaign of The Year 2006’ (Insurance Times Awards).

BISL Ltd, part of the BGL is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

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