News Archive

Gras Savoye Choose AutoProtect as its Partner

Posted by AutoProtect (MBI) Ltd on Friday the 23rd of July, 2010

AutoProtect has signed a 5 year deal with Gras Savoye, France's largest broker since 1992 and the 9th largest in the world.   The deal will allow Gras Savoye to expand its specialist risk management sector in key markets in Europe and Africa. Gras Savoye is privately owned and based in Paris. They employ over 3000 staff worldwide and have been trading since 1907, and have a presence in over 100 countries. In 2009 Gras Savoye’s turnover was in excess of 547,000,000 Euros from all its ...

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AmTrust International, Strengthens UK and European Presence

Posted by AutoProtect (MBI) Ltd on Thursday the 22nd of July, 2010

With effect from 1st July 2010, IGI will change its legal entity name to AmTrust Europe Ltd.   IGI's parent company, AmTrust International is continuing to further develop its presence and underwriting capacity in the UK and European market. Part of this strategy is to unify and consolidate its Eurocentric business under one operation, to be called AmTrust Europe Limited.   This is a positive move for AutoProtect, because IGI have gone from strength-to-strength and this name change ...

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Leading Car Dealers Endorse Williams F1 Ceramic Coat

Posted by AutoProtect (MBI) Ltd on Thursday the 22nd of July, 2010

Among the early adopters of Williams F1 Team Ceramic Coat from AutoProtect is the prestige, franchised dealer group Lloyd Motor Group, Rob Lindsay, Franchise Director, said:   “We previously used the same paint protection product for 10 years but the improved performance and strong brand of Williams F1 Team Ceramic Coat convinced us to change. Customer reaction has been strong and profits generated from paint protection sales have increased considerably. This is a paint ...

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AutoProtect support National Distributors in Greece

Posted by AutoProtect (MBI) Ltd on Thursday the 17th of June, 2010

AutoProtect Hellas, based in Athens Greece and headed up by Nick Koutsourais, was set up in 2008. Despite Greece’s current severe economic conditions and in the shortest of times, AutoProtect Hellas in partnership with Brokins SA the largest Greek State Insurance Broker, has become the market leader of MBI products for Greece and Cyprus. It also has operations extending to cover Turkey and Bulgaria.   Nick Koutsourais remains positive about the future ahead and is confident that ...

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An update from our CFO

Posted by AutoProtect (MBI) Ltd on Tuesday the 4th of May, 2010

Where do I begin ?   Well, building on David Shapiro’s comments in his update last month, 2010 continues to develop in a real positive vein in all areas of the business. We’re delighted with how the 1st Quarter went and have welcomed many new clients on board.   How do we do this ?   Well, it’s a combination of all the things you can see here on our website. Of course we know we’ve got great products and a system that’s first class. We know we’re great at putting those two things ...

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Motor Trader Sponsors Comment

Posted by AutoProtect (MBI) Ltd on Monday the 3rd of May, 2010

In the April edition of the Motor Trader magazine AutoProtect’s Mike Macaulay comments on the current situation for the used market. Read on to see what he had to say.   The first quarter of 2010 has seen a continuation of the lower margins on new car sales due to the impact of the government scrappage scheme and this has led to dealers focusing on used car sales, incremental income streams and customer retention programmes. Feedback from AutoProtect’s dealer network is that it is ...

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A word from our CEO

Posted by AutoProtect on Tuesday the 30th of March, 2010

As we enter 2010 our business is focussed into 5 primary areas   The Independent Motor Retail Sector, The Corporate Sector, Manufacturers & Importers, Affinity Partners and and our International Development.   INDEPENDENT MOTOR RETAIL SECTOR   The first few weeks in 2010 saw an increase in policy sales of 33% over the same period last year. Taking into consideration the adverse economic conditions in the UK which are continuing in 2010 this is a great result and testimony to ...

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Williams F1 Team

Posted by AutoProtect (MBI) Ltd on Monday the 29th of March, 2010

In association with Williams F1, AutoProtect launches a stunning NEW paint protection product.   AutoProtect are proud to announce the launch of another key product into our extensive range of vehicle care solutions.   In partnership with the Williams Formula One Team we have combined the newest innovation in paint protection “Ceramic Coat” with our SMART Protect Plus, small accident repair technology to offer the ultimate in Bodywork, Paintwork, Interior and Alloy Wheel ...

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European News

Posted by AutoProtect (MBI) Ltd on Monday the 29th of March, 2010

TruckStore and Mercedes-Benz European rollout:   TruckStore is the sales channel for Mercedes-Benz used trucks throughout the European Union, with 29 sites in the following countries:   Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Sweden, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary.   AutoProtect are proud to have successfully designed and implemented on behalf of Mercedes-Benz the industry’s first pan-European used heavy goods warranty, ...

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AutoProtect New Joiners

Posted by AutoProtect (MBI) Ltd on Monday the 29th of March, 2010

AutoProtect with its continued growth in all areas is pleased to announce the following new appointments for 2010:   Stephen McCombe – Joined the Corporate division and is part of our Corporate Development team. Stephen has 20 years motor trade experience with dealers, manufacturers and finance houses. His experience spans all aspects of dealer funding programmes and F&I alongside key knowledge of B2B invoice finance and most recently was National Sales Manager for a FN TOP 50 Finance ...

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