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Bennetts is a specialist motorbike insurance broker headquartered in Peterborough, with a contact centre in Coventry, England. The company is part of the Saga Group and currently has over 220,000 policyholders across the UK. The Managing Director is Vincent Chaney.〔http://www.bennetts.co.uk/bennetts-news/latest-news/bennetts-joins-saga-family-after-sale-finalised〕 == History == Bennetts was founded by Gordon Bennett in 1930 in Coventry and initially provided general insurance services for customers in the West Midlands. By the early 1980s, it focused solely on providing insurance to motorcyclists.〔(History of Bennetts )〕 In 2000, Bennetts launched its quote and buy on-line facility.〔(Bennetts goes live with online facility ) Insurance Age (2000)〕 It was acquired by the BGL Group in 2001.〔(History of BGL Group )〕 In 2011 the company launched an on-line portal enabling motorcyclists and dealers to advertise their bikes for sale,〔(Bennetts launches free bike classifieds ) Peterborough Today (2012)〕 and in 2012 it launched a social network intended to become the "ultimate biker website".〔http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/news/bennetts-claims-first-brand-owned-social-network/4002334.article〕 Bike Social is managed by former Motorcycle News editor Marc Potter 〔http://www.thedrum.com/news/2012/10/02/bennetts-launches-dedicated-social-network-bikers〕 as part of his role as Bennetts' Head of Community.〔http://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/profile/348-potski/blog/〕 On January 28, 2015, it was announced that Saga Group was to purchase Bennetts from BGL Group for a reported £26.26m.〔http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/28/saga-biker-motorcycle-insurance-bennetts〕 The sale was completed on July 1, 2015.〔http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/13415232.Saga_buys_motorcycle_insurance_firm/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bennetts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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