Hippo is a well-known insurance comparison website that helps the South
African consumer find great deals on insurance. Hippo provides insurance quotes
from companies that fall under the Budget Group (Telesure in SA) including Dial
Direct, 1st for Women Insurance, Budget Insurance and Auto & General Insurance.
Hippo promises to save consumers the time and hassle of shopping around for
insurance themselves. Hippo.co.za requires the user to enter their details
only once. The main difference between Hippo and Insurance Hound is the way in which
quotes are generated and delivered to the user. Hippo provides the user with an
online estimate which is then either confirmed or adjusted telephonically. Insurance
Hound is a broker-based system that relies on its brokerage partners to provide
the user with quotes via phone, email or in some cases online. There are advantages
and disadvantages to both systems, however they both save the consumer time and
money.
Insurance aggregator websites like Hippo Insurance, known commonly as comparison
shopping websites, are a relatively new phenomenon in South Africa, but have been
wildly popular in the US and UK for several years. The first generic Internet comparison
shopping sites were Jango and RoboShopper and were aimed at the US market. In the
UK insurance aggregator sites like MoneySupermarket.com, CompareTheMarket.com and
Confused.com currently dominate the online market. Even the animal themes of Insurance
Hound and Hippo are not entirely unique with sites like Churchill.com (the nodding
bulldog) and Elephant.co.uk having pioneered this marketing idea.
As access to the internet spreads throughout South Africa, internet based comparison
shopping is bound to explode and hopefully make life easier and cheaper for the
South African consumer.
Hippo offers the following types of insurance quotes amongst others:
Car Insurance
Home Insurance
Travel Insurance
If you would like to learn more about Hippo insurance quotes please visit:
www.hippo.co.za
Please do not type www.hippo.com or www.hipo.com into your browser as these domains
have nothing to do with Hippo in South Africa. Also watch your spelling as people
often incorrectly spell it as 'hipo', 'hipoo' or even 'hippoo'.
Hippo and variations of this name/trademark belong to Contact Financial Services
and not to InsuranceHound.co.za.