Carole Nash
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Carole Nash is an insurance intermediary based in Altrincham
, Greater Manchester
, specialising in providing motorcycle insurance to customers in the UK and Ireland. The company is one of the largest providers of motorcycle insurance in the British Isles, with more than 300,000 policy holders.
The company employees around 330 staff across locations in Altrincham and Dublin.
, Greater Manchester
, with a redundancy cheque of £2,500. Turnover in the first month of the company's formation totalled £834.
By 1995, the company had 30,000 policy holders, predominantly insuring classic and vintage motorcycles. By 1997, the company was one of the leaders in the UK motorcycle insurance market. The company had grown through close association with motorcycle clubs such as the Vintage Motor Cycle Club
(VMCC) and attendance at grassroots events and shows such as the Classic Motorcycle Show. In 1994 Carole Nash became the first female president of the VMCC.
In 1999, the company moved into the Irish motorcycle insurance market. Boyzone
front man Ronan Keating
opened the company's new office in Dublin.
In 2004, the company acquired the motorcycle insurance arm of the Automobile Association
, helping the company to increase their customer base to 230,000 policyholders.
In December 2006, the company was sold by its founder to French insurance group Groupama
for an undisclosed sum.
from 2010, which is held annually from late November to early December at the National Exhibition Centre
in Birmingham
.
The company maintains a strong partnership with the British Motorcyclists Federation
, and is regularly present at a number of key events in the British motorcycle community calendar. These include:
Since 2007, Carole Nash has worked in partnership with Motorcycle News
to run Britain's Got Biking Talent; a competition aimed at custom motorcycle designers and builders. The competition attracts around 1,500 entries annually.
, Superbike World Championship
and British Superbike Championship. A number of guides on new products, models and owning and riding advice are also featured.
Altrincham
Altrincham is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat ground south of the River Mersey about southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Sale and east of Warrington...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, specialising in providing motorcycle insurance to customers in the UK and Ireland. The company is one of the largest providers of motorcycle insurance in the British Isles, with more than 300,000 policy holders.
The company employees around 330 staff across locations in Altrincham and Dublin.
History
Carole Nash Insurance Consultants Ltd was founded by Carole Nash in 1985 from her home in TimperleyTimperley
Timperley is a village within the Altrincham area, of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. Situated within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, Timperley is approximately seven miles southwest of Manchester....
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, with a redundancy cheque of £2,500. Turnover in the first month of the company's formation totalled £834.
By 1995, the company had 30,000 policy holders, predominantly insuring classic and vintage motorcycles. By 1997, the company was one of the leaders in the UK motorcycle insurance market. The company had grown through close association with motorcycle clubs such as the Vintage Motor Cycle Club
Vintage Motor Cycle Club
The Vintage Motor Cycle Club is a UK-based vintage motorcycle club with over 16,000 members, which aims to promote and preserve all makes of motorcycles over 25 years old.-History:...
(VMCC) and attendance at grassroots events and shows such as the Classic Motorcycle Show. In 1994 Carole Nash became the first female president of the VMCC.
In 1999, the company moved into the Irish motorcycle insurance market. Boyzone
Boyzone
Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...
front man Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...
opened the company's new office in Dublin.
In 2004, the company acquired the motorcycle insurance arm of the Automobile Association
The Automobile Association
The Automobile Association , a British motoring association founded in 1905 was demutualised in 1999 to become a private limited company which currently provides car insurance, driving lessons, breakdown cover, loans and motoring advice, and other services...
, helping the company to increase their customer base to 230,000 policyholders.
In December 2006, the company was sold by its founder to French insurance group Groupama
Groupama
Groupama contraction of GROUPe des Assurances Mutuelles Agricoles is an international insurance group based in Paris, France...
for an undisclosed sum.
Awards
Carole Nash has been awarded a number of awards, including:- RiDE Magazine, RiDER Power Survey:
- Britain's Most Used Motorcycle Insurance Broker – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
- Insurance Age Awards:
- Claims Initiative of the Year – 2004
- British Insurance Awards:
- Personal Lines Broker of the Year – 2003, The Training Award – 2003
Sponsorship
Carole Nash is the title sponsor of the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show, called Motorcycle LiveMotorcycle Live
Motorcycle Live is an annual motorcycle and scooter show held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England.-History:The event first started in 1981 as the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show. In 2010 it was renamed Motorcycle Live....
from 2010, which is held annually from late November to early December at the National Exhibition Centre
National Exhibition Centre
The National Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre in Birmingham, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 628 acres making it the...
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
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The company maintains a strong partnership with the British Motorcyclists Federation
British Motorcyclists Federation
The British Motorcyclists Federation is a motorcycle riders' rights group in the United Kingdom. The BMF was founded in 1960 as the Federation of National One Make Motorcycle Clubs to counter accusations of "leather jacketed hooligans". It renamed itself the BMF in 1965.-Activities:The BMF...
, and is regularly present at a number of key events in the British motorcycle community calendar. These include:
- The BMF Motorcycle Show, held in PeterboroughPeterboroughPeterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
. - The Carole Nash International Classic Motorcycle Show, held in StaffordshireStaffordshireStaffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. - The Carole Nash Irish Motorcycle & Scooter Show, held in Dublin.
- The Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show, held at the ExCeL Centre in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. - The Carole Nash MCN Scottish Motorcycle Show, held in EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
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Since 2007, Carole Nash has worked in partnership with Motorcycle News
Motorcycle News
MCN or Motor Cycle News is a weekly motorcycling newspaper published by Bauer Consumer Media, and based in Peterborough, United Kingdom. The title was founded by Cyril Quantrill in 1955 and bought by EMAP, before Bauer bought Emap's consumer media division in 2008...
to run Britain's Got Biking Talent; a competition aimed at custom motorcycle designers and builders. The competition attracts around 1,500 entries annually.
Insidebikes
The company operates its own motorcycle news, guide and advice site, entitled Insidebikes. The site provides motorcycle-related news covering industry news, consumer issues and sport news from the MotoGPGrand Prix motorcycle racing
Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. The 125cc class uses a two-stroke engine while Moto2 and MotoGP use four-stroke engines. In 2010 the 250cc two-stroke was replaced...
, Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship is the worldwide Superbike racing Championship. The championship was founded in . The Superbike World Championship season consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities...
and British Superbike Championship. A number of guides on new products, models and owning and riding advice are also featured.