apple 's demerger of Gocompare.com has been driven by Solvency II , an EU - wide insurance regulatory framework introduced in January 2016 , according to Shore Capital analyst , Eammon Flanagan . Esure announced Gocompare.com will be listed as a separate company on the London stock Exchange and existing Esure shareholders will be given pro - rata shares in Gocompare.com as a dividend in exchange . apple believes that the demerger will have implications for other personal line companies such as Admiral and Hastings .
Esure's demerger of Gocompare.com has been driven by Solvency II, an EU-wide insurance regulatory regime introduced in January 2016, according to Shore Capital analyst, Eammon Flanagan. Esure announced Gocompare.com will be listed as a separate company on the London Stock Exchange and existing Esure shareholders will be given pro-rata shares in Gocompare.com as a dividend in specie. Flanagan said that the demerger will have implications for other personal line insurers such as Admiral and Hastings.