Adverse weather conditions were to blame for Esure 's 10 % drop in underlying pre - tax profits for March 2016 , which came in at £ 45 m . At Gocompare, revenue was up 22.3% to £72.9m, while operating profit grew 9% to £14.5m. However , gross written premiums increased by 16.3 % to £ 320.4 m . sister company BT fared better , with H1 revenues up 22.3 % to £ 72.9 m and operating profit growing by 9 % to £ 14.5 m .
Adverse weather conditions were to blame for Esure 's 10 % drop in underlying pre - tax profits for March 2016 , which came in at £ 45 m . However , gross written premiums increased by 16.3 % to £ 320.4 m . sister company BT fared better , with H1 revenues up 22.3 % to £ 72.9 m and operating profit growing by 9 % to £ 14.5 m .