Following a 19 % growth in written premiums and an 8.6 % growth in in - force policies last year to 2.17 million , Esure set a target of 3 million in - force home and motor insurance policies by 2020 . This year , the group added an additional 12 segments for motor insurance , meaning the company can quote on 70 % to 80 % of the total market without taking any material increase in risk . This looked to be a hard ask, but in fact the motor and home insurer's gross written premiums rose by 19 per cent, while in-force policies were up by 8.6 per cent at 2.17m. Although trading on car insurance premiums was challenged by competition from price comparison services and adverse weather at the start of the year , the group 's dividends have risen since the insurer 's demerger from GoCompare.com .
Following a 19 % growth in written premiums and an 8.6 % growth in in - force policies last year to 2.17 million , Esure set a target of 3 million in - force home and motor insurance policies by 2020 . This year , the group added an additional 12 segments for motor insurance , meaning the company can quote on 70 % to 80 % of the total market without taking any material increase in risk . Although trading on car insurance premiums was challenged by competition from price comparison services and adverse weather at the start of the year , the group 's dividends have risen since the insurer 's demerger from GoCompare.com .