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Devitt Insurance can trace its origins to 1836 when Thomas Henry Devitt established a name in the shipping industry and founded the famous Orient Line.

Following the success of Orient Line, subsequent generations of the family moved into marine insurance.

In 1936, the Devitt name was established as a motorcycle insurance broker, following the innovative idea to sell motorcycle insurance via motorcycle dealers.

This unique scheme known as Devitt DA (DA stood for Dealer Association) meant that customers could buy their motorcycle and then ride away the same day secure in the knowledge they were fully insured - a scheme that still operates successfully now.

In 1993, Devitt launched its direct operation, enabling customers to purchase insurance over the phone.

Devitt look after the insurance interests of over 130,000 customers and in 2003 were bought by Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc.

Today, Devitt has over 350 employees that operate from premises in Romford, Essex and Ipswich, Suffolk. They have expanded into other areas of Personal Lines insurance, including car insurance, home insurance and commercial vehicle insurance. A UK based company, Devitt has all its call centres within the UK.

Contents 1 Award winning insurer 2 Devittinsurance.com 3 Devitt Racing 4 Hotlap Challenge 5 External links

Devitt and Dealercover were voted No. 1 in the MCN dealer awards under the category 'Product Services' at the MCN awards held on 18 January 2004.

Devittinsurance.com holds information about all products offered through Devitt and gets thousands of hits each month from customers looking for low cost quotes.

Devitt offers online discounts on motorcycle insurance, scooter insurance and Car Insurance. In addition, Devitt arrange home insurance, van insurance and business insurance such as employers' liability, professional indemnity and public liability cover through a trading partner.

In addition to insurance content, Devitt also offer a comprehensive Bikerzone containing motorcycle articles, games, competitions, tools, tips, offers and downloads for bikers.

At the beginning of 2006 Devitt became a major rider sponsor in the Metzeler National Superstock Cup, by sponsoring young hopeful, Ben Taylor (number 43), in his first full year of Superstock. The team is known as Devitt Racing.

Devitt have also produced Hotlap Challenge where would-be racers can test their bike skills on a virtual lap of Cadwell Park.

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