Millennials’ love/hate relationship with insurance
Young and for the most part healthy, perhaps it’s not surprising that the vast majority of Millennials readily admit they would rather go without health ... Read more
Personal Lines
InsureTech news: Slice testing rideshare app; Lifester to match consumers, agents; Decisely gets $60M boost; Lemonade expands to Illinois
Announcements from a variety of InsureTech companies specializing in different markets hit the wires in the past few days: Slice Labs Inc. just released a ... Read more
Report aims to put a stop to ‘Use It and Lose It’ homeowner policies
When a homeowner suffers a loss and files a claim with their insurance company, many times the company responds by raising the homeowner’s premium or ... Read more
Not at fault? Your client’s auto rates likely spike anyway
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Safe drivers who are in accidents caused by others often see auto insurance rate hikes, according to new research released Feb. 13 ... Read more
Lemonade’s ‘Transparency Chronicles’ provide rare look inside a startup carrier’s metrics
New York-based homeowners and renter insurance startup Lemonade recently released the second of three planned installments of its “Transparency Chronicles,” as the company continues to ... Read more
Clearsurance announces launch and results of its initial “Grade Your Insurance Company” survey
Clearsurance — which bills itself as “the world’s first crowdsourced home and auto insurance review and rating platform” — recently announced the results of its ... Read more
Insuretech startups Hippo, Lemonade on the attack against agents who sell homeowners coverage in California
Insurance agents these days may often feel like they are under attack from startups and even carriers aiming to bypass the agent and go direct ... Read more
Homeowners clients may be surprised at variety of events their policy covers
A snowboarder heading down an intermediate run at Keystone Resort in Colorado last winter recklessly runs into a skier visiting from Chicago below him, causing ... Read more
The Hartford ranks highest in auto claims satisfaction while Gen Y carries industry to better overall score
COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Hartford ranks highest among all carriers in auto claims satisfaction according to the recently released J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Auto ... Read more
InsureTech startup Apliant takes pro-agent approach to helping consumers easily shop for insurance
Arguably the biggest challenge most independent insurance agencies face is finding and onboarding new clients. That is precisely the challenge year-old InsureTech startup Apliant is ... Read more
