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Aftermarket connected car supplier Zubie has partnered with one of its investors, Castrol innoventures, to launch a joint telematics solution designed specifically for auto dealerships. First client: Motorcars in Cleveland.
According to iSpot, the number one spender on national TV advertising last week is Geico with its “Spy: It’s What You Do” campaign. Think: 6,298 national airings. Progressive made it to the fourth spot with...
American Family will deploy Pitney Bowes EngageOne Video software, as part of its new customer engagement strategy. The videos will be used to explain selected individual policies and coverage areas to...
Keyword: slowly. Nova Scotia has been slow to adopt telematics compared to Ontario and Quebec. Back up: several insurance companies in Nova Scotia are offering a dongle-centered program that allows people to...
Geico is using a press release (and a blog) to equip parents with safe driving tips for their new teen drivers. For those seeking a digital version, there’s Smart Drivinc. In the making.
Macquarie Group will sell its life insurance business to Zurich Australia citing the need for significant scale in order to drive appropriate returns in the life insurance industry. Off On a Tangent: the...
“Zenefits has made mistakes but it never lost its product-market fit” – 500 Startups CEO, Dave McClure, is optimistic about the future of Zenefits. Speaking of Zenefits, it isn’t the first to break to rules....
Health insurer Oscar, valued at $2.7 billion, reported $105.2 million losses last year; $92.4 million in New York and $12.8 million in New Jersey. Bottom Line: the company spent more on medical...
American Modern Insurance Group, a subsidiary of Munich Re, has named a new CEO. Andreas Kleiner. Starting May 1. Ex-CEO Manny Rios is now the leader of a South African insurance...
Northbrook-based Allstate will open an innovation office for 400 employees in Merchandise Mart, Chicago, this spring. The 45,000-square-foot spot will house its data scientists and its connected car team. Bottom Line: one way to...
YourMechanic, the leading on-demand auto mechanic service that is changing the way consumers schedule and perform car maintenance, announced today that it has raised $24 million, which brings its total financing...
London-based Belong Safe launched on demand host insurance to cater for ‘Airbnb style’ home-sharing insurance needs. The broker provides an online platform for hosts where they can indicate in which...
‘Buffett’s favorite’ released a clever follow up to its Unskippable ads. Think: “Fast Forward” online video ad campaign, where a Geico ad begins, cuts itself off and tells the viewers it’s fast forwarding...
Satisfaction with homeowners’ insurance policies slipped for the first time in five years, according to a JD Power and Associates report that surveyed people who made claims against their policies....
New Hampshire startup accelerator Alpha Loft chose six companies to participate in Accelerate NH 2016. One such company is ValChoice, an analytics platform measuring financial and compliance data points of insurance companies. Some call...
