Lifeguard (www.lifeguard.insure), an API authentication product. BOUND (www.boundapi.com), a distribution play using APIs to deliver insurance quotes where people are. Is Los Angeles big enough for the two companies? Probably. Greater LA Metro has 13 million people. Will there be bloodshed? No, of course not, we’re talking about InsurTech. Often thought of for beaches, Hollywood, … Read more
Insurance lags behind other industries when it comes to using technology to serve customers. This blows my mind, given what we’ve seen in industries like tax prep and investing: a digitized, customer-centric experience that benefits both users and the companies that make those experiences possible. At Kin, we make sure our customers are top of … Read more
This article originally appeared on Medium and is reposted here with the author’s permission. The insurance industry provides amazing support to individuals, families, and businesses, often in their darkest times. Society truly benefits enormously from the proper running of the insurance sector. However, the benefits of insurance provide no immediate gratification to the purchaser. I … Read more
This article was originally published in the Daily Fintech and is republished here with the author’s permission. Since starting to cover the Insurtech space just under a year ago, one of my favorite things to see is when Lemonade makes a big announcement on a new initiative, product feature or particular stance (like they did … Read more
Every industry encounters changes, and the auto insurance field is facing some doozies. Greater reliance on ride-sharing systems like Uber and Lyft mean that many young people are losing interested in owning a car, and one day soon there could be a mix of driverless and semi-autonomous vehicles sharing roads with traditional drivers. New in-car … Read more