While young people tend to think they’re indestructible, accidents do still happen and can have big consequences for anyone in school. With the cost of private college education routinely topping $50,000, if sickness causes a student to withdraw — even for one semester — the...
Virtual insurance platform Insurify announced Thursday (Sept. 1) it has raked in $100 million in a Series B funding round, according to a press release. Insurify will use the money to “expand its operations and accelerate its growth initiatives,” the release stated. It will scale...
Mobile apps like Uber and Airbnb have completely changed consumers’ expectations of the way services are delivered. Above all, people prize simplicity, convenience and affordability, no matter if it’s getting a ride, booking a hotel, purchasing car insurance or even just paying for gas. That...
If there’s one thing consumers want these days, it is to feel safe and to have peace of mind when they’re doing business online. It’s all part of the growing thirst for simpler forms of consumer protection. With the help of deep transaction-based data, sellers...
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear that consumers have become a lot more comfortable with shopping online. And, while digital payments and eCommerce firms have benefited from this trend, a lot of opportunities have also emerged outside of these spheres. One industry...
Ally Financial will begin offering home insurance policies through a partnership with the insurance provider Hippo, the two companies announced Wednesday, August 11. Hippo will underwrite the policies, while the Ally will put up the money to back them — to the tune of $500...
As we recently reported, “the pandemic has changed consumers’ relationships with insurance products. Even though the data says people utilized insurance less — since those who don’t leave their homes are far less prone to injury and illness — the pandemic caused those same homebound...
Hippo Enterprises Inc. has built upon its home insurance foundation to launch a homeowners association policy, according to a Thursday (July 22) report from Bloomberg. The company is also planning to roll out insurance for condominium associations and single-family rentals, as well as other possible...
In A Decade of Digital Transformation in 12 Months, 46 C-suite executives spoke with PYMNTS for its Q2 eBook on what the world will look like as recovery rolls on and the next iteration of normal rolls out. In this excerpt, Dave Brune, president for...