Operating embedded insurance with Surround

Operating embedded insurance with Surround

In an interview with The Financial Revolutionist, Kate Terry, Co-Founder and CEO of Surround Insurance, outlines the startup’s core mission, describes the operational lift to make embedded insurance a success, and details the future of mobility insurance in the US.

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The laws governing embedded insurance

The laws governing embedded insurance

Though it’s a relatively nascent strategy, existing laws already clearly define how embedded insurance can be rolled out—but some gray areas remain.

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Turning embedded insurance into a vehicle for growth

Turning embedded insurance into a vehicle for growth

To mitigate risks and instead translate embedded insurance into a vector for success, business leaders should hold three variables front and center.

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Engagement through life insurance with YuLife

Engagement through life insurance with YuLife

In an interview with The Financial Revolutionist, YuLife CEO and Founder Sammy Rubin explains YuLife’s founding mission, elaborates on the company’s gamification strategy, and dives into YuLife’s launch in the US.

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Insurance sales and the debate over agents

Insurance sales and the debate over agents

At the dawn of the insurtech age, up-and-coming players saw direct-to-consumer (DTC) channels as not just the way of the future, but the only way of the future.

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Solving for advisor needs with Modern Life

Solving for advisor needs with Modern Life

To Michael Konialian, Modern Life’s Co-Founder and CEO, the company’s mission doubles down on the need to empower the advisors who distribute life insurance every year, not cut them out.

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Mirroring client operations with Archipelago

Mirroring client operations with Archipelago

According to Hemant Shah, Archipelago’s CEO and Co-Founder, the need for commercial property risk-management solutions is threefold.

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Growth through alt data and compliance with Cowbell

Growth through alt data and compliance with Cowbell

In a conversation with The Financial Revolutionist, Cowbell Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Jones describes Cowbell’s bread and butter, compares their regulatory obligations to those of B2C insurtechs, and considers the future of insurance and security.

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Turning alternative data into trust with Credit Karma

Turning alternative data into trust with Credit Karma

In a conversation with The Financial Revolutionist, Credit Karma’s GM of Insurance, Rory Joyce, explains Credit Karma’s vision for insurance, outlines its marketing and sales strategies, and considers the difference between cross-selling and comprehensive coverage.

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The death of the starter home

The death of the starter home

Reporting by the New York Times suggests the US housing market faces a severe shortage of affordable single-family homes. Zoning regulations, land costs, and housing investment are core variables affecting the price and diversity of housing stock.

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In Indonesia, an insurtech doubles down on offline sales

In Indonesia, an insurtech doubles down on offline sales

In an interview with Rest of World, Cleosent Randing, CEO and Founder of Indonesian insurtech PasarPolis, described the startup’s partnerships with mom-and-pop store owners to sell insurance. The strategy let the company sell five times as many policies as it had previously through insurance agents alone.

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New bill may solidify desktop appraisal demand

New bill may solidify desktop appraisal demand

Last week, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for desktop appraisals and waivers of appraisals. The bill has yet to be discussed in the Senate.

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Empowering insurance agents with Afficiency

Empowering insurance agents with Afficiency

In an interview with The Financial Revolutionist, Ryan Toner, EVP of Sales at Afficiency, explains what caused insurtechs to pivot back to agent models, outlines the ways technology can help agents sell to consumers, and describes the future of tech-driven life insurance.

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Could insurance providers be Peloton’s lifeline?

Could insurance providers be Peloton’s lifeline?

UnitedHealthcare announced that it’s expanded its partnership with Peloton, the fitness platform. The health insurer’s 10 million commercial members can now receive a free yearlong subscription to the Peloton app.

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Insurtechs eye, move into nascent markets

Insurtechs eye, move into nascent markets

According to reporting by TechCrunch, a new wave of insurtechs are specializing in niche, burgeoning markets. Boundless Rider, for example, covers motorcycle, e-bike, and power sport vehicle riders; and CoverTree covers manufactured homes.

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