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Can an InsurTech Startup Compete With Progressive and GEICO?
The most common refrain of startups is that insurance is broken and their solution will fix it. Oui, c'est vrai. But two companies have their act together more than almost any other insurers: GEICO ...
Startups vs. Incumbents Revisited: Q32018
We first pointed out in a second quarter analysis of VC-backed startups Root, Lemonade and Metromile that companies run or led by well-known underwriters were growing slowly but far more profitable ...
‘Root’ of the Problem: Why One InsurTech’s Loss Ratios Still Disappoint
In the first part of this four-part article, we revealed that Root—currently the fastest growing carrier of three VC-backed InsurTechs we've been tracking—also posted the worst loss ratio result ...
An Instagram Strategy Can Help Create the Next GEICO Gecko
I recently moved to New York City from a comfortable, tree-lined New Jersey suburb, leaving behind three floors, a basement, a backyard and side porch for 1,000 square feet on busy West 55th Street. ...
Commercial Auto: An Old Dog Up to New Tricks
For the seventh consecutive year, commercial auto is losing money. Despite rate increases in 23 of the last 25 quarters, the combined ratio topped 111 percent in 2017. The line has been a weak spot ...
DOT’s New Policy on Automated Vehicles: Why Carriers Need to Act Now
Any hope that the government would help stall the evolution of automation in the automotive industry is now gone. Earlier this month, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) released ...
Carrier Predictive Analytics Initiatives: Telling a Clear Story to Agents
This is the fifth in a series of articles by Valen Analytics looking at the hurdles that insurers must overcome to effectively implement and gain value from data analytics programs. Using technology ...
Insurers: The First and Next Alternative Data Innovators?
The world is in the middle of a data explosion. The quantity of data being generated and collected is increasing exponentially. Every company is now a data company, obsessively measuring, tracking ...