Metromile News
Metromile Hires Travelers Vet to Guide ‘Significant Expansion” of Independent Agent Program
Metromile, Inc. said it is pursuing "a significant expansion" of its pilot using independent agents to sell digital insurance, and it has hired a Travelers veteran to lead the effort. Scot Rankin, a ...
Former Tesla Exec Joins Metromile as Head of Data Operations
Metromile hired former Tesla executive Colleen Qiu as its new vice president and Head of Data, representing another recent high-profile executive hire from outside the insurance industry. In May, the ...
How to Value an InsurTech
Next year, Chubb (tracing its roots back to the birth of the Insurance Company of North America) will turn 230 years old, an extraordinary feat of longevity that partly explains why it's the world's ...
Metromile, Hippo Partner on Home/Auto Bundled Insurance Cover
Metromile and Hippo Insurance are partnering to offer consumers home and auto insurance protection by way of a new bundled discount. Hippo, based in Palo Alto, is an MGA focused on digital homeowners ...
Metromile Hires Capital One Vet to Guide National Digital Insurance Growth Efforts
Metromile, a digital insurance platform and pay-per-mile auto insurer, hired a Capital One marketing veteran to help shepherd national growth. Troy Dye, who was with the credit card giant for 20 ...
Metromile Will Let Customers Use Bitcoin to Buy Insurance, Get Claims Payments
Metromile plans to start letting customers use bitcoin to buy insurance or receive payments for insured claims, beginning later this year. The San Francisco-based InsurTech said the use of bitcoin ...
Metromile Becomes a Public Company Feb. 10 After Reverse Merger Deal Closes
Digital pay-per-mile auto insurer Metromile will officially become a public company tomorrow as the deal to be merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is expected to close today. ...
Metromile Attracts $50M Investment From Uber Vet as Reverse Merger Plans Finalize
Metromile has attracted $50 million in new investment from a former Uber executive even as it has obtained regulatory approval to formalize a reverse merger deal that will make it a publicly-traded ...