AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE, INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY
PRnewswire | March 27, 2023
Cover Whale Insurance Solutions, Inc., a leading commercial trucking insurance provider and fast-growing insurtech, today announces its partnership with TrustedChoice.com, the nation's largest digital marketing platform for independent agents and brokers.
With access to TrustedChoice.com's extensive insurance marketplace and more than 240,000 independent insurance agents, Cover Whale can deliver its coverage to thousands of commercial truck drivers across the country. In parallel, independent agents who don't currently have access to Cover Whale for their clients can now have a seamless, digital path to the company and its products through their TrustedChoice.com membership.
"Our team is always looking for new ways to connect insurance agents with truck drivers," said Dan Abrahamsen, CEO of Cover Whale. "This partnership enables us to deliver instant quotes to more agents with trucking clients, and more coverage to America's safest drivers and small fleets. TrustedChoice.com's vast network also gives us more opportunities to deploy our Driver Safety Program to make roads safer for everyone.
"Cover Whale's high-tech approach to trucking insurance makes them a great addition to our network of insurance company partners who support independent agents on TrustedChoice.com. Including Cover Whale in our national directory and searchable market finder tools will bring awareness of their unique product offerings and help more agents get connected with them", says Vincent Savarese, SVP Company Relations at TrustedChoice.com.
About Cover Whale
Cover Whale, an insurtech founded by experienced insurance and technology veterans, focuses on technology, underwriting, and data to provide innovative insurance programs for the commercial auto industry. Cover Whale's unique Driver Safety Program combines coverage with telematics, dash cams and real-time driver coaching to reduce claims, keep drivers safe and save lives on America's roads. Cover Whale delivers its product through more than 5,000 agents with the industry's fastest, most agent-friendly online quoting experience. Maintaining excellent agent relationships has driven more than $400 million in premium through the Cover Whale platform. With a fundamental belief that safe driving should be rewarded, Cover Whale-insured drivers may receive up to 15% off when renewing their auto liability policy. The company has been named one of America's Best Startup Employers on Forbes' 2023 list. For more information, visit www.coverwhale.com. Stay up to date with Cover Whale on LinkedIn, Facebook, and our blog.
About TrustedChoice.com
TrustedChoice.com builds leading digital insurtech marketing solutions for the independent insurance agency channel. TrustedChoice.com's solutions suite empowers independent agents and insurers to compete in a digital-first marketplace. Its Advantage digital marketing platform enables agents and insurers to scale their brand visibility in order to gain and retain clients. The TrustedChoice.com consumer website has attracted over 36 million visitors to date and offers online insurance consumers a retail-like buying experience, connecting the right risk to the right agent at the right buying moment. For more information visit: https://www.trustedchoice.com/advantage/.
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RISK MANAGEMENT, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PRnewswire | April 26, 2023
Sure, the insurance technology leader that unlocks the potential of digital insurance, today announced the launch of Sure's Home Warranty solution, a modern embedded home warranty protection solution for the digital age. Sure's insurance platform and APIs power the digital insurance programs of large brands and carriers. Now, Sure is using its technology to expand its reach to enable partners to offer home warranty protection to their customers through a fully embedded experience.
"With Sure's Home Warranty solution, we are bringing a modern, technology-enabled approach to an age-old protection product," said Wayne Slavin, co-founder and CEO of Sure. "Like our other solutions, Sure's Home Warranty product fits seamlessly into almost any digital experience, making the process of adding home warranty protection to any property management platform or PropTech platform as simple as a few clicks of a mouse. The home warranty market is estimated to reach almost $4 billion in 2023, and we are enabling our partners to capture their share of this growing pie through our modern home warranty protection solution embedded directly into their existing digital experiences."
Using Sure's APIs and white-label platform, Sure's Home Warranty solution is available for distribution to individual homeowners through lenders, mortgage companies, fintechs, insurance carriers, insurance aggregators, and others. For landlords, they can seamlessly add home warranty to their rental properties through the rental management software platforms they already use to manage their rental units. Sure's embedded Home Warranty solution is now available countrywide.
About Sure
Sure is the global insurance technology leader that unlocks the potential of digital insurance. Global brands and market-leading insurance carriers from the Fortune 500 build and launch sophisticated embedded insurance products on Sure's SaaS infrastructure to distribute, service, and scale digital insurance. Sure's insurance expertise combined with its technology increases revenue streams and accelerates market growth while revolutionizing the customer experience. Visit sureapp.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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CORE INSURANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT
Globenewswire | April 10, 2023
Westland Insurance, one of Canada’s largest independently owned brokerages, continued its expansion on April 1 with the announcement of three acquisitions. Between them Haggett & Rogers Group of Companies, BMT Insurance Brokers Limited, and Dimensions Insurance Management bring additional insurance expertise to Westland’s existing P&C verticals.
With six locations across Ontario, BMT Insurance brings over 65 years of P&C insurance experience, life & benefits, and financial services. This acquisition takes Westland into three new communities and further enhances its commitment to serving clients in Northern Ontario.
With roots that go back to 1905, Dimensions Insurance is a commercial and specialty P&C brokerage based in Winnipeg, MB and that is focused on serving clients across Western Canada.
Established in 1978, Haggett & Rogers is a family-owned brokerage that offers personal and commercial insurance solutions and vehicle registry services. They have locations in Calgary and Lethbridge, AB.
“It’s with much excitement that we welcome Haggett & Rogers, BMT Insurance, and Dimensions Insurance to the Westland team,” says Jamie Lyons, Westland’s President & CEO. “With these three outstanding companies joining our family, we’re taking a significant step forward in our goal to become Canada’s favourite insurance broker. Their collective depth of expertise and experience in the industry, as well as strong entrepreneurial cultures, will allow us to continue delivering even better service to our clients and communities across the country.”
About Westland Insurance Group Ltd
Award winning Westland Insurance Group is one of the largest and fastest-growing independent property and casualty insurance brokers in Canada. With a national network of 195 locations and over 2,100 employees, the company continues to expand coast to coast. Westland's brokers provide expert advice to home, business, and auto insurance clients. Since its founding in 1980, Westland has remained a family-owned company that is committed to supporting its local communities. As a leading insurance brokerage in Canada, our scale and pace of growth allow us to continually invest in our platform and to deliver on our promise to be your most trusted commercial advisor. Our Commercial team has developed unique partnerships with national and international insurers and reinsurers, with whom we have established pre-committed capacity and underwriting authority. This is a model that no other broker in the country has been able to replicate at scale. Our expert Commercial advisors get to know you and your business, so that they can tailor a policy to your exact needs.
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