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Insurance Comparison Website SelectQuote Hopes IPO Will Raise $342 Million

SelectQuote Inc. said on Friday it was looking to raise about $342 million in an initial public offering that could value the owner of the insurance policy comparison website at more than $3 billion. The company will offer about 18 …

Compare.com Is Proof Insurance Disruption Won’t Happen Overnight: CEO Rose

Disrupting an industry that has been doing things the same way for a generation takes time. Take it from one major insurance disruptor – compare.com. The online insurance comparison marketplace launched in the U.S. in 2013 and now operates in …

Answer Financial Expands Insurance Comparison Site Into Homeowners Segment

Answer Financial, a personal lines insurance agency in the U.S., has expanded its insurance comparison platform to include homeowners and condo insurance. The expansion enables shoppers to compare rates and customize coverages from multiple homeowner insurers online. Answer represents several …

Online Comparison Launched by California Department of Insurance

Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones wants California drivers know about the department’s online tool that helps consumers shop for different insurers based on price. The tool is now being launched by the California Department of Insurance is designed to enable consumers …

Compare.com CEO Encouraged by Admiral Group’s Record 2015 Profit

Admiral Group plc on Thursday announced record profit for last year, and the CEO of one of its biggest brands is taking that as an endorsement of his popular online insurance shopping business model. Compare.com CEO Andrew Rose called out …

Compare.com Confirms Partnership with Google Insurance Comparison Site

Online auto insurance comparison site compare.com is now working with Google on its auto insurance compare and buy platform, Google Compare, in California. Andrew Rose, CEO of Virginia-based compare.com, said Google approached his company because it was having trouble attracting …