September 21, 2016
Online personal insurance seller CoverHound is adding business insurance offerings— including workers’ compensation and commercial auto— to its online platform at CoverHound.com. The site is starting by focusing on small businesses with fewer than 20 employees and plans to gradually …
July 25, 2016
Insureon, an online agency for small business insurance, has formed a new managing general agency (MGA), Insureon Underwriting Managers, which will operate as a division of Insurance Noodle, the company’s wholesale brokerage subsidiary. The new MGA will target hard-to-place coverage …
March 3, 2016
As more small business owners become comfortable buying everything including insurance online, exclusive agent carriers will gain an advantage over independent agency carriers in the highly-fragmented and increasingly competitive small commercial lines insurance market, according to a new report. Overall, …
October 21, 2015
Chicago-based online provider of small business insurance, Insureon, announced $31 million in new funding led by Oak HC/FT, a venture capital fund investing in financial technology companies. Also participating in the round of funding was the private investment firm, Accretive, …
August 20, 2015
ACE Commercial Risk Services (ACE CRS) announced several new products that expand its suite of specialty commercial products for small businesses. The products are available through ACE Solutions Fast Track, an online small business underwriting and quoting platform. The new …
May 29, 2015
ACE Commercial Risk Services, the small commercial specialty lines business of ACE Group, has expanded its specialty commercial products for small businesses, available on a business owners policy (BOP). This new product suite offering, available through ACE Solutions Fast Track, …
December 16, 2014
Online small business insurer AssureStart of Seattle is now open for business in five additional states: Montana, Utah, Mississippi, Iowa and Arkansas. The move is part of a company initiative to have a nationwide presence by early 2015. AssureStart currently …
November 24, 2014
AssureStart, a Seattle-based online small business insurance provider, is now open for business in California. AssureStart sells business property and general liability insurance on the Internet to small businesses with fewer than 30 employees. By answering a few questions on …