Insurtech Root Insurance just held its first earnings call as a publicly-traded company. Investors don’t seem too pleased with the results. The stock was down nearly 10% in after-hours trading (8:15PM). Adding insult to injury, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services today levied civil penalties against Root and Allstate Insurance for canceling policies violating state COVID-19 emergency orders. […]
Today, Insurtechs Root Insurance and Mediaalpha went public. Root was able to set their IPO price above the original estimate of $27, which will net them about $725 million, plus another $500 million from 2 private investors for a total of $1.25B. WOW! They now have a market capitalization of $7B. However, the market was […]
The Root of Insurance is Profitable Coverage (Hint: A 63% 1st-year retention rate doesn’t help) Insurtech Root, a mobile-first (only) carrier announced its intent to go public this week. Their SEC filing can be seen here. This comes on the heels of their latest funding round in 2019 of $350M at an estimated valuation of […]
The Insurtech Lemonade (LMND) announced its Q2 results today, their first as a public company. The results showed significant improvements quarterly year over year in several key metrics. But is comparing Q2 2020 to Q2 2019 a fair comparison? Not only was the second quarter of 2020 one with significant dislocation to the country due […]
As you probably have heard, the Insurtech Lemonade announced on Monday its intent to go public with a $100M offering. The current VC funding values Lemonade at ~$2B. There is not enough information in the S-1 to estimate market capitalization yet. Like another New York VC darling that flamed out, they were heavily funded by Softbank. […]
I had the real fortune to head to Davos this year and the World Economic Forum and some of the other forums around blockchain, cryptocurrency, and inclusiveness. I decided to go, mostly because this year’s theme “Sustainability” wasn’t something I hear regularly discussed in my personal or professional circles. I wanted to see if there […]
Happy “National Science Fiction Day” to all of you that enjoy reading a great SciFi book or had a chance to see the latest Star Wars entrant. I hope you had a great holiday season with family and friends. As I reflect on 2019, I’ve been blessed to work and interact with amazing people like […]
Over the past few years, politicians have become increasingly involved in legislation to protect consumers and employees. As a result of the #MeToo movement, 7 states have enacted regulations requiring private companies to provide anti-harassment training to their employees, and this is in addition to stricter laws protecting individuals and employees. These regulations can apply […]
Insurtech funding thru Q3 2019 has hit record levels totaling about $4.4B (approximately 60% being P&C and 40% L&H). Surprisingly, little funding attention has been made to the “Chatbot.” Even though the simple chatbot provides immediate benefits to customers, agents, and employees. According to an analysis of Coverager data, there have been 5 Insurtechs funded […]
As we all know, Millennial consumers expect speed, transparency, & online access. This is true whether we are dealing with consumers or businesses. There are some interesting developments that might impact personal auto premiums. One of the most discussed is the sharing economy. There is a generational shift in terms of car ownership. People want […]
