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Win a $1000 Gas Gift Card from CoverHound

Posted by Rory Joyce on May 16, 2012 in At CoverHound

The average household pays close to $300 a month on gas for their vehicles. CoverHound is giving away a $1,000 gas card – that’s more than 3 months worth of gas! Visit our Facebook page to enter.

Most consumers forget how much of a burden keeping your vehicles fueled up and insured is on their wallets. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s latest CPI report, we looked at the top expenses for the average US household. Remarkably, gas and insurance are the third highest expense for most households, only behind shelter and food.

Tags:: giveaways; gas

Meet Joe Sims, CoverHound Engineer

Posted by Josh Anish on April 30, 2012 in At CoverHound

We're super psyched to add another engineer to our growing development team. And we liked Joe so much that we moved him out from the tropics of Minnesota.

I was lucky enough to sit down with the man of hour on the couch next to the kitchen for a frank coffee klatsch.

Tags:: coverhound team; Ruby on Rails

CoverHound Selected to Present at FinovateSpring 2012!

Posted by Josh Anish on March 26, 2012 in At CoverHound

We recently got word that we’ll be presenting our comparison shopping engine at FinovateSpring 2012! This is great recognition of our progress to date, as FinTech features the most cutting-edge financial and banking technologies in the world -- from a wide range of companies.

Other folks demoing at the May 8-9th event in San Francisco include Swipely, ZipZap and Thomson Reuters.

Tags:: coverhound info; conferences

CoverHound, From an Agent's Perspective

Posted by Wendi Vincent on January 31, 2012 in At CoverHound

I have begun a new journey, a voyage to a new insurance universe called CoverHound! I am so excited to be part of this amazing company that is going to change the way consumer’s purchase and think about insurance.

I chose to come to CoverHound because its vision as a company both for the consumer purchasing insurance as well as the employee working for the company is fresh and innovative. When I heard about the philosophy of the company and the direction they wanted to take, I knew I wanted to be a part of the team!

Tags:: the agency; coverhound team

Natalie Shares Her Experiences Interning at CoverHound

Posted by Natalie Klapper on January 20, 2012 in At CoverHound

I spent two months last summer interning with CoverHound and, I’m happy to report, it truly was an invaluable experience. Joining when there were only three people on staff, I not only was able to work closely with the CEO, CMO, and CTO and gain insight into all facets of the business, but I was also able to feel like a valuable member of the team.

While everyone in the office had his own set of responsibilities, it was a very collaborative environment and most decisions seemed to involve everyone in the room. I was able to be an active participant in important discussions concerning the company’s strategic direction and positioning -- and while I had various projects throughout the summer, a favorite task was developing the company’s tagline. After some brainstorming sessions that dead-ended in dog puns, the process culminated with me leading a discussion that tackled some vital branding questions and, ultimately, resulted in a tagline we all really liked (‘Compare with Confidence’).