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The people, technology and brand behind the future of insurance comparison shopping.

CoverHound named 1 of 5 Insurance Startups to Watch

Startups often conjure up images of ping pong tables frequented by scruffy developers in black jeans and Marxian t-shirts. Insurance companies are perceived to be much less hip, staffed by folks with side parts behind big wooden desks inside industrially-lit offices. But a recent trend has seen the proliferation of startups in Silicon Valley starting to shake up the insurance world.

We scoured the landscape and found the five most interesting new companies in the space, and highlighted why each is so promising.

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CoverHound Names Keith Moore to Board of Directors

CoverHound today announced the naming of Keith Moore to its board of directors. Moore is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at AcademixDirect, Inc., after prior roles as General Manager at LendingTree and IAC, and Senior Vice President of the 2008 IAC spinoff Tree.com.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Keith to the team. He’s an insurance industry veteran and an efficient brand marketing expert who will be a valuable asset as we seek to make the CoverHound brand synonymous with finding the right coverage at the right price,” said Basil Enan, CoverHound Founder and CEO.

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CoverHound, Inc Launches CoverHound Insurance Solutions

CoverHound, a venture-backed San Francisco-based startup, announced today that it has established CoverHound Insurance Solutions (CIS), a national full-service independent agency that will help power its flagship comparison product launching in January. CoverHound’s new service will give consumers instant, accurate and actionable rates from leading car insurance carriers.

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CoverHound Infographic Illustrates M&A in Car Insurance Space

An infographic released by CoverHound connects the dots on the mergers and acquisitions in car insurance world since the first American policy was written back in 1898.

The infographic shows consolidation in the industry over the last 25 years as much larger corporations have folded smaller companies into their portfolios in order to include car insurance in their offerings to consumers.

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CoverHound Accelerates Growth With Key New Hires

CoverHound adds to momentum with key hires. Welcome Josh, Keith and Jeff!

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CoverHound Turns 1 & Lands $750k from Blumberg Capital

One year after launching, car insurance comparison service raises $750k from San Francisco-based venture firm to accelerate growth and expand team.

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CoverHound gets $750K to innovate insurance

This article originally appeared in Vator News

Two months after the AngelPad Winter 2011 startups made their spring demo day debuts, one of those companies is finally announcing funding.

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Blumberg Seeds Car Insurance Shopping Site CoverHound With $750K

Courtesy of VentureWire: AngelPad graduate and car insurance shopping site CoverHound Inc. has raised $750,000 entirely from Blumberg Capital.

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AngelPad’s 13 Demo Day Darlings

This article originally appeared in The New York Times

CoverHound presented at AngelPad's Demo Day in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders.

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Car Insurance Shoppers Still Prefer to Deal With Local Agents Over Direct Carriers

In a sample of the US market, CoverHound.com determined that car insurance shoppers prefer to work with local agents over direct carriers when buying an auto insurance policy. However, it was also concluded that younger drivers and renters prefer working directly.

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