But Elon Musk grew increasingly frustrated with what he considered were high rates, and not just with the Liberty Mutual partnership, but with other insurance companies. In 2017, Tesla partnered with Liberty Mutual to offer Tesla-specific insurance.
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Because their cars are so unique, legacy insurance companies struggled with how to insure them, providing an opening for Tesla to fill. Tesla is a technology company that makes cars, giving them a direct connection to auto insurance and having the technical background to do it. But how deep into insurance will these companies go? On Their Own Versus Partnerships But they also have size and customer brand awareness that start-ups like Lemonade don’t have, making them even more formidable players. These companies are built upon technology, making them similar to start-ups. Regardless, time will tell just how much Lemonade will grow and what impacts on market share this could have on established carriers.īut now that companies like Tesla and Amazon are entering the insurance space, the threat is different. In 2017, we were writing about how Lemonade might be making bigger waves within the industry and wondering how, or if, that would extend to customers.
Lemonade is still a powerful disruptor not to be ignored, but as of today, it hasn’t made as big of a splash as we might have originally thought. As with most start-ups, established carriers adopted a “wait and see” approach for when Lemonade might turn into a true threat. Leveraging the best in technology and offering convenient, online insurance policies for a lower price, Lemonade caused a lot of concern in the industry. I can’t talk about insurtech disruptors without talking about Lemonade. As giant tech companies like Tesla and Amazon enter the insurance space, how seriously should we take them? Will these companies start to take large chunks of our business, or will this perhaps usher in a new era of partnerships? Insurtech Versus Tech Disruptors However, there’s a new disruptive player eyeing the insurance market that could hit that tipping point much faster. Large insurance companies still have the customers and data, so it’s unclear when, or if, these insurtech companies evolve into a true threat. And rightly so-they are nimble, responsive to customer needs and built on modern technology.īut there’s a difference between a disruptor and a threat. For years, the established insurance industry has viewed insurtech start-ups as disruptors.
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