Latest Root Insurance Headlines
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Luketic Named Director of Government Relations at Root Insurance
Mar 13 2019 // Columbus, Ohio-based automobile insurance provider, Root Insurance, has named Dave Luketic director of Government Affairs for the company. Luketic will be responsible for the strategic direction and management of the...
Ohio Insurtech Root Plans to Expand Further, Grow Workforce
Jan 25 2019 // Columbus, Ohio-based Root Insurance, says it plans to expand into additional states in 2019 and increase its workforce by 150 percent. The insurtech in 2018 added 12 states — Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Arkansas,...
Startup Root Raises $100 Million, Prepares to Go National
Aug 23 2018 // Root Insurance raised a $100 million financing round in a bid to fuel market expansion and hiring as the auto insurance startup with its telematics-based platform goes national. Tiger Global Management led the Series D...
New World of Digital Recruiting: Chatbots, Videos and Social Media
Aug 23 2018 // Long gone are the days when employees printed their resumes and cover letters on fancy paper, worried about choosing the proper font, and put both documents in the mail. The idea of employers printing paper job...
Pricing Insurance to Reflect Distracted Driving Risk
Apr 24 2018 // Insurance companies are finally putting a price on the risk of distracted driving, and it’s relatively cheap. Last year, a ticket for using a mobile phone while driving added $226 to the average insurance policy, an...
Startup Auto Insurer Root Raises $51 Million for Further Expansion
Mar 27 2018 // Columbus, Ohio-based auto insurer Root Insurance, which incorporates individual driver behavior data from mobile phone apps in every quote, announced the closing of a $51-million Series C funding round. Investors were led...
Root Approved to Sell Auto Insurance in Arkansas
Dec 28 2017 // Columbus, Ohio-based insurtech company, Root Insurance, has received authorization to sell property/casualty (excluding workers’ compensation) products in Arkansas. Root is a private passenger auto insurance company...
Ohio InsurTech Startup Root Insurance Adds Allison as General Counsel
Dec 8 2017 // Columbus, Ohio-based auto insurance startup, Root Insurance, has hired Jon Allison as its first general counsel. Prior to joining Root, Allison served on the senior management team of CareSource, a regional non-profit...
Church Mutual Promotes Root to Executive VP – Operations
Nov 15 2017 // Church Mutual Insurance Co. has promoted Kevin Root to executive vice president – operations. In his new role, Root will provide direction for the company and position Church Mutual and its family of companies for...
Insurtech Mobile-Based Auto Insurer Root Expands into Utah
Oct 13 2017 // Root Insurance has expanded its services to drivers in Utah. Root, which is now operating in Illinois, Oklahoma, Indiana, Ohio and Arizona, asserts that drivers can save up to 52 percent by using Root’s data-driven...
Startup Auto Insurer Root Expands by 2 States, Pairs with Lyft on Rental Coverage
Jul 6 2017 // Startup telematics-based auto insurer Root is now offering rental coverage in partnership with ridesharing firm Lyft. For policyholders with short-term needs for alternate transportation after an incident, Root will now...
Startup Auto Insurer Root Targets Good Drivers with Smartphones
Nov 7 2016 // Root officially debuted in the U.S. market on October 25. The fledgling auto insurer, just 18 months old, relies on telematics and a customer’s smartphone to deliver what it says will be significantly cheaper rates...
Startup Auto Insurer Root Targets Good Drivers with Smartphones
Oct 25 2016 // Root officially debuted in the U.S. market on October 25. The fledgling auto insurer, just 18 months old, relies on telematics and a customer’s smartphone to deliver what it says will be significantly cheaper rates...
Portland Cyclist Finds Insurance Issues Complicated in ‘Gig Economy’
Oct 19 2015 // Lucas Root says he doesn’t remember seeing the door that opened up in front of his bike, knocking him to the pavement and breaking out three teeth. But when he learned the driver was working for Uber, the app-based...
People – Southeast
Jul 6 2015 // MarketScout, the national electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA headquartered in Dallas, has expanded its Private Client Solutions (PCS) division with several new hires in its Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office and...
Main Street America Appoints Root as VP in Florida Headquarters
Jun 24 2015 // Janet Root The Main Street America Group announced Janet Root has been appointed vice president of internal audit at the super-regional property/casualty insurance company. She replaces former internal audit vice president...
$35M Award to 29 Washington Patients for Root Canals
Aug 5 2013 // More than two dozen Washington patients of a former Seattle-area dentist accused of performing hundreds of unnecessary root canals have been awarded $35 million in an arbitration proceeding. Former King County Superior...
$35M Award To 29 Washington Patients For Root Canals
Jul 19 2013 // More than two dozen Washington patients of a former Seattle-area dentist accused of performing hundreds of unnecessary root canals have been awarded $35 million in an arbitration proceeding. Former King County Superior...
Police Say Arson at Root of E. Idaho Fires
Aug 1 2008 // Authorities in eastern Idaho say a series of wildfires in recent years, including the largest so far this year, may be the work of arsonists. Power County Sheriff Jim Jeffries says he is now looking for help from the...
Root Joins SCOR as Director of Investor Relations
Aug 8 2003 // Jim Root has joined SCOR Group as director of Investor Relations and Public Affairs. His duties will include Corporate Communication for the Group. Root comes to SCOR from Credit Lyonnais International Asset Management in...
