EverQuote News

Insurance Agency EverQuote to Lay Off Nearly 100 Employees

Online insurance agency EverQuote will lay off nearly 100 employees at its Evansville, Indiana office as part of plans to reduce its non-marketing operating expenses by over 15%. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) submitted to the Indiana Department …

People Moves: EverQuote’s Bishop Joins Plymouth Rock; Gada Joins Alliant in New Jersey

Plymouth Rock Home Assurance Names Bishop as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Plymouth Rock Home Assurance Corp. recently appointed Peter Bishop as vice president and chief marketing officer. Bishop joins Boston, Massachusetts-based Plymouth Rock from EverQuote. He will be …

EverQuote Employees Mourn Sudden Passing of Co-Founder, CEO Birnbaum, 47

Seth Birnbaum, the entrepreneur co-founder and chief executive officer of the Cambridge, Mass.-based online insurance marketplace EverQuote, passed away on Nov. 28. A statement released by the company said that Birnbaum’s passing was unexpected and peaceful, and that he died …

Online Shopping Site EverQuote Adds Commercial Insurance Markets

Massachusetts-based online personal insurance marketplace EverQuote has launched a commercial lines marketplace in a new partnership with the technology platform provider Bold Penguin. EverQuote said it will use Bold Penguin’s terminal and exchange infrastructure to accelerate its path to market …

Online Marketplace EverQuote Enters Health and Renters Insurance Markets

One year after its initial public offering raised $84 million, online insurance marketplace EverQuote announced it is expanding into health insurance and renters insurance, building on its existing auto, home and life insurance marketplace offerings. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company says …

Digital Insurance Agency EverQuote’s IPO Begins Today at $18 Per Share

Cambridge, Mass.-based online insurance agency EverQuote Inc. announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 4,687,500 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $18 per share. The shares are scheduled to begin trading …

Digital Insurance Agency EverQuote Launches IPO

Cambridge, Mass.-based online insurance agency EverQuote Inc. has commenced an initial public offering it hopes will produce $43.2 million in net proceeds for the company. EverQuote is offering 3,125,000 shares of its Class A common stock at an initial public …

Fast-Growing Insurance Matchmaker EverQuote Raises $23 Million

Digital insurance matchmaker EverQuote Inc. reports that it closed a $23 million Series B investment led by Maryland-based Savano Capital Partners, with participation from Stratim Capital, Oceanic Partners and T Capital Partners. Cambridge, Mass.-based EverQuote said it will use the …

EverQuote Pro Brings Local Insurance Agents Insights Via Agency Analytics Service

Cambridge, MA, June 18, 2015 – EverQuote, Inc., operator of the leading online auto insurance marketplace in the U.S. for consumers and insurance providers, today announced the EverQuote Pro Agency Analytics Service. This new service provides an opportunity for Local …