Can Peer to peer insurance startups really insure a home for $35?

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P2P companies are beginning to cause a disruption in an industry worth over a trillion dollars. New peer to peer insurance startup strategies that had never earned much notice are starting to become disruptive to the industry. Among those new insurers is Lemonade, a peer to peer lender. It recently obtained its New York state license as an insurance carrier. Lemonade will be selling exceptionally inexpensive homeowners and renters insurance. The intention of the new Lemonade peer to peer insurance company is to sell policies for well below the standard…

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Friendsurance raises funding to support its innovative take on health insurance

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Friendsurance raises $15.3 million in latest round of funding led by Horizon Ventures A unique type of health insurance company has emerged to raise a significant amount of funding to aid its expansion. Friendsurance, a peer-to-peer insurance company, has announced that it has raised $15.3 million in funding, led by Horizon Ventures. The insurer aims to change the way people look at insurance coverage and how they acquire this coverage and handle premiums. The company may be able to change the way that insurance works in the future through its…

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