Google buys minority stake in insurance agency software provider, Applied Systems

October 19, 2018October 17, 2018 G. Turner

The purchase was made through CapitalG, Alphabet’s growth equity investment fund. Google has purchased a minority stake in a company called Applied Systems, which provides insurance agency software, cloud based software and other tech for independent agencies. CapitalG was also the investment firm behind the funding for Airbnb, Lyft, SurveyMonkey and Zscaler. CapitalG is the growth equity investment fund at Alphabet, Google’s parent company. As of the time of the writing of this article, neither CapitalG nor Applied Systems have disclosed any of the financial details of the deal. That…

Insurance industry may not be living up to expectations

April 3, 2015April 2, 2015 Marc

California health insurance industry agent

Insurance agents and brokers are falling behind when it comes to meeting consumer expectations The insurance industry may be having a problem with providing consumers with a favorable experience, according to a report from Market Insight Group and Applied Systems. The report shows that independent insurance agents and brokers are failing to provide their clients with an experience that they have come to expect, which is leading to a disconnect between consumers and the insurance industry. A poor experience could lead consumers to seek coverage from other companies. Report highlights…