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Google launches auto insurance comparison service

March 11, 2015March 9, 2015 S.Vagus

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New service aims to help users compare auto insurance quotes Google has launched a new service that may help it break into the auto insurance sector. The service is called Google Compare for Auto Insurance and will allow users to compare insurance quotes offered by 14 different coverage providers. Google’s new service is restricted to California currently, but the company may expand the service if it proves successful and popular enough among consumers. If successful, the Google Compare for Auto Insurance service could be a disruptor for the auto insurance…

Google insurance shopping site to launch in California

March 9, 2015March 7, 2015 G. Turner

The internet giant has now finally announced the beginning of its long awaited and expected website. The industry in the U.S. has been antsy to see what the start of the Google insurance offerings would bring to the shopping experience, and the wait has finally come to an end, as the internet giant has revealed that it will be launching its website, to start, in California. A U.S. version of the company’s Google Compare auto insurance comparison and policy shopping site will soon arrive. That service launched in the U.K.…

Google insurance sales online may be tougher than expected

February 24, 2015February 21, 2015 Julie Campbell

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne predicts greater challenges for the internet giant than had possibly been predicted. The Google insurance news was enormous when the internet giant announced that it would be stepping into sales in that market, earlier this year, but it could be that it will be facing larger challenges than had been predicted. It could be that the massive search engine company may find itself facing similar struggles to other comparison sites. Comparison sites have been nervous as they wonder if all of their hard work would be…

Google may break into the US auto insurance market

January 14, 2015January 13, 2015 S.Vagus

Analysts suggest that Google could launch a new insurance comparison service in the US Google may soon be offering auto insurance coverage in the United States, according to analysts with Forrester Research. Analysts predict that Google will soon launch its Google Compare service, which is designed to be an auto insurance comparison shopping platform. This platform would allow consumers to search for insurance coverage offered by numerous companies and find the policies that best suit their needs. While Google will not be offering coverage itself, it could soon become a…

Google is stepping into auto insurance sales

January 12, 2015January 10, 2015 Julie Campbell

The internet giant intends to begin selling policies for vehicle coverage in the United States market. According to a statement recently made by an analyst, Google Inc. has intentions to make its way into the American auto insurance market with a website that will give people across the United States the opportunity to compare policies and buy coverage. This is only the latest step in a broader effort that the company to make its way into the U.S. automotive industry. The internet search giant is going to be creating a…