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Insurance news story about Progressive should be seen as a warning to insurers

August 29, 2012August 29, 2012 Julie Campbell

Experts now wonder if this social media fail will generate changes in the industry. In an attempt to save $75,000, Progressive Corp. has now found itself at the sour end of an insurance news story that has brought the rage of thousands, if not millions, of people against it. Other insurers who witnessed the story may soon be making changes to prevent this from happening to them. This type of insurance news, spread throughout social media, can be exceptionally damaging to the reputation of a company. This may mean that…

Progressive makes insurance news with opportunities for drivers to save

April 21, 2012April 21, 2012 Julie Campbell

Progressive has made several announcements regarding ways in which it is making auto insurance coverage more affordable. For example, it has announced that drivers in West Virginia will now be seeing lower premiums for their car insurance. According to Allison Feakins, the West Virginia product manager for Progressive, “We make it easy and affordable for consumers to get car insurance.” She explained that the company is regularly reviewing the rates that it charges and that the market conditions have now permitted some changes that will assist individuals in saving money. Moreover,…

Progressive Insurance joins Electronic Arts in adding the brand to The Sims Social on Facebook

February 20, 2012February 20, 2012 Julie Campbell

Progressive Insurance has partnered with Electronic Arts Inc., in a collaboration that will add sparkly unicorns to The Sims Social™ in order to make a branded quest available to the millions of individuals who play the social game. This is the first time that The Sims Social has included a branded quest into the game, but it will not be changing the gameplay itself. According to the media manager from Progressive, Chris Scott, “We wanted to make a quest that was fun and rewarding, but didn’t jeopardize the integrity of…

Mitek Systems unveils new mobile solutions suite for insurers

February 4, 2012 Nordstrom

Mitek Systems, Inc., a top mobile imagine solutions provider, has unveiled its brand new solutions suite that will provide property and casualty insurance companies with the ability to offer mobile commerce services that include consumer support, service, and purchasing options using mobile devices. These new solutions use a mobile device camera to snap images of documents so that small keypads aren’t required for data entry, and to allow some tasks to be automated so that the mobile experience is far superior to what it had previously been. The first insurer…

390 new positions to open up in Tampa with Progressive car insurance

January 25, 2012May 5, 2013

Progressive car insurance has announced very welcome news to the unemployment-stricken state of Florida (where rates have recently risen to 9.9 percent) when they said that they will be helping to boost the economy in the Tampa Bay area by hiring 390 people in sales, claims, and service positions at the contact center in Riverview. Aside from actually gaining a job in a difficult economy, there are many advantages being offered to employees of Progressive, including a casual dress code, bonuses for performance, fitness centers, and medical facilities located on-site…