Consumers Car Club and InsWeb Form Partnership To Provide One-Stop Auto Insurance Shopping For Consumers.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1997-- -Automotive Supersite Partners With The Largest Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Insurance Marketplace To Offer Consumers Fast, Easy Auto Quote Comparisons- Consumers Car Club, the consumer's champion for everything automotive, today announced a strategic partnership with InsWeb, the largest Internet insurance marketplace. Consumers can now take advantage of InsWeb's online automobile insurance quoting services by visiting Consumers Car Club's Web site at http://www.carclub.com . InsWeb provides free quotes to consumers from leading insurance companies nationwide by completing a single form at http://www.insweb.com . For Consumers Car Club, the deal marks the first time it will offer auto insurance quotes at its site, and for InsWeb the agreement represents its first partnership with a site that caters exclusively to automotive consumers. "Car Club is committed to building an online emporium consumers can use to gain the knowledge they need to make intelligent automotive choices. This partnership will help consumers make those smart choices by providing easy, comparison shopping of auto insurance from the Internet's leading insurance marketplace," said Bob Purcell, vice president of sales and marketing for Consumers Car Club. "The Car Club/InsWeb multiple auto insurance quoting functionality offers individuals a great way to begin familiarizing fa·mil·iar·ize tr.v. fa·mil·iar·ized, fa·mil·iar·iz·ing, fa·mil·iar·iz·es 1. To make known, recognized, or familiar. 2. To make acquainted with. themselves with our site. Comparison shopping for competitive auto insurance rates has never been quicker or easier and is the perfect complement to Car Club's other time and money saving auto-related services." Said Mark Guthrie To obtain quotes through Car Club's site, consumers simply fill out a brief electronic form and then request a quote from a list of carriers. The benefit to consumers is that they can save a considerable amount of time normally spent phoning around for other quotes or by going to individual Web sites that offer products from a single company. The announcement with Consumers Car Club is the latest in a series of recent agreements for InsWeb. Some of these partnerships include: Allstate subsidiary Lincoln Benefit Life in October; State Farm, the largest property/casualty carrier in the U.S., in September; American International Group
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (NYSE: AIG; TYO: 8685 ) is a major American insurance corporation based in New York City. (AIG AIG addressee indicator group (US DoD) AIG American International Group, Inc AiG Answers in Genesis (religious group in defense of Scripture) AIG Artificial Intelligence Group AIG Australian Industry Group ), the fourth-largest property/casualty insurer An individual or company who, through a contractual agreement, undertakes to compensate specified losses, liability, or damages incurred by another individual. An insurer is frequently an insurance company and is also known as an underwriter. in the U.S, in July; American Express's property/casualty group in June; and TIG n. 1. A game among children. See Tag. 2. A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment. , one of the nation's largest property/casualty carriers, in April. Nationwide Direct has been offering quotes since January and Mercury Insurance Group Mercury Insurance Group NYSE: MCY is an American automobile and property insurance company founded by George Joseph in 1961. The company's headquarters is in Los Angeles, CA. began offering quotes through two California insurance brokers in November. About Consumers Car Club Consumers Car Club is the consumer's champion for everything automotive. Car Club helps consumers save time, money and aggravation Any circumstances surrounding the commission of a crime that increase its seriousness or add to its injurious consequences. Such circumstances are not essential elements of the crime but go above and beyond them. by offering services that give them an insider's advantage in researching, purchasing, financing, insuring, and selling an automobile. Consumers log onto www.carclub.com or dial 1-800/CARCLUB for an array of services, including wholesale and retail pricing for new and used vehicles; prescreened and approved dealer referrals; a professional new vehicle buying service; competitive rates on auto leases and loans direct from top lenders; multiple auto insurance quotes; extended warranties The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. ; and electronic classifieds. The San Francisco-based company was founded in 1987 and is privately held. About InsWeb InsWeb (http://www.insweb.com) is the largest and most comprehensive Internet insurance marketplace. InsWeb simplifies the insurance purchasing process Purchasing Purchasing is the formal process of buying goods and services. The Purchasing Process can vary from one organization to another but there are some key elements that are common throughout The process usually starts with a 'Demand' or requirements by enabling individuals to fill out a single form to receive quotes from multiple companies on a wide range of auto, life and health insurance products. Consumers can also use InsWeb's research and analysis tools to evaluate their insurance needs and access more than 6,000 pages of information at the company's Web site. For insurers, InsWeb helps companies tap the rapidly growing Internet marketplace See vertical portal and Web hub. and provides technology that can significantly reduce the cost of processing applications, administering policies and maintaining a Web site. InsWeb provides a specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. suite of search engines, screening filters, authoring tools, proprietary software, and bridging software to legacy systems. InsWeb management can be reached at 650/373-0200. CONTACT: Connors Communications (For Consumers Car Club) Scott Blue or Pamela Coddington, 415/217-7500 scott@connors.com or pamela@connors.com or Niehaus Ryan Group (For InsWeb) Nadia Abudayyeh or Matthew McAllister, 650/827-7050 nadia@nrgpr.com or matthew@nrgpr.com |
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