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Prudential Financial to buy Assurance IQ, which uses data science and AI to sell insurance policies from 20+ providers online, for $2.35B

(Reuters) - U.S. insurer Prudential Financial Inc has agreed to acquire online insurance startup Assurance IQ Inc for $2.35 billion …

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  • @mdudas Mike Dudas on x
    Holy IRR Batman! Prudential to purchase THREE-year old @AssuranceIQ for $2.35 billion “as traditional life insurers seek to reach digital-savvy customers who shop on the internet” https://www.wsj.com/...
  • @mdudas Mike Dudas on x
    I can't find any record of online startup @AssuranceIQ raising any venture capital or private equity funding prior to selling to insurance giant @Prudential for $2.35 billion with a team of fewer than 75 people in *three* years. Talk about absolutely astonishing growth & results.…
  • @wsj @wsj on x
    Prudential's $2.4 billion deal to buy startup Assurance IQ is part of an effort to reach middle-class customers who shop online https://www.wsj.com/...
  • @ckwitt3 Conor Witt on x
    Prudential's $2.35B acquisition of Assurance IQ... “Sales of in­di­vid­ual life poli­cies down ~45% since mid-1980s. De­cline came as MFs / 401(k)s com­bones life & sav­ings, which is less at­trac­tive to mid­dle-class fam­i­lies.” https://www.wsj.com/...