Coterie and Ask Kodiak, an API platform providing real-time appetite and eligibility for commercial lines insurance companies, agents, and brokers, are pleased to announce a new partnership, making insurance even easier for agents. Coterie specializes in commercial coverages for small businesses. Coterie is a licensed insurance producer in all 50 states and is backed by […]
Tarmika Partners With Coterie to Expand Opportunities to Independent Agents
Tarmika’s integration with Coterie improves and simplifies agency workflows and expands opportunities for independent agents. Coterie, the technology company that simplifies buying small business insurance, is pleased to announce a partnership with Tarmika, a platform designed to streamline the commercial insurance quoting process. The Coterie and Tarmika partnership combines Coterie’s tech-based approach to insurance offerings […]
Coterie raises $11.5M to make small business insurance faster & easier
Funding to further support our mission 2020 was one for the books and while we can say that we were extremely fortunate to bring on great people, partners, and investors last year who believe in what we’re building (fueled by an oversubscribed Series A financing of $8.5M in March of 2020), even better things await […]
Hiring with Intentionality
At Coterie, we’re always striving to find great candidates who not only bring a “superpower” to the team, but also bring differing experience–both personal and professional–to the organization at large. However, this is no small task. There is some great talent out there, especially in the engineering world, and it takes real commitment to put […]
Announcement : Racial Equity Initiative
We Stand with the Black Community. We believe Black lives matter, and we stand with the Black community against racism, violence, and discrimination in any form. At Coterie, we want to be an organization of action. Like many across the country, we have seen the absolute need to promote and work toward a better way […]
Guest Blog : HOMEE
Using Short-Duration Insurance to Protect Your Freelance Handyman Business What Type of Insurance Do You Need? The type of insurance you choose will vary widely depending on the nature of your work and your business. However, most types of handyman insurance policies cover a few key elements such as: Some handymen need more insurance than […]
Coterie Announces $8.5 Million Series A
Coterie is pleased to announce that, in our continuing efforts to modernize the way commercial insurance is built and distributed, we’ve closed an oversubscribed Series A financing round totaling $8.5 million from RPM Ventures, Allos Ventures, and others. Previously, the company raised $3.15 million bringing total venture funding to $11.65 million. “We’re incredibly fortunate to […]
How Fast Is Insurance?
We don’t know how fast insurance is, but at Coterie, we know how fast we can be. Them: It’s hard, it takes forever, it’s regulated, it’s legacy systems, it’s… Me: Yeah, I know. I’ve felt it, I’ve lived it, I’ve seen it, I’ve probably caused some of it! Them: Well it’s not going to change, that’s just how […]
Changing Commercial Insurance
We officially launched Coterie via our first channel partnership with HOMEE! Having been a part of many product launches I can say that this one is special. This launch fundamentally changes how commercial insurance works. Today, 99% of commercial insurance (a $250B+ industry in the US) is distributed through agents. That means that in a […]
De-risking the Future of Work
Work has been evolving in the past decade and digital platforms like freelance marketplaces are a reason why. As the places people find work mature, unexpected innovators can make the process smoother and less risky for workers and those who pay them. At least that’s our spin on things! Earlier this year, Coterie had the […]
The Heart of Data Science
While becoming a great data scientist is, and should be, an ongoing endeavor, at its heart beats six core skills. Dedication to the foundations of the craft: If you are able to dedicate yourself to the constant and never-ending improvement of statistics/math, programming, reading, watching/going to conferences, and truly dedicating yourself to the craft (even if you are just beginning) […]