Waffle Teams Up with Nationwide to Offer Instant Online Auto & Home coverage
New York, NY and Columbus, OH - If the last few years have proven anything, it’s that most every purchasing opportunity can be done online. That includes insurance!
To meet the demand associated with this shift, Nationwide and Waffle are teaming up to protect Waffle customers’ homes and vehicles in minutes, all online. This partnership makes Nationwide the preferred auto and homeowner insurance carrier for Waffle and will include the direct integration of Nationwide’s auto & home products onto the Waffle platform. Waffle has also been appointed by Nationwide to sell all of its Personal P&C products.
“Nationwide is one of the country’s most prominent carriers and we couldn’t be more excited to partner with their phenomenal team to deliver expectational protection for our customers” said Quentin Coolen, Co-founder & CEO of Waffle. “With this partnership, Waffle is realizing its original goal of protecting every aspect of our customers’ lives - all online.”
Nationwide’s auto and home products will be available through the Waffle platform first to select states1, with a particular focus on premium coverage. If they qualify, customers will be able to purchase coverage online in a matter of minutes.
“Nationwide recognizes the importance of providing our products and services to customers where they are at and for some, that means offering insurance protection online,” said Lisa Gobber, Vice President of Nationwide PL Alternative Direct Distribution. “We’re excited to be the preferred home and auto insurance carrier for Waffle and provide Waffle’s customers with exceptional insurance coverage.”
To learn more about Waffle, please visit https://www.waffleinsurance.com.
To learn more about Nationwide, please visit https://www.nationwide.com.
1 Available in OH, WA, AL, IN, TN, WI, ID, IA, NE, NH, ND, SD, immediately, rolling out to additional states this year.
About Waffle
Headquartered in New York, Waffle is an all-in-one consumer InsurTech solution that meets all of your insurance needs in one easy-to-use platform. Available in all 50 States, Waffle provides customers with top-rated insurance products. Investors include Sony Innovation Fund, Barclays, Techstars, BetterLabs Ventures and others. To learn more, please visit https://www.waffleinsurance.com.
Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the United States. Nationwide is rated A+ by both A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s. An industry leader in driving customer-focused innovation, Nationwide provides a full range of insurance and financial services products including auto, business, homeowners, farm and life insurance; public and private sector retirement plans, annuities, mutual funds and ETFs; excess & surplus, specialty and surety; pet, motorcycle and boat insurance. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.