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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$10.9M
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- US
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Esurance is one of the fastest growing auto insurance companies in the United States. We've insured over half a million drivers, with thousands switching each week. Our reliable coverage is available to 85 percent of the nation's drivers in 28 states. Learn more about our company, our owners, what the press is saying about us, and how you can join our exciting company.
President & CEO
Gary TolmanNumber of Employees 26
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Insurance Agencies and Brokerages: 524210
Recent Events
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More Pointless Esurance Secret Agent Ads Are on the Way
BNET
- 2009-11-17
The news that online insurer Esurance is to hire a new ad agency had my heart racing: Would America finally be delivered from the company's annoying animated ads, the ones that feature a pink-haired "secret agent" perpetually pursued by killer robots that can only be defeated by, er ... auto-insurance?...
Esurance Taps New Agency
BNET
- 2009-11-16
Independent Duncan/Channon has been hired for creative chores by direct-to-consumer auto insurer Esurance following a review.The company had previously handled most of its creative assignments in-house, collaborating with Special Agent Productions formerly Wildbrain on TV spots. Havas' MPG in New York retains the national TV buying portion of the account.Esurance...
Esurance Localizes Offers and Optimizes Landing Pages With Omniture Test&Target(TM)
- 2009-07-22
Omniture, Inc . (NASDAQ: OMTR), a leading provider of online business optimization software , today announced that Esurance , a leading provider of direct-to-consumer online auto insurance has increased conversions using localized offers and improved paid search landing page click-through by 30 percent with ...
Video: Esurance Launches Bollywood Casting Call
- 2009-07-16
Lucky Winner Will Get Animated in a Bollywood Music Video with Erin Esurance SAN FRANCISCO, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company, announced the recent launch of its Bollywood Casting Call, in partnership with IFC and Saavn, the world's largest digital distributor...
Esurance and American Forests Plant 5,000 Trees
- 2009-07-15
Auto Insurance Company Helps Reforest Wildfire-Devastated Areas in California SAN FRANCISCO, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company, announced its most recent environmental initiative. This month, Esurance will plant 5,000 trees in areas of California devastated by wildfires through American Forests' California...
Esurance Announces Winners of 2009 Charitable Giving Grant Program
- 2009-06-23
Partners with YourCause.com to Add Social Web Aspect to Giving SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Esurance, the direct-to-customer online auto insurance company, announced the winners of its annual grant program for charitable causes. For the past two years, Esurance associates in each of Esurance's office...
Esurance to Pay Concertgoers' Ticket Fees â?¦ Seriously
- 2009-06-16
Auto Insurance Company will Cover the Service Charges on Monolith Festival Presale Tickets SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company, announced it will pay the service charges associated with all Esurance Early Bird two-day tickets to the 2009 Monolith Festival...
Esurance selects Microsoft to deliver on-line insurance services to mobile devices
- 2009-05-20
CORPORATE IT UPDATE-C1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Esurance Inc, a direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company and a subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd (NYSE:WTM), has turned to software company Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT) to roll out a software-plus-services implementation that delivers its on-line insurance services to mobile devices. ...
Esurance selects Microsoft to deliver on-line insurance services to mobile devices
- 2009-05-20
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-20 May 2009-Esurance selects Microsoft to deliver on-line insurance services to mobile devicesC1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Esurance Inc, a direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company and a subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd (NYSE:WTM), has turned to software company Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT) to roll out a software-plus-services...
Esurance Protects Customer Data at the Endpoint With Symantec Data Loss Prevention
- 2009-03-04
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced that Esurance , a leading personal auto insurance company, is using Symantec Data Loss Prevention to detect and block unauthorized file transfers to USB drives, and monitor email and web traffic for sensitive customer data such as credit card numbers and...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Tolman | President & CEO |
| Christopher Henn | Chief Operating Officer |
| John Swigart | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Jonathan Adkinsson | Managing Director & CFO |
| Jonathan Adkisson | Chief Financial Officer |
| Phil Swift | Chief Information Officer |
| Wayne Sharrah | Chief Claims Officer |
| Kristin Brewe | Director, Brand & Pr |
| Tom Capp | Director of Channel Development for Esurance |
| Melissa Chapman | Brand Manager |
| Morgan W. Davis | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Raymond Barrette | Chairman |
Gary has over 30 years of experience in the property and casualty insurance industry. Prior to joining Esurance in 1999, Gary was President of Talegen Holdings, Inc., formerly the property and casualty insurance operations of the Xerox Corporation. Before Talegen, Gary worked at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company for 15 years, ultimately serving as Senior Vice President.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Esurance, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| Fireman's Fund Insurance Company | Senior Vice President | Former |
| White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | President & CEO, Esurance | Former |
Chris has more than 20 years of insurance industry experience and leads Esurance's product management, corporate services, internal audit, and customer service operations. Before joining the company in 2000, Chris was the Vice President of Auto Product Management with Nationwide Insurance. At Nationwide, he also served as Vice President and General Manager of Colonial Insurance. Prior to Nationwide, Chris was with Progressive Insurance Corporation for 10 years, finishing his last assignment as a Vice President in product management.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Esurance, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Esurance, Inc. | Esurance's Senior Vice President, Insurance Operations | Former |
| Progressive Casualty Insurance Company | Vice President | Former |
| Colonial Insurance | Vice President | Former |
| Colonial Insurance | General Manager | Former |
| Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Esurance, Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Esurance, Inc. | Vice President of Finance | Former |
| Mutual Benefit Insurance Company, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Esurance, Inc. | Managing Director & CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Esurance, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Casualty Actuarial Society | Fellow | Current |
| Casualty Actuarial Society | Fellow | Current |
| GEICO Corporation | Former | |
| Farmers Group, Inc. | Former |
Phil has over 30 years of experience in engineering and information services. Before joining Esurance in 2000, he was Vice President of Engineering with eSubscriber. Prior to that, Phil was Vice President of Information Services with QRS, a business-to-business electronic commerce service for the retail industry. Phil has also held management roles at Visa International, Matson Navigation Company, and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Esurance, Inc. | Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Matson Navigation Company, Inc. | Current | |
| Fireman's Fund Insurance Company | Current | |
| Qrs | Vice President of Information Services | Former |
Wayne has more than 18 years of experience in the property and casualty insurance business, all in claims. He previously worked at OneBeacon Insurance, where he was Vice President of the commercial claims division. Wayne began his career at Progressive, where he spent 13 years in a variety of claims leadership positions.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Esurance, Inc. | Chief Claims Officer | Current |
| The Progressive Corporation | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Esurance, Inc. | Director, Brand & Pr | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Esurance, Inc. | Director of Channel Development for Esurance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Esurance, Inc. | Brand Manager | Current |
Raymond Barrette has been a director of the Company since August 2007. Since January 2007, Mr. Barrette has been Chairman and CEO of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. He served as a director of White Mountains from 2000 to 2005 and was re-appointed as a director in August 2006. He previously served as President and CEO of White Mountains from 2003 to 2005, as CEO of OneBeacon Insurance Company from 2001 to 2002, as President of White Mountains from 2000 to 2001 and as Chief Financial Officer of White Mountains from 1997 to 2000. Prior to joining White Mountains in 1997, Mr. Barrette had 23 years of experience in the insurance business, mostly at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. Mr. Barrette is also Chairman of White Mountains Re and Esurance.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | CEO | Current |
| White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | Chairman | Current |
| Esurance, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Onebeacon | Chairman | Current |
| Onebeacon | Director | Current |
| Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. | Director | Current |
| Onebeacon Specialty Property | Director | Current |
| OneBeacon Insurance Group | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Onebeacon | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | President | Former |
| Onebeacon | President | Former |
| Fireman's Fund Insurance Company | President of Personal Insurance Division | Former |
| White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| OneBeacon Insurance Group | Managing Director | Former |
| Onebeacon | Managing Director | Former |
| Tillinghast-Towers Perrin | Consultant | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | President, American Centennial | Current |
| Post Capital Partners LLC | Financial Services Senior Executive | Current |
| Canadian National Railway Company | Director | Current |
| Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. | Director | Current |
| Onebeacon Specialty Property | Director | Current |
| Onebeacon Professional Partners | Director | Current |
| Onebeacon | Director | Current |
| Esurance, Inc. | Director | Current |
| White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| OneBeacon Insurance Group | Director | Current |
| OneBeacon Insurance Group | Managing Director | Former |
| Onebeacon | Managing Director | Former |
| Fireman's Fund Insurance Company | Former | |
| CIGNA Corporation | Former | |
| The Valley Group Inc. | Chairman | Former |
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