Edmunds.com and Esurance Announce Premier Partnership Agreement
1 March 2000
Edmunds.com and Esurance Announce Premier Partnership Agreement; Esurance is First Auto Insurance Provider to Offer Real-Time Coverage to Edmunds.com Audience
SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES--March 1, 2000-- Esurance (http://www.esurance.com), the leading Internet-exclusive provider of personal insurance, and Edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com), the Web's leading consumer resource for unbiased automotive information, today announced an agreement under which Esurance will be a premier insurance partner on Edmunds.com. For the first time, Edmunds.com's 1.6 million unique monthly visitors will be able to instantly evaluate how their new car choice will affect their insurance costs. Furthermore, they will be able to actually purchase their policy online immediately."Esurance represents the next generation in buying insurance," said Peter Steinlauf, president and CEO of Edmunds.com. "By integrating Esurance's end-to-end offering into our site, we're able to provide consumers with a more comprehensive and seamless car buying experience."
In addition to providing online comparative quotes to help consumers assess the potential cost of ownership for any given vehicle, Esurance also offers expert advice 24 hours a day, through live online chat and a toll-free number, staffed with licensed insurance experts. Consumers can then complete their purchase on the Edmunds.com site within minutes, without having to enter the same information twice. Other key features include:
| - | Streamlined, anonymous quoting process: Personal information is only required once customers commit to purchasing a policy. |
| - | Instant coverage: The process of purchasing a policy and printing your proof-of-insurance takes only minutes. |
| - | Self-service policy management tools: Customers can access their policy anytime to add drivers or amend their coverage, as needed. |
"Edmunds.com is the most respected source of independent automotive information," said Jean-Bernard Duler, founder and CEO of Esurance. "This agreement is testament to both companies' commitment to providing our users with the information they need in a seamless online experience."
In addition to Esurance's integration into the Edmunds.com site, the companies will also work together on several online and offline marketing initiatives.
About Esurance
Esurance is redefining insurance, providing consumers with the combination of competitive rates, expert advice and real-time coverage possible only over the Internet. Through the Esurance web site (http://www.esurance.com) consumers can research their coverage options, get comparative quotes, instantly purchase a policy and manage their policies online. Esurance is the leading Internet-exclusive provider of personal insurance, integrating the stability and support of world-class insurance and reinsurance companies with the anywhere, anytime convenience of the Internet.
About Edmunds.com
Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Edmunds.com is the Internet's pioneer and leader in providing free, third party automotive information. Edmunds.com empowers, educates and engages visitors by respecting them and providing them with straightforward, truthful information on key aspects of buying, selling and owning a vehicle. Users are provided automobile pricing data, extensive automobile reviews, consumer information, safety updates, incentive and rebate news, expert analysis of developments in the automotive world and the Town Hall, an interactive community of more than 1 million participants. Edmunds.com was ranked No. 1 in the Wall Street Journal's Survey of Car-Shopping Web Sites, was named as one of Yahoo! Internet Life's 50 Most Incredibly Useful Sites and Money's 50 Most Useful Financial Websites.