Bram Kanstein (@bramk)

Lemonade - Forget everything you know about insurance

Lemonade Insurance Company is a licensed insurance carrier, offering homeowners and renters insurance powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics.

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Jeremy Zykorie
I'm the most curious about the math of this. You take 20% of every premium collected. That itself is a model that'd be interesting to see the details of - eg, how that 20% is spread out to cover your expenses, and what profit is left. But that aside, what % do you anticipate to go to claims, and what % to anticipate to be left over? I assume in theory you'd like to target 0% going to charities - not because anyone is anti-charity, but because if there's money left over, then premiums were too high. Is that correct? As a way of "getting around" the law that you can't give excess back to customers, why not just keep the excess as cash on hand and purposefully lower premiums the next year recognizing you have excess cash to cover losses?
Daniel Schreiber
@jeremyz123 It's a tough question to answer with certainty, but we have modeled these things as best we can. The models predict about 15% (give or take) going to charity, though it will vary from group to group and year to year. In terms of why we're giving it to charity, part of the thesis is that people feel entitled to embellish claims (25% say so to pollsters) and that this creates artificially high claims ratios. Knowing over-claiming is impacting a cause you believe in, rather than an insurance company you don't, creates a self-fulfilling dynamic where people claim more responsibly and therefore charities get more.... See Dan Ariely's comments here https://youtu.be/6U08uhV8c6Y
Benjamin Malartic-Ardange
Great job here! I went through your on-boarding / insurance sign-up by clicking on "Check our prices". The experience is astounding ! The UI is smooth, the questions and possible answers are crystal clear, I didn't even feel frustrated by the many steps. I had an Aha! moment during the rating of the address I entered (when you check building, environment, satefy data), great value there.
gil sadis
@benj_malartic that's awesome feedback! Really glad you liked it and thanks for your support
Andrew Weibert
Incredible on so many levels! Very inspiring work! Just curious, I see you take payments on iOS. How did you get around the Apple Tax (or are you just paying it)? Thanks!
gil sadis
@andrewweibert thanks for your support! We're not using in-app purchases. It's our own gateway.
Yam Regev
Good cause as a business model IS refreshing! Seems that Lemonade's solution and pricing model will definitely change the world of insurance. For ever!
Shai Wininger
@yamre thanks dude
gil sadis
@yamre Thanks!
Comic-CONnor
U.I is incredible, website looks amazing, and product is awesome. I know the point of Lemonade is that by having less business costs you're able to provide such an affordable and quality product, but if you need a web developer I would kill to get my hands on this beauty. 😍
yael wissner-levy
@connorgutman Thank you for that love! It is quite a stunner, isn't it? :) We're not hiring just yet but stay tuned.
Comic-CONnor
@yaelwiss Ah! Can't blame me for trying. Keep up the good work!
Yaron Samid
Good luck Shai and team. The execution on setup and overall UX is flawless! And to think, for an insurance company. New day.
Shai Wininger
@yaronsamid Thanks man!
Scott Entwistle
@shai_wininger any plans to get into auto/health insurance?
Shai Wininger
@scawtent we're going to expand to new markets and territories, but currently focusing on homes
Steven Rueter
So cool to Prof Dan Ariely on their team. Love the information video. Very very cool.
Uri Eliabayev
I have been waiting for this for a long time! keep the hard work :)
gil sadis
@urieli17 Thanks for your support!
Dan Peguine
Very very promising. Congrats!!
gil sadis
@dan_peguine Thanks!