twister1
4 years ago
it's going mostly okay, if i could keep the doctors away it would be better... gettin older hahahaha, but that saying about one's health is so much more important than --------
love digging in on dd, and have learned so much about this game we play in, of course so much still to grasp hahaha... yet i have been pretty successful with picks, moves, diversification...
turned my 3 sons on to market and they have taken to it like a fish in water, that makes me happy for them to start at a younger age.
heck they turn me on to outfits to look at --- it's been fun and more bonding.
hope you have been well and of course some piles of jingle buried all over your property... hahaha
cheers
stocks4poppop
4 years ago
Started a position at 12.30 for over a week now.
Small position, will add more as I can afford to do so.
I see the Space like this:
People in a city ride ubers, take lyfts, walk, carpool, take the train, ride the bus, hail a cab, ride their bike, take their scooter, take their motorcycle, and lastly, fly.
Now, who in the city owns a car today of all age groups?
Next, who in a city that own's a car wants to pay car insurance when they don't drive much, or rarely drive, or don't drive enough to warrant some of the astronomical automobile insurance rates some companies charge?
Next look at current stock price values below.
PGR - Progressive: $93 ps
All - Allstate: $103 ps
TRV - Travelers: $135 ps
CB - Chubb: $150 ps
MET - MetLife: $44 ps
LMND - Lemonade: $88 ps
Now look at those stock prices. LMND ipo was this year, around 30-40 I believe, look at it now. It's insurance all online and via their app. A buddy of mine just used it for renter's insurance and he raves about it. LMND isn't for auto insurance, but INAQ's Metromile is the same concept for automobile insurance. Now let's say Metromile is 70% less valuable than All State or Lemonade, that's about $25.00 ps if MetroMile is 70% less valuable than Lemonade, $30.00 ps if 70% less than All State.
Now we haven't even talked about Warren Buffet/Berkshire basically owning Geico insurance have we? How much money and value is there and has been created over time?
Well then, let's now Introduce Billionaire Shark Marc Cuban and the slick Chamath Palihapitiya investing in, and promoting MetroMile. Boom!
I love this, even though a lot of speculation. EV vehicles are all going to need insurance just like the Gasoline vehicles have for years.
As long as Metromile does right by the customer, as long as the process is easy, as long as claims go as smoothly as Geico or smoother, this is a huge play I believe.
I haven't even thought about those living outside of the cities. I'm sure there will be pro's/con's to those future and current customers too. Probably more Pro's than con's.
I'm in. Post a reply to me in a year. I'll be reading all the comment's. I'm in, not getting me out of the rocket ship.
pnnymn
4 years ago
Metromile, an insurance-focused fintech powered by data science and machine learning, on Tuesday, formally announced its intent to go public.
As part of the development, Benzinga chatted with Metromile communications director Rick Chen.
About Metromile: Founded in 2011, Metromile caters to non-traditional car owners, such as those that use transportation services like Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT). The company’s pay-per-mile auto insurance leverages big data and intelligent systems to tailor rates to driver behavior, resulting in lower premiums.
Additionally, the company licenses out its core fraud, underwriting, and AI technology to help insurers automate and digitize their processes.
“At our core, we’re a data science company, and so we’re able to just be more agile and help other insurers kind of see that light,” Chen said.
What Happened: In partnership with INSU Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: INAQ), a SPAC sponsored by the insurance-focused Cohen & Company Inc. (NYSE: COHN), Metromile announced it will become a publicly listed company that would trade on the Nasdaq exchange under ticker “MLE”.
Lead investors include shareholder Mark Cuban, as well as Social Capital, led by Chamath Palihapitiya, which tweeted earlier that the insurtech is disrupting car insurance.