IntelliQuote Insurance Services
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Insurance |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Gary Lardy |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Term Life Insurance, Permanent Life Insurance, Universal Life Insurance, Variable Universal Life Insurance |
| Website | Official website |
IntelliQuote Insurance Services is an American online life insurance agency. Originally headquartered out of the founder's Folsom, California home,[1] Intelliquote is now in El Dorado Hills, California.[2]
Founding and development[edit]
Founded in 1997 by president and CEO Gary Lardy,[3] IntelliQuote was one of the first online life insurance agencies.[citation needed] In its second year, IntelliQuote began expanding business operations and by 2000 had 17 employees. In the year following the company's 2002 incorporation,[3] IntelliQuote placed over 10,000 policies, becoming one of the largest online life insurance agencies.[citation needed]
Products[edit]
Awards and recognitions[edit]
In 2004, IntelliQuote was awarded the Transamerica Corporation Leading New General Agency Award. In 2006, IntelliQuote was featured in Forbes Magazine's Best of the Web,[4] and was awarded Prudential Financial's Rock Solid Performer Award.[citation needed]
Advertising[edit]
IntelliQuote's consumer outreach and advertising have primarily focused on electronic communication such as social media. In 2013 the company introduced a social media campaign on its corporate blog called the "Everyday Superhero" campaign, featuring a young boy donning a cape and suggesting that there is a hero in everyone.[5]
Associations[edit]
- Member Company of the LIFE Foundation[6]
- Charter Member of the Life Insurance Direct Marketers Association[7]
Key Staff[edit]
- Carey Wolf, Vice President of Sales
References[edit]
- ^ Kelly Johnson (20 March 2005). "Foothills Insurance Firm Grows, Will Move". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "El Dorado Hills company Intelliquote reports record growth". Sacramento Business Journal. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ a b "BBB Business Review". Better Business Bureau Northeast California. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ IntelliQuote Company Information, archived from the original on 2016-03-03, retrieved 2017-10-09
- ^ "IntelliQuote Online Life Insurance Agency Works to Put a New Spin on the Process of Buying Life Insurance". Yahoo Finance. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ Find a Company, archived from the original on 2010-03-01, retrieved 2017-10-09
- ^ "LIDMA Charter Members". Life Insurance Direct Marketers Association. Retrieved 31 May 2013.