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QuoteWizard

Online insurance marketplace QuoteWizard sells to LendingTree in massive $300M deal

Insurance comparison marketplace QuoteWizard has been acquired by LendingTree for $300 million, and the price tag could rise even more should the… Read More

Study estimates traveling with Uber and Lyft will be cheaper than owning a car in some cities by 2027

The cost of owning a car could be more than traveling exclusively with rideshare services in Seattle and Denver by… Read More

QuoteWizard acquires call transfer company Bantam Connect, posts record profit for 2017

Insurance comparison marketplace QuoteWizard is having a good start to the year. The company announced Thursday that it has acquired… Read More

QuoteWizard acquires online insurance site RateElert, expanding its reach and products

Seattle-based insurance comparison startup QuoteWizard has acquired RateElert, an Ann Arbor, Mich. insurance shopping site. QuoteWizard will acquire RateElert’s insurance… Read More

QuoteWizard launches car insurance comparison tool, posts record profit

After a rocky end to 2016, Seattle-based insurance comparison startup QuoteWizard is back in the game. The privately held company… Read More

Vote for Bootstrapper of the Year: These entrepreneurs are building businesses the old-fashioned way

Building a business is hard. And doing it without the assistance of outside capital is even harder. But those who… Read More

Online insurance finder QuoteWizard cuts 30 percent of staff, sharply halting growth

QuoteWizard, an online insurance finder based in Seattle, has laid off around 50 people or about 30 percent of its… Read More

Working Geek: Why QuoteWizard CEO Scott Peyree can’t fathom 60-hour work weeks

Scott Peyree isn’t afraid to unplug — and he doesn’t want his employees to be afraid, either. That commitment to… Read More

Insurance finder QuoteWizard approaches $100M in revenue, opens new Denver office

When QuoteWizard started 10 years ago, it was incubated inside an education marketing firm, housed in a little corner of an… Read More

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