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Formerly | Plan Forward (2015–2016) |
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Insurance company |
| Founded 📆 | May 25, 2015 in Heidelberg, Germany |
| Founders 👔 | Christian Wiens, CEO Marius Simon, CTO |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Waldhofer Straße 102
69123 Heidelberg, Germany |
Area served 🗺️ | Germany, Austria, United Kingdom, France |
Key people | Christian Wiens, CEO Marius Simon, CTO |
| Owner | Getsafe GmbH |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 250+ (2023) |
| 🌐 Website | www.hellogetsafe.com |
| 📇 Address | |
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Getsafe is a German insurance company providing insurance to its customers via an app..[1]
The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Heidelberg, with further offices in London and Berlin[2]. In addition to Germany, Getsafe offers insurance in the UK[3], France[4] and Austria[5]. In October 2021, Getsafe acquired an insurance licence which allows it to provide its own property insurance products in Germany[6]. Getsafe now serves over 500,000 customers[7].
History[edit]
Getsafe was launched in 2015 by co-founders Christian Wiens and Marius Simon. In 2018, Getsafe changed its business proposition from brokering to insurance underwriting[8] and sold its brokerage business to Verivox[9]. In its capacity as an underwriter, Getsafe offers various types of property insurance, including personal liability insurance, legal insurance, supplementary dental insurance, household contents insurance and motor insurance[10]
In 2020, Getsafe established a subsidiary in the UK[11]. The insurtech company expanded into the Austrian market in June 2022, followed by France in January 2023[12]
In October 2021, Getsafe received its insurance licence[13]/[14] from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin, making it the first property insurer to operate under BaFin's stricter requirements for new licences[15]. Getsafe GmbH is the parent company of Getsafe Insurance AG, the risk carrier. The first insurance products offered under the company's own licence were personal liability insurance, household contents insurance and dog liability insurance.
Getsafe initially introduced digital accident insurance[16] as its first foray into the life insurance and health insurance category before expanding to other products in cooperation with partners[17].
After a Series A financing round of €15 million in June 2019[18]/[19], Getsafe raised an additional €25 million in its Series B round[20]/[21] in December 2020, in which the reinsurer Swiss Re and CommerzVentures took part[22]. In 2021, the start-up secured new investors and raised a further €55 million in capital[23], finalising their Series B. Hexal AG founders and Biontech investors Andreas and Thomas Strüngmann participated in this financing round through their investment company, Santo Venture Capital[24]
Services[edit]
Getsafe offers digital insurance in the liability and legal, housing, health, pet and finance categories. In cooperation with partners, Getsafe has also expanded its product portfolio to include life and pension insurance products.
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Mit nur fünf Fragen zur Police". Stuttgarter Zeitung. 9 Apr 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe von Christian Wiens hat jetzt eine Dependance in Berlin". Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung. 12 Jan 2022. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe, the German insurtech, brings its contents insurance app to UK". TechCrunch. 16 Jan 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe expands to France starting with home insurance". TechCrunch. 26 Jan 2023. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Start in Österreich. Getsafe will in der Alpenrepublik schneller wachsen als in den bisherigen Märkten". Handelsblatt. 1 Jun 2022. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Versicherungs-Start-up Getsafe erhält die Bafin-Lizenz". Handelsblatt. 24 Oct 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "Direktversicherer Getsafe aus Heidelberg knackt Marke von 500 000 Kunden". Mannheimer-morgen. 18 Apr 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe greift jetzt als Assekuranz an". Versicherungsmagazin. 28 Oct 2021. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Verivox kauft digitale Versicherungsmanager-App von Getsafe". Verivox.de. 4 Sep 2018. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Warum Getsafe ins hart umkämpfte Geschäft mit Kfz-Versicherungen einsteigt". Handelsblatt. 1 Nov 2020. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe expandiert nach Großbritannien". Versicherungswirtschaft-heute. 17 Jan 2020. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe expands to France starting with home insurance". 26 Jan 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe receives European Insurance License". 25 Oct 2021.
- ↑ "Digitale Neugründung". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 24 Oct 2021. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Bafin erhöht die Hürden bei der Zulassung von Insurtechs". Handelsblatt. 21 Jan 2021. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe launches digital accident insurance – first step towards life insurance". Financial IT. 28 Apr 2020. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe startet mit Tierkrankenversicherung". Cash-online. 20 Sep 2022. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe raises $17 million to sell insurance policies through a smartphone app". Venturebeat. 5 Jun 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe, the German insurance app, scores $17M Series A". TechCrunch. 5 Jun 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe adds strategic investment from Swiss Re in a $30 million capital round". Nordic 9. 7 Sep 2020. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe verdreifacht Series-B Finanzierung auf 80 Mio Euro". Handelszeitung. 7 Oct 2021. Retrieved 1 Mar 2023.
- ↑ "Getsafe scoops $30m Series B as it plots European expansion". AltFi. 8 Dec 2020. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "German insurtech startup Getsafe adds $63 million to its Series B". TechCrunch. 7 Oct 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "Pharma-Milliardäre investieren in Versicherungs-Startup Getsafe". Business Insider. 14 Oct 2021. Retrieved 24 Feb 2023.
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