Trend Report

The US Home Insurance Buyer's Journey

Phone Is The Dominant Channel For Research And Applications

Chad Mitchell
 and  four contributors
Jan 12, 2010

Summary

More than 100 million US online adults own home insurance, and one in 10 applies for a new policy each year. The phone is the most popular research channel, although roughly one-third of researchers look for information online and 20% research using more than one channel. Nearly one in four home insurance shoppers use a comparison Web site. Some 37% of home insurance shoppers cross channels between research and application. eBusiness and channel strategy executives should enhance their cross-channel selling strategies by promoting cross-channel options online, improving the desktop interface for call center reps, offering online assisted service, and adjusting agent incentives to promote multichannel sales.

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