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11.21.18: Kin Insurance's Sean Harper Shares Insights on the Biggest Opportunities for Homeowners Insurance
American Association of Insurance Services picks Sean Harper's brain on why helping homeowners prevent damage is just good business.
11.15.18: How to Be a 24/7 Company Without Burning Out Your Employees
Sean Harper discusses in Inc. how we serve customers around the clock without sacrificing the wellbeing of our employees.
10.24.18: Home Insurtech Kin Has Ambitious Growth Plans
Digital Insurance gives the scoop on our growth plans for the next year.
10.18.18: How to Win with Transparency
Sean Harper explains in Forbes why being upfront with customers and employees is just good business.
10.15.18: Kin Makes the InsurTech 100 Global List
Kin Insurance was one of the 39 US tech companies and 30 UK-based companies named on the InsurTech 100 global list of innovative companies by research firm FinTech Global.
10.4.18: Clark.com Profiles Kin
Clark offers a consumer-focused take on what we do.
10.2.18: Chicago Insurtech Startup Expands to Georgia for Tailored Insurance Quotes
Atlanta Inno talks to our cofounder Lucas Ward and details Kin's expansion to the Peach State.
10.1.18: 12 Late-Stage Interview Faux Pas That Could Cost You The Job
Sean Harper weighs in on how to ace that interview for Forbes.
9.26.18: Are You Adequately Insured? Here Are 16 Items Not Covered by Home Insurance
Sean Harper offers some insight into why home insurance doesn't cover wear and tear for House Method.
9.24.18: Profiles in Risk
Nick Lamparelli of Insurance Nerds talks to our CEO Sean Harper about meaningful problem solving in the insurtech space.
9.19.18: How Data Allows You to Create Tailor-Made Customer Experiences
In Forbes, Sean Harper details how entrepreneurs can use data to create experiences that delight customers.
9.10.18: Low Team Morale? 11 Ways to Get Your Staff Back on Track
Sean Harper offers some insight to fellow entrepreneurs on how to keep employees motivated and engaged.
8.31.18: Dangerous Misconceptions People Have about Flood Insurance
We set the record straight on flood insurance for CheatSheet.
8.29.18: How Solving Real Problems Is a Competitive Advantage in Today's World
Sean Harper tell Forbes why everyone deserves convenience – not just those who can afford it.
8.23.18: Insurance Innovators Unscripted Podcast
Our cofounder and head of product Sebastian Villarreal explains what simple homeowners insurance looks like in practice.
8.21.18: When It Comes to User Experience… The Customer Is Always Right
Our CEO Sean Harper explains in Insurance Nerds why we take our UX cues from our customers.
8.3.18: The First Startup to Do Insurance the Right Way
Kin cofounder Sean Harper talks to Technori's Scott Kitun about how we're making better home insurance.
7.21.18: 15 Must-Reads Small Business Owners Can Choose from This Summer
Yes, we still make time to read. See what Sean Harper recommends in Small Business Trends.
7.18.18: Reminder: Capitalism Is Supposed to Benefit Customers
Sean Harper explains in Forbes how a lesson from his high school economics teacher shaped his perspective on how business should work.
7.16.18: Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Sean Harper from Kin
GeekEstateBlog interviews Sean Harper about solving problems for homeowners and his passion for sustainability.
6.14.18: Let the Person With the Most Information Make the Decision
Sean Harper details for Inc. why the person closest to the problem should be the one to propose a solution.
5.18.18: How to Successfully Identify Problems Worth Solving
Kin CEO Sean Harper details in Forbes how entrepreneurs can create a business that actually solves problems.
5.5.18: Insurance Startup Kin Raises $13 million, Crain’s Chicago
Crain’s Chicago details Kin's latest round of funding and our plans for national expansion.
3.6.18: Kin's $13M Round Will Fuel National Expansion
Built In Chicago offers a glimpse at Kin's plans for national expansion.
3.4.18: Why We Don’t Try to Engage Our Customers
Sean Harper in Inc. on why engaging customers doesn't necessarily lead to customer satisfaction or loyalty.
2.13.18: Why the Real Magic Is in the Unsexy with Cofounder & CEO of Kin Sean Harper
Sean Harper talks with The Unsexy Startup about how real growth comes from the grunt work and the heavy lifting.
2.9.18: Meet Allstate's Newest Challengers
Crain’s Chicago details how Kin is using the internet, Big Data, and the cloud to disrupt a very old industry.
2.5.18: Chicago Tech Can Grow if Small Thinking Gets Dumped
Technori interviews Kin CEO Sean Harper on building a startup designed to solve problems on a national scale.
1.30.18: How New Entrepreneurs Can Tackle a Behemoth Industry with Few Resources
Sean Harper gives entrepreneurs three tips for success in Forbes.
1.16.18: Bootstrapping in America
TastyTrade interviews Kin cofounders Lucas Ward and Sean Harper about how Kin makes a measurable difference in homeowners' lives.
1.8.18: Portfolio Company Spotlight: Kin
Tandon Group profiles Kin Insurance and how we are on the way to "revolutionizing the entire industry."
1.1.18: Startups to Watch
Kin graces Built In Chicago's 50 Startups to Watch in 2018 list.
11.1.17: Chicago’s Insure-Tech Boom Could Shift an Age-Old Industry
Though Chicago is home to powerful insurance companies, Chicago Inno details how new companies like Kin are reshaping what insurance can do.
8.23.17: 5 Chicago Tech Companies Redefining the Insurance Industry
Built in Chicago profiles Kin and names it among 5 Chicago tech companies that are shaking up the insurance industry.
8.7.17: Sean Harper from Kin: Simplifying Homeowners Insurance
WGN Radio interviews Kin cofounder Sean Harper about the company's origin and we use our expertise in insurance, technology and finance to make insurance affordable and accessible.
8.1.17: Kin Raises $4M to Bring Homeowners Insurance to the Digital Age
Built in Chicago details Kin's official launch.
8.1.17: With $4 Million in Funding, Kin Wants to Change How Homeowners Get Insured
TechCrunch reports on Kin's launch and how we use data to do a better job of risk assessment.
7.27.17: Why We Invested: Kin Insurance
Omidyar Network details why it chose to back Kin Insurance.
7.24.17: Insurance-Tech Startup Dollars Leap
The Wall Street Journal reports on Kin and fellow insurtech startups.
4.24.17: Why a Team of Local Fintech Veterans Is Taking on the $100B Homeowners Insurance Market
Built in Chicago reports on how Kin got its start.