Our values and key principles
Our staff is solely dedicated to providing insurance consumers with the most accurate and up-to-date information about insurance trends, insurance products and insurance rates. We adhere to the strictest standards of professional journalism. Our reporting is unbiased and free of any influence. Our mission is to be the go-to resource for insurance consumers by providing trusted, accurate, informative and helpful content to serve and guide insurance buyers as they make important financial decisions.
At Insurance.com, we are dedicated to the following:
- Accuracy. We fact-check, research and work with insurance industry experts to present the most accurate information possible.
- Objectivity. Our reporting is unbiased and our content is free of outside influence.
- Authority. We obtain data only from reputable sources and set the highest standards for our research to ensure we provide the most up-to-date and expertly sourced
How we make money
While our advertisers never influence our content, we earn income through those advertisers and by partnering with companies to provide quotes for our readers. We follow strict editorial standards to ensure complete objectivity and do not earn commissions from insurance companies for reviews, opinions or other content on our pages.
Our editorial process
Insurance.com’s rankings, listings, reviews, tools and editorial content are edited and reviewed by in-house experts – including licensed insurance agents – academic experts, fact-checkers and seasoned journalists.
Our writers source their material by talking to insurance company executives, independent consultants and researchers, insurance attorneys, government regulators and other experts.
We rely on data from the AM Best, the Insurance Information Institute, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Quadrant Information Services, S&P Global and the U.S. Department of Transportation, among others.
Our editorial team constantly reviews articles to ensure all information is current and all data is accurate.
Editorial staff
Our editorial review board is a team of experienced journalists and insurance professionals committed to providing our readers with the best advice and guidance.
Our expert advisors
Expert advisors at Insurance.com provide content guidance and article reviews to ensure we publish only the most accurate and actionable insurance information.
David Marlett
PhD, BS
Managing Director of the Brantley Risk &
Insurance Center; IIANC Distinguished Professor of Insurance
Appalachian State
University
Pete Payton
Licensed insurance agent. Industry veteran. Director - compliance officer at QuinStreet
Fausto Bucheli Jr.
President of the Cheap Insurance Agency
Mark Friedlander
Director of corporate communications at the Insurance Information Institute, a trade association.
Jake Hill
The founder of DebtHammer, a personal-finance information site
Brad Cummins
Owner and principal agent at Insurance Geek
Anthony Martin
Founder and CEO of Choice Mutual, an insurance agency in Reno, Nevada
Matthew Auer
PhD, MS, MALD, AB
Dean, School of Public and International
Affairs
University of Georgia
Barry D. Flagg
CFP, CLU, ChFC, GFS, AEP
Inventor, founder and president, Veralytic Inc.
Alison Salka
Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Director of Research LIMRA, LOMA
Contributing writers and editors
Our team of contributing writers and editors is compriseds of highly qualified professionals with in-depth knowledge of auto, health, life and home insurance.
