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Insureon

Insureon is an independent marketplace for online delivery of small business insurance. Headquartered in Chicago, Insureon is the largest digital agency for small and medium-sized businesses, offering policies from the nation’s top carriers, including Acuity, Chubb, The Hartford, Hiscox, Liberty Mutual, and Travelers. Insureon’s digital platform allows small-business owners to compare insurance quotes and buy coverage online. The company is licensed in 50 states, and specializes in numerous industries, from IT professionals to restaurants, with more than 1 million policies written. Employees operate in a “virtual first” environment, working remotely from locations across the United States. Insureon is a division of Specialty Program Group and Hub International Ltd., ranked 5th among the world's largest insurance brokers with more than 15,000 employees in over 530 offices across North America, offering risk management, insurance, employee benefits, retirement, and wealth management products and services.

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Insureon is an independent marketplace for online delivery of small business insurance. Headquartered in Chicago, Insureon is the largest digital agency for small and medium-sized businesses, offering policies from the nation’s top carriers, including Acuity, Chubb, The Hartford, Hiscox, Liberty Mutual, and Travelers. Insureon’s digital platform allows small-business owners to compare insurance quotes and buy coverage online. The company is licensed in 50 states, and specializes in numerous industries, from IT professionals to restaurants, with more than 1 million policies written. Employees operate in a “virtual first” environment, working remotely from locations across the United States. Insureon is a division of Specialty Program Group and Hub International Ltd., ranked 5th among the world's largest insurance brokers with more than 15,000 employees in over 530 offices across North America, offering risk management, insurance, employee benefits, retirement, and wealth management products and services.

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  1. employees: 15,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the employees is "15,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359550517

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.