Quotesmith.com Ranked No. 1 by Gomez Advisors in
'Bargain Hunter' Category of Insurance Sites
PR Newswire - November 29, 1999 12:19
DARIEN, Ill., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Quotesmith.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: QUOT), the
Internet's preeminent insurance marketplace and the only place on earth which provides instant
insurance quotes from over 300 leading companies, announced that its Web site has been
ranked No. 1 by Gomez Advisors in the Winter 1999 Bargain Hunter scorecard category of
Internet insurance sites released today.
Gomez Advisors is a provider of e-commerce research and analysis for consumers. In the
Winter 1999 scorecard, Quotesmith.com received a No. 1 ranking, up from a No. 5 ranking in
the Fall 1999 review, among those insurance sites compared within the "Bargain Hunter"
category. Recognizing the critical importance of quote comparisons, the Gomez Advisors
Bargain Hunter category is designed to grade those insurance sites which help insurance
shoppers find the best price available. To arrive at category rankings, Gomez rolls each
criterion up into one of four categories, weighing individual criteria according to their importance
to the category. These categories include ease of use, customer confidence, on-site resources
and relationship services.
"Quotesmith.com is thrilled to be recognized as the No. 1 insurance Bargain Hunter category
leader by Gomez Advisors," remarked Quotesmith.com Chairman and CEO, Robert Bland.
"And we're grateful that Gomez Advisors has recognized that Quotesmith.com is the best place
to find the best insurance bargains. When it comes to breadth of selection, Quotesmith.com
dominates the instant insurance quote space by providing insurance shoppers with instant
quotes from over 300 different companies. We also include detailed coverage information,
published underwriting guidelines, independent rating information and the freedom to buy from
the company of your choice. At Quotesmith.com, we're leading the online insurance revolution
by empowering consumers with an instantaneous, extraordinarily wide view of the market and
by giving them total control over their insurance purchase decisions. We've pioneered and
brought to market a radically better, faster and easier way for insurance shoppers to save
money."
The No. 1 Gomez Advisors category ranking is one of a series of recent plaudits for
Quotesmith.com . In referring to the enormous number of participating insurance companies at
Quotesmith.com and the time-saving convenience of having all of this information in one place,
the November 22, 1999 edition of BusinessWeek called Quotesmith.com a "top site" while the
November 15, 1999 edition of U.S. News and World Report stated that Quotesmith.com
"...excels at comparing prices and terms from many firms."
Hmmm. Maybe explains the surge today. Jack |
