Jerry

From Gotham to Jerry HQ — heroes, minions, and plenty of mischief!🎃🦸♂️🦇👻

Jerry recently expanded its offerings, branching into home insurance! 🏠✨ Senior Product Manager, Jasmine L., took us behind the scenes: “This is a tough market to shop for home insurance. Rates have been climbing, and many homeowners are dealing with unexpected non-renewals. On top of that, the process itself can be frustrating between calling agents, visiting agencies, and repeating the same steps just to compare options. At Jerry, we’re changing that. We’ve taken the marketplace experience customers already love about buying auto insurance through the Jerry app and brought it to home insurance. Now, customers can get home insurance quotes and start their policy, directly inside a convenient mobile app - with home insurance available today in 49 states. No calls required, although our licensed agents are more than happy to help. What I love the most about the product is how we’re rethinking choice. If you’re shopping for both home and auto insurance, we make it easy to compare and customize across carriers. You might be surprised to find that the best value for you comes from mixing and matching carriers, or you might uncover a bundle discount from a carrier that wasn’t on your radar. Either way, our goal is to make it effortless to find the right protection for you, at the right price. We’re just getting started, and it’s an incredible time to be building here!” 💡

We're very excited to welcome Connor Funk to Jerry as Senior Manager of Partnerships and Client Growth! 🚀 Connor will be helping us deliver even more value to our carrier partners as we continue building the future of insurance shopping. His industry expertise and passion for innovation make him a fantastic addition to the team. ✨ 💡 Collaboration. Speed. Success. Sound like you? Check out our open roles here: https://lnkd.in/ekT8MkwG

Employee Spotlight 📣💡 Meet Qingdi Huang, our Director of Business Operations and Analytics. She joined Jerry in January and has already played a key role helping us hit major milestones. 🚀 She says the most rewarding moments are when the team’s work clearly moves the needle: “For me, the most rewarding moments are when we see a metric move in the right direction as a direct result of the team’s work. One highlight was finally reaching a goal after three months of coordinated initiatives across operations; Data, onshore and offshore Sales, and Service teams. It took laser-focused execution and true cross-functional collaboration — and when we hit it, it felt like a huge win worth celebrating.” We’re grateful for leaders like Qingdi who bring clarity, focus, and empathy to their work, proving that impact and a collaborative culture go hand in hand. 💡 👉 Want to be part of a team that values executional excellence, collaboration, and high urgency? Explore our open roles: https://lnkd.in/ekT8MkwG 💼

📣 We’re excited to share two big updates at Jerry! 📣 First, we’re welcoming back Journee Isip as our VP of New Business. 👏 Journee’s return marks an exciting chapter as he leads the launch of a GarageGuard™ feature called the Repair Quotes tool — our latest product update to give drivers peace of mind when your car breaks down. “With GarageGuard, we’ve been focused on giving drivers more clarity and control in moments that are usually confusing or inconvenient. The new Repair Quotes feature is one I’m especially excited about. Instead of calling around to shops and hoping for the best, drivers can use the feature in the Jerry app and see actual prices from shops near them automatically. Having that information up front takes away so much of the uncertainty and makes it easier to move forward with confidence. Coming back to Jerry, I feel energized by the chance to work on products like this, tools that truly help drivers save time and feel more at ease with car ownership.” ✨ This is just the beginning — more to come soon! 🚗✨

Employee Spotlight 📣💡 Say hi to Alex Manko, Staff Software Engineer on our App Core team—and one of the longest-tenured Jerrians (since 2019!). Alex has played a foundational role in shaping our engineering culture. From building scalable architecture to launching experimental features, his work reflects the kind of thoughtful craftsmanship we value at Jerry. 🌟 “I'm constantly experimenting and searching for what can be done better. There are always interesting technical challenges here at Jerry, and I love solving complex problems. The web app actually came from my experimentation - I'm always trying different approaches, even iterating over ideas when I'm sleeping and waking up with new things to try. We have plenty of opportunities to grow and learn new things - which keeps me engaged” He’s the kind of engineer who builds systems that work, helps teammates grow, and stays endlessly curious about what’s next. ⚙️ We're lucky to work with people like Alex who care deeply, challenge assumptions, and raise the bar every day!

🚗 After months of upward shifts, car insurance premiums are finally showing signs of stabilizing—but will it last? Joshua Damico, VP of Insurance Operations at Jerry, told MarketWatch that while “things are stabilizing and giving drivers more choices, insurers are still cautious about cutting rates too much right now.” That cautious optimism is showing up in places like Florida and Texas, where some insurers are slowly reentering the market. “We’ve seen several carriers lowering prices and offering more flexible payment terms,” Damico said, giving drivers in these states a window to find better deals. The best way to know what your options really are in this shifting market? Shop around. Comparing real quotes helps you stay informed and make the best decisions as the market evolves. More from Andrew Keshner at MarketWatch: https://lnkd.in/gb3h4Hsy

Last week, Jerry’s COO John Spottiswood spoke at Carrier Management’s InsurTech Summit 2025 on a panel about Modernizing Legacy Systems—a challenge nearly every insurer faces as technology rapidly evolves. The discussion focused on how insurers can navigate the complex transition from legacy systems to modern infrastructure, and John shared practical advice for carrier leaders feeling overwhelmed by the scale of transformation: start small. Focus on the initiatives that will have the biggest impact on customer experience or even on internal workflows. Improving just one process can unlock value quickly. 🚀 He also emphasized that innovation doesn’t always require building from scratch. At Jerry, we built internal tools to solve high-friction problems, which evolved into Propelix, our prompt-based AI bot solution. ⚙️ Thank you to Ryan Baillargeon and Bernadette Leh for sharing your insights on this panel.

Last week, our R&D and Growth teams came together for an unforgettable three-day offsite—full of strategy, creativity, and collaboration! We rolled up our sleeves and leaned all the way in: 💡 Sprint competitions tackling real product challenges 🛠 Boat-building (yes, actual boats!) that tested our teamwork and resourcefulness 📈 Strategic deep dives across product, engineering, design, and growth Together, we sharpened our focus, aligned on what matters most, and doubled down on the bold goals ahead—reaching 50M customers and building a $10B business. The energy is real. The momentum is building. And the team? Stronger than ever. If you’re excited by real problems, high ownership, and the chance to build something that truly matters, we’re hiring. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gs5_XV_p Let’s build the future of car ownership together. #Startups #TeamJerry #GrowthMode #NowHiring

Auto tariffs are in the headlines—but what do they mean for your car insurance? Jerry’s own VP of Insurance Operations, Joshua Damico, broke it down for Investopedia this week: rising tariff-related costs could shift how insurers operate this year. Insurers have been easing underwriting restrictions this past year to drive new business. But, as Josh points out, “With tariffs potentially raising claims costs and pressuring profitability, some insurers may pull back on these tactics and take a more cautious stance for the remainder of the year.” Big thanks to Elizabeth Guevara for covering how global policy moves can hit home for everyday drivers. Full article below.  🔽 https://lnkd.in/g8XDS56f