Daniel Schreiber, CEO and co-founder of Lemonade, discusses the insurance app's $120 million Series C funding round. Lemonade is planning on expanding globally with the new round of cash.
Schreiber says Lemonade is trying to reinvent insurance. Lemonade wants to make customers happy, not make money by denying claims.
Schreiber explains distrust is endemic in the insurance agency, calling it a "trillion dollar problem." He also touches on Lemonade's decision to stop insuring assault rifles after the Las Vegas massacre in October, saying it was a common sense choice to make.
Ahead of the release of October's consumer inflation data Tuesday, you may notice changes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. When it comes to how it estimates health insurance costs, the move is expected to give a boost to the U.S. inflation measure which will reverse a trend that has provided some relief.
A handful of retailers will report earnings this week, including Home Depot, Target, Walmart and Macy's, as gas prices peaked in September to the end of this latest quarter while borrowing costs remain at their highest levels in decades.
