Work Market Partners with insureon to Streamline Process of Securing Insurance for Freelancers

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 20, 2013

Online freelance marketplace Work Market today announced a partnership with insureon, the nation’s leading online agency for micro-business insurance. Starting this week, professionals who find work through Work Market will be able to secure business liability insurance through insureon’s simple online application, completing in a matter of minutes a process that previously took days or longer.

The partnership combines the innovation of Work Market’s virtual jobs community and the convenience of insureon’s all-online insurance services to enable freelancers to secure the coverage that’s often a prerequisite forthe most lucrative work contracts.

“We’re excited to make the process of securing work even easier and more intuitive for our community members,” said Jeffrey Leventhal, Work Market Cofounder. “Many of the enterprises that post jobs require that their contractors carry liability insurance, and now our freelance community can secure that coverage without going on a wild goose chase around the Internet.”

Traditionally, business insurance has been difficult to secure for entrepreneurs and owners of micro businesses (those with 10 or fewer employees). Many traditional insurance agencies lack the resources and expertise to assess the risks of small enterprises and don’t have access to carriers willing to cover them. Micro-business owners interested in finding coverage traditionally had to spend hours on the phone trying to find insurance that both covered their risks and suited their budgets.

Insureon is unique in that because it provides insurance solely to owners of small and micro businesses. By establishing relationships with several A-rated insurance carriers, insureon has secured an insurance market for entrepreneurs in a variety of industries. Its online-only model ensures a swift, streamlined application and provides business owners with real-time quotes for a variety of types of business insurance (including General Liability, Errors & Omissions, and BOP). Applicants often enjoy coverage often within 24 hours of submitting an application.

Ted Devine, CEO of insureon, noted that for the more than 20 million micro-business owners in the U.S., a single project or client can make or break an entire month’s finances. “Often, the deciding factor in whether a contract goes through is whether or not the business owner has insurance,” he said. “We’re thrilled to be able to make the process of securing work contracts easier for the innovators who drive economic growth in the U.S.”

Freelancers and independent contractors can search for insurance for their business by completing the insureon application on WorkMarket.com.

About insureon

Insureon, the leading online business insurance agency for small business, specializes in serving the fast-growing micro-business sector, which includes the self-employed and companies with 10 or fewer employees. Insureon allows small businesses to apply online for insurance and receive multiple quotes from leading insurance carriers—completing in minutes a process that otherwise would take a week or longer. For more information, please visit insureon’s website.

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