{"id":5981,"date":"2019-05-06T12:14:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T12:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=5981"},"modified":"2023-01-01T09:46:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T09:46:02","slug":"nearly-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lemonade.com\/blog\/nearly-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly There"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I joined Lemonade right at its launch, when&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/trading-corner-office-desk-lemonade-john-peters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I traded in my corner office for a desk at the Lemonad<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/trading-corner-office-desk-lemonade-john-peters\/\">e <\/a>shared working space in lower Manhattan. Some called me outright crazy.<\/p>\n<p>I had decades of experience in traditional insurance, working at the biggest and best companies in the US and around the world. But I had also fallen into a rhythm, one that was distancing me from the transformational change insurance was undergoing.<\/p>\n<p>When I joined Lemonade, it was because I believed we were on the cusp of an insurance revolution, and I wanted to be part of the change our industry needed and customers deserved.<\/p>\n<p>This was, in many ways, a leap of faith, or a belief that starting from scratch would enable something dramatically better.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward two and a half years: I\u2019m a stronger believer than ever before.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Loss Ratio 101<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Insurance companies need to be around for the long haul. You pay them premium in advance to fulfill the promise of being there in the future when you need them. Sounds simple, but it is not.<\/p>\n<p>The fundamental measure of whether a company is running well is its loss ratio. In simple terms, it\u2019s the claims you pay divided by the premium you earn.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">(In precise terms, everything I refer to here is calendar quarter estimated gross ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense divided by gross earned premium &#8211; as reported in our statutory financial statements &#8211; no funny numbers. Just good old school insurance stats.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If your loss ratio is too high, you are not charging customers for the risk they represent &#8211; and that makes it hard to be around for the long term. Charge too much, and the insurance company is making lots of money, but not providing a particularly compelling product to its customers.<\/p>\n<p>Ask any of our incumbent competitors: managing this in a stable, predictable environment is challenging enough. And managing it while growing rapidly is anything but easy.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">So what\u2019s the big deal?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To understand the loss ratio, here\u2019s a quick recap of the business model: Lemonade takes a flat fee, and the rest of the money is used to pay claims or <a href=\"\/blog\/social-impact-meets-insurance\/\">donated to the charities<\/a> customers choose. We can do this because we have great reinsurance companies that take a share in the risk.<\/p>\n<p>In the medium term, customers are well protected and Lemonade has a fixed \u2018net loss ratio\u2019&nbsp;after reinsurance. In the long term, and since this needs to work for our reinsurance partners as well, we need to ensure we select the right customers and charge them the right amount.<\/p>\n<p>Insurance is based on the law of large numbers &#8211; lots of people contribute money, and it goes to a small number that have claims. As we\u2019ve declared from day one, our results were lumpy, and in total, too high. But as&nbsp;<a href=\"\/blog\/signals-from-space\/\">Shai announced at the end of 2018,<\/a> we\u2019ve been steadily improving, and I\u2019m happy to report we\u2019re closing in on where we need to be to make everything work.<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s the big deal?<\/p>\n<p>Start-up companies just don\u2019t do that &#8211; especially while <a href=\"\/blog\/signals-from-space\/\">growing 500%<\/a>. We\u2019ve seen the eighth consecutive quarter of loss ratio improvement, and with increasing volume, the numbers are more and more stable, and reliable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6011 size-full\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-6.png\" alt=\"lemonade loss ratio\" width=\"900\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lemonade.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-6.png 900w, https:\/\/www.lemonade.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-6-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lemonade.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-6-768x584.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An 87% loss ratio is still not good enough &#8211; but it\u2019s not only about the number, it\u2019s the trend. We improved 12 points in the last quarter alone, and averaged 15 points quarter-over-quarter improvement in the past year. In that context, 87% is not that daunting.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of nuances under a headline number, so for the really interested, let\u2019s unpack this a little,&nbsp;with the top 6 hidden themes that explain our numbers.<\/p>\n<h3>Explaining our numbers<\/h3>\n<p>1. We\u2019re getting <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">smarter<\/span>. Lemonade started at a data disadvantage, building up a data set from scratch and collecting information at every customer interaction. We knew it was only a matter of time before we were at <a href=\"\/blog\/precision-underwriting\/\">a data advantage<\/a>. If we\u2019re not there yet, we sure are close. Interacting with our customers directly and digitally means we know them really well, even if we\u2019ve never met them face-to-face. That knowledge is translated to a \u2018risk score\u2019 that accurately predicts future loss ratios, and can be used across the organization, from marketing to acquisition to policy management and claims. It has not yet impacted our pricing sophistication, but that day will come &#8211; just like credit history did and auto telematics may soon.<\/p>\n<p>2. We are better at spotting fraud with each passing day. We love 99% of our customers, but we have the 1% too. I can\u2019t share much about how our fraud algorithms have evolved, but we\u2019ve mapped the behaviors of fraudsters.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"tweet-block-container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"tweet-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p><i class=\"fa fa-quote-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=When+you+have+100x+more+data+being+collected%2C+you+can+get+an+exponentially+more+precise+picture+of+risk.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonade.com%2Fblog%2Fnearly-there%2F&via=Lemonade_Inc\" target=\"_blank\">When you have 100x more data being collected, you can get an exponentially more precise picture of risk.<\/a><i class=\"fa fa-quote-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=When+you+have+100x+more+data+being+collected%2C+you+can+get+an+exponentially+more+precise+picture+of+risk.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonade.com%2Fblog%2Fnearly-there%2F&via=Lemonade_Inc\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tweet_now_link\"><i class=\"fa fa-lg fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Tweet this!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n  \n<p>When we find fraud, we report it to the police for prosecution. Insurance fraud is a crime, you know.<\/p>\n<p>3. &nbsp;Our <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">tailwinds<\/span>&nbsp;are growing every day, and increasingly winning.&nbsp;For example, the longer we have a customer, the better they are, which is the flip side of the classic \u2018new business penalty.\u2019 When you start, 100% of your customers are new. Two years in, just as you\u2019d expect, our renewals are performing better and growing as a share of the portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the same things in results by state. More mature states are performing better than the ones we just launched. The good news is our share of \u2018mature\u2019 states grows every day too.<\/p>\n<p>4.<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> Reserving<\/span>&nbsp;is critical, and we\u2019re getting it right. Every quarter, insurance companies must set aside money to pay for old claims. Well-run companies set aside enough money; ones without a firm grip on economics&nbsp;or that are trying to meet quarterly targets, may not.<\/p>\n<p>For four quarters in a row, Lemonade\u2019s reserves have proven conservative, meaning we exercise financial discipline and have a good handle on results. If the trend continues, even today\u2019s results could look better in the rearview mirror.<\/p>\n<p>5. We\u2019re getting <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">faster<\/span>. To be fair, we were always fast &#8211; the <a href=\"\/blog\/rise-autonomous-organization\/\">advantages of being completely digital.<\/a> Algorithms are coded, tested, and rolled out in days. To put this into better perspective, traditional carriers often push out monthly production releases. While we thought 3 per day was impressive when we launched, we now average 8 releases per day. Adjustments to coverage, customer service, claims, language &#8211; you name it &#8211; all help us deliver world-class customer service while ensuring a sustainable loss ratio.<\/p>\n<p>6. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Driven by social good. <\/span>Here\u2019s my favorite differentiator from the incumbents. Typically, when insurance companies see a bad loss ratio, they increase prices. They\u2019re focused on their bottom line. At Lemonade we very deliberately did not raise prices &#8211; instead we worked smarter. We\u2019ll adjust prices on a few customer segments this year when required, but since we\u2019re committed to a double bottom line (we give underwriting profits to non-profits), we only want to make adjustments so everyone pays their fair share, and there is a little left over for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonade.com\/giveback\">causes we care about<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6016 size-full\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-8.png\" alt=\"lemonade giveback\" width=\"900\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lemonade.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-8.png 900w, https:\/\/www.lemonade.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-8-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lemonade.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-8-768x224.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Nearly there<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Where are results headed? All I can say is we feel like we\u2019ve barely scratched the surface. We have hundreds of ideas for analyses we can do, insights we can find, and actions we can take to ensure customers pay the right amount and no more; to continue to attract the right type of customer, and pursue social impact.<\/p>\n<p>The smarter we get, the more everyone benefits &#8211; especially our customers and the charities the Lemonade community supports.<\/p>\n<p>Starting a successful company is hard &#8211; attracting talent, confirming product-market fit, demonstrating you can grow, and as one investor phrased it &#8211; \u2018doing a million of something.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In insurance, you do it under the spotlight of quarterly filings and financial disclosures &#8211; and for good reason. Customers and regulators need to have confidence you\u2019ll be around for the long term. That includes proving you can succeed on traditional insurance metrics <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">and<\/span>&nbsp;on tech company metrics.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"tweet-block-container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"tweet-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p><i class=\"fa fa-quote-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Have+we+succeeded+yet%3F+Far+from+it.+The+trends+are+in+the+right+direction%2C+we%E2%80%99re+picking+up+steam%2C+and+the+goal+is+within+reach.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonade.com%2Fblog%2Fnearly-there%2F&via=Lemonade_Inc\" target=\"_blank\">Have we succeeded yet? Far from it. The trends are in the right direction, we\u2019re picking up steam, and the goal is within reach.<\/a><i class=\"fa fa-quote-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Have+we+succeeded+yet%3F+Far+from+it.+The+trends+are+in+the+right+direction%2C+we%E2%80%99re+picking+up+steam%2C+and+the+goal+is+within+reach.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonade.com%2Fblog%2Fnearly-there%2F&via=Lemonade_Inc\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tweet_now_link\"><i class=\"fa fa-lg fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Tweet this!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n  \n<p>Still a skeptic? I can say with confidence &#8211; with a view from the inside and with the benefit of decades in this industry &#8211; that the leap is far smaller than ever\u2026 and maybe just a short hop.<\/p>\n<p><em>John is Lemonade&#8217;s Chief Underwriting Officer<\/em><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The constant decline shows that the trends are in the right direction, we\u2019re picking up steam, and the goal is within reach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":5998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"puppies_section":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5981","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-transparency","8":"post-hentry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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