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Metromile Pitches Pay-as-You-Drive Auto Insurance. Greg Muender, a 27-year-old tech entrepreneur in San Diego, was constantly shopping for the best deal on car insurance. “I probably switched carriers five times or more” over five years, he says. “Insurance was a commodity to me.” Working from home, Muender sometimes puts as few as 50 miles a month on his Infiniti G37. (His wife, Sara, sometimes drives her Mazda CX-5 more.) None of the available policies were ever really satisfying. He switched once more when the startup Metromile began selling coverage in California in July.

Metromile’s pitch is straightforward: Your insurance premium should be based on exactly how much you drive. Insurers have long asked policyholders to report mileage, but that information typically influences the bill only when drivers renew for another term. Executives at three-year-old Metromile hope word-of-mouth enthusiasm from people like Muender help make the company a household name. The company won’t divulge how many people have signed up for coverage. 'a' Magazine Daily. Are you one of the more than two-thirds of organizations investing in the wrong employees?

New research from the Corporate Executive Board (CEB), revealed that more than two-thirds of companies are misidentifying their high-potential employees, jeopardizing their long-term corporate performance. This failure drives true high-potentials—those who demonstrate the attributes to be successful future leaders—to pursue positions with potentially competitive organizations willing to invest in their development. + Read More Encourage your company to have a family day at least once per year.

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