Branch

Our chief claims officer Charlie Wendland and CEO & co-founder Steve Lekas are included in the speaker lineup for #insurtechinsights conference in June! See you then!

Real work. Real data. Real stakes. And 18 talented students who absolutely delivered. Proud to see our Chief People Officer, Pratiksha Patel, investing in the next generation of HR leaders, and even prouder that they walked away having worked on something real at Branch. Grateful for the partnership with Rutgers SMLR.

🎉 Branch is one of Forbes Best Startup Employers for 2026! Forbes used data like company reputation, employee satisfaction, and growth to determine the best. We’re extra-proud to be on this list because we already knew our Branchers (what we call our staff!) are the best of the best at what they do. We’re glad Forbes thinks so, too. A big round of applause to all the people who make Branch one of the best. 👏👏👏 See the full list here: https://lnkd.in/dGSX3ahr

We love Earth Day! But for Branch, caring for the earth is something we do everyday, built into how we operate. What does it mean for an insurance company to care for the environment? Here’s a few ways we do: 🌳 We’ve been B Corp Certified (B Lab) since 2022, which means we’re accountable to high standards of environmental practices. 🏡 We work from home, because it cuts down on our carbon footprint by a lot. We have limited office space and the majority of our employees don’t commute. 👚 When we make merch for employees or partners, we make high-use, quality items—no mousepads or frisbees here—because we don’t want to create stuff that will inevitably get trashed. We also try to source from fellow B Corp companies. Little practices like these add up: Branch’s total 2024 carbon footprint was 192.39 mtCO₂e. We measure that number because it’s important to us to be aware of our impact and always be committed to improving it. However you celebrate today, we hope you’ll prioritize the little decisions everyday that make a big environmental impact, and keep supporting businesses like Branch who make it a priority, too. 🌍

We’re excited to welcome Steve Lekas, Co-founder & CEO of Branch, to the Insuretech Insights USA 2026 speaker lineup. Steve has been rethinking what insurance should feel like in practice moving beyond complexity toward a model that is more aligned with its original purpose. Through Branch, he is building bundled home & auto insurance powered by community, aiming to simplify and reshape how people experience coverage. Looking forward to hearing his take on what a “better insurance model” really looks like in today’s market. https://lnkd.in/gjd7gQuS #insurtechinsights #insurance #insurtech #ITIUSA2026

🎉 Branch is one of Forbes Best Startup Employers for 2026! Forbes used data like company reputation, employee satisfaction, and growth to determine the best. We’re extra-proud to be on this list because we already knew our Branchers (what we call our staff!) are the best of the best at what they do. We’re glad Forbes thinks so, too. A big round of applause to all the people who make Branch one of the best. 👏👏👏 See the full list here: https://lnkd.in/dGSX3ahr

Did you know Purpose Jobs named us a Top Tech Company to Watch in 2026? So if you’re watching, here’s a few things we did in Q1: 💰 Filed rate decreases in 11 states—up to 30%!—to keep money in our members’ pockets. 📈 Set a new sales record… and then kept re-setting it, over and over again. 💯 Achieved a 99-100% CSAT score for our agent support phone and email service. ✨ Announced our new platform for mutuals, Ember Mutuals, to the public. And of course, a bunch of other innovations along the way to continue boosting efficiency and making Branch the strongest carrier and agency partner we can be. So keep watching 👀

We just released 2025 results for the Branch Insurance Exchange — our member-owned reciprocal insurance company and the core of our business. 📣 A few highlights: ✅ 60% loss ratio, adjusted for the surplus contributions our members pay as part of their premiums - paced to beat the industry average loss ratio for the full year ✅ 75% adjusted Net Loss & LAE Ratio ✅ 9 consecutive quarters of loss ratio improvement For a five-year-old insurance company, we think that's worth celebrating. Here's what drove it: → A relentless focus on strengthening our underwriting model using world-class technology and analytics → Geographic diversification into a highly bundled book with limited peak catastrophe exposure → Deepened relationships with agency partners who share our risk philosophy → Continued growth of our direct channel, bringing bundled home and auto coverage to more consumers → A modern, tech-enabled claims operation that resolves claims quickly without sacrificing member experience And there's a lot of exciting innovation coming to market: Artificial intelligence is a central pillar of how we operate—not as a feature, but as a capability woven across underwriting, customer experience, and claims. cAItlin, our AI launched in 2024, is now embedded across our First Notice of Loss process and call center operations, bringing ease to one of the most stressful moments a policyholder can face. We also launched Ember Mutuals, a partnership platform built to help mutual insurance carriers modernize their operations while staying independent and community-focused. Because we believe the future of insurance isn't one-size-fits-all. We're entering 2026 with a loss ratio that beat the industry, a business built to scale, and a durable mission: making insurance more accessible so more people can be covered. As the next chapter of Branch begins, we couldn't be more excited about what's ahead.

There are lots of Branch features that set us apart in the insurance industry, but one we’re most proud of? Being B Corp Certified. It’s #BCorpMonth — an opportunity for the B Corp community to highlight shared values, how we put them into practice, and how that practice can make big progress. What does that look like for Branch? It means we’re not just committed to doing right by our members, but also by our environment, our Branchers (our staff), and our communities. Being B Corp Certified gives us tangible ways to measure that impact, and a way to be publicly accountable to it. In addition to continually meeting B Corp standards, one new way we’re implementing accountability is by encouraging Branchers to track their service efforts, so we can measure and bring momentum to our impact. Want to know more about this certification, what it means for Branch, and what it means for insurance to be a communal good? Read more on our blog: https://lnkd.in/gtZqZJEZ

Women may represent about 47% of the U.S. workforce, but they account for an impressive 59% of insurance industry professionals. It’s International Women’s Day 🎉 and Branch is taking this opportunity to celebrate those women and their contributions to support and drive the industry—especially those working to innovate insurance for the better. Who are the women in insurance who inspire you? Celebrate them and give their work a shoutout in the comments ⬇️ #IWD2026 #GiveToGain #InternationalWomensDay