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Jennifer Fitzgerald is the CEO and Co-Founder of Policygenius , a US-based online insurance marketplace that allows consumers to find cover including home insurance , life insurance and car insurance . She started the business in 2013 with her business partner Francois de Lame , having previously worked as an Associate Principal for financial services at consulting firm McKinsey .

Since 2013 , Policygenius – with Fitzgerald at the helm – has helped over 30mn people shop for insurance , placed over US $ 150bn in coverage , and raised more than US $ 275mn from investors . For her successes , Fitzgerald has been named a winner of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award and included in Fast Company ’ s list of 100 Most Creative People in Business . insurtechdigital . com 111