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Slide is a full-stack insurtech based out of Tampa, FL. The company was founded in 2021 by Bruce Lucas, an insurance insider with a deep understanding of how technology can be applied to achieve better outcomes for both consumers and the business.
As Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Heritage Insurance, Lucas took the super-regional homeowner's insurance carrier from inception to IPO and beyond. After maintaining profitability and stability every year of his 9-year tenure, he left the company to pursue the next big opportunity in insurtech, which he believes is the future of insurance. Lucas envisioned leveraging data and cutting-edge technology to transform all aspects of the insurance process, including operations, claims, underwriting, customer and agent experiences.
To deliver on his vision of Slide, he joined forces with a network of insurance, technology, data science experts from marquee companies like Amazon, Facebook, Progressive, and eBay. He also forged a data partnership to give Slide a dataset in excess of $6 trillion total insured value. Building AI, machine learning, and data science capabilities on Big Data is the key to Slide's technological advantage. It is impossible to have credible artificial intelligence and machine learning without it. With a dataset larger than any other insurtech competitor, Slide is positioned to make better underwriting decisions and provide more options for homeowners.
Curated by deep data science, Slide's cutting-edge technology will streamline and hyper-personalize every touchpoint in the value chain. Behind the scenes, it powers better underwriting decisions, streamlines operations, and optimizes profitability. On the front end, independent agents and customers will have the flexibility to design insurance on their terms with the slide of a button.
Slide completed an oversubscribed $105 million Series A in November 2021 and has since become the 3rd largest insurtech in the market.
Bruce Lucas
Founder & CEO
Bruce Lucas
Founder & CEO
Bruce Lucas is Slide’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer. He leads the vision, development, and execution of the company’s business strategy, growth, and profitability.
Bruce is regarded as one of the top P&C insurance executives in the US. Internationally, he was named a top insurtech influencer for his leverage of Big Data and cutting-edge technology to transform all aspects of the insurance process, including operations, claims, underwriting, customer and agent experiences.
Prior to Slide, Bruce founded super-regional insurer Heritage Insurance (NYSE: HRTG), where he served as CEO and Chairman of the Board. There he grew the company from a single-state startup to over $1 billion in annual revenue in 15 states, maintaining profitability and stability every year of his 9-year tenure.
Bruce is an alumnus of Indiana University and holds a Doctor of Law from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Massive Citizens Takeout Plan Seen as Sign That Things Are Looking Up in Florida Market
Massive Citizens Takeout Plan Seen as Sign That Things Are Looking Up in Florida Market
Florida clears transfer of 184,000 Citizens policies to private carriers
Florida clears transfer of 184,000 Citizens policies to private carriers
Slide backed to pick up 100,000 Florida Citizens policies
Slide backed to pick up 100,000 Florida Citizens policies
Slide Insurance upsizes reinsurance capacity by $200 million with cat bonds
Slide Insurance upsizes reinsurance capacity by $200 million with cat bonds
Slide approved for perhaps largest Florida Citizens takeout ever: CEO Bruce Lucas
Slide approved for perhaps largest Florida Citizens takeout ever: CEO Bruce Lucas
Meet Slide Insurance, a 2023 Best Places to Work honoree
Meet Slide Insurance, a 2023 Best Places to Work honoree
Bruce Lucas tells Axios "reinsurance has a domino effect on the economy".
Bruce Lucas tells Axios "reinsurance has a domino effect on the economy".
Reinsurance Market Threatens Florida Insurers
Reinsurance Market Threatens Florida Insurers
New Florida property insurance company picks up nearly 200,000 homeowners from insolvent companies
New Florida property insurance company picks up nearly 200,000 homeowners from insolvent companies
Florida insolvencies to continue, but Slide sees "real opportunity"– CEO
Florida insolvencies to continue, but Slide sees "real opportunity"– CEO
Lucas: Florida reforms “signal to grow” Slide but more carrier insolvencies to come
Lucas: Florida reforms “signal to grow” Slide but more carrier insolvencies to come
Slide CEO bullish on Fla. property market after 'earth-shattering' reforms
Slide CEO bullish on Fla. property market after 'earth-shattering' reforms
Slide, an Insurtech, Acquires 91,400 United Property & Casualty Insurance Policies
Slide, an Insurtech, Acquires 91,400 United Property & Casualty Insurance Policies
Slide acquires Florida renewal rights & intellectual property from UPC
Slide acquires Florida renewal rights & intellectual property from UPC
Lucas’ insurtech Slide gets renewal rights to UPC’s Florida property book
Lucas’ insurtech Slide gets renewal rights to UPC’s Florida property book
Slide building on presence in Florida, picks up 91K policies from UPC
Slide building on presence in Florida, picks up 91K policies from UPC
Slide swoops for UPC's Florida renewal rights and IP
Slide swoops for UPC's Florida renewal rights and IP
Slide Acquires Florida Renewal Rights and Intellectual Property From UPC Insurance
Slide Acquires Florida Renewal Rights and Intellectual Property From UPC Insurance
Exclusive: Tampa insurtech startup acquires UPC Insurance's Florida policies
Exclusive: Tampa insurtech startup acquires UPC Insurance's Florida policies
Slide named one of Tech Tribune's "2023 Best Tech Startups in Tampa"
Slide named one of Tech Tribune's "2023 Best Tech Startups in Tampa"
Shannon Lucas selected as an honoree of the TBBJ 2023 BusinessWoman of the Year award!
Shannon Lucas selected as an honoree of the TBBJ 2023 BusinessWoman of the Year award!
Local insurance company partners with Pinellas County non-profit to make 60 beds for kids in need
Local insurance company partners with Pinellas County non-profit to make 60 beds for kids in need
Slide: Creating a profitable insurtech for a secure future
Slide: Creating a profitable insurtech for a secure future
Bruce Lucas: A Maverick of the InsurTech Industry
Bruce Lucas: A Maverick of the InsurTech Industry
Meet Tampa Bay's Inno on Fire 2022 Blazer Winners
Meet Tampa Bay's Inno on Fire 2022 Blazer Winners
Hurricane Ian Could Cripple Housing Market: Slide CEO
Hurricane Ian Could Cripple Housing Market: Slide CEO
Bruce Lucas Places #7 on the Top Insurtech Influencers List
Bruce Lucas Places #7 on the Top Insurtech Influencers List
Podcast: Raising a $105M Series A to Make it Easy to Choose Your Insurance
Podcast: Raising a $105M Series A to Make it Easy to Choose Your Insurance
Reimagining Home Insurance Through the Lens of Technology
Reimagining Home Insurance Through the Lens of Technology
Demotech Gives New Kid, Slide, a Top Financial Rating, Thanks to Capital Raised
Demotech Gives New Kid, Slide, a Top Financial Rating, Thanks to Capital Raised
Tampa Insurtech Startup Acquires $400M in Premiums
Tampa Insurtech Startup Acquires $400M in Premiums
$400mn St. Johns Book Can Be Profitable in Year One
$400mn St. Johns Book Can Be Profitable in Year One
Tampa Insurtech Company Gets $400M Cut of Orlando Company
Tampa Insurtech Company Gets $400M Cut of Orlando Company
Tampa Insurtech Takes Over $400M in Premiums From Downgraded Florida Insurer
Tampa Insurtech Takes Over $400M in Premiums From Downgraded Florida Insurer
Bruce Lucas talks about the future of insurance, emerging tech, and more!
Bruce Lucas talks about the future of insurance, emerging tech, and more!
Lucas’s Homeowners Insurtech Slide Closes $100mn
Series A Round
Lucas’s Homeowners Insurtech Slide Closes $100mn
Series A Round
Slide’s Lucas Targets IPO Within Three Years After $100mn Fundraise
Slide’s Lucas Targets IPO Within Three Years After $100mn Fundraise
Heritage Announces Partnership with Insurtech Slide, Acquires 6% Stake
Heritage Announces Partnership with Insurtech Slide, Acquires 6% Stake
Slide Raises $100mn in Series A Funding Round
Slide Raises $100mn in Series A Funding Round
Insurtech Slide Closes $100M
Fundraising Round
Insurtech Slide Closes $100M
Fundraising Round
Tampa Insurance Startup Raises $100 Million
Tampa Insurance Startup Raises $100 Million
Tampa Insurance Tech Startup Raises $100M in Series A Funding Round
Tampa Insurance Tech Startup Raises $100M in Series A Funding Round
Tampa Public Company Founder Raises $100M for New Insurance Tech Startup
Tampa Public Company Founder Raises $100M for New Insurance Tech Startup
Tampa Insurance Startup Nets $100 Million in Early Fundraising
Tampa Insurance Startup Nets $100 Million in Early Fundraising
Inside Slide's $100M
Series A Raise
Inside Slide's $100M
Series A Raise
Insurtech Slide Raises $100M in Series A Funding
Insurtech Slide Raises $100M in Series A Funding
Action and Ambition Podcast Features Bruce Lucas
Action and Ambition Podcast Features Bruce Lucas
Slide's Idalia claims coming in lower than expected: CEO Lucas
Slide's Idalia claims coming in lower than expected: CEO Lucas
Bruce Lucas, Founder & CEO"Big Data is the key to our technological advantage. Not only can we make better underwriting decisions, we can provide more options for the consumer. Modern consumers expect more, even from insurance, and Slide is primed to deliver."
Hassan Sawaf, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Advisor"Slide has an unmatched mix of deep insurance domain knowledge, historical data, and world-leading artificial intelligence, machine learning, and applied science. Our experience and Big Data allows us to drive positive outcomes from the very beginning."