Cimbri will also be a plumber with Unipol
The Bolognese group becomes a startup and launches a series of services via app through which plumbers and boiler technicians can be booked. From insurance to the gig economy?
Although life and non-life policies continue to be a golden business for the Bologna-based insurer, with the latest half-year report seeing net profit and direct insurance collections grow by 2% to 431 million (coinciding with that of the Unipol group ), the watchword now seems to be diversifying activities. And it's not just the banks that are targeted by the insurance giant, given the solid presence in Bper and the rise also in Popolare di Sondrio .
Moreover, by carefully sifting through the data of the group chaired by Carlo Cimbri , it can be noted that the non-life branch, which is the most significant, has indeed achieved a notable half-yearly result of half a billion (501 million euros), but is clearly lower than the 627 million of the previous year. And who knows better than an insurer that it is a good idea to protect yourself from the ups and downs of the market?
Hence the new service that has just started. Landing on the UnipolHome page is a little disorientating, it seems like a representation of a construction site, because everywhere it shows workers struggling with wrenches, boilers and taps. The intention of the Bolognese insurer is to offer its users a service entirely via app connected to the little problems of everyday domestic life.
In fact, it is an example of a large economic group that becomes a startup and follows the tracks of the gig economy: with your mobile phone in hand you can request the desired service (ranging from tap repair to boiler installation), obtain a quote and make an appointment with the little man in overalls who will carry out the work. Without surprises on expenses, the Cimbri Group promises (so you won't be told that with the invoice it's a total, without…).
A notable detail is that among the services available there are also those for maintenance of the cooling and heating systems, which are mandatory by law and at a set interval: in short, an excellent expedient to bind the users to oneself.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/economia/cimbri-con-unipol-fara-anche-lidraulico/ on Mon, 11 Sep 2023 05:18:24 +0000.