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About Getsafe

Getsafe is building the world’s most powerful insurance platform to make sure that everyone is properly protected, everywhere and anytime.

Facts & Figures

Founded in 2015 by Christian Wiens (CEO) and Marius Simon (CTO), Getsafe changed from being an insurance broker to building its own digital insurance products as an MGA. In 2021, Getsafe received its own license and is now a digital insurer.

500,000+

customers: 75% are buying insurance for the first time

EUR 120 m

funds raised: family offices, Swiss Re, Earlybird, CommerzVentures, BtoV, GFC, Partech, Capnamic

1 out of 3

customers has more than one policy with Getsafe

250+

employees: diverse team with 25+ nationalities; 43 % of employees are female

4

markets: Germany (since 2017), UK (since 2020), Austria (since 2022), and France (since 2023)

4.9

stars: best-rated insurance app

Who we are

Getsafe is a digital insurance company that is creating a better insurance experience for everyone. Powered by its unique technological platform, Getsafe makes insurance simple, fair and accessible. As Getsafe replaces complexity and manual paperwork with smart bots and automation, customers can file claims or change their coverage in real time with just a few clicks.

History Flashback

  • 2020

    Getsafe begins operating in the UK, launches its car insurance, and applies for its own carrier license. In December, the company closes a USD 30 million Series B funding led by Swiss Re, making the company one of Europe's best-funded insurtechs.

  • 2019

    In 2019, Getsafe closes USD 17 million series A funding for its AI powered insurance business. The investment is meant to help Getsafe prepare its European expansion. Also, contents, bike theft and legal insurance are launched.

  • 2018

    In 2018, Getsafe expanded its portfolio to include dental and legal expense insurance. Within one year, Getsafe sold nearly 50,000 policies and achieved a market share of almost 10% in the target group of 24 to 29 year olds.

  • 2017

    In December 2017, customers were able to, for the first time, purchase and manage Getsafe’s personal liability insurance in real-time and paperlessly via an app.

  • 2016

    Christian Wiens and Marius Simon decided to offer insurance themselves. The insurance manager is later sold to Verivox.

  • 2015

    Christian Wiens and Marius Simon launched Germany’s first digital insurance manager on the market with the aim of making insurance companies attractive again. The insurance manager enabled simple digital administration and optimization of all personal insurance contracts via an app.

How it all began

Getsafe became what it is today due to two coincidences: Christian Wiens, mechanical engineer and now CEO, broke his landlord’s glass door and realised how complicated insurance was. Meanwhile, Marius Simon, physicist and now CTO, started a Facebook group and invited similarly ambitious entrepreneurs to exchange ideas – Christian was the only one who showed up. Why did they want to change insurance? Because the more broken something is, the more there is to fix. In five to ten years, nothing in the insurance industry will ever be the same again, and Getsafe will be at the forefront of that new age.

Behind the scenes

Learn more about Getsafe and what drives us, get insights from our team, and see how we work here.