Quote.com
{{Short description|Online insurance marketplace}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Quote.com
| logo = Quote-com-logo.png
| foundation = {{start date and age|1993}}
| location = Tyler, Texas
| industry = Insurance
| owner = Dan Wesley
| homepage = {{URL|www.quote.com}}
}}
Quote.com is an online marketplace for insurance. It was founded in 1993.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} It has been owned by Dan Wesley since 2013.{{cite web | url=https://quote.com/about-us/ | title=Quote.com: About Us | access-date=2020-06-07 | archive-date=2020-05-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513112342/https://quote.com/about-us/ | url-status=live }}
History
In 1997, the company was selected to provide financial market data to ClariNet Communications.{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1997/05/19/newscolumn2.html | title=ClariNet teams with Quote.com for speedy news | first=Dennis | last=Taylor | work=American City Business Journals | date=May 18, 1997 | archive-date=November 28, 2020 | access-date=June 7, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128030154/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1997/05/19/newscolumn2.html | url-status=live }}
In 1999, Lycos acquired Quote.com for $78.3 million in stock.{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/1999/09/06/daily6.html | title=Lycos to buy Quote.com for $78.3 million in stock | work=American City Business Journals | date=September 8, 1999}} At that time, about 10,000 people subscribed to the service, which cost between $25 and $100 per month.{{Cite news | url=https://www.deseret.com/1999/9/8/19464713/lycos-to-acquire-quote-com-for-78-million | title=Lycos to acquire Quote.com for $78 million | agency=Associated Press | publisher=Deseret News | date=September 8, 1999 | archive-date=June 7, 2020 | access-date=June 7, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607130430/https://www.deseret.com/1999/9/8/19464713/lycos-to-acquire-quote-com-for-78-million | url-status=live }}
In 2006, Interactive Data Corporation acquired the website and related assets for $30 million.{{cite press release | url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060201006117/en/Interactive-Data-Acquire-Lycos-Inc.s-Quote.com-Transaction | title=Interactive Data to Acquire Lycos Inc.'s Quote.com; Transaction Will Broaden eSignal's Portfolio of Streaming, Real-Time Market Data Platforms for Active Traders and Create a Comprehensive Online Financial Destination | publisher=Business Wire | date=February 1, 2006 | access-date=June 7, 2020 | archive-date=June 7, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607130434/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060201006117/en/Interactive-Data-Acquire-Lycos-Inc.s-Quote.com-Transaction | url-status=live }}{{primary source inline|date=November 2021}}
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Category:Financial services companies established in 1993
Category:Internet properties established in 1993
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