Nebraska Startup, Breeze Partners with Assurity Life

Breeze (https://www.meetbreeze.com/), a Nebraska startup, announced on June 22 its launch of the first API-driven disability insurance product with a digital application and underwriting process provided by Assurity Life (www.assurity.com). Breeze, which has already helped thousands of consumers apply for disability insurance coverage, is on a mission to help the 51 million working Americans without sufficient income protection in place.

Individuals can request a personalized disability insurance quote and complete a secure application process online in 10–15 minutes. By using existing data from health records and other sources, Breeze allows eligible applicants to skip the medical exam often required by manual underwriting. Policies from the Omaha-based company are issued by underwriting partner Assurity Life, which is rated “excellent” by AM Best for financial strength. Coverage is available in 49 states and the District of Columbia; it is not yet available in New York.

Breeze CEO and co-founder, Colin Nabity, believes this innovation comes at a time when the need for income protection is abundantly clear. As the COVID-19 pandemic sheds light on the vulnerabilities faced by a changing workforce, it is a reminder that an unexpected disability can happen to anyone. The Social Security Administration reports that one in four of today’s 20-year-olds will experience a disability that prevents them from working for at least one year before reaching the normal retirement age.

Breeze is modernizing disability insurance for today’s workforce. With a 100% online application process and digital underwriting, Breeze offers a quick, convenient, and affordable way for workers to protect their income from injury and illness. For more information, visit www.meetbreeze.com.

Assurity Life is working hard to make the business of insurance simple— more human—by listening, showing that they care, and offering customers invaluable insurance products and financial protection. More than a business with a bottom line, they’re a mutual organization whose mission is helping people through difficult times. Learn more at www.assurity.com.