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        <title><![CDATA[SelectQuote jumps 40 percent in IPO as more consumers shop for insurance online]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shares of SelectQuote jumped more than 40 percent in their stock market debut on Thursday, giving the insurance policy comparison Web site a market valuation of over $4 billion.</p><p>The company’s stellar offering is the latest sign of thawing in the initial public offering market, which was shut to most companies when the coronavirus outbreak fueled weeks of <strong>stock market volatility</strong> in March and April.</p><p>In an interview with Reuters, SelectQuote Chief Executive Timothy Danker said he was bullish on demand for the company’s core product in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced more people to buy insurance online.</p><p>“Consumers don’t want folks in their house selling insurance. They’d rather do research online and connect telephonically and we view that as a trend moving forward,” Danker said.</p><p>SelectQuote allows customers to compare policies for life, auto and home insurance from providers including <strong>American International Group</strong>, Prudential Financial and Liberty Mutual.</p><p>Its public offering comes at a time when only a handful of biotechnology and blank-check companies went ahead with IPOs during this period.</p><p>“These days, investors are more interested in boring CEOs and predictable profits,” said Erik Gordon, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.</p><p>“Buyers remain wary, but SelectQuote is a rare IPO from a company that already is profitable instead of burning hundreds of millions hoping to someday turn a profit in an industry in which nobody has made a profit,” he added.</p><p>SelectQuote’s revenue jumped nearly 50 percent, to $390.1 million, for the nine months ended March 2020, while net income was up 2.4 percent, to $61.1 million.</p><p>The company on Wednesday raised $360 million after it sold 18 million shares as planned, and existing shareholders sold 10.5 million shares.</p><p>The shares were priced at $20 each, above the marketed range of $17 to $19.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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