Richard McCathron
President, Hippo
Biography
Rick McCathron brings nearly 30 years of P&C experience to his role as President of Hippo. Rick joined Hippo in 2017 to establish its insurance operations team and bring Hippo’s smart, simple and proactive home insurance products to a national scale. In less than three years, Hippo accelerated its geographical expansion making Hippo a national player in U.S. homeowners' insurance. Rick’s leadership has contributed to the company’s massive growth as it scaled to become one of the rare Insurtech Unicorns and is now listed on NYSE: HIPO.
Prior to Hippo, Rick held senior executive positions at well-respected insurance companies including First Connect Insurance as its President & CEO, Superior Access Insurance as its President & CEO and Mercury Insurance Group (NYSE-MCY) as its Regional Vice President. Rick is both a Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter and a Certified Insurance Counselor and sits on the Board of Directors of Hippo Holdings, National Alliance of Insurance Education & Research, Spinnaker Insurance Company and First Connect Insurance. He is an advisor for several other Insurtechs.
About Hippo Insurance
Hippo is a new kind of insurance company that uses modern technology to provide a simpler process, smarter coverage, and a completely new approach to how we care for our homes.
Hippo offers intuitive and proactive home insurance by taking a smarter, tech-driven approach. We believe that home insurance should be designed to actively serve the needs of our customers, who can live carefree when they know they've been taken care of.
Learn more about Hippo at www.hippo.com