Allstate is releasing a new application on Amazon Echo, the company announced Wednesday.
The Northbrook, Illinois-based insurer becomes the fifth carrier with a presence on
"Amazon's innovation with Alexa provided a great avenue for us to connect with our customers in a delightful way, providing them useful information when, where and how they want it," said Roger Tye, Allstate’s vice president of digital and user experience, in a statement.
Similar to past insurance skills on Amazon Echo, Allstate’s is tailored to helping customers receive basic policy information or contacting local agents. Users are able to find agents via zip code and ask Alexa for billing information; such as, payment due date and minimum amount required.
"This is a new platform for us, but we continuously look for innovative ways to reach our consumers directly and make it easy to do business with Allstate," Tye concluded.
