Overview
Experian is a global data and technology company providing credit bureau services, data analytics, and decision solutions to businesses and consumers across 32 countries. In the insurance sector, the company offers data and analytics tools that cover the full policy lifecycle, from underwriting and pricing through fraud detection and portfolio management.
Experian delivers its insurance solutions via data APIs, prefill services, and risk analytics platforms. Core offerings include commercial risk databases for small and medium business underwriting, AI-powered hazard tagging for risk classification, real-time data prefill for application intake, and renewal portfolio monitoring. In 2024, the company partnered with Veridion to add AI-powered data enrichment for commercial insurance underwriting, and in 2025 integrated with Root Insurance for consumer auto insurance comparison.
With approximately 22,500 employees worldwide and a constituent position in the FTSE 100, Experian operates at enterprise scale. Its machine learning models for commercial underwriting have been reported to outperform traditional approaches by 10-15%, and its Insurance Marketplace provides consumers a channel to compare auto and home insurance rates.
Products & Services
Commercial Risk Database (CRDB)
A database and modeling tool for evaluating small and medium-sized business risk in commercial insurance underwriting.
Key Features
- Risk modeling for SMB commercial accounts
- Industry classification and business activity data
- Integrates with underwriting workflows
Target Users: Commercial insurance underwriters, specialty and surplus lines carriers
Hazard Tags
An AI-powered risk keyword identification tool for commercial insurance underwriting.
Key Features
- Identifies risk-relevant keywords in commercial account profiles
- Combines industry classification with business activity signals
- Supports automated underwriting triage
Target Users: Commercial underwriters, surplus lines insurers
Prefill
A real-time data prefill service that automates customer intake for insurance applications.
Key Features
- Pre-populates application fields with verified data
- Reduces manual entry and abandonment
- Supports personal and commercial lines
Target Users: Carriers, MGAs, digital insurers
Renewal Portfolio Risk Monitoring
A portfolio surveillance tool for proactive risk identification across a book of renewals.
Key Features
- Monitors renewal books for emerging risk signals
- Flags accounts requiring underwriter attention
- Supports portfolio management workflows
Target Users: Portfolio managers, personal and commercial lines carriers
Insurance Marketplace
A consumer-facing comparison platform for auto and home insurance rates.
Key Features
- Aggregates rates from multiple carriers
- Integrated with Root Insurance (2025)
- Supports consumer insurance shopping
Target Users: Consumers
At a Glance
- Headquarters
- Dublin, Ireland (Operational HQ: Nottingham, UK; North America: Costa Mesa, California)
- Employees
- 1000+
- Funding
- Public (London Stock Exchange: EXPN; FTSE 100)
Category & Focus
- Category
- Data & Analytics
- Subcategories
- Insurance Data Services Risk Scoring Fraud Detection Data Prefill
- Insurance Verticals
- P&C Personal P&C Commercial Specialty/E&S
- Target Customers
- Carriers, MGAs/MGUs, Brokers
Customers
- Root Insurance (auto insurance marketplace partner, 2025)
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Last updated: 2026-05-12