WeatherBill Expands Team with Addition of Leading Weather Insurance Veteran; Opens East Coast Office

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- WeatherBill (www.weatherbill.com) today announced that Christine Ingraham, a weather insurance industry leader, has been appointed as Sales Director for the company's new East Coast branch in Georgetown, Massachusetts. Ingraham and the new East Coast office will better serve the needs of WeatherBill's rapidly growing client base and distribution partners, including insurance agencies, brokers, and other financial services professionals. Ingraham will report directly to WeatherBill's CEO and Founder David Friedberg.

"Christine's expertise and credibility are well recognized in the weather insurance industry and we're thrilled to have her on the team," says Friedberg. "She's looking forward to offering clients a new, hasslefree form of weather coverage. Unlike insurance, WeatherBill does not require a claims process, underwriting or proof of loss. Christine can now provide brokers and business owners with instant pricing for contracts that support up to millions of dollars in coverage. That fast flexibility opens the door to weather- sensitive businesses left unserved in the past."

Ingraham has over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry; twelve of which were spent in weather insurance. She most recently served as a President of the WKF&C Specialty of Massachusetts (a subsidiary of WKF&C Agency, Inc. New York) where she worked directly with surplus lines brokers in developing weather programs. She has worked at both agency and carrier levels, previously at Good Weather Insurance Agency (the original U.S. provider of weather insurance), Met P&C, and Travelers Insurance Company.

Ingraham will assist clients and retail insurance agents in designing custom profit-protection programs in North America and Europe. Ingraham's experience includes designing coverage for professional sports teams, advertising agencies, production/promotion providers, music events, travel companies, small businesses, municipalities, and entertainment venues.

"The easy customizable solutions offered by WeatherBill will serve the industry quite well," says Ingraham. "WeatherBill is exciting and innovative, enabling powerful yet affordable coverage for containing cost, stabilizing income and increasing sales opportunities for any business. It is energizing and rewarding to provide business owners with products designed specifically to minimize financial loss caused by the weather. This industry is truly about helping people."

WeatherBill, Inc. (www.weatherbill.com) provides the only online service that allows businesses to protect revenue and control costs from the impact of bad weather. Founded by CEO David Friedberg and CTO Siraj Khaliq, former members of the Google team, WeatherBill is funded by New Enterprise Associates, Index Ventures, and Allen & Company and is backed by Nephila Capital, one of the world's largest weather risk and catastrophe reinsurance fund managers.