Two features in the NCFCU Mobile App that can save you money
Switch your home-owner’s or renter’s insurance to Lemonade.
If you are looking for a lower-cost home-owner’s or renter’s insurance rate, you can get a quote with Lemonade right in the NCFCU mobile app. In the drop down menu, you can choose Insurance (next to the umbrella icon).
What is Lemonade? Lemonade Insurance company prides themselves on reinventing the insurance machine by using technology and transparency – for example, traditional insurance companies make money by keeping the money they don’t pay out in claims, which is why consumers have difficulties getting their claims paid immediately and in-full. Since Lemonade takes a flat-fee, they do not gain anything but denying or withholding claims from paying immediately. According to Lemonade, “In essence, we treat premiums as if they were still your money and return unclaimed remainders in our annual ‘Giveback.’ Giveback is a unique feature of Lemonade, where each year leftover money is donated to causes our policyholders care about. We treat policyholders who care about the same causes as virtual groups of ‘peers’. Lemonade uses the premiums collected from each peer group to pay for the group’s claims, giving back any leftover money to their common cause, and uses reinsurance to cover for cases where the group’s claims exceed what’s left in the pool. This way, our customers enjoy amazing insurance, and society gets a little push for the better.”
How does Lemonade work? If you are ready to try Lemonade, log into your NCFCU mobile app and select insurance in the drop down menu. Lemonade will walk you through the step-by-step process to provide you with a low insurance quote. You will be prompted to answer some questions about your home, apartment or condo you are trying to insure, including what type of coverage you are seeking and any additional coverage(s) you would like to add to your premium. Second, you will verify your personal information including the address of the property you are seeking a quote for. Lemonade will generate an instant quote, and if you are satisfied with your quote you can take out your policy right in the app. Since your policy will be established in the NCFCU mobile app, you can establish your monthly payment to be automatically paid from the NCFCU account of your choice.
Use BILLSHARK™ to lower the cost of your monthly bills.
For members that utilize our NCFCU mobile app to manage their accounts, you have access to BILLSHARK™. Located under the drop-down menu named “Lower Bills”(next to the $), the NCFCU mobile app prompts you through 3 easy steps to lower your monthly cost on various monthly expenses, including Cable TV, Internet, Wireless Telephone, Landline Telephone, Satellite Radio and Home Security.
How does it work? First, you will submit a copy of a bill that you would like to lower using your smartphone’s camera to snap a picture or you can upload a screenshot of the bill directly to the app. BILLSHARK’s experts deal with the hassle of negotiating directly with your provider, so you don’t have to. Once the negotiating is finished, your BILLSHARK representative will contact you to discuss the negotiation and potential savings. Most people have a renegotiated bill from their BILLSHARK rep within 2-3 days. BILLSHARK keeps a one-time fee of 40% of the savings for their hard work, but you only pay them if they actually save your money from negotiating your bill. Additionally, they offer automatic renewal rates – meaning that they keep track of when your bill is up for renewal and make sure that you are still receiving the best rate possible. If not, they will renegotiate your bill again to keep you at the lowest available rate possible. Since BILLSHARK is linked directly to your NCFCU account, you can determine which account you would like payments to come from and establish automatic billing so that you never miss a payment due date.
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