Slingshot: Never mind the broadband, here comes insurance

Slingshot: Never mind the broadband, here comes insurance
Taryn Hamilton, the new 2degrees chief customer officer, says Slingshot has the goods to back up 2degrees’ reputation. (Image: Supplied)
Ben Moore
Slingshot landed its first insurance customer when an Otago woman found the option in the customer portal and added a home and contents policy to her account – before the company had even announced its new offering.It must have been quite simple for her to sign up for insurance online, adding the payments to her bill and getting a bundling discount at the point of sale.While competitor telcos are battling with cloud-based IT services, 2degrees is taking a different approach.Taryn Hamilton, chief customer officer of the newly merged entity...

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