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Senior Managing Editor & Auto Insurance Expert

Anna Swartz

Expertise

Auto insurance, home insurance, renters insurance, and insurance claims

Education

Wesleyan University (BA)

Featured in

Mic, HuffPost, Salon, AOL, MSN

About

Anna Swartz is a senior managing editor and auto insurance expert at Policygenius, where she oversees our car insurance coverage. Previously, she was a senior staff writer at Mic.com, as well as an associate writer at The Dodo. As a journalist, her work has also appeared in HuffPost, Heeb, Salon, MSN, Insider, and Yahoo.

Experience highlights

  • At Policygenius, Anna oversees our auto insurance vertical, covering topics like how to file a car insurance claim and the best car insurance for new drivers.

  • Previously, as a senior staff writer at Mic.com, her work on Unerased: Counting Transgender Lives won a GLAAD Media Award for Oustanding Digital Journalism.

  • Anna was an English major at Wesleyan University, where she was elected by her peers to deliver the commencement address on behalf of her graduating class.

Past work

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Want to interview a Policygenius expert?

Journalist on a deadline? Our press team can connect you with our experts to discuss insurance, personal finance, and more. They’re also pretty friendly.

press@policygenius.com

Policygenius content follows strict guidelines for editorial accuracy and integrity. Learn about our editorial standards and how we make money.

Pro tip

Anna Swartz

I like making car insurance feel simple and approachable — the more you understand your coverage, the better equipped you’ll be to get an affordable policy that meets all your needs.

Selected stories from Anna

What is accident forgiveness and how does it work?

Updated  | 4 min read

Accident forgiveness is a coverage add-on that can help prevent your insurance rates from going up after your first at-fault accident.

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Stacked vs. unstacked car insurance

Updated  | 3 min read

You can increase your protection from uninsured and underinsured drivers by combining, or stacking, your insurance coverage.

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New car insurance replacement

Updated  | 5 min read

If your car is totaled, new car replacement insurance pays for a new one of a similar make and model.

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