A visitor to Buzzy’s Country Store the other day was wearing a Binghamton University shirt. I asked him if sports reporter Tony Kornheiser was Binghamton’s most famous alum. He laughed and said “Actually, Flo is.” I too laughed and asked “You mean the Progressive Insurance lady? What’s her real name?” The man replied “I’m not sure but I think it’s Stephanie something.”
I learned later that Flo is played by actress Stephanie Courtney who graduated from Binghamton in 1992. She has been doing the Progressive commercials since 2008 and has made a lot of money doing so (click here for more info about her.)
But our conversation led me to wonder – how do all these insurance companies stay in business? I Googled Car Insurance Companies and found this listing containing 23 of the larger companies (click here.)
And speaking of net worth, watch the following at your own risk because it’s gonna stay with you the rest of your day: