Coverdash and Lendistry Simplify Insurance and Accelerate Access to Capital

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We’re excited to announce Coverdash’s new collaboration with Lendistry, a leading SBA Preferred Lender, minority-led fintech and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) recognized by American Banker as one of the Best Places to Work in Fintech for 2025. This collaboration helps Lendistry’s small business customers more easily navigate insurance requirements that are often essential for securing financing.

Lendistry provides a broad suite of financing options including SBA 7(a) loans, term loans, and commercial real estate loans. As part of the lending process, business owners are often required to carry specific types of business insurance to secure their funding. These requirements help protect business assets used as collateral, but they can add friction to an already complex process.

Through this relationship, Coverdash provides Lendistry customers affordable insurance options and instant quotes online - making it easier to meet insurance requirements and move funding forward quickly. Typical required policies include general liability, workers’ compensation, and property or hazard insurance, depending on the loan type and business needs.

This streamlined access to insurance supports Lendistry’s broader mission of expanding access to capital for underserved communities including minority-owned businesses, veterans, and entrepreneurs in rural areas. With over $10.5 billion deployed to more than 640,000 small businesses, Lendistry is one of the country’s most impactful mission-driven lenders.

Together, we’re helping entrepreneurs protect what they’ve built and grow with confidence.

If you’re interested in partnering with Coverdash, reach out here: https://www.coverdash.com/partner


About Coverdash

Coverdash is a fully digital business insurance agency that specializes in serving the insurance needs of businesses of all shapes and sizes. Coverdash's embedded technology enables any partner to host its end-to-end insurance experience with minimal effort. Coverdash is headquartered in New York and is licensed across all 50 states. Learn more: https://www.coverdash.com/partner 

About Lendistry

Lendistry is a tech-enabled small businesses lender, grant administrator for private and public agencies, and a trusted resource for undercapitalized entrepreneurs including people of color, veterans, and those in rural communities. Founded in 2015, Lendistry has used technology and community partnerships to deploy over $10 billion in its first ten years. Lendistry was recently named the winner of the LA Area Chamber of Commerce Corporate Leadership Award, BankRate’s Best Minority-Led Business Lender, and one of American Banker’s Best Places to Work in Fintech. Lendistry has both Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and Community Development Entity (CDE) certifications, is an SBA Preferred Lender and is now the #2 non-bank SBA 7(a) lender in the country. In collaboration with The Center by Lendistry, a nonprofit business education organization, Lendistry helps business owners achieve their goals and prepare to scale.


Summary

Coverdash and Lendistry have formed a partnership to streamline the insurance process for small business owners seeking capital. This collaboration allows Lendistry's customers to access affordable insurance quotes and policies through Coverdash's digital platform, simplifying a common hurdle in securing financing. The initiative supports Lendistry's mission to expand capital access to underserved communities.

Key Facts

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of the partnership between Coverdash and Lendistry?

The partnership aims to help Lendistry's small business customers more easily navigate insurance requirements, which are often essential for securing financing, and to accelerate their access to capital.

How does Coverdash help Lendistry's customers?

Coverdash provides Lendistry customers with affordable insurance options and instant quotes online, making it easier to meet insurance requirements and move funding forward quickly.

What types of insurance are typically required for small business loans?

Typical required policies include general liability, workers’ compensation, and property or hazard insurance, depending on the loan type and business needs.

What is Lendistry's mission?

Lendistry's mission is expanding access to capital for underserved communities, including minority-owned businesses, veterans, and entrepreneurs in rural areas.

What services does Lendistry offer?

Lendistry provides a broad suite of financing options including SBA 7(a) loans, term loans, and commercial real estate loans. They also act as a grant administrator for private and public agencies.

Related Entities

Companies
Coverdash, Lendistry, American Banker, The Center by Lendistry, LA Area Chamber of Commerce
Products
SBA 7(a) loans, term loans, commercial real estate loans, general liability, workers’ compensation, property or hazard insurance
Locations
New York, United States
Technologies
fintech, SBA Preferred Lender, Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), Community Development Entity (CDE)