article_snippet: It is thought that this could foreshadow Google's latest attempt to shake up a long-established industry and has raised questions as to whether Google may one day start selling policies.
article_snippet: It is thought that Progressive and Allstate fear that one day Google might compete with Progressive and Allstate, and no longer act as a middle-man.
article_snippet: Google has a uniquely dominant position as a search provider through which Google can potentially challenge the status quo in an industry.
article_snippet: Carney pointed out that Google is learning about an industry as a step towards one day selling and underwriting Google own policies. '
article_snippet: Google is learning about the industry as a step towards one day selling and underwriting its own policies are getting all the data that Google is learning about the industry as a step towards one day selling and underwriting its own policies need to do it,' Carney said. '
article_snippet: However, a Google spokesperson said Google has no plans to sell or underwrite insurance.
article_snippet: Analysts speculate that this is the first move by Google towards actually selling insurance .
highlights_snippet: Google denies that Google has plans to sell and underwrite insurance itself .
  