Grange Insurance Partners With Amazon on New Echo Skill

Grange Insurance has announced a new enabled skill application on Amazon’s Alexa voice service, which it first launched on Dec. 29. The carrier becomes the third insurer to partner with Amazon on its cloud-based virtual assistant device; Nationwide and Safeco insurance are the others. Alexa, also known as Echo, provides hands-free access to streaming music, hearing the news, checking sports scores and controlling smart home devices.