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Insurers could distribute coverage through technology firms that adopt the managing general agent model, a Montreal expert for a venture capital fund observes. We are seeing some technology startups are adopting the MGA model and partnering with a carrier or reinsurer to distribute their product,” said Corey Wick of InsureTech Trends. Newer tech-driven MGAs are partnering with brokers to give those brokers access to faster policy distribution. We are seeing that in life and health. I could see that on both property and casualty side, especially with products that might not be easy to underwrite fast enough digitally. How is technology…

A Spotlight interview with Nikolaus Sühr from Kasko to find out how their ‘Insurtech-as-a-Service’ is gaining traction, along with learning what’s on their agenda for 2019. The London-based startup, which is now nearing its 4th birthday, boasts more than 700 distribution partners and 15 insurance partners spanning 5 countries – and we expect this to only snowball in the coming years. Hi Nikolaus, could you tell us a little about yourself and Kasko? I’m 34-years-old, happily married man with no children yet.  I come from an insurance family – even at the age of ten I found myself scanning through…

Interview with Davis Hake, co-founder and head of engagement for new cyber insurtech startup, Arceo. Launched at the beginning of 2019, the startup is looking to bridge the gap between cyber insurance and cybersecurity with the help of advanced risk analytics. Hi Davis, could you tell us a little about yourself and what Arceo does? Arceo enables insurance carriers and brokers to grow their cyber insurance line of business by enabling them to manage cyber insurance at scale. We deliver better risk data and a more automated process for policy management. With Arceo, they can quote policy faster, with more…

Interview with Niall Barton, who sits at the helm of Wrisk, a personal insurance platform aiming to rethink the policy purchase, management and claims processes. Launched late 2015, the budding insurtech made headlines last month after it successfully secured £750,000 through its third equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Hi Niall, can you tell us about yourself and what your company does? I’ve worked in the insurance sector for my whole career. Seen it from almost every angle. Start-ups to Marsh/Berkshire Hathaway; underwriting to broking; Personal Lines to ILS fund. And I enjoy the balance of pushing change, while respecting the…

We had the pleasure of talking to Hilario Itriago, the ex-RSA veteran who elevated the insurer’s LatAm branch before co-founding and leading specialist insurtech incubator Bullfrog Ventures. Midway through 2019, Bullfrog announced it had been acquired by global idea-to-exit consulting firm, Rokk3r, off the back of which it created a new division, Rokk3r Insurtech, geared at addressing various digital transformation projects in the industry. Hi there, can you tell us about yourself and what your company does? My name is Hilario Itriago and I am the Managing Director of Rokk3r Insurtech, a division of Rokk3r Inc. focused on the development…

For this week’s Spotlight we share the hard work of Heidelberg-based insurtech, Getsafe, who are using a combination of tech and AI to help customers buy and manage insurance entirely from their smartphone. Targeting the underserved millennial generation, Getsafe garnered a lot of attention last month after picking up $17M in Series A funding to fuel its European expansion. Hi there, can you tell us about yourself and what your company does? I am challenging one of the largest industries in the world – as the founder and CEO of Getsafe. Getsafe is a digital insurance provider, market leader for…

HiNounou’s founder and CEO Charles Bark. Charles, a serial entrepreneur, launched HiNounou in 2016. Charles is 3rd generation working in Healthcare born in Paris. He started his serial entrepreneur career at French National Scientific Research Center (CNRS.fr). He was recognized as top French Entrepreneur in AI eHealth by President MACRON in China in 2018. Before, he was Awarded twice in 2005 and 2006 at French Senate by 2 Prime Minister (JP Raffarin and DD Villepin), with a “Master of Innovative Entrepreneur”. He created ChinPass, a blended Elearning teaching mandarin using 3D gamification and mobile App to learn Mandarin within 172h.…

At Digital Insurance Group, Irene van den Brink leverages her experience and global network to forge new strategic partnerships and capitalize on the growing demand for insurance technology. She was was most recently responsible for Business Development at InShared, a leading Dutch digital insurer. In this role she developed the international business and co-founded OutShared, an additional insurtech business model. Prior to that she was working 10+ in business development and innovation for banking and insurance companies in Europe and the Americas. Irene holds a master’s degree in International Business and has been named top 10 female influencer in Insurtech…

Aquarium Software is a developer of end-to-end software solutions for Pet, Travel, Gadget, Health and other specialty insurance markets. Mark has more than 20 years of experience working for innovative technology organizations around the world, from large corporate institutions to entrepreneurial start-ups. At Aquarium, Mark leads the company’s management and sales activities with world-leading financial services organizations. Hi Mark! Can you tell us a little about yourself, and introduce us to Aquarium Software and your work with pet and travel insurance? My name is Mark Colonnese and I am the Product Marketing Director at Aquarium Software. I have been working…

Interview with Niels Thoné, Co-Founder and CEO of Sprout.ai. Sprout.ai offers Contextual AI, which enables claims to be settled within just 24-hours. The startup has recently announced its second round of Seed funding, totaling $2.5m. Hi Niels, could you tell us a little about yourself and Sprout.ai? What was the idea or moment that led you to found the company? Sprout.ai was founded at Imperial College in 2018 in the Imperial Enterprise Lab/incubator.  At the time, Lemonade was receiving lots of press for being able to settle claims swiftly. We noticed a desire within insurance companies to be able to…