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Four Insurance Distribution Models to Consider as a Start-Up
Kyle Nakatsuji, the author of this article, was a Principal at American Family Ventures, the venture capital arm of American Family Insurance. There he focused on identifying and supporting early-stage companies affecting the future of the insurance industry. American Family Ventures invests across a variety of sectors, including IoT, fintech, SaaS, and data and analytics. Read the original article. Selling insurance is complicated. […]
6 Questions with InsurTech Influencer Dr. Robin Kiera
Dr. Robin Kiera one of the most known insurtech and fintech thought leader and influencers. In his talks as well as behind the scene Robin is known for his clear and concise analysis, roadmaps with hands-on actions and large network that stretches around the world. 1. Please name 3 most promising Insurtech startups, feel free […]
6 Questions with InsurTech Influencer James York
James York is an insurtech influencer, the founder of Worry+Peace, a tech business and intermediary with an FCA license. With +33k hours of sector experience, he is a frequent commentator and advocate of what he calls #TeamInsurance. A member of the CII’s Broker Faculty Board, BIBA’s Innovation Working Group and POST magazine’s Digital Collective Board, […]
6 Questions with InsurTech Influencer Sabine VanderLinden
Sabine VanderLinden is the global managing director of Startupbootcamp InsurTech, Europe’s leading early-stage and independent accelerator for insurance technology startups as well as Rainmaking’s corporate innovation business focused at driving growth in the insurance space. 1. Please name 3 most promising InsurTech startups, feel free to add your comments why. I think that there are many promising […]
6 Questions with InsurTech Influencer Spiros Margaris
As with every subject, InsurTech has cultivated its own thought leaders and we are publishing series of short interviews called “6 Questions with InsurTech Influencer“. If you’ve been keenly watching the InsurTech space it’s likely that you know these people already, but if not keep watching this space and make sure to follow our interviewees on […]
MGA Startup Story: How to Build a Successful Insurance Startup?
What defines a successful MGA entrepreneur? John Holm, Executive at MGA Investments at Asta Underwriting Management Ltd, says that perhaps the most important factor often cited for the ideal MGA startup entrepreneur is someone who is good at both insurance underwriting and insurance distribution, as well as having a good grasp of the numbers. However, […]
The Tasks of an HR Manager in a Successful IT Startup
Upsteem sat down for a small interview with our HR Manager Sigrid Mõisavald to understand what is behind Insly’s great success and how day to day work happens in our startup. The chances of an average person knowing what Insly is are not very high, however, the ones who do need it, namely those employed […]
What is Insly?
Since it’s inception in 1999, Salesforce.com has arguably been the poster child for Software as a Service (“SaaS”) and synonymous with the massive growth of cloud computing. Over the past decade, new players have followed suite and entered the SaaS market to provide alternative business solutions to enterprises of all shapes and sizes. And their […]
Will InsurTech have a major impact on the insurance market?
InsurTech can be described as “an insurance company, intermediary or insurance value chain segment specialist that utilises technology to either compete or provide valued added benefits to the insurance industry.” The InsurTech landscape is growing at an incredible rate, with over $3.93bn invested globally. In the first nine months of 2015, more than three times […]
What are the InsurTech Trends for 2016?
Geert Matthys from Deutsche Bank points out three fundamental trends about fintech: connectivity, simplification and personalization. Connectivity is about anyone or anything being able to interact, trade or exchange information anywhere and anytime. Technologies such as APIs and the Internet of Things are enablers. Simplification is about reducing complexity. There are many processes and technologies […]
