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InsurTech NY Announces Its 2020 Accelerator Cohort

InsurTech NY, an InsurTech community in the New York metro area, has announced its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator cohort. The 22 startups were selected to participate in its insurance carrier and broker sponsored program that focuses on providing resources to support …

InsurTech NY Opens Applications for October Cohort

InsurTech NY has announced that it will be accepting applications for its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator. The application window will be open from July 21 to August 17, and applications will be accepted through the InsurTech NY website. The program will …

Captives Can Be an Insurtech Accelerator

With the immense financial and operational challenges brought on by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, many insurers have had to dramatically cut back on insurtech funding. Insurtech solutions were starting to help insurers improve their commercial customers’ buying and …

Global Insurance Accelerator Boosts Its Funding for Insurtech Startups

The Iowa-based Global Insurance Accelerator will nearly double its seed funding for insurtechs accepted into the program in 2020. Nicole Gunderson, managing director for the GIA, said the increase is a way for the GIA, which held its first class …

Hartford InsurTech Hub Announces 2019 Cohort of Startups

Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, has unveiled the 2019 cohort of startups for its acceleration program. The chosen startups cover a range of abilities, from property insurance claims to peer-to-peer insurance (P2P). The 10 teams, selected from more than …

New InsurTech Platform, PROTO, Launched in Michigan

The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) announced the launch of a new insurtech accelerator program, PROTO InsurTech, to inspire and stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship in the insurance industry. Two major insurance companies, Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan and Delta Dental …