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The State of InsurTech MGAs The insurtech movement continues to evolve, with new entrants in the digital agency, MGA, carrier, tech, and services spaces. Among the thousands of insurtech entrants in the North American market over the last decade-plus, perhaps no category has been as impactful and innovative as the startup MGA space. There are […]

Will 2024 be Better? Reflection on 2023 Venture Capital in InsurTech By David Gritz and Camila Faria As 2023 comes to a close, it’s safe to say that the InsurTech investment landscape underwent a significant transformation this year, reflective of broader shifts within the tech and insurance industries. Amidst a backdrop of global economic recalibration, […]

Meet the Digital MGA Lab Cohort 2023 We proudly announce that the Digital MGA Lab Cohort 2 has been selected. Meet our cohort of 12 companies with their associated lines of business. 5×5 Aviation Insurance General Aviation Agtools Crop Contract Cancellation Batteryze Battery Warranty Flora Fertility Green Shield Risk CAT exposed homeowners Hammurabi Insurance Medical […]

InsurTech NY to Sponsor Spencer Educational Foundation Donation Drive New York, Feb. 8, 2023 — InsurTech NY will sponsor a donation drive for the Spencer Educational Foundation in connection with its  InsurTech Spring Conference 2023, taking place March 29 – 30 in NYC. For two days – February 9th and 10th –  InsurTech NY will […]

This article was published in February, 2022. For up to date news from InsurTech NY on New York City InsurTech startups, click here. For upcoming events and conferences, check out our events page here. New York City InsurTech Startup Map Ever wondered how many InsurTech startups are in NYC?  Just look at this map of […]

We are pleased to announce the launch of The InsurTech Fund (the “Fund”,www.insurtechfund.com), a partnership of PLG Venture Capital, LLC (PLGVC), and InsurTech NY (ITNY).  PLGVC is a New York-based venture capital firm with over 70 years of combined experience among its partners as operators, investors, and entrepreneurs in the financial services sector, including insurance. […]

NEW YORK, March 12, 2021 — InsurTech NY, announced the winners of its 2021 Early-Stage Global InsurTech Startup Competition at the InsurTech Spring Conference. Winners were selected by judging panels grouped by their background – angel investors, venture capitalists, carrier and brokers, and the Bermuda BDA. The winners received prizes worth $200K in total. Carrier/Broker Prize: Tide FoundationVC Investor Prize: LoadsureAngel […]

NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — InsurTech NY has opened the application window for their annual 2021 InsurTech Early-Stage Competition (www.insurtechny.com/competition). The competition will award $200,000 in prizes to three winning teams. Startups will compete for the title of the company with the most commercial potential. Top teams will have the opportunity to present their business to a panel […]

Once life adapts to the new normal, December 2020 will be remembered as a special month. The month of the vaccine. Prior to December, Mumps was the fastest vaccine to make it to the market that was developed by a vaccine savant, Maurice Hilleman. (Full NPR Story) This process was functionally manual, using a live virus […]

This article was published back in October, 2020. For information and news regarding the InsurTech NY Accelerator program today, check out this link. For information regarding this year’s Spring Conference, click here.   With our accelerator program more than halfway done, understanding the startups in the cohort would not be possible without knowing the story […]

This article was published in October 2020. For current news on our Accelerator program, click here.   NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — InsurTech NY, the largest InsurTech community in the New York metro area, announced today its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator new york cohort. 22 startups were selected to participate in its insurance carrier and broker sponsored program […]

The IPO of Lemonade (LMND) has created a fury of teenage Robinhood traders snapping up the stock. It is thought-provoking how a simple ticker symbol has the power to make InsurTech a household term. Looking back to when it all began in 2015, the story of how to develop and raise an InsurTech unicorn has […]

This article was first published in July 2020.  for up to date information regarding the InsurTech NY Accelerator, click here. NEW YORK, July 21, 2020 — InsurTech NY, the largest InsurTech community in the New York metro area, announced today that it will be accepting applications for its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator. The application window will […]

When the cover of Wired Magazine is a story about insurance, you know the industry is changing. The Wired cover story told the tale of Nathan Wolfe, a West African born virologist who built a startup to solve one problem, insurance for pandemics. Nathan partnered with an American broker and German reinsurer to launch his […]

NEW YORK, NY, June 24, 2020 — InsurTech NY, the largest InsurTech community in the New York metro area, announced today the upcoming launch of the InsurTech NY Accelerator, the first dedicated NYC-based accelerator for growth-stage InsurTech startups. Scheduled to begin operations in October, the accelerator will start taking applications from growth-stage startups that have […]