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INSURTECH NY – NEW YORK | March 12th, 2026 ChatGPT Insurance Apps Crushed Broker Stocks, it’s only temporary Wall Street analysts have been proclaiming that the SaaSpocalypse is here. Multiples on SaaS companies including Guidewire and Salesforce, are down year over year 28% and 35%, respectively. For a time, it appeared that the insurance industry […]

INSURTECH NY – NEW YORK | January 23rd, 2026 Uncovering Uncut Gems: 2026 Startup Competition Launches All diamonds start as uncut gems. The precision, beauty, and symmetry lies inside, but it is not exposed until it is properly cut, shaped and polished. Startups are the same way, tons of potential that is uncertain till they […]

INSURTECH NY – NEW YORK | November 24th, 2025 Inside Demo Day 2025: 40 Startups, 3 VCs on a Power Panel, and the Unfiltered Truth About Fundraising This month, 40 startups took the stage at our InsurTech NY Match Demo Day in New York. Six hours. Dozens of pitches. One clear message: the industry’s next […]

INSURTECH NY – NEW YORK | November 7th, 2025 Despair, but don’t lose all hope. NYC woke up this week to a mayor that Jamie Dimon calls “more a Marxist than a socialist.” Mamdani’s platform values affordability, improving infrastructure, and the willingness to pool resources for shared outcomes. Each of these frames in a political […]

INSURTECH NY – NEW YORK | August 29, 2025 Neptune Aims for $2.7B IPO as Flood Risk Rises Neptune just filed to go public with the kind of numbers most MGAs dream about. $137M Last 12 Mon revenue $45M net income (33% margin) Lifetime written loss ratio ~25% 245k policies That’s not vibes; that’s a […]

INSURTECH NY – NEW YORK | August 29, 2025 This season, we are proud to introduce the newest companies joining our two flagship programs: InsurTech Match and the MGA Lab. InsurTech Match InsurTech Match connects growth-stage startups with carriers, brokers, and investors to accelerate commercial partnerships. It’s where the industry’s biggest problems meet the innovators […]

INSURTECH NY – NEW YORK | July 30, 2025 There is one provision that is a big deal for innovation: updates to Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) tax breaks. In case you did not know. Startups designated as a C-Corp and following QSBS regulations provide a federal tax exemption (no taxes at exit) to founders […]

INSURTECH NY – NEW YORK | July 2, 2025 After reaching a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, the world could breathe a sigh of relief. Examining the series of events from a financial perspective, both sides appeared to maintain some sense of restraint. Both sides held back on using militarily dominant strategies. The Strait of […]

INSURTECH NY – NEW YORK | May 30, 2025 On May 23rd Slide filed an S-1 announcing its intention to go public. Founded in 2021, Slide built a business to capture the mispriced homeowners’ business held by Florida’s Citizens Insurance, the state’s insurer of last resort. In just four years, the company scaled to over $1.3 […]

INSURTECH NY – NEW YORK | APRIL 15, 2025 In the last minute of his address, Warren Buffett shared that he will be stepping down from Berkshire Hathaway. Deemed the world’s best investor. Buffett zigged where Wall Street zagged. Focusing simply on long-term value investing, he brought midwest common sense values to a world where […]

After reviewing 120+ applications, our judges have selected the finalists for our Global InsurTech Competition. Plus, our Spring Conference registered attendees selected the wildcard by popular vote. Anansi – shipping insurance for eCommerce Claimpartner – risk assessment and policy review Further AI – AI assistant for commercial insurance Jump Point – AI agent for brokers […]

Famously named after a meme cryptocurrency, the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has converted an apolitical tech service – US Digital Service – into a ‘digital strike team’ attracting a firestorm of attention. That raises the question: do insurers need their version of DOGE? Data says maybe. Per Conning, non-commission expense ratios have barely […]

With a new year often comes a New Year’s Resolution. When we are huddled up inside, avoiding the cold weather that besieges most of us, we think, plan, and resolve. Per Statista, more than half of us make New Year’s resolutions. Popular ones are to eat healthier, exercise more, lose weight, save money, or spend […]

In less than a month we have seen the murder of a high profile insurance executive; the foiling of a plot by a copycat Florida woman; and the start of a process to seek justice for the executive’s family. The opening above left out the suspect and company name to help you reflect, “could this […]

One of the most common questions we receive is, what themes matter in 2024? With ITC at our heels, there is much to process about the year behind us. So, we decided to share the themes our Carrier and Broker Members told us were important and announce our InsurTech Match and MGA Lab cohorts. [P&C] […]