InsurTech NY MGA Lab In-Person Details
We have three in person days in NYC (and one additional optional day) for the program. Details for each are below.
Location
Rise New York, 43 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10010 (2nd Floor)
Entering the building: Tell the security desk you’re arriving for the InsurTech NY Event on the 2nd Floor. (you won’t need to sign in at the security desk)
Go to 2nd Floor and check in with InsurTech NY Events Team as you exit the stairs or elevator.
Agenda Overview
Nov 8 – Distribution Day (Not Registered? You can register here)
8:00 AM – Breakfast
9:00 AM – Infrastructure – Submissions, AMS, Policy Management
9:30 AM – (a) Setting a commission structure that works – P&C
9:30 AM – (b) IMO vs. RIA vs. Broker Distribution
10:00 AM – What a Producer wants (Panel)
10:30 AM – Break
10:45 AM – Building a Distribution Model
11:15 AM – Channel management and incentives
11:45 AM – Networking with Speakers
12:15 PM – Lunch
1:15 PM – MGA Platform and Data Provider Pitches
2:15 PM – Rotating Sessions (part 1)
3:15 PM – Break
3:30 PM – Rotating Sessions (part 2)
4:30PM – Break
5:00 PM – Happy Hour
7:00 PM – End
Nov 9 – Demo Day
8:00 AM – Breakfast and Networking
9:00 AM – Introduction and Welcome
9:15 AM – Panel: Behind the Scenes with an InsurTech Investor
9:45 AM – Break
9:55 AM – Startup Pitches (5 min each)
10:55 AM – Break
11:10 AM – Startup Pitches (5 min each)
12:10 PM – Lunch/Networking
1:25 PM – Startup Pitches (5 min each)
2:25 PM – Break
2:40 PM – Startup Pitches (5 min each)
3:45 PM – Closing For Demo Day
4:00 PM – Evening Public Event Corporate VC In Insurance (let us know if you want to stay for it)
Past Events
Oct 19 – Capacity Day
8:00 AM – Breakfast
9:00 AM – Reverse Pitches – Fronting Carriers + Reinsurers
9:45 AM – Capacity in a Hard Market
9:45 AM – Getting a Life Carrier Bought-in
10:15 AM – Break
10:30 AM – Getting Licensed in 50 States
11:00 AM – How to Select a Reinsurer
11:30 AM – Negotiating a Fair Deal on Reinsurance
12:00 PM – Lunch
1:00 PM – Rotating Sessions (part 1)
2:00 PM – Break
2:15 PM – Rotating Sessions (part 2)
3:15 PM – Break
3:30 PM – Rotating Sessions (part 3)
5:00 PM – Happy Hour
Sept 14 – Model Day
8:00 AM – Breakfast
8:40 AM – Welcome and Introductions
8:45 AM – The Definitive MGA Timeline (from a founder)
9:15 AM – Choosing a config: Broker, MGA, Program Admin, Captive
10:00 AM – Break
10:15 AM – Crafting Coverage and Forms
11:00 AM – What Regulators Expect from Licensed Entities
11:30 AM – Deciding Between Admitted and E&S Products
12:00 PM – Lunch
12:30 PM – Pricing Insurance Policies – An Actuarial Perspective
1:00 PM – From Template to Real Underwriting Guidelines
1:30 PM – Finding Capacity for Your Program
2:00 PM – Break
2:15 PM – Meetings with Actuaries, Underwriters, and Attorneys
5:15 PM – Wrap Up
5:30 PM – Happy Hour
MGA Lab Speakers
Model Day – Sept 14
Steadily – Somil Jain
InsurTech Advisors – Kaenan HertzVerisk – Joseph Lam
Locke Lord – Brian CaseyNY DFS – Joana Lucashuk
Slice – Tim Attia
Perr & Knight – Kyle Hales & Dean Ferdico
Sertis – Mark Gardella & Jessica Donovan
Stere – Dogan Kaleli & Rick Wiseley
Capacity Day – Oct 19
BMS Re – Erik Soria
Partner Re / SCOR – Chris Hessenius
Lipman Insurance – Larry Lipman
Safely – Andrew Bate
Lockton Re – Warren von Weise
Distribution Day – Nov 8
Finsure – Michelle Bothe
Legal & General – Farron Blanc
InsurTech NY – David Gritz
Founder Shield – Jonathan Selby
Big I NY – Lisa Lounsbury
Cowbell Cyber – Andrea Collins
Suggested Hotels
You are responsible for your own accommodations. These are simply some hotels in the surrounding area you can consider. We recommend checking search sites like Expedia or Google to find a accommodations within your budget and comfortable distance.
Double-Tree Chelsea – Approx 6 block away. Usually has some of the best rates nearby. https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/nyccldt-doubletree-new-york-city-chelsea/
Hampton Inn Manahttan-Chelsea is one of the closest hotels to the venue. It’s only around a block away. https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/nyccshx-hampton-manhattan-chelsea/
Hilton Garden Inn-Chelsea – Approx 5 blocks away. https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/nycchgi-hilton-garden-inn-new-york-manhattan-chelsea/
Hotel Henri is located across the street from the back entrance to the venue on 24th St (this entrance is only open certain hours). We’ve had a few guests who have chosen to stay there in the past and liked it. https://www.sonder.com/destinations/new_york/henri-on-24/c34404