Holmes Murphy

Holmes Murphy & Associates is an insurance brokerage firm founded in 1932 and headquartered in Waukee, Iowa. The company specializes in property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, and captive insurance. In addition to these core services, Holmes Murphy offers risk management and loss control solutions, aiming to help businesses effectively mitigate and manage risks. The firm is dedicated to humanizing the insurance experience, providing personalized support and consulting to assist clients in navigating the claims process and administration. Its comprehensive approach also includes international coverage, enabling clients to address a broad range of insurance needs.

Lori Hart Ph.D

Director of Educational Initiatives

5 past transactions

Layr

Series A in 2022
We use AI and machine learning to match companies with the right commercial insurance, at the right price, through top-rated carriers. The application is 100% online with our team of expert brokers available to help with any questions along the way. We focus on cash-flow-friendly payment options (pay monthly instead of annually and use your credit card) and easy in-app policy updates. With Layr, check “Buy Business Insurance” off your list and get back to what you do best.

Cowbell

Series B in 2022
Cowbell Cyber, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform to quantify insurable risk for small to mid-sized businesses. It offers Cowbell to increase an organization’s insurability, gain complete insight into risk exposure, and take control of loss mitigation by evaluating risk factors to assess potential cyber exposure. The company also provides Cowbell Factors that leverages inside-out data and advanced machine-learning models for risk assessment and analysis. The company serves health care, technology, construction, finance, retail, and agriculture industries. Cowbell Cyber, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is based in Pleasanton, California with additional offices in Omaha, Nebraska; Atlanta, Georgia; and Plano, Texas.

Cowbell

Series A in 2021
Cowbell Cyber, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform to quantify insurable risk for small to mid-sized businesses. It offers Cowbell to increase an organization’s insurability, gain complete insight into risk exposure, and take control of loss mitigation by evaluating risk factors to assess potential cyber exposure. The company also provides Cowbell Factors that leverages inside-out data and advanced machine-learning models for risk assessment and analysis. The company serves health care, technology, construction, finance, retail, and agriculture industries. Cowbell Cyber, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is based in Pleasanton, California with additional offices in Omaha, Nebraska; Atlanta, Georgia; and Plano, Texas.

TrustLayer

Seed Round in 2021
TrustLayer is an insurtech solutions company that automates insurance verification with machine learning & AI and provides real-time updates on the R3 Corda distributed ledger ecosystem. TrustLayer helps companies eliminate error-prone, manual processes and streamline existing workflows to increase insurance compliance and decrease organizational risk. Customers in multiple billion-dollar industries such as construction and property management rely on TrustLayer for its ease of use, tracking and verifying certificates of insurance and other business documents, increased vendor compliance, and the ability to utilize their platform for multiple use cases.

Highwing

Seed Round in 2020
Highwing is an insurance technology company that develops an open-data platform for commercial insurance brokers and carriers to automate workflows. The InsurTech software is an offering for brokers and carriers to connect, access, and leverage insurance data analytics throughout every step of the customer lifecycle. It aims to help brokers and carriers grow sales, speed workflows, and elevate the customer experience without adding headcount. Highwing is backed by Baldwin Risk Partners, BrokerTech Ventures, Holmes Murphy, The ABD Team, Conner Strong & Buckelew, Heffernan Insurance Brokers, SkyKnight Capital, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, SpringTime Ventures, Cameron Ventures, and Service Provider Capital. It was headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
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