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Artificial Labs Limited is a software development company focused on the insurance industry, established in 2013 and based in London, United Kingdom. The company offers a comprehensive suite of front and back-end applications designed to enhance digital processes for insurers. Key products include Artificial Build, which automates data capturing and workflow negotiations; Artificial Distribute, a tool for data collection and distribution; Artificial Price, which aids in risk selection and pricing; and Artificial Manage, for portfolio management. The platform utilizes algorithmic underwriting and machine learning to enable commercial insurers to efficiently capture and leverage data throughout the insurance lifecycle. By integrating these solutions, Artificial Labs helps clients streamline operations, improve risk assessment, and enhance customer experiences, ultimately driving growth and reducing costs.

Socotra is a technology platform that builds a modern cloud-based platform for technology-driven insurers. Its platform is built from the ground-up using the latest technologies to be transparent, reliable, flexible, and secure. It aims to provide insurers with a modern, enterprise-grade core system that enables them to rapidly develop and distribute products that better serve their customers. Socotra was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

FloodFlash is an insurance technology company that addresses the significant gap in flood coverage, as 80% of the world's catastrophic flood losses remain uninsured. Founded by catastrophe risk experts Adam Rimmer and Dr. Ian Bartholomew, the company offers the first parametric flood insurance for the mass market, allowing customers to select a specific flood depth and corresponding payout amount. When a smart sensor installed at the property detects water at the chosen depth, the claim is automatically settled, ensuring instant payment without the usual complexities of traditional insurance. Since its launch in 2019, FloodFlash has gained recognition for its straightforward and transparent approach to flood insurance, winning over 30 industry awards and protecting thousands of customers who are often overlooked by conventional insurers. Headquartered in London, FloodFlash operates as a registered coverholder at Lloyd’s of London and is authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority, having raised £2.1 million in investment to date.

Redkik is a global Insurtech company focused on enhancing the insurance landscape for logistics and transportation. Its innovative platform streamlines the insurance process by replacing traditional, complex annual policies with on-demand, per-shipment cargo insurance. By integrating with licensed insurance providers, Redkik enables transport intermediaries to offer customized insurance solutions at the point of sale. This approach allows clients in the logistics and transportation sectors to access tailored, competitive quotes instantly, transforming the way insurance is managed within the industry. With a team experienced in logistics, risk management, and technology, Redkik aims to bring intelligence and efficiency to insurance, ultimately providing peace of mind for businesses and their customers.

Accelerant is a data-driven, technology-fueled insurtech that empowers underwriters with superior risk exchange, advanced data analytics, and long-term capacity commitments. Our full-service risk exchange supports our carefully selected, best-in-class network of underwriting teams. We leverage granular information on each policy to deliver unprecedented insight into insurance pools, and our specialty portfolio is fully diversified with very low catastrophe, aggregation, or systemic risk. We’re proud to have been awarded an AM Best A- (Excellent) rating.

Vesttoo is the world’s first marketplace for non-catastrophe insurance-based risk transfer and investments. Our proprietary AI-based technology facilitates risk transfer between insurance companies and institutional investors, providing insurance-linked investments to asset managers of all types, while enhancing risk transfer and liquidity in the Life and P&C insurance markets. Our platform facilitates risk transfer to the capital markets with a faster time to market, providing insurers with an affordable, accurate alternative or supplement to traditional reinsurance with unlimited capacity from the capital markets, while we offer asset managers a variety of risk remote, uncorrelated investment options that generate sustainable alpha from a catered variety of insurance and reinsurance premiums. We collaborate with leaders in the field to build alternative reinsurance transactions covering a variety of Life and P&C insurance risks in transparent, data-driven alternative reinsurance and retrocession deals - run-off or treaty, parametric or portfolio-specific, standalone or on top of existing reinsurance towers. Our proprietary AI-based Machine Learning models have been developed independently, accepted by regulators, and externally audited by leaders in the field. Vesttoo was selected to participate in IBM Alpha Zone, Citigroup Accelerator, Plug and Play and Fintech Innovation Lab – all prestigious fintech accelerators, and most recently NVIDIA's inception program. Our management team has a diversified professional experience in global business development, investments, technology/systems/algorithms, financial engineering, reinsurance, credit rating and management Additional team members include: data scientists, financial engineers, actuaries, product managers, project managers, business development, strategy and marketing professionals.

Energetic Insurance, Inc. is an InsurTech company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2016. It specializes in providing solar insurance solutions that address credit and counterparty risks associated with commercial and industrial solar photovoltaic projects. The company offers a product called EneRate, which protects third-party solar developers and asset owners from repayment risks and revenue losses due to defaults on power purchase agreements (PPAs). Energetic Insurance employs a data-driven approach as a Managing General Underwriter, developing innovative risk management products that facilitate solar financing for unrated or below investment grade organizations. This enables solar project developers to undertake more projects and access capital by mitigating payment default risks, thereby enhancing project economics through lower interest rates and improved financial structuring.

Covie is a technology company that has developed a platform to connect businesses with insurance data in real-time. By retrieving and validating insurance records directly from the issuing carriers, Covie simplifies access to crucial information through a single integration. Its user-friendly interface allows businesses to efficiently transact policies and gain insights into risk exposure across various markets. Founded by experts from the software and insurance industries, Covie aims to enhance the accessibility and usability of insurance data, empowering innovative businesses to improve customer experiences, eliminate inefficiencies, and manage risks more effectively.

Spot Insurance, founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, specializes in providing injury insurance designed to safeguard individuals against unforeseen medical expenses. The company offers a range of services, including on-the-spot coverage with instant approval, allowing customers to select policies that can vary from daily to monthly terms. Spot Insurance integrates its services with digital claims processing, enabling clients to obtain tailored injury insurance policies that effectively cover medical costs arising from accidents.

Marble is a developer of a digital wallet and loyalty platform for insurance. It also offers a platform where users can organize all their policies in one singular digital wallet and compare rates and find the right policy for them.

Next Insurance is an online-based insurance company for entrepreneurs and small businesses. The company's services feature claims investigation as soon as possible, with many being made within 48 hours that help its clients to get transparency. They use technology to eliminate agents and other expensive extras and give prices that are incredibly affordable. It also offers policies to a range of small businesses, from general contractors to personal trainers. Next Insurance was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Hippo Insurance Services offers a different kind of home insurance, built from the ground up to provide a new standard of care and protection for homeowners. Our goal is to make homes safer and better protected so customers spend less time worrying about the burdens of homeownership and more time enjoying their homes and the life within. Harnessing real-time data, smart home technology, and a growing suite of home services, we are creating the first integrated home protection platform. Hippo is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with offices in Austin and Dallas, Texas, and insurance products available to more than 80 percent of U.S. homeowners in 37 states. Hippo Insurance Services is a licensed property casualty insurance agent with products underwritten by various insurance companies.

Nimbla provides B2B invoice insurance to small and medium-sized businesses in the United Kingdom. The London fintech company, through their unique technology, allows them to instantly review the credit rating of their invoices and insure them individually, paying out in the event of insolvency.

Socotra is a technology platform that builds a modern cloud-based platform for technology-driven insurers. Its platform is built from the ground-up using the latest technologies to be transparent, reliable, flexible, and secure. It aims to provide insurers with a modern, enterprise-grade core system that enables them to rapidly develop and distribute products that better serve their customers. Socotra was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Sproutt Insurance is an innovative life insurance company that prioritizes healthy living and rewards individuals who embrace a balanced lifestyle. By utilizing data analytics and artificial intelligence, Sproutt assesses customers' lifestyles, health, and activities to offer tailored insurance solutions that reflect their unique circumstances. The company emphasizes the importance of not only physical well-being through exercise and nutrition but also the impact of social connections and community support on longevity. Sproutt aims to educate customers about healthy living while providing personalized life insurance options that align with their values and habits. Through this approach, the company seeks to create a more customer-centric insurance experience that encourages individuals to live their best lives.

Tomorrow Ideas develops an application that helps in protecting family’s financial future. Its application includes last will and testament for the family and the laws of the state, a revocable living trust, guardianship for children and pets, net worth and life insurance calculator, term life insurance comparison, and a complimentary insurance policy. Tomorrow Ideas' application can be downloaded from iOS and Android. David Hanley, Erik Berg, Joshua Heckathorn, and Wayne Rambo founded it in 2015, with its headquarters in Seattle in Washington.

Thimble Insurance Services, also known as Thimble, is an insurance provider that specializes in on-demand insurance solutions tailored for small businesses and independent workers. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company offers A-rated liability coverage for over 100 professions, including landscapers, beauticians, dog walkers, handymen, DJs, and musicians. Thimble's services are designed to meet the needs of freelancers, contractors, and other modern workers, providing flexible and short-term insurance options that allow them to secure coverage for specific jobs as needed. As a licensed broker, Thimble operates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, ensuring that small businesses can obtain essential insurance coverage seamlessly through its innovative platform.

WorldCover protects farmers around the world from droughts, by offering satellite-enabled insurance delivered with mobile money. Founded by MIT computer science and finance professionals, WorldCover is building an insurance platform to address the $100 billion in climate risks facing the world today. WorldCover's platform improves food and income security for smallholder farmers in developing countries. More than 70% of the 2.5 billion people living at the “base of the pyramid” throughout the world rely on agriculture for income and sustenance.

Spot Insurance, founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, specializes in providing injury insurance designed to safeguard individuals against unforeseen medical expenses. The company offers a range of services, including on-the-spot coverage with instant approval, allowing customers to select policies that can vary from daily to monthly terms. Spot Insurance integrates its services with digital claims processing, enabling clients to obtain tailored injury insurance policies that effectively cover medical costs arising from accidents.

Socotra is a technology platform that builds a modern cloud-based platform for technology-driven insurers. Its platform is built from the ground-up using the latest technologies to be transparent, reliable, flexible, and secure. It aims to provide insurers with a modern, enterprise-grade core system that enables them to rapidly develop and distribute products that better serve their customers. Socotra was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

ELEMENT Insurance is a white-label product factory for insurance and a leader in insurance digitalization. It is licensed by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzaufsicht) as a direct insurer for non-life insurance, which enables ELEMENT to act as a risk carrier, including claims settlement, in 28 countries across Europe. Founded in March 2017, ELEMENT offers a unique technology platform (‘Insurance as a Platform’) with a focus on the B2B2X value chain: ELEMENT develops for its partners from various industries – from e-commerce to established insurers – custom-made, innovative white-label insurance products at record speed. These products are then marketed by the partners under their own brand. ELEMENT has its headquarters in Berlin and operates across Europe.

Socotra is a technology platform that builds a modern cloud-based platform for technology-driven insurers. Its platform is built from the ground-up using the latest technologies to be transparent, reliable, flexible, and secure. It aims to provide insurers with a modern, enterprise-grade core system that enables them to rapidly develop and distribute products that better serve their customers. Socotra was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.