InsurTech North Wolf Pack

STARTUP PITCH EVENT

Qualifying Life/Health and P&C InsurTechs perfect their pitch and present in this year’s pitch event. Dozens of InsurTech startups applied to pitch and the qualifying winners are in!

Ten innovative startups will each get five minutes on the mainstage to pitch their ideas to the industry audience which includes re/insurers, regulators, InsurTech founders, VC’s, incubators, accelerators, investors, consultants MGA’s and brokers industry. 

APPLY TO PITCH

We invite innovative insurtech startups to submit their application and secure one of ten coveted spots to pitch their idea and technology in front of our esteemed conference delegates of insurers, reinsurers, brokers, MGA’s, regulators peers, sponsors and media partners.

The InsurTech North startup event is a fantastic opportunity for entrepreneurs to connect with experts in all key sectors – incumbents, venture capitalists, incubators, investors,  regulators and advisors – and present their ideas in front of a world class panel of judges and hundreds of insurance industry leaders and investors.

Applications for the 2023 Wolf Pack Pitch Event are now open and will be accepted until July 17, 2023, with the finalists announced in August. 

QUALIFYING STARTUPS WILL RECEIVE:

  1. Free passes to InsurTech North 2023 on September 28 in Montreal
  2. Mentions in pre and  post-event Press Releases 
  3. Media coverage with InsurTech North media partners
  4. Five minutes to pitch on the main stage
  5. Introductions to carriers and reinsurers

InsurTech North Pitch Event

When: September 28, 2023  | 3:15 pm
Where: InsurTech North Wolf Pack Stage, Le Sheraton Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Who: Up to 10 finalist startups will pitch their solutions in front of hundreds of insurance industry leaders and investors

 

Selection Criteria:

  • Applications will be assessed based on the originality of the idea/company, the description submitted, whether a pitch deck is provided in the application and the overall calibre of information provided in the application. Given that InsurTech North focuses on the insurance sector, ideas/companies focused within the insurance sector (P&C and Life/Health) will be selected over other affiliated sectors.
  • Whether you’re an active member in the insurtech community will play a key part in being selected. InsurTech North strives to support those who are a part of the tech and entrepreneurship community within Canada and the U.S.

The application window for the 2023 ITN Wolfpack Event is now closed. But fret not, you can still get into the conference by simply registering. It is only C$199.

Baoba

Baoba is a comprehensive platform for parametric insurance infrastructure, enabling insurers to Create, Launch, and Operate parametric policies effortlessly. We specialize in parametric insurance which uses third-party data to verify events like flight delays or inclement weather conditions and dispenses predetermined amounts based on predefined triggers. Our end-to-end technology platform manages all aspects from policy activation, claims management, to customer experience through seamless white label modules which integrate smoothly into our partners’ existing sales workflows and user journeys. Our beachhead market is travel-related parametric policies. 

https://www.gobaoba.com

Calefy

Calefy generates quotes and applications digitally. By eliminating the time-consuming data gathering exchanges between insureds, brokers and underwriters, brokerages can receive market ready submissions in 5 minutes, not hours or days. Calefy saves your brokers 10 hours per week each; increasing annual commission by $15,750 per broker on average. The platform also grants you access to the most comprehensive library of commercial applications in the Canadian insurance market. Put time and money back into your hands: quote clients faster, increase broker capacity and improve your bind ratios.

https://www.calefy.ca

Emma

At Emma, we have made it our mission to democratize life insurance. How? By breaking industry codes and simplifying the process, from start to finish! No medical exam, no home visit. Just a couple of questions, sound advice and tailored coverage, all 100% online! We’ve helped thousands of families get the right insurance. Get same-day coverage and affordable policies to protect their loved ones. With over $7.5 million in funding since launch, Emma is the financial protection option of choice for young Canadian families and the fastest growing online life insurance platform in the country.

https://emma.ca/

Geosapiens

Geosapiens is specialized in flood risk modeling and management. We offer a cutting-edge flood modeling system that provides the Canadian insurance companies with the most accurate flood modeling data. This system offers a high-resolution hazard model and financial loss calculation at the building level. By leveraging the Geosapiens flood modeling system, the insurers can accurately price the risk and reduce their financial exposure. Geosapiens is powered by an experienced team of scientists and engineers dedicated to developing the most reliable flood modeling solutions to empower assurance industry’s resilience against the growing challenges posed by climate change.

https://www.geosapiens.com/?lang=en

ManagingLife

ManagingLife improves the lives of people living with chronic pain through our industry-leading digital solution, Manage My Pain. As the top ranked pain app on the market and the only one clinically-validated to improve outcomes, we help people self-manage their condition and get the treatment they need. As a result, we reduce absenteeism, disability prevalence, and claim durations.

https://www.managinglife.com

Optimity

Optimity is an award-winning tech company that helps B2B clients modernize their offerings for holistic health and financial wellness as it relates to health and longevity. They produce live health and lifestyle data from wearable and mobile apps to drive improved member/customer experience to power continuous risk assessment, proactive risk management and active consumer client engagement for growth.

https://www.optimity.life

PainWorth

PainWorth helps both accident victims and insurance carriers automatically calculate, manage and settle their bodily injury claims—with full transparency and trust.

By helpfully guiding claimants throughout the settlement process and educating them on how their claim is calculated, PainWorth turns a needlessly adversarial process into a collaborative one.

Best of all, the PainWorth platform reduces the need for expensive litigation, saving accident victims and insurance carriers months of time and tens of thousands of dollars in expenses.

https://www.painworth.com/

Peace of Mind/FlightClaim

FlightClaim delivers a dependable and straightforward technological solution for flight disruption, streamlining the process for both travelers and insurers. Our Peace of Mind Travel Assistant acts as a trusted co-pilot, navigating the complexities of claims with ease, efficiency, and empathy. It ensures that if your flight hits turbulence, your experience won’t. Join us on a smoother journey today!

https://www.Peaceofmind.travel/

Redeo

Redeo streamlines interactions between physicians and insurance companies.

We fast forward the management cycle of the APS (Attending Physician Statement) forms. On Redeo, healthcare providers can now read, duplicate past forms, complete, digitally sign, and most importantly securely transmit forms such as disability forms or pre-authorization forms for drugs. Our platform API then securely transmits the forms inherent granular data, field by field directly to the case management software of insurance companies, thus fast forwarding key decisions in patient care and ultimately fast forwarding patients return to work.

https://www.redeoapi.com

Walnut

Walnut is an embedded insurance platform that enables partners to unlock the insurance opportunity under their brand in 30 days or less. Walnut is driven to make insurance purchasing experiences digital-first, simple, and convenient – creating greater accessibility across life, P&C, and embedded product lines. Walnut currently offers more than 20 types of insurance products, provided by over 20 carriers. Partners include Neo Financial, ATCOenergy, Tim Hortons, and TELUS Communications.

https://www.gowalnut.com

Wolf Pack Archive

Startup Pitch Winner

Relay Platform (“Relay”) is a Toronto-based venture making the process of structuring and securing reinsurance and large insurance placements simpler and faster. Relay helps reinsurance ceding teams, insurance underwriters and brokers turn data into visual coverage towers, then use them to secure and manage quotes. This replaces a traditionally manual, painstaking process, and gives management better reporting on placements. Relay was selected by its investor Plug and Play as a Top 10 Insurtech Company for 2020, and is also backed by Fortune-500 American Family Group, brokerage network NFP, and Canadian-VC Highline Beta.

https://www.relayplatform.com/

People’s Choice Winner

Chronic pain affects 20% of the population and is a leading reason for both disability and health plan claims. ManagingLife lowers the human and financial cost of chronic pain with its digital solution, Manage My Pain. Our solution has been used by 35,000+ people, 7 hospitals, and 2 insurers. For disability carriers, we have demonstrated significant reductions in both STD and LTD claim durations.

https://www.managinglife.com/

Startup Pitch and People’s Choice Winner

Finaeo is a venture-backed insurtech building the digital fabric to connect and power the life insurance industry, globally. Finaeo connects insurance advisors, their clients and insurance carriers through an integrated marketplace to streamline the “prospect-to-policy” experience. In addition to providing advisors front-office technology, Finaeo delivers clients a “digital wallet” experience to help bridge the experience gap between carriers and policyholders. Finaeo believes that the future of advice is not “robo”, it’s “Bionic”.

https://finaeo.com/

Startup Pitch Winner

Maple enables timely and convenient access to non-emergency healthcare in a time when the Canadian healthcare system is under tremendous pressure to cope with an aging and growing population. We connect patients with physicians through an online, interactive consultation room available on web and mobile. Maple’s platform offers a variety of interaction mediums, including video and live chat, with the ability to send images and other file types to receive a diagnosis or prescription. Maple’s platform is round-the-clock with an average physician response rates of under 2 minutes, the fastest in the industry. Our solution saves patients time in having their care needs addressed and creates savings in our healthcare system by reducing avoidable ER and clinic visits.

https://www.getmaple.ca/

maple

People’s Choice Winner

JAUNTIN’ is an insurance technology company specializing in risk optimization and operating on a mobile, on-demand platform offering higher margins and lower risk to insurance companies. JAUNTIN’s platform provides an opportunity for insurance companies to jump start participation in the emerging world of insurtech by white-labeling the platform to fit within any company’s trusted brand, while enabling collection of never before available location data on customers, which can be optimized to provide competitive pricing, as well as better risk data. JAUNTIN’ allows users to be completely paperless and to turn insurance on and off with a swipe of the finger on a mobile device screen. JAUNTIN’ makes policy information, contact information and activation of policy functionality easily accessible via mobile device, reduces friction and eliminates much of the complexity involved in the traditionally lengthy, antiquated insurance purchase path.

https://jauntin.com/

JAUNTIN'

 

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