In our latest Perspectives column, AFV's Mike Mansell sits down with three leading commercial insurtech founders - Gage Caligaris, FCAS of Ledgebrook, John Loeber of Limit, and Cam Serigne of vQuip - for a tour of the founder's mindset and some insights on what brought them to this as well as where they're headed from here. Read more below:
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American Family Ventures is an Insurtech venture capital pioneer, focusing on early stage startups that are shaping the future of the insurance industry.
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- 11-50 employees
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- New York, NY
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Employees at American Family Ventures
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Dan Reed
Managing Director, President of American Family Ventures
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Stephanie (Oslie) Mueller
Specializing in Groundbreaking Innovation Programs and Partnerships | Transformational Marketing Leader
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Mary Boersma
Innovation | Strategy | Brand Development | Integrated Marketing Communications | Integrative Nutritionist and Health Coach In-Training
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Kyle Beatty
Managing Director at American Family Ventures
Updates
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Here on the verge of the 2024 edition of InsureTech Connect (October 15-17), AFV's Brittany Clements asks: why has funding of Life & Annuity startups lagged so far behind other insurtech sectors? This lack of penetration translates to opportunity for innovators looking to thrive, and in this column, Brittany examines where the early movers and shakers are - as well as what new entrants have to gain. Read more below - and if you're joining ITC in Vegas this year and eager to talk L&A, make it a point to find Brittany and swap some insights!
The 2024 Life & Annuity Market Map | American Family Ventures
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Big news from Gage Caligaris, FCAS and our partners at Ledgebrook - and we couldn't be more thrilled. Read more below!
🚀 We’re excited to announce that we’ve secured $17M in Series B funding, with Duquesne Family Office LLC leading the round and The Stephens Group, LLC joining our cap table. Explore more about our Series B milestone and what’s next for us here: https://lnkd.in/e8cJP39u
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Thrilled to be sharing the latest big news from our partners at XP Health!
We’re excited to announce that XP Health has secured $33.2 million in Series B funding, led by QED Investors and supported by SemperVirens Venture Capital , Canvas Ventures, American Family Ventures, HC9 Ventures, Valor Capital Group, and ManchesterStory. To date we have raised $55 million with this newest round of investment. The new infusion of capital will help us continue expanding our product offerings, reducing vision costs, and increasing our reach. At XP Health, we serve over 260,000 people and have grown from 30 to over 3,000 customers. 📈 We’re deeply grateful that venture capital firms recognize the value and impact of our mission. Together, we’re building a future where vision care is accessible, affordable, and designed to meet the needs of all employees. 🌎 Read the full TechCrunch article: https://lnkd.in/gf7atZmj. #XPHealth #EmployeeBenefits #SeriesBFunding #HealthTech
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The 2024 edition of Blueprint: The Future of Real Estate dropping later this month makes now a fine time to interrogate the built world landscape, and AFV's Stephen Todres does just that, digging into the current state of home services. Where are the growth sectors? What tensions are emerging? ST takes us through all that and more with his inaugural home services market map, linked below. Read on and let us know your thoughts. [Also, for those of you hitting up Blueprint in Vegas, keep an eye out for Stephen Todres and the AFV team - in person is a keen way to continue the conversation.]
The 2024 Home Services Market Map | American Family Ventures
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It's always a thrill when others see what we see in our portfolio partners. Congrats to Gradient AI and Ledgebrook for the nods from CB Insights:
Boom: Meet the 2024 Insurtech 50, the most promising private insurtech companies across the globe. This year’s winners are working on everything from AI assistants to embedded insurance. They span over a dozen countries, have raised $5.6B in equity funding, and forty percent of winners are early-stage insurtechs. See the full list, and dive deep into the data on the 2024 cohort: https://cbi.team/472e2sb
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We've been talking about the ocean of insurance innovation opportunities for years, but what is the right entry point? AFV's Pat Kneeland makes a strong case for claims, so long as we can look with clear eyes at the "how" of it all. Maintaining a focus on areas that matter - rather than areas with low-hanging fruit available - is key. For a whistle-stop tour of that landscape and where players are emerging, have a read below:
Claims: Innovation's Entry Point | American Family Ventures
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Big news from our partners at Clearcover! Read more from Kyle Nakatsuji below, courtesy of The Insurer:
EXCLUSIVE: Auto insurtech Clearcover is working to launch a new reciprocal that will be capitalised with funds on hand, and is planning to leverage the new structure to expand into writing non-standard risks... https://lnkd.in/gF-uN_dK Kyle Nakatsuji I Clearcover #Auto #PersonalAuto #Insurtech #Venture #VentureCapital #Insurance #InsuranceNews #Reciprocal
Clearcover launching reciprocal and expanding into non-standard auto
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Are the rules of life insurance written in stone? Despite the rest of the industry swiftly innovating, it sure seems that way. AFV's Brittany Clements takes a look at what we can learn from life's current state - and where startups can go from here. Read more in her latest column, and as always, share your thoughts with us in the comments below:
Life (Insurance) is Hard | American Family Ventures
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Thrilled to see the spotlight find John Loeber and our partners at AFV portfolio company Limit - the launch of Limit AI is a true moment in insurtech's journey into advanced technologies. Read more, courtesy of Intelligent Insurer, below:
Our CEO, John Loeber, was thrilled to sit down with the Intelligent Insurer to discuss the launch of Limit AI - our groundbreaking AI platform and some of its implications for the broader industry. https://lnkd.in/gTSSaEdk
Insurtech Limit launches generative AI for brokers
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