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You are here: Home / Insurance Professionals: Acknowledgments, Achievements, & Awards / Insurance Executives Among Honorees of Inaugural Insurtech Hartford’s Industry Influencer Awards

Insurance Executives Among Honorees of Inaugural Insurtech Hartford’s Industry Influencer Awards

March 3, 2023 by AC Editor


Winners selected based on industry achievements, support, and active involvement in driving innovation

InsurTech Hartford, a thriving community of InsurTech startups, investors, solution providers, agents and brokers, and insurance carriers, is pleased to announce the honorees of the organization’s inaugural 2023 Industry Influencer Awards. The awards will be given as part of the opening ceremony at InsurTech Hartford Symposium 2023 held at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort on May 2-3, 2023.

2023 honorees are being presented with the InsurTech Hartford Industry Influencer award in recognition for making waves and changing currents in the ocean of insurance. It recognizes each influencer’s significant contributions toward driving industry innovation forward and making a substantial and positive impact on the industry.

Among the list, Agency Checklists spotted two familiar names in the Massachusetts insurance industry: Abel Travis and Brian Falchuk.

The following is a complete list of this year’s honorees.

Rob Galbraith | Founder & CEO | Forestview Insights
Brian Falchuk | President & CEO  |  Property and Liability Resource Bureau
Adrian Jones | Partner |  HSCM Ventures
Lisa Wardlaw | President & Founder | 360 Digital Immersion
Patrick Kelahan  | Chief Elephant | The Insurance Elephant Incubator
Christopher Frankland | Founder | InsurTech360
Matteo Carbone | Founder & Director | IoT Insurance Observatory
Ema Roloff  | Director of North America P&C Sales | EIS
David Gritz | Co-Founder  | InsurTech NY
Gilad Shai | Managing Director | BMI Capital International LLC
Abel Travis | VP and Head of Fundamental Underwriters  | AF-Group
Denise Garth | Chief Strategy Officer  | Majesco

“As an organization that values innovative thought leadership, it is a privilege for us to showcase these individuals, especially at our biggest event. It’s important to recognize influencers who are driving a positive future and inspiring us to do better,” said  Stacey Brown, Founder of InsurTech Hartford.

Insurance professionals, startup founders, entrepreneurs, and investors look forward to InsurTech Hartford Symposium for the chance to come together in a high-energy environment with ample educational and networking opportunities that empower the global insurance industry. Last month, InsurTech Hartford announced several influential industry organizations, such as the Aite-Novarica Group (Aite-Novarica) and The Insurance IoT Observatory, will be co-locating major member meetings at InsurTech Hartford Symposium.

Source: Insurtech Hartford

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