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Joe McIlhon talks about Insurate’s mission, how we use data to scale, and how Insurate will influence the future of workers' comp.  

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Insurate Expands Workers’ Compensation Coverage to New States, Aiming for Nationwide Presence by 2025

  • Press Release
  • March 12, 2024

Insurate, a leading Managing General Agent (MGA) specializing in workers' compensation insurance, is pleased to announce the expansion of its coverage to several new states including Montana, Nevada, and Wisconsin, marking another step toward its goal of offering complete coverage across the United States by 2025. This strategic growth is driven by a unique blend of traditional underwriting practices and advanced predictive data science, providing high-hazard businesses with cost-saving alternatives to traditional markets.  

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Insurate Introduces Innovative "Fractional Chief Safety Officer" Program for High-Hazard Businesses

  • Press Release
  • January 12, 2024

Insurate, a leading Managing General Agent (MGA) specializing in workers' compensation insurance, is excited to announce the launch of an innovative support program designed for high-hazard businesses committed to employee safety. The new "Fractional Chief Safety Officer" program offers individual company support from the industry's leading Chief Safety Officer, Abby Ferri, combining expert analysis with advanced AI to enhance workplace safety and mitigate future risks.  

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Insurate Evolves Workers’ Compensation Coverage for High-Hazard Businesses

  • Press Release
  • Nov 20, 2023

Insurate, a leading Managing General Agent (MGA) in the workers' compensation insurance sector, announced broader industry coverage for high-hazard companies that have traditionally faced significant challenges in securing adequate insurance. By leveraging a unique combination of traditional underwriting practices and cutting-edge predictive data science, Insurate offers cost-saving alternatives to state pools and markets of last resort, recognizing businesses with a commitment to safety and operational excellence.  

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Mark Stearns joins Insurate as Chief Claims Officer

  • Press Release
  • Sept 1, 2023

Mark's extensive background includes senior roles in commercial claims and risk management, as well as sales and business development experience on a national level, providing him with unique insights into the vital role distribution partnerships play in claims management, and a profound appreciation for ensuring the well-being of the individuals employed by our clients.  

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Shake up: Insurate Aims to Change Workers’ Comp Industry

  • Midland Business Journal
  • June 23, 2023

As a longtime insurance agent and self-proclaimed “insurance nerd,” McILhon noticed many shortcomings in the nation’s vast workers’ compensation insurance industry.  

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Insurate welcomes Zach Stock as Chief Revenue Officer

  • Press Release
  • April 6, 2023

With an impressive track record in sales, corporate development, and entrepreneurial success, Zach brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the Insurate team.  

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SiriusPoint announces partnership with Workers’ Comp MGA Insurate

  • Reinsurance News
  • Sept 22, 2022

Global specialty re/insurer SiriusPoint and Insurate Inc, a newly launched Managing General Agent (MGA), have announced a partnership aimed to improve workers’ compensation insurance, Insurate’s specialisation.  

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SiriusPoint and Insurate announce partnership

  • Bremuda:Re+ILS
  • Sept 22, 2022

Patrick Charles, global head of property and casualty insurance services at SiriusPoint, said: “We see great potential to better support high quality companies in a misunderstood and underserved portion of the workers’ compensation insurance space through this partnership. Given the significant fragmentation in the medium to high hazard workers’ compensation landscape, we believe that Insurate has the product, team and value proposition to be a market leader in this sector. We look forward to working with them.”  

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SiriusPoint provides capacity to workers’ comp MGA Insurate

  • The Insurer
  • Sept 21, 2022

SiriusPoint has announced a strategic partnership with insurtech Insurate, under which the Bermudian (re)insurer will provide capacity and collaborate in underwriting and developing insurance products in the medium to high-hazard workers’ compensation space  

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Safety Pro of the Year Abby Ferri joins Insurate as Chief Safety Officer

  • Press Release
  • May 5, 2022

As Chief Safety Officer, Abby will leverage her extensive experience providing innovative risk and safety management solutions across a wide variety of sectors, from construction to healthcare to agriculture businesses. Her versatility makes her an invaluable asset in all aspects of worker safety and health.  

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Insurate, Workers’ Compensation Insurtech, Secures $4.5M Investment

  • Insurance Journal
  • Oct 6, 2021

Omaha-based Insurate, a data science-based provider of workers’ compensation, announced a $4.5 million seed round led by HSCM Ventures, the venture capital arm of Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd.  

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Insurtech Insurate Raises $4.5 Million to Advance Work on High-Hazard Workers’ Comp

  • A.M. BEST
  • Oct 6, 2021

Insurtech managing general agent Insurate has raised $4.5 million in a seed round to advance its work on workers’ compensation coverage for high-hazard small and medium-size companies.  

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Avetta and Insurate partner to provide discounts on Workers’ Comp insurance

  • Utah Business
  • May 6, 2020

Avetta®, one of the world’s leaders in providing cloud-based supply chain risk management solutions, and Insurate, a data-driven “InsurTech” platform that identifies safe industrial companies, are joining together to offer businesses deep discounts on Workers’ Compensation Insurance.  

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Avetta Suppliers Can Receive Discounts on Workers’ Comp through New Partnership with Insurate

  • DC Velocity
  • May 5, 2020

The partnership allows companies, contractors and suppliers to get the lowest Worker’s Comp insurance rates possible—an average of 48% lower than their existing rates. The new offering is part of Avetta’s Marketplace program that offers exclusive savings to customers for goods and services.   

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