Announcing the ITC-LAIF Award Competition for Most Innovative InsurTech from Latin America
NEW YORK, April 24, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- InsureTech Connect (ITC) and Latin America Insurance Fund (LAIF) are proud to announce the launch of the ITC-LAIF Award, a prestigious award for the most innovative insurtech from Latin America.
"The ITC-LAIF Award is the world's first competition to promote insurtech startups in Latin America and to support and encourage projects with technology-based innovative services that benefit the insurance ecosystem," said Eduardo Iglesias, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Latin America Insurance Fund. "This Award will recognize the people who are creating the most interesting and useful innovations in this field."
The competition will be open to startups, less than one year old, from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, México, Paraguay, Panamá, Perú and Uruguay. The registration period opens April 24, 2019 and runs until June 30, 2019.
The competition will culminate in an exciting live pitch event with the top three finalists at ITC 2019. The ITC-LAIF Award will be presented to the insurtech that demonstrates the most viability, innovation and promise.
"InsureTech Connect is committed to fostering global awareness, and the ITC-LAIF Award provides a vehicle to both learn about startup innovations in the dynamic Latin American insurtech space and to offer opportunities to the people who are transforming the field in this important, developing market," said Jay Weintraub, Founder & CEO of InsureTech Connect.
For more information on the competition and to apply, please visit: laif.co/en/itc_laif_award_2019/
About InsureTech Connect
InsureTech Connect is the world's largest insurtech event, offering unparalleled access to the largest and most comprehensive gathering of tech entrepreneurs, investors and insurance industry executives from across the globe. Founded by Jay Weintraub and Caribou Honig, ITC is expecting more than 7,000 attendees from 60+ countries this year. InsureTech Connect 2019, presented by Oliver Wyman, will be held September 23rd-25th, 2019 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
About Latin America Insurance Fund
LAIF (Latin America Insurance Fund) is the first and only corporate venture capital fund in Latin America specialized in startups in the insurance industry. Their goal is to build a bridge between the world of entrepreneurs and the insurance industry. LAIF works with the most innovative insurtech projects in Latin America. Their vision is that technology is changing the Insurance Industry through the work of insurtech leaders and Innovators around the world. LAIF invests in startups that, through innovation at any stage in their development, add value to the insurance industry and have the potential to scale up regionally.
SOURCE InsureTech Connect
