Des Moines Spurs Insurance Tech Start-Ups

July 5, 2017 by Cyril Tuohy

At first glance, start-up companies with names like FindBob, InsuranceMenu, ViewSpection and LifeDB would seem to have a closer connection with Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley than with Des Moines, Iowa. But that would be wrong.

Each start-up owes a debt of gratitude to the Global Insurance Accelerator, or GIA, a program offering seed capital, mentorship, access and exposure. GIA is funded by some of the best-known insurers located in the Des Moines area.

The start-ups, headquartered in the U.S. and abroad, find solutions to challenges facing the insurance industry, one renowned for it’s go-slow approach to technology.

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Originally Posted at InsuranceNewsNet on June 29, 2017 by Cyril Tuohy.