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Danish Yusuf of Zensurance presents Confessions of an Insurance Broker: The Impact of Insurtech
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In their words
in 20 years insurance will be far far bigger than it is today because of the number and the types of assets the risks that are out there but it'll be invisible it'll be bundled into everything that you get
it's the mindset that I think is holding it more back than the technology
If you build it properly, whether it's InsurTech or elsewhere, and you can make it through, it's amazing.
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Quick answers
What is Zensurance?
A Toronto technology-enabled brokerage, founded in 2016, that lets Canadian small businesses compare and buy commercial insurance online. It reports 350+ employees and 50+ insurance provider partners.
Who owns Zensurance?
Travelers acquired a majority stake of roughly 60% in August 2018 for about C$16 million. The founders retained just over a third, and Zensurance still operates under its own brand with Yusuf as CEO.
What did Danish Yusuf do before Zensurance?
He led work in McKinsey & Company's digital insurance practice, and before that was a software architect and developer at IBM Canada. He holds a software engineering degree from the University of Toronto and an MBA from Harvard.