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Did Laura McKay co-found PolicyMe?
Yes. PolicyMe's about page, checked September 23, 2026, lists her under "Meet our founding team" as "Laura McKay Co-founder & COO", alongside Andrew Ostro and Jeff McKay. BetaKit reported on April 16, 2025 that "Ostro founded PolicyMe in 2018 alongside COO Laura McKay, and her brother, CTO Jeff McKay".
What did she do before PolicyMe?
Her author page on PolicyMe's site, checked September 23, 2026, says she holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo focused on actuarial science, was employed by Manulife and Munich Re in actuarial science, and then worked at Oliver Wyman in New York from 2013 to 2018 with Fortune 500 life insurers.
How has she described starting the company?
In Bay Street Bull's Women of the Year 2021 interview, published November 10, 2021 on glory.media, she said: "At 28, I co-Founded PolicyMe", and added that at 30, while serving as COO, she also became a parent.
What has she said about AI in insurance?
BetaKit's podcast episode of September 7, 2025 featured "PolicyMe sibling co-founders Laura McKay (COO) and Jeff McKay (CTO)" discussing why the company thinks AI is the future of the insurance industry and how it deploys AI for customers and internally.