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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based COO’ operating in the InsurTech space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Oke Eleazu
Chief Operating Officer of Bought By Many
Oke is Bought by Many’s COO. He’s an expert in creating customer-centric services and is proud to be able to build insurance products that really work for people. When he’s not at work, he loves listening to good music and spending time with his family and friends.
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About Bought By Many: Bought By Many is a pet InsurTech company that provides insurance products and a streamlined customer experience.
Christopher Varin
COO of Cazana
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About Car and Classic: Cazana data helps motor retailers, insurers and lenders digitally transform with big data and machine learning technology
Benjamin Hay
Co-Founder & COO of Collective Benefits
Benjamin Hay is co-founder at Collective Benefits
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About Collective Benefits: Insurance and benefits to make independent work, work for everyone.
Derek Hill
COO and Co-Founder of Instanda
Derek Hill have experience spanning several eras of technology advancement, Derek’s insights into provisioning and global deployment of online solutions and leveraging the latest ecosystem of solutions is second to none. An industry thought leader in MS Azure and architect of INSTANDA’s rapid scaling capabilities in multiple countries, Derek has worked extensively with Boards to unravel the complexity of technology-enabled change. As COO of INSTANDA, he has a simple mission: unparalleled customer service combined with unrivalled platform value and quality.
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About Instanda: Instanda is a SaaS insurance software platform that allows insurance companies to build, configure, and launch products online.
Lachlan Gillies
COO & Co-founder of Sherpa
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About Sherpa: Sherpa provides perfectly personalised insurance in one simple account for one payment
Ines Cheaib
COO of Gaia
Ines Cheaib is COO @Gaia Ex- VP Growth and Strategy @Quiqup, Ex VC investor @C4Ventures.
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About Gaia: Gaia combines reproductive health data with financial technology to make IVF treatments more accessible, affordable, and personal.
Yannis Korgialos
Chief Operating Officer of Ticker
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About Ticker: Ticker develops a device that calculates and controls automobile insurance.
Phil Hunter
COO of Nimbla
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About Nimbla, Synaptiv: Nimbla is dedicated to providing small and medium-sized UK businesses with dynamic invoice insurance.
