Italy

Italy is one of the main European insurance markets and has a rich history of insurance developments. Its unique ecosystem allows technological innovation to interact with the day-to-day reality of established processes. The Italian stop at the ITC + DIA World Tour in association with the Italian Insurtech Association (IIA) will provide participants with an overview of the Italian insurtech market and the latest developments, and a focus on a selection of exciting insurtech start-ups that are flourishing in its dynamic ecosystem.

Schedule of Events

03:00 PM - 03:05 PM

Welcome to ITC + DIA WORLD TOUR - ITALY Short presentation by IIA.

03:05 PM - 03:35 PM

Insurtech Rise in Italy: Opportunities and Challenges for the Country Where Insurance Was Born

03:35 PM - 03:40 PM

Italian Start Up Ecosystem View and Introduction to Competition

03:40 PM - 04:10 PM

Startup Pitch Competition

04:10 PM - 04:20 PM

Live Q&A for Startups

04:20 PM - 04:25 PM

Winner Announcement and Final Remarks

04:25 PM - 04:40 PM

Networking

Speakers

Simone Ranucci Brandimarte

Co-Founder & President

Italian Insurtech Association (IIA)

Simone Ranucci Brandimarte

Co-Founder & President

Italian Insurtech Association (IIA)

Co-Founder and President of Yolo Group. He is president of the DigiTouch Group, Enterpreneur & Co-founder of Multiple Ventures. Previously CEO of Goswiff, President & Founder of Glamoo. Co-founder of Buongiorno Spa and finally manager in Andersen Consulting (now ACCENTURE)
Flavio Cristiano Josef

Co-Founder and Board Member

Italian Insurtech Association (IIA)

Flavio Cristiano Josef

Co-Founder and Board Member

Italian Insurtech Association (IIA)

Senior Underwriter Swiss Re, Innovation team member Swiss Re, Marsh Italia and Bowring Marsh UK brokers, Mentor and Business Angel
Yuri Poletto

Insurance Open Innovation Consultant | Founding Member

Italian Insurtech Association (IIA)

Yuri Poletto

Insurance Open Innovation Consultant | Founding Member

Italian Insurtech Association (IIA)

Open Insurance innovation consultant with 18 years of international experience in the insurance industry. He guides insurance and reinsurance companies in identifying new areas of opportunity in their market, and in the definition and implementation of innovation strategies. Consolidated experience in the scouting of technologies and best business practices, and in the creation of industrial partnerships between insurtechs and incumbents. Advisor for a selected group of insurtechs, lecturer, keynote speaker, author of specialized articles on technology and insurance.
Orazio Rossi

Country President, Italy

Chubb European Group

Orazio Rossi

Country President, Italy

Chubb European Group

After a short experience as researcher at University, he worked for seven years at Mediolanum Group one of the most dynamic Italian based financial company, in charge for organizational Development. Then he joined Ducati Motor, leading company in the motorbikes industry, for 2 years as HR Manager. From the end of 1998 he joined the Italian Branch of Credit Suisse Group as Direct Banking and Operation Director, focusing telephone and internet banking, operation and customer service. From the beginning of 2002 he joined ACE Europe, one of the leading multinational company in the P&C and A&H insurance industry, initially as Direct Marketing Manager for Italy and starting from 2005, as A&H Country Manager. In 2011 he was appointed Country Manager of the same company. Starting from July 2016 he leads the local integration of Chubb Corporation acquired by ACE which has generated the leading P&C company in the world in terms of MarketCap rebranded as Chubb Limited.
Filippo Renga

Director

Observatories Fintech & Insurtech

Filippo Renga

Director

Observatories Fintech & Insurtech

Co-Founder of the Digital Innovation Observatories of the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano, currently he is the Director of the Research on Fintech & Insurtech, Travel Innovation and Smart AgriFood. His fields of study and dissemination are digital consumer services, digital transformation, advanced mobile services and digital start-ups. He has also been the co-founder of 5 start-ups.
Gerardo Di Francesco

Co-Founder and Vice President

Italian Insurtech Association (IIA)

Gerardo Di Francesco

Co-Founder and Vice President

Italian Insurtech Association (IIA)

Founder and Managing Partner of Wide Group Spa, the main Insurtech broker in Italy, as well as founder and vice president of the Italian Insurtech Association - IIA.After graduating in diplomacy between Bologna, Leuven and Beijing, in 2009 his passion for physics and technology led him to the emerging field of Insurtech, where he continues to play a central role by developing numerous key projects in the Italian market.
Giorgio Campagnano

CEO

MioAssicuratore.it

Giorgio Campagnano

CEO

MioAssicuratore.it

Giorgio Campagnano is the CEO of MioAssicuratore.it, a service of online broking, insurance comparison and management which he founded in Sept 2016. He entered the insurance market thanks to a fifth generation agency as direct agent collaborator at Generali Assicurazioni - Generali Group (between 2011 and 2012), the largest insurance company in Italy and one of the largest in Europe, and worked with insurance brokers companies such as Alea Insurance Risks Solutions Srl (2012-2013) and Broker Impresa Srl (2013-2014).
Federico Violano

Head of Internationalization

Yolo

Federico Violano

Head of Internationalization

Yolo

Federico Violano is Head of Internationalization at Yolo, responsible for growing the international operations of the company. He has 10 years of experience in the insurance industry, gained in consulting and in a global insurance group. Prior to joining Yolo, Federico held several positions with the Allianz Group in Germany and Ireland, mainly in business development and finance.
Pietro Menghi

CEO

Neosurance

Pietro Menghi

CEO

Neosurance

Pietro Menghi is the CEO of Neosurance. He is an international senior executive, having covered various CEO and Client Management roles with global risk carriers and intermediaries, with a unique perspective on B2B and B2B2C risk and distribution dynamics. From 2008 to 2015 he was at Willis Towers Watson, where he served as CEO of Willis Re Southern Europe and then as Global Director of Strategy andTransformation, based in London. From 1997 to 2008 he was Client Executive at Swiss Re, where he was in charge of Client Management in Italy before leading the European Bancassurance Unit, developing innovative product and distributions solutions, both for Life and P&C lines of business.
Elio Mungo

Founder

Poleecy

Elio Mungo

Founder

Poleecy

Elio Mungo is a senior manager with an MBA and engineering electrical degree. His working experience started with Texas instruments and since the beginning had the possibility to make international experiences and raise a solid background in IT Management, high tech manufacturing, logistic, customer service. During the last years he became passionate about insurtech, fintech, electronic payments, blockchain, crypto assets, and machine learning. Founder and CEO of Poleecy he is enthusiastic of “getting the things done”, achieve goals and reach customer satisfaction.
Clea La Rosa

Head of Operations

Axieme

Clea La Rosa

Head of Operations

Axieme

Clea La Rosa. Attended international schooling programs and graduated in Marketing Management at Bocconi University. Worked within marketing department in IVECO China and FCA Italy as data analyst. Within FCA also covered the role of project manager in charge for innovative projects and CRM manager within the Customer Experience department. Chief Marketing Officer in Axieme since 2018, she is in charge of marketing and communication strategy including customer experience and marketing automation.
Federico Carturan

CEO

Risk App

Federico Carturan

CEO

Risk App

Federico Carturan is CEO of RiskAPP. Federico holds a PhD in Risk Modeling and has 12+ years of experience in insurance. Author of several papers on risk related topics, university grade lecturer on risk and entrepreneurship speaker. He started his career in claims consulting along with academic research. He’s fully dedicated to RiskAPP since its inception.