The InsurTech Fellows Program is a collaborative effort between UConn’s CT Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and the University of Hartford and is funded by CTNext. Thirteen graduate and undergraduate students have been invited to participate in the program during the 2020-2021 academic year. Designed to increase student’s understanding of the insurance industry and grow the next generation of innovators within the InsurTech space, students will work directly with new and innovative InsurTech startups, receive personal mentorship from insurance leaders, gain access to networks in the InsurTech ecosystem, connect to exciting job opportunities and internships and earn $4,000 in scholarship funding for their participation.
Expanding on the foundational knowledge gained in a previous InsurTech Venturing course taught by Ken Goldstein, Clinical Instructor of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Hartford and Michael Kalen, CEO of Covr Financial Technologies, they will gain first-hand experience working with an InsurTech startup via the Nassau Re/Imagine incubator program. Each fellow will also receive mentors to provide professional guidance and support over the course of the spring semester.
Below is the list of the fellows that were selected to participate in the 2020-2021 InsurTech Fellows Program. We are proud to have accepted 9 UConn students and 4 UHart students, spanning across multiple academic programs and includes both graduate and undergraduate students. Join us in congratulating these newly initiated fellows for their participation in such an incredible opportunity.
Alok Bhatt –Master of Business Adminstration, University of Connecticut, School of Business
Andrew Tran -Management Information Systems, School of Business
Eleanor Umaya -LL.M in Insurance Law, University of Connecticut, School of Law
Ian Thomas -Accounting, University of Hartford, Barney School of Business
Jailynn Vidro -Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Kate Sargis -Risk Management, University of Hartford, Barney School of Business
Kevin Robert Fitzgerald -Master of Business Administration, University of Connecticut, School of Business
Meg North -Master of Business Administration, University of Connecticut, School of Business
Nicholas Bosio -Insurance and Risk Management, University of Hartford, Barney School of Business
Nishant Jain -Master of Business Administration, University of Connecticut, School of Business
Utkarsh Gupta -Master of Business Administration, University of Connecticut, School of Business
Yoanny Brito -Management, University of Hartford, Barney School of Business
Youngho Kwon -Management Information Systems, University of Connecticut, School of Business