Sarah Ortmayer 
We call the MGAs and speciality underwriters we work with “Members” — not “clients” or “customers” — to underscore the importance of these relationships to us. For starters, here is what being a Member at Accelerant doesn’t mean. When you are an Accelerant Member, you don’t have to worry about: When you strip away what … Read more
Accelerant started with a simple question: How can we return back to the basics of insurance? The roots of insurance, after all, sound pretty simple: Just a policyholder, exchanging risk with a risk bearer, in a simple and fair way. Sure, it was a century ago, but for all the complications of life 100 years … Read more
Will support the company’s underwriting capacity and performance TLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Accelerant, the insurtech platform empowering underwriters with superior risk exchange, advanced data analytics, and long-term capacity commitments, today announced a new $175 million sidecar vehicle, Flywheel Re. Flywheel will provide multi-year risk capital to Accelerant and its cadre of underwriting-led specialist Members. “We’re thrilled to launch … Read more
Acknowledges Increase to Financial Size IX ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Accelerant, the insurtech empowering underwriters with superior risk exchange, data analytics, and capacity commitments, announced today that AM Best reaffirmed its Financial Strength Rating of A- and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of a-. This news was accompanied by Accelerant’s increase to Financial Size IX, for companies with $250-500 … Read more
BRUSSELS, June 16, 2022 — Accelerant, the insurtech platform that empowers underwriters with superior risk exchange and data analytics, coupled with long-term capacity commitments, today announced a significant European expansion with the opening of its new EU headquarters in Brussels. Brussels was selected for its geographic location in the heart of Europe, its strong workforce … Read more
Atlanta, GA – January, 26, 2022 — Accelerant, the insurtech empowering underwriters with superior risk exchange and data analytics coupled with long-term capacity commitments, has announced AM Best has reaffirmed its group A- (Excellent) rating https://news.ambest.com/PressContent.aspx?altsrc=2&refnum=31658. The A- mark is in AM Best’s Financial Size Category VIII, for companies with $100 – $250 million in … Read more
As a member of the data team at Accelerant, my typical day often involves speaking multiple languages. While I am working on my Spanish skills (hopefully for a future trip to Spain!), the languages I’m focused on are those of data within insurance, and the barriers they create can severely limit a carrier’s ability to … Read more
