52: Chamath Palihapitiya & David Soloff - OTT Risk - Big tech, big data, ILS capacity - ILS NYC 2021

Published: March 1, 2021, 11 a.m.

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Chamath Palihapitiya and David Soloff, founders of new startup OTT Risk, joined us to discuss their ambitions of unlocking private capital to support the non-damage business interruption insurance market.\\xa0
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\\nWith the theme of our ILS NYC 2021 event being "defining the next-generation" of insurance-linked securities (ILS), the recent launch of a new tech start-up focused on the insurance sector named OTT Risk closely aligned with our thinking on the future of this marketplace.\\xa0
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\\nOTT Risk wants to tackle the massive societal issue around availability of insurance capacity for non-damage business interruption, something that has come to a head with the pandemic in the last year.\\xa0
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\\nOTT Risk aims to enhance the economic resilience of the world\\u2019s businesses, by filling business interruption coverage gaps using advanced technology such as machine learning and by leveraging insurance-linked securities (ILS) structures to connect this emerging risk class with capital market investors.\\xa0
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\\nSo we were delighted to welcome founders David Soloff and Chamath Palihapitiya (of Social Capital fame) to learn more about their company and its mission.
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