Insurance Quantified, a leading commercial P&C underwriting technology provider, today announced it has acquired Groundspeed Analytics, the market leader in ingestion and data solutions for the commercial P&C industry. The combination strengthens Insurance Quantified's market leadership in underwriting technology and furthers its mission to maximize the value of data for commercial P&C insurers.
Both companies have made great strides introducing technology that enables faster, more informed underwriting decisions. Together, the united technology capabilities, market success, and committed backing of Two Sigma creates an unparalleled underwriting technology partner for commercial P&C insurers.
"This is a powerful combination," said Brian Modesitt, CEO of Insurance Quantified. "We look forward to leveraging our collective strengths to deliver even greater value to our clients, which together include more than 15 of the most innovative and respected carriers and MGAs in the insurance industry. With the company's size, breadth, and backing from Two Sigma, Insurance Quantified stands alone as a trusted partner that the industry can count on over the long term for underwriting technology."
Insurance Quantified's end-to-end underwriting workbench, SubmissionIQ, and Groundspeed's ingestion and data solution will continue to be offered separately. The combined company also expects to expand its SaaS technology capabilities and data offerings for the commercial P&C industry.
Eric Kobe, CEO of Groundspeed Analytics, added, "By combining forces, we are able to accelerate delivery of our product roadmap. We are excited about the possibilities this acquisition brings to provide enhanced solutions to our valued customers with strong financial backing to execute on our long-term vision."
Eric Kobe will join the Insurance Quantified leadership team. Insurance Quantified will also open an office in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where Groundspeed was founded.
Jeff Mason, founder and Executive Chairperson of Groundspeed Analytics, commented, "I am convinced this combination will add significant value for Groundspeed's clients. I am impressed with Insurance Quantified's vision and capabilities, and I am certain Groundspeed's clients will be too."
The acquisition was completed on June 20, 2023. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, served as legal counsel and Alvarez & Marsal served as financial and tax advisor to Insurance Quantified.
About Insurance Quantified
Insurance Quantified is an underwriting technology provider that arms commercial property and casualty insurance carriers and MGAs with the data and analytics they need to grow their business, improve underwriting profitability and be a preferred partner and employer. Backed by Two Sigma, a pioneer and global leader in the financial sciences, we believe that systematically delivering the right data to the right people at the right time through a unified underwriting workbench will enable faster coverage decisions, more agile product innovation and significant risk reduction for all participants in the underwriting value chain. Learn more at insurancequantified.com.
About Groundspeed Analytics
Groundspeed is the leading ingestion and data solutions provider for the commercial P&C industry. The company's API-based solution automates the ingestion and enrichment of unstructured risk information in policy applications. As a result, Groundspeed provides essential insights to help commercial insurers better assess and price risk and do so more quickly than traditional manual processes. To learn more, visit https://groundspeed.com/.