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Kettle and RLI launch new multi-peril commercial property insurance product
16th February 2026
AI-enabled insurance and reinsurance underwriter Kettle has partnered with RLI, a U.S.-based specialty insurer, to launch a new multi-peril commercial property insurance product. Kettle explained that the non-admitted product provides comprehensive protection, including wildfire and all other perils (AOP), for commercial properties in regions where coverage has become increasingly difficult to ... Read the full article
Kettle adds Kaarre as SVP of Underwriting, strengthening wildfire insurance solutions
10th September 2025
Kettle, an AI-enabled re/insurer for commercial property owners in areas affected by catastrophic climate events, has appointed Chris Kaarre as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Underwriting. Kaarre has extensive experience in the insurance industry, having worked in senior roles at Great American, WKFC, Ventus, and CapSpecialty. Her background will contribute to Kettle's ... Read the full article
Kettle names Jeff Chen as Chief Risk Officer
31st December 2024
Kettle, an AI-enabled re/insurer for commercial property owners in areas affected by catastrophic climate events, has appointed Jeff Chen as Chief Risk Officer to lead risk management and actuarial. With this appointment, Kettle aims to meet its mission of protecting communities from the increasing threat of wildfires. Chen has nearly two decades ... Read the full article
AI-enabled wildfire insurer Kettle appoints Isaac Espinoza as CEO
5th November 2024
Kettle, an AI-enabled insurance and reinsurance provider for commercial property owners in areas affected by catastrophic climate events, has appointed Isaac Espinoza as CEO. Espinoza holds nearly two decades of experience in the industry, having most recently served as SVP at Root, where he managed reinsurance efforts, strategy, corporate actuarial and ... Read the full article
Kettle makes strategic appointments
6th November 2023
Kettle, the insurance MGA startup, has appointed Sarah Meyerhoff-Kennedy, Vice President of Insurance Products, and Milena Mikin, Vice President of Commercial Insurance. Kettle uses artificial intelligence to protect people from the growing risks associated with climate change. Andrew Engler, Kettle Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, commented on the appointments, "We are incredibly ... Read the full article
Kettle offering parametric hurricane reinsurance in the US using Reask’s model & data
26th June 2023
Climate analytics and technology driven risk modelling firm Reask, has entered into a partnership with InsurTech MGA Kettle, which will allow Kettle to offer location-level, wind speed-based parametric hurricane reinsurance in the US. According to the announcement, this new partnership will allow Kettle to expand its climate-related offering to include parametric ... Read the full article
Insurtech Kettle announces new appointments and Shah’s promotion
12th January 2023
Kettle, a deep-learning powered insurtech company, has announced a number of appointments as well as Amit Shah’s promotion to President of Kettle Limited. With over 15 years of industry experience Brian Espie joins Kettle as Chief Underwriting Officer. In his new role he will head up underwriting at the reinsurance MGA startup, ... Read the full article
Reinsurance startup Kettle raises $25m in Series A funding round
19th November 2021
Kettle, a startup in the reinsurance sector that leverages advanced technology to tackle the growing risks associated with climate change, has successfully raised $25 million in a Series A financing round led by Acrew Capital. With an initial focus on wildfire risks in California, Kettle uses advanced deep learning to better ... Read the full article
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