BrokerTech Ventures Announces BrokerTech Connect: Chicago - An Innovation and Insurtech Convening Event

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), the industry's first broker-led convening platform and accelerator program, is thrilled to announce that BrokerTech Connect: Chicago is officially sold out. Taking place less than a month from today, this first-of-its-kind broker-led insurtech event is gathering the industry's most forward thinking leaders for two days of meaningful innovation, connection, and collaboration.

Held August 5-6, 2025, BrokerTech Connect: Chicago will convene C-Suite executives, senior leaders, and key decision makers from across the broker, carrier, wholesaler, and insurtech communities. With a focus on real-world impact and practical execution, the exclusive event is designed by insurance innovators, for insurance innovators.

"BrokerTech Connect: Chicago is a natural extension of our mission to transform insurance from the inside out with a broker-focused lens in mind," said Dan Keough, co-CEO of BTV and Chairman & CEO of Holmes Murphy. "This conference is all about curating the right people, content, and experience, to solve real challenges and push innovation forward in meaningful ways for our clients and businesses."

Sponsors Powering the Movement
BTV is proud to recognize the leading organizations helping to bring BrokerTech Connect: Chicago to life through their generous support:

Headlining Sponsors

• Applied Systems is the leading global provider of cloud-based software that powers the business of insurance. Recognized as a pioneer in insurance automation and the innovation leader, Applied is the world's largest provider of brokerage management systems, and partners with insurers to provide brokers the best access to market. By automating the insurance lifecycle, Applied's people and products enable millions of people around the world to safeguard and protect what matters most.
• The BrokerTech Fund, launched in partnership between BrokerTech Ventures and ManchesterStory, is the first venture capital fund targeting technology startups developing solutions specifically addressing the needs of insurance brokers and wholesalers to identify risks sooner and drive down costs faster.
• RT Specialty believes clients are best served by a team of wholesale brokers and underwriting professionals who work collaboratively and collectively through a meaningful partnership among agents, brokers, carriers, and markets. RT Specialty works together with retail agents and insurance carriers to provide innovative solutions to their clients' most complex insurance needs.
• Vertafore's vision is insurance distribution that is simpler, smarter, and more human. As North America's InsurTech leader, Vertafore is simplifying and automating the insurance lifecycle with solutions that empower the connected agency, accelerate innovation for MGAs, and provide insurers with the industry's most comprehensive distribution management platform. Vertafore serves more insurance customers than any other insurance technology provider.

Platinum and Gold Sponsors

• Novidea's cloud-native, data-driven insurance management system enables brokers, agents, MGAs, and carriers to modernize and manage the customer journey end-to-end and drive growth across the entire insurance distribution lifecycle. With its open API architecture, Novidea's platform integrates front, middle, and back offices, boosting operational efficiency while providing an automated, seamless digital experience. Insurance organizations benefit from a 360° view of customers and policies, and can access data and actionable insights anytime, anywhere, and on any device.
• Ascend is the only completely comprehensive accounting automation platform purpose-built for insurance brokerages. Trusted by over 1,000 firms, Ascend's AI-software replaces spreadsheets and manual workflows with a single system for invoicing, payments, cash application, payables, and commission reconciliation—cutting workload by 90%, improving EBITDA, and maximizing ROI on tech spend.
• Comulate is transforming the insurance industry with AI. Powering 50+ Top 100 brokers, Comulate's category-defining accounting automation eliminates 90%+ of manual work, creating a radically exciting future for the insurance back office.

Bronze Sponsors

• Celsior is a technology solutions partner that helps insurers, banks, and healthcare organizations modernize core systems, launch new platforms, and deliver standout customer experiences. With deep expertise in industry platforms like Guidewire and Jack Henry, we design and build innovative solutions that drive growth, improve operational efficiency, and speed time to market. Our collaborative model ensures clients gain cutting-edge technology and measurable outcomes while maintaining full control over their IT strategy.
• Corix Insurance delivers modern, adaptive coverage for innovative businesses—empowering brokers to confidently serve early-stage, small, and mid-market clients with forward-thinking products and expert support in a fast-changing world.
• Iowa is the #1 state for insurance (based on GSP) and is rapidly emerging as an insurtech hub due to affordable costs of doing business and living. The Iowa Economic Development Authority fuels this momentum by fostering a collaborative ecosystem and supporting insurtech innovation through a variety of programs.
• LaunchPad Lab is a digital product consultancy that designs, builds, and delivers high-impact software that drives business results. The team has partnered with hundreds of companies to solve complex operational challenges and accelerate growth with custom-built, mission-critical applications.

About BrokerTech Ventures
Based in the insurance nucleus of Des Moines, Iowa, BrokerTech Ventures (BTV) is the first broker-led convening platform and accelerator program focused on delivering innovation to the insurance broker industry. Founded in 2019, BTV provides a venue for the best minds in insurance and technology to collaborate and bring to market leading-edge ideas and solutions. Learn more at www.brokertechventures.com, or follow us on Twitter (@BrokerTechVen), LinkedIn, or Facebook.

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