Meet the Corvus Flock

A tech startup team with insurance DNA. Our team has decades of experience in commercial insurance and decades more building and growing technology-enabled companies.

We’re underwriters, data scientists, product builders and engineers united by a mission: to make the world a safer place by helping organizations mitigate or eliminate the impact of adverse events. We’re inspired by the intelligent, tool-building corvid family of birds that gives us our name. We’re excited to meet you. Welcome to the Flock.

Phil Edmundson

Phil Edmundson

Founder, Chief Executive Officer
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Mike Lloyd

Mike Lloyd

Co-founder, Chief Product Officer
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Barrett Heacock

Barrett Heacock

Senior Vice President, Finance
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Mike Karbassi

Mike Karbassi

Chief Underwriting Officer
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Stacey Richey

Stacey Richey

VP of People
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Stephen Tarleton

Stephen Tarleton

Chief Marketing Officer
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Kori Johanson

Kori Johanson

General Counsel
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About Corvus: Our Approach and Mission

 

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In the Binoculars: Nate Smolenski, Chief Information Security Officer

We’re excited to welcome Nate to the Flock -- so excited, in fact, we wanted to share a full Q&A so that all of the brokers and policyholders working with Corvus can get to know him too. 

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Corvus Culture

The Corvus team has a set of values that guide our company culture. We strive to understand the root issues faced by our customers and team. We challenge the status quo by questioning existing practices, thinking differently, and trying new things. We communicate transparently and honestly. We empower everyone – at all levels of the business. We do the right thing, acting with integrity to foster trust. And we are proud of insurance — because taking pride in a force for good needs no apology.

Most of all, we have fun building the future of insurance.

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The Corvus Story


...From Hatchling to Flight
January 2017: Company Founded

After selling the commercial insurance brokerage he founded and ran for over 30 years, Phil Edmundson saw the market opportunity for better technology to reach commercial brokers, and founded Corvus Insurance

August 2017: Our First Nest!

We open our first office in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston

February 2018: Seed Investment led by Bain Capital Ventures

Corvus raises our first outside funding with a $4 million seed round led by BCV

April 2018: Launch of Smart Cargo

Corvus launches our first product, Smart Cargo Insurance. Argo Insurance Group is the primary financial risk-taker

June 2018: Launched Smart Cyber Insurance®

Corvus launches Smart Cyber Insurance, with Hudson Insurance Group as our primary risk-taking partner

November 2018: $10m A Round led by .406 Ventures

Corvus raises a $10 million A round led by .406 Ventures and Hudson Structured Capital Management. Bain Capital Ventures returned for a follow-on investment from their seed round

December 2018: Our Nest Finds a New Tree

With a growing flock, Corvus moves to new space in Downtown Crossing

March 2019: Launch of Smart Cyber ExcessTM

Corvus launches our Excess offering, providing the added value of our DLP Reports to all Excess clients

July 2019: Launch of Smart Cargo + CyberTM

Corvus announces the industry's first affirmative Cyber endorsement for Ocean Cargo

August 2019: Launch of Smart Tech E&OTM

Corvus launches Smart Tech E&O, a data-enabled Tech E&O and Cyber Liability policy

January 2020: $32 Million Series B Funding led by Telstra Ventures

Corvus announces $32m investment from new investors Telstra Ventures and Obvious Ventures, with participation from previous investors Bain Capital Ventures, .406 Ventures, and Hudson Structured Capital Management.

May 2020: Kevin Kelley Joins Board of Directors

Kelley most recently served as Vice Chairman, Global Risk Solutions at Liberty Mutual Insurance following the company's 2017 acquisition of Ironshore Inc., where he was CEO.

June 2020: Launch of Corvus Enterprise

Under the leadership of VP of Enterprise, Jocelyn Getson, we developed our newest offering aimed at scaling cyber insurance for integration partners.

December 2020: $100m APRR

Corvus exited 2020 at $100M annual premium run rate, capping off a year that was marked by accelerated growth for the company.

Our Investors and Directors

    Matt Harris

    Matt Harris

    Partner, Bain Capital Ventures
    Ellen Rubin

    Ellen Rubin

    CEO & Co-founder, ClearSky Data
    Liam Donohue

    Liam Donohue

    Founding Managing Partner, .406 Ventures
    Marcus Bartram

    Marcus Bartram

    Partner, Telstra Ventures
    Vikas Singhal

    Vikas Singhal

    Partner, Hudson Structured Capital Management
    Graham Brooks

    Graham Brooks

    Partner, .406 Ventures
    Vishal Vasishth

    Vishal Vasishth

    Managing Director, Obvious Ventures
    Kevin McLoughlin

    Kevin McLoughlin

    Co-founder, MTech Capital
    Kevin Kelley

    Kevin Kelley

    Vice Chair of Global Risk Solutions, Liberty Mutual Insurance

    Our Partners

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    Getting its name from Ted Williams’ 1941 batting average, .406 ventures is a Boston-based investment firm specializing in early-stage technology companies.

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    Based in Boston, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading multi-asset alternative investment firms with offices on four continents.

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    Crum & Forster is a leading national property and casualty insurer, providing specialty insurance products through their admitted and surplus lines insurance companies.

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    Hudson is a market-leading specialty insurer that offers a wide range of property and casualty insurance products to corporations, professional firms and retailers.

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    Hudson Structured Capital Management is an investment manager that focuses on reinsurance and insurance-linked assets based in Stamford, Connecticut.

    ParnterLogos_InsightPartners

    Insight Partners is a leading global venture capital and private equity firm investing in high-growth technology and software ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries.

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    MTech invests in tech-enabled businesses they believe can transform one or more elements of the insurance industry.

    ParnterLogos_ObviousVentures

    Obvious Ventures brings experience, capital, and focus to startups combining profit and purpose for a better world.

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    Skyward Specialty is a property and casualty insurance holding company with nearly a billion dollars in premium and $2BN in assets.

    ParnterLogos_TelstraVentures

    Telstra Ventures’ mission is to invest in market leading, high growth companies in mobile cloud media and other industries.

    More About Corvus

     

    What's in a Name?

    The story of 'Corvus'

    Founder Phil Edmundson explains the story behind the name of our company and our theme, the corvid family of birds.

     

    Investor Insights

    Graham Brooks, Partner at .406 Ventures

    Graham and Phil share their views on cyber risk, InsurTech, and why .406 Ventures invested in Corvus.

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    Headquarters Contact:

    100 Summer St.
    Boston, MA 02110
    (857) 259-3995
    info@corvusinsurance.com

    Additional offices in:

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