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×4Isaac: together at Farmers Insurance
Isaac: together at Sana Benefits
About
Isaac Espinoza is Chief Executive Officer of Kettle, an AI-enabled wildfire insurer. He brings over 20 years of experience in (re)insurance, having held senior positions in strategy, investing, insurtech, actuarial, underwriting, and capital modeling. He holds fellowships from the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries, and is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
Chief Executive Officer at Kettle
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Kettle's investors · 9
Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2021Anthemis VentureNew York · $500K – $7M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2021Fluent VenturesMill Valley · $250K – $2M checksHomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks · since 2021Inspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checksLOWERCARBONJackson · $1M – $50M checksLowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021True VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Kettle
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Son LeChief Technology Officer
Experience
- KettleChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentCayman Islands
- Root Inc.Strategy & Reinsurance2020 — 2024
- LeapBoard Observer2019 — 2020
- CoterieBoard Observer2019 — 2020
- Cove InsuranceBoard Observer2019 — 2020
- battlefaceBoard Observer2019 — 2020
- Sana BenefitsBoard Observer2018 — 2020
- Greenlight ReInnovations2018 — 2020Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Greenlight ReUnderwriting2013 — 2018Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Greenlight ReActuary2007 — 2013Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Firemans Fund Insurance CompanySenior Actuarial Analyst2004 — 2007Novato, California
- Farmers InsuranceIntern2003Los Angeles, California
Skills & more
Actuarial8Insurance16General Insurance13Reinsurance27Risk Management5Underwriting6Enterprise Risk Management3Casualty Insurance4Solvency II2Financial Risk7Property & Casualty Insurance8Pricing3
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ClaimActuarial ScienceProfessional LiabilityCommercial InsuranceBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsValuationReservingRiskPropertyAnalysis- Executive Data Science Specialization — Coursera Course Certificates
- MAAA — American Academy of Actuaries
- FSA — Society of Actuaries
- FCAS — Casualty Actuarial Society
From Isaac's professional profile.
Colleagues at InsurTech
Aaron Caton
Innovation Program Manager at InsurTech
David Gritz
Co-Founder & Managing Director at InsurTech
Eliza Victorio
Operations Analyst at InsurTech
Julia Ju
Research Analyst at InsurTech
Roi Hansraj
Strategic Advisor at InsurTech
Sankwon Tony Lew
General Partner at InsurTech
Sokhiba Mukhitdinova
Investment Principal at InsurTech
Tarun Chopra
Venture Partner at InsurTech
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Isaac Espinoza?
- Isaac Espinoza is Chief Executive Officer of Kettle, an AI-enabled wildfire insurer. He brings over 20 years of experience in (re)insurance, having held senior positions in strategy, investing, insurtech, actuarial, underwriting, and capital modeling. He holds fellowships from the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries, and is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
- Where does Isaac Espinoza work?
- Isaac Espinoza is Chief Executive Officer of Kettle and Venture Partner at InsurTech.
- What companies did Isaac Espinoza found?
- Isaac Espinoza founded Kettle.
- Where did Isaac Espinoza go to school?
- Isaac Espinoza studied at University of California, Riverside (B.S., Computer Science (magna cum laude)); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Managing Teams for Innovation & Success - Executive Program).
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Also worked at Root Inc.12
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