QIC Group, Deloitte and Google Cloud to organise Mena’s first 'InsurTech Hackathon'

Qatar is gearing up to host InsurHack MENA, the first ‘InsurTech Hackathon’ in the Mena region organised by Qatar Insurance Group (QIC Group) together with Deloitte, Google Cloud, and QIC Digital Venture Partner (QIC DVP), the venture builder arm of QIC Group.InsurHack MENA is scheduled to take place virtually on June 5 and 6, giving the flexibility for participants to join from any part of the world. The hackathon calls upon teams and start-ups across pre-seed, seed and Series A stages from the Mena, SEA regions and Europe to join the event. Following the two-day online event, some 15 participants will be shortlisted out of 50 and will proceed to a one-week mentorship phase. The final six “best” teams selected, will be invited to a demo day in Doha on June 23 during the InsurTech Summit in Doha. The hackathon is also organised in partnership with Anthemis – the world’s leading InsurTech Venture Capital, Prifina – a leading personal data platform in Silicon Valley and Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), the go-to commercial hub between east and west.“Topics tackled by the hackathon are rooted in today’s challenges. The turmoil and uncertainty in 2020 created an exponential need to adapt to changing customer needs in the insurance sector. Insurance innovation and its value chain digitisation are starting to gain strong momentum. Therefore, InsurHack MENA is on a mission to unlock better customer experiences in the mobility and health insurance verticals and is looking for new value propositions and solutions in big tech analytics, AI/ML, behavioural economics and conversational AI,” said Salem al-Mannai, Group CEO, QIC Group. Deliverables will be judged on the quality of the problem statement fit, the level of innovation, the solution feasibility in the Mena region and the team composition. The judging panel is composed of industry experts, technologists, Mena experts, entrepreneurs and executives from QIC, Deloitte, Google Cloud, Anthemis, Prifina among other organisations.The top three solutions selected by the judges will be rewarded with an opportunity to co-build a solution in the Mena region with the support of regional market leaders such as QIC, Deloitte, Google Cloud and other key market players, and will secure a potential investment opportunity by QIC. The winner will also have the opportunity to attend the world’s leading InsurTech conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, with an exclusive pitch and investment opportunity to Anthemis, the world's leading InsurTech Venture Capital.