Pillar Technologies wins first RIMS InsurTech competition
Pillar Technologies competed against five other up-and-coming insurance technologies.
During the recent RIMS 2019 Annual Conference and Exhibition, Pillar Technologies was announced as the winner of the inaugural RIMS Tech competition. Pillar Technologies competed against five other up-and-coming insurance technologies presented by the following exhibitors: Aclaimant, Chronwell, Cybernance, Maptycs and TrustLayer.
The judging panel for the inaugural competition included:
- Barry Dillard, director, risk strategies, insurance and compliance at Walt Disney World Resorts
- Alan Gier, global director, corporate risk management & insurance at General Motors Company
- Anja Rittling, risk manager at Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.
- Lori Seidenberg, ARM, global director real assets insurance at BlackRock
- Liz Walker, director, enterprise risk & global insurance at Groupon
Led by CEO Alex Schwarzkopf, the Pillar Technologies team presented its award-winning solution that delivers real-time data regarding eight different environmental metrics for construction managers.
“We recognized that the technologies available to organizations that keep people and property safe were lagging. Our sensors act like a nervous system for a site and are allowing businesses to reduce losses and improve safety on jobs all across the country,” Schwarzkopf said in a statement. “Winning RIMS inaugural InsurTech competition is an honor and we look forward to being a part of next year’s conference in Denver.
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