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| name = Converge Insurance
| legal_name = Converge Inc. d/b/a Converge Insurance Service Solutions
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| type = Private — insurtech MGA/program administrator
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| license_type = Surplus lines agency/producer
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| founded = {{Start date and age|2021}}
| headquarter = 26 Broadway, Suite 328, New York, NY 10004
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| insurance_jurisdictions = United States (50 states)
| regulator = State surplus lines regulators (Massachusetts, Texas, Louisiana, and others)
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| shareholders = Forgepoint Capital<br/>QBE Ventures
| key_people = Tom Kang, Chief Executive Officer<br/>Howie Altman, Chief Technology Officer<br/>David Kimmel, Chief Financial Officer<br/>Anthony Dagostino, Founder (former CEO; departed September 2023)
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| customer_segments = Companies up to $1B in gross annual revenue
| lines_of_business = Cyber insurance<br/>Technology errors and omissions<br/>Media liability<br/>Professional liability (announced)
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| products = ConvergeElements<br/>ConvergeConnect<br/>API products
| technology_platform = Proprietary AI-powered underwriting and claims platform
| capacity_providers = QBE North America<br/>Obsidian Insurance Group (backed by reinsurer panel)
| distribution = Wholesale brokers<br/>Select agents and brokers<br/>Technology provider partnerships<br/>API access
| geographic_markets = United States
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| competitors = At-Bay<br/>Coalition<br/>Corvus Insurance<br/>Cowbell<br/>Resilience
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| total_funding = $20,000,000
| last_round = $5,000,000 strategic investment from QBE Ventures, March 2025
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| lead_investors = Forgepoint Capital (Series A)<br/>QBE Ventures (strategic investment)
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| capacity_partner_ratings = QBE North America: A.M. Best "A" (May 5, 2023)
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| footnotes = Converge's broker page describes QBE as "A++"; QBE's own ratings page lists A.M. Best "A" for U.S. entities as of May 5, 2023. Discrepancy noted as a diligence item.
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== Corporate and regulatory profile ==
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== Leadership and governance ==
👤 '''Founder background.''' Anthony Dagostino founded Converge in 2021 and served as its initial
🛡️ '''Functional leadership.''' The senior team includes Ryan Mimmo as Head of Underwriting (formerly at Chubb, Zurich, and Ambridge), Pam Townley as Head of Insurance Product (formerly at AXIS Capital and AIG), John Spiehs as Head of Claims (formerly at AXIS and Swiss Re), Michelle Lopilato as Head of Partnerships (formerly at Hub International, Marsh, and Aon), Aaron Ting as Head of Actuarial (formerly at Munich Re and Sompo International), and Ryan Lecha as Head of Engineering (formerly at Guidewire Software and Cisco).<ref name="converge-about"/>
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== Funding
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| '''Total''' || || style="text-align:right" | '''$20,000,000''' || || style="text-align:right" | '''$20,000,000'''
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📊 '''Investor profile.''' Forgepoint Capital focuses on cybersecurity venture investment, while QBE Ventures framed its investment rationale around API-first, data-led cyber insurance and scalable underwriting discipline, reflecting strategic alignment with carrier capacity ecosystems and cyber analytics.<ref name="converge-series-a"/> Specialist press reported CEO commentary indicating potential plans to close a Series B in 2025, though no confirmed close appeared in reviewed sources.<ref name="reuters-qbe-converge">{{cite web |title=Exclusive: QBE expands Converge partnership with $5 million strategic investment |url=https://www.convergeins.com/blog/qbe-ventures-strengthens-partnership-with-converge-with-usd-5m-strategic-investment/ |publisher=Reuters via TradingView |date=March 2025 |access-date=2026-03-09}}</ref>
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== Products
🔗 '''ConvergeConnect.''' The second product track, ConvergeConnect, provides primary cyber coverage through prequalified technology provider partnerships for companies with up to $750 million in revenue. This channel incorporates a "behind-the-firewall" underwriting data access concept, where partner-provided security telemetry informs risk selection.<ref name="qbe-converge-launch"/>
📈 '''Appetite expansion.''' A subsequent capacity agreement with Obsidian Insurance Group extended the underwriting appetite across ConvergeElements, ConvergeConnect, and API products to companies with up to $1 billion in revenue.<ref name="converge-obsidian">{{cite web |title=Converge Secures Underwriting Capacity from Obsidian for Companies up to $1B in Revenue |url=https://www.convergeins.com/blog/converge-secures-underwriting-capacity-from-obsidian-for-companies-up-to-1b-in-revenue |publisher=Converge Insurance |date=5 February 2025 |access-date=2026-03-09}}</ref> The company's Open Market website program targets companies with up to $300 million in gross annual revenues and can include Technology E&O or Media Liability coverage on a primary or excess basis.<ref name="converge-website"/>
⚙️ '''Technology-enabled underwriting.''' Converge and QBE describe a proprietary technology platform that ingests applications, external system scans, and other data sources alongside underwriting and claims workspaces, portals, and analytics tools to accelerate the underwriting process.<ref name="qbe-converge-launch"/> The company describes the platform as "AI-powered" and claims ongoing automation expansion across the insurance lifecycle, including underwriting workflow automation and claims servicing.<ref name="converge-brokers"/>
🔍 '''Coverage scope.''' Public sources do not include published policy wordings or coverage schedules. The company references ransomware and cyber extortion coverage at a high level, and notes the inclusion of Technology E&O and Media Liability in certain programs.<ref name="converge-website"/> Converge discloses claim-reporting channels including a dedicated first-notice-of-loss email and an emergency assistance phone number, but does not publicly identify forensic, legal, or notification vendors.<ref name="converge-brokers"/>
🆕 '''Product expansion.''' Beyond core cyber, the company website describes additional lines and modules for Technology and Media coverage, with Professional Liability listed as "Coming Soon," signaling an intent to broaden into adjacent professional lines exposures.<ref name="converge-website"/>
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🛡️ '''vCISO support.''' Converge markets direct, unlimited access to expert cyber practitioners as a virtual chief information security officer service bundled with its insurance offerings.<ref name="converge-brokers"/>
📝 '''Incident response planning.''' Policyholders receive a free incident response plan aligned with National Institute of Standards and Technology guidance and fully integrated with the claims process.<ref name="converge-brokers"/>
🔎 '''Risk remediation roadmap.''' The company provides a tailored risk report that includes risk scores applied to coverages, remediation recommendations, vulnerabilities detected through network perimeter monitoring, leaked credentials identified via dark web monitoring, and access to preferred cybersecurity vendor partners.<ref name="converge-brokers"/>
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🏪 '''Broker-led model.''' Broker distribution is central to Converge's go-to-market strategy. The company delivers cyber risk coverage through broker-partners across the United States, and its Obsidian capacity announcement specifically frames the value proposition toward wholesale brokers.<ref name="converge-about"/><ref name="converge-obsidian"/> QBE's program launch referenced select agents and brokers for ConvergeElements and technology provider partnerships for ConvergeConnect.<ref name="qbe-converge-launch"/>
💻 '''API-enabled access.''' Converge describes API products that give brokers direct access to cyber coverage and claims-management capabilities, consistent with an API-enabled distribution and servicing strategy.<ref name="converge-obsidian"/>
🌎 '''Geographic scope.''' All operations are U.S.-based, with nationwide service across 50 states. The company maintains physical offices in New York City and San Francisco, and no non-U.S. market entries appear in reviewed materials.<ref name="converge-brokers"/><ref name="converge-contact"/>
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== Capacity and strategic partnerships ==
🏦 '''Primary capacity provider.''' QBE North America serves as the primary disclosed capacity provider, having launched a cyber insurance program with Converge as MGA and program administrator.<ref name="qbe-converge-launch"/> Converge's broker page describes QBE as its "A++" rated primary capacity provider; however, QBE's own ratings page lists the A.M. Best rating for U.S. entities as "A" as of May 5, 2023, creating a noted discrepancy.<ref name="converge-brokers"/><ref name="qbe-ratings">{{cite web |title=QBE ratings information |url=https://www.qbe.com/us/about-qbe/qbe-ratings-information |publisher=QBE North America |access-date=2026-03-09}}</ref>
🏗️ '''Additional capacity.''' Converge secured underwriting capacity from Obsidian Insurance Group, supported by a panel of reinsurers, extending coverage across ConvergeElements, ConvergeConnect, and API products and enabling the expansion to companies with up to $1 billion in revenue.<ref name="converge-obsidian"/>
📊 '''Analytics partner.''' CyberCube's Portfolio Manager platform, Single Point of Failure Intelligence module, and Attritional Loss Model were integrated into Converge's proprietary technology ecosystem to enhance underwriting capabilities.<ref name="bw-cybercube"/>
🔐 '''Cybersecurity ecosystem.''' SolCyber announced a partnership with Converge to redefine cyber insurance for the mid-market segment, supporting a security-provider distribution and service ecosystem around the MGA's insurance offerings.<ref name="solcyber-pr">{{cite web |title=SolCyber Transforms Cyber Insurance for the Mid-Market with Converge |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/solcyber-transforms-cyber-insurance-for-the-mid-market-with-converge-301606434.html |publisher=PR Newswire |date=16 August 2022 |access-date=2026-03-09}}</ref>
🔗 '''AXA connection.''' The sole identified AXA link is the talent flow associated with founder Anthony Dagostino, who joined AXA XL after departing Converge. No evidence of capacity, reinsurance, or equity investment from AXA entities (including AXA Venture Partners and Kamet) appeared in reviewed materials.<ref name="axaxl-dagostino"/><ref name="converge-series-a"/>
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== Competitive positioning
🔒 '''Distribution lock-in.''' The ConvergeConnect construct, which embeds technology-provider partnerships that supply underwriting data access, combined with API product integrations, suggests elevated switching costs for participants with deep data-sharing and workflow integrations in place.<ref name="qbe-converge-launch"/>
🏢 '''Talent strategy.''' Leadership recruitment draws from established carriers, brokers, and reinsurers including Chubb, Zurich, AXIS Capital, AIG, Swiss Re, Munich Re, Marsh, and Aon, reinforcing an underwriting-first organizational identity.<ref name="converge-about"/>
📐 '''Peer context.''' Converge operates alongside a broad peer set of cyber insurtech MGAs and underwriting agencies including At-Bay, Coalition, Corvus Insurance, Cowbell, Resilience, Baobab Insurance, BOXX Insurance, Cogitanda, Elpha Secure, Emergence Insurance, Evolve MGA, Eye Security, Measured Analytics and Insurance, Onda, Stoïk, and others.<ref name="qbe-converge-launch"/>
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== Risk factors ==
⚠️ '''Capacity dependency.''' Converge relies on QBE North America as its primary capacity provider, augmented by Obsidian and a reinsurer panel. Multi-party capacity structures are not fully disclosed, and renewal terms represent a key watch item for business continuity.<ref name="qbe-converge-launch"/>
📑 '''Regulatory compliance.''' Surplus lines and producer agency listings across multiple state jurisdictions create ongoing compliance obligations. Maintaining licenses, appointments, and surplus lines filing procedures is operationally material for sustained market access.<ref name="mass-surplus"/>
🌐 '''Systemic cyber risk.''' Converge employs portfolio analytics and risk modeling tools, including CyberCube integrations, to manage aggregation risk. The efficacy of accumulation management cannot be independently validated from public disclosures.<ref name="bw-cybercube"/>
🔧 '''Services execution.''' The value proposition of embedded vCISO support, NIST-aligned incident response plans, and risk remediation roadmaps depends on service delivery quality and scalability, neither of which is externally benchmarkable from available sources.<ref name="converge-brokers"/>
💸 '''Profitability trajectory.''' The CTO appointment announcement explicitly emphasized scaling the platform "to support profitability," implying profitability remains an active strategic priority rather than an achieved state.<ref name="converge-cto"/>
👤 '''Key-person concentration.''' The founder-linked transition from Dagostino to the Kang-led executive structure demonstrates organizational maturity but also highlights key-person concentration typical of early-stage MGAs.<ref name="insurer-kang-ceo"/>
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== Strategy and outlook ==
🧭 '''Strategic pillars.''' Converge communicates three central strategic priorities: an underwriting-first, adversary-focused approach built on a proprietary data ecosystem; API-first distribution and data-led underwriting capabilities; and expansion of capacity and appetite to the $1 billion revenue segment paired with claims-process optimization investment.<ref name="bw-cybercube"/><ref name="qbe-ventures-invested"/><ref name="qbe-ventures-investment"/>
🚀 '''Growth trajectory.''' The company has progressively expanded its underwriting appetite from an initial $100 million revenue ceiling at launch through $750 million via ConvergeConnect to $1 billion following the Obsidian capacity agreement and QBE Ventures strategic investment.<ref name="qbe-converge-launch"/><ref name="converge-obsidian"/><ref name="qbe-ventures-investment"/>
📅 '''SOC 2 compliance.''' Converge achieved SOC 2 Type I compliance by December 31, 2025, representing a point-in-time attestation over the design of its internal controls.<ref name="converge-soc2">{{cite web |title=Converge has achieved SOC 2 Type I compliance |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/convergeinsurance_converge-has-achieved-soc-2-type-i-compliance-activity-7415394613127200768-OA3h |publisher=Converge Insurance via LinkedIn |date=December 2025 |access-date=2026-03-09}}</ref>
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== Company timeline ==
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== See also ==
* [[Cyber insurtech MGAs and underwriting agencies]]
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