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INSURLAB GERMANY AT A GLANCE
Driving transformation and innovation in the insurance industry
InsurLab Germany is the pioneering industry initiative for innovation and transformation in the insurance industry. As the InsurTech competence center in Cologne within the Digital Hub Initiative "de:hub" of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, it is the platform for networking insurers, start-ups & scale-ups, technology providers, science and service providers in order to actively shape and sustainably develop the future of the industry.
This includes tapping into new technologies and relevant future trends at an early stage. The InsurLab provides targeted impetus for transformation challenges and enables a structured exchange and targeted knowledge transfer between different industry perspectives. Valuable resources, practical formats and a pronounced hands-on character also create the basis for jointly developing and testing new solutions and successfully putting them into practice. The association now has 92 members, including well-known insurers, universities, leading service providers and start-ups and scale-ups.
Member companies in total
Match-making initiated in 2024
Newly acquired members in 2024
Initiated cooperations in 2024
Insurance among the members
Alumni in the Collaborator program
Pre-qualified start-ups & scale-ups
National & international partners
Our team
DR. PHILIPP JOHANNES NOLTE
Managing Director
As Managing Director, Philipp is responsible for the strategic development of our ecosystem and member and partner network as well as the operational management of InsurLab Germany.
+49 (0) 171 3329377
Manuel Brack
Senior Program Manager
Manuel comes from Zurich and has a strong focus on our insurance community. With his expertise, he is responsible for key account management for various insurance members as well as for meetings with interested parties to attract new members. He is also in charge of the InsurLab Academy and designs various of our formats.
+49 (0) 221 986529-20
SEBASTIAN BRÜCK
Senior Program Manager
Sebastian primarily supports us in maintaining and expanding our network and start-up ecosystem. He is also responsible for our Collaborator program, among other things.
+49 221 986529-22
THOMAS KUCKELKORN
Senior Manager Kommunikation, Marketing & Events
Thomas manages the marketing activities and is the main contact person for communication topics and public relations.
+49 (0) 221 986529-20
ILKA LÜTZ-WALZOG
Senior Back Office Manager
Ilka is InsurLab employee from the very beginning and responsible for all activities and tasks in the back office.
+49 (0) 221 986529-10
DR. ROBERT RICHSTEIN
Program Manager
Robert supports the team in the area of Program Management. In this context, he mainly takes care of the expansion and management of our start-up ecosystem and investor network as well as our international activities.
+49 (0) 221 98652933
Lilli Sprung
Junior Program Manager
Lilli joins us from AXA. She looks after key accounts from the tech and consulting sectors and supports the further expansion of our network. She is also responsible for lead management and the further development of our topic groups and is in charge of lead coordination, organizational support and evaluation of the masterclasses.
+49 (0) 221 986529-20
ANNA MAYER
Dual Student Communication, Marketing and Events
Anna has been studying communication and PR in the dual Bachelor program since 2023 and supports us in the area of communication, marketing and events.
+49 (0) 221 986529-20
BILLE
Chief Woof Officer (CWO)
Bille is the top ball fetching officer of our industry initiative and Ilka's "right paw". As the head cuddling officer, she also plays a key role in ensuring a good atmosphere in the team and a positive sense of well-being throughout the InsurLab "woof-fice".
+49 (0) 221 986529-10
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DR. PHILIPP JOHANNES NOLTE
Managing Director
As Managing Director, Philipp is responsible for the strategic development of our ecosystem and member and partner network as well as the operational management of InsurLab Germany.
+49 (0) 171 3329377
philipp.nolte@insurlab-germany.com
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SEBASTIAN BRÜCK
Senior Program Manager
In his role as Senior Program Manager, Sebastian primarily supports the management and further expansion of our network and start-up ecosystem. In this role, he is also responsible for our Collaborator program, among other things.
+49 221 986529-22
sebastian.brueck@insurlab-germany.com
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THOMAS KUCKELKORN
Senior Manager Marketing, CommuniCation & Events
Thomas manages the marketing activities of InsurLab Germany and is the main contact for all internal and external communication topics as well as the public relations work of our industry initiative.
+49 (0) 221 986529-20
thomas.kuckelkorn@insurlab-germany.com
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ILKA LÜTZ-WALZOG
Senior Back Office Manager
Ilka is InsurLab employee from the very beginning and responsible for all activities and tasks in the back office.
+49 (0) 221 986529-10
Ilka.luetz-walzog@insurlab-germany.com
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DR. ROBERT RICHSTEIN
Program Manager
Robert supports the team in the area of Program Management. In this context, he mainly takes care of the expansion and management of our start-up ecosystem and investor network as well as our international activities.
+49 (0) 221 98652933
robert.richstein@insurlab-germany.com
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MANUEL BRACK
Senior Program Manager
Manuel comes from Zurich and has a strong focus on our insurance community. With his expertise, he is responsible for key account management for various insurance members as well as for meetings with interested parties to attract new members. He is also in charge of the InsurLab Academy and designs various of our formats.
+49 (0) 221 986529- 20
manuel.brack@insurlab-germany.com
LinkedIn
LILLI SPRUNG
Junior Program Manager
Lilli joins us from AXA. She looks after key accounts from the tech and consulting sectors and supports the further expansion of our network. She is also responsible for lead management and the further development of our topic groups and is in charge of lead coordination, organizational support and evaluation of the masterclasses.
+49 (0) 221 986529-20
lilli.sprung@insurlab-germany.com
LinkedIn
ANNA MAYER
Dual Student Communication, Marketing & Events
Anna has been studying communication and PR in the dual Bachelor program since 2023 and supports us in the area of communication, marketing and events.
+49 (0) 221 986529-20
anna.mayer@insurlab-germany.com
LinkedIn
BILLE
Chief Woof Officer (CWO)
Bille is the top ball fetching officer of our industry initiative and Ilka's "right paw". As the senior cuddle officer, she also plays a key role in ensuring a good mood in the team and a positive sense of well-being throughout the InsurLab "woof-fice".
+49 (0) 221 986529-10
connect@insurlab-germany.com
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Board
InsurLab Germany e.V. is chaired by a ten-member board of experts from the German insurance industry. With the election on April 27, 2022, the board is composed as follows.
Dr. Patrick Dahmen | Chairman
Senior Advisor Insurance & InsurTech, docent University of St. Gallen
Dr. Arne Barinka
Board member of RheinLand Holding AG
Udo Wilcsek | Treasurer
Board member of ALH
Prof. Dr. Torsten Oletzky
Professor at TH Cologne
Katharina Stecher
Member of the Management Board of GVV Versicherungen
Carlo Ulbrich
Co-Founder & CSO of Nect GmbH
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board acted as a task force for the founding of InsurLab Germany and was responsible for the development and character of the initiative. To this day, the Advisory Board is an important part of the initiative and actively contributes to the success of the association.
Dr. Henning Frommer
Project Lead Digital at BarmeniaGothaer
Thorsten Kocherscheidt
Group Director & Global Practice Head Financial Sector at Mercuri Urval
Prof. Dr. Rainer Minz
Rectorate Representative for Alumni, Fundraising & Transfer at the University of Cologne
Sten Nahrgang
Founder and CFO Experts 4 Insurance
Dr. Frank Obermaier
Head of Business Development at KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderung
Stefan Riedel
Board member of codecentric AG
Prof. Dr. Gunther Schwarz
Managing Partner at Schwarz & Pfeiffer Executive Advisory Partners GmbH
Dr. Andrea van Aubel
Board member insurance sector at msg
Rudolf van Megen
Managing Director of TECH Beteiligungen GmbH
Prof. Dr. Michaele Völler
Professor at TH Cologne
We are an official training service provider
InsurLab Germany e.V. was founded as part of the initiative well advised certified as an educational service provider.
