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Hugues Bertin

Hugues Bertin – CEO and Founder of Digital Insurance LATAM

Hugues Bertin is the CEO and Founder of Digital Insurance LatAm, a consulting firm focused on innovation and digital transformation within the Latin American insurtech ecosystem. He is also a Partner at HCS Capital, a venture capital firm dedicated to insurtech, cybersecurity, and fintech sectors in Latin America, the US, and Israel.

Bertin holds significant roles in various industry associations, including the Insurtech Alliance of the Pacific and the Colombian Insurtech Association.

I have been running Insurance and Finance sector since 1998 in various positions (Consultant, Insurtech Investor, Professor, Actuary, Experienced Chief financial and risk officer, Digital Sponsor, Broker, Sales manager), 5 firms (BNPParibas Cardif, Mercer, PwC, Digital Insurance LatAm, HCS Capital) and in 2 continents: Europe and LatinAmerica

Additionally, he serves on the Advisory Board for InsureTech Connect (ITC) and manages The Digital Insurer Academy for Latin America. His background in actuarial science and extensive experience in the insurance industry spans over two decades across Europe and Latin America.

Throughout his career, Bertin has led numerous initiatives to promote technological advancements and innovation in insurance. His leadership and strategic insights have positioned him as a key influencer in the Latin American insurtech space.

  • Graduated as an actuary, with three decades of experience in the insurance industry, I specialize in propelling the insurance sector in the world to come by providing strategic guidance and innovative solutions for the Latin American insurance sector.
  • Consulting: Offering strategic insights and advisory services for insurance executive committee to drive sustainable growth by readjusting strategies, redefining purpose, and embracing transformative technologies.
  • Investment: Leveraging my connections (500+ insurtechs) to facilitate investment, corporate venture capital initiatives and acquisitions within the LatAm insurance sector.
  • Training: Empowering executive committees and leaders through customized insurance training programs that enhance digital literacy, foster innovation, and equip professionals with skills to thrive in the evolving insurance landscape, in partnership with The-Digital-Insurer.
  • Speaker: Private and Public Speaker about 10 trend topics in innovative insurance
  • Publications: Publisher of “Latam Insurtech Journey,” providing a comprehensive study on the Latin American insurtech ecosystem (100.000 + views), offering invaluable insights, trends, and analysis shaping the industry’s future, including more exhaustive insurtech maps in LatAm
  • Conference: Creator of the renowned “Insurtech Latam Forum” uniting over 2.000+ digital and physical attendees annually, fostering industry innovation, idea exchange, and valuable connections. I am also an advisory board member of ITC Vegas, the event known as the world’s largest gathering of insurance innovation with over 10,000 attendees.
  • Non-profit contribution: Latam Coordinador for the AIP (Insurtech Alliance of Pacific = 40% of Latam Insurtech) and Director and Co-Founder of InsurteChile and of AIC (Insurtech Association of Colombia)
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