What we do.
Finlex is an inspiring team of experts, thought leaders and talents. We create products that are more competitive, more individual and easier to use. Our masterpiece: the Finlex platform for commercial & industrial insurance.
We are a tech-Enabled Scale-up in commercial and industrial insurance with a focus on specialty lines (financial lines). We are ready to provide you with advisory support, drawing on our expert knowledge and extensive international network. Our online marketplace also offers customized special concepts as well as an extensive knowledge database.
Our ecosystem combines the core areas of IT and business. For insurers, the Finlex platform enables automated underwriting – robo underwriting – for financial lines products and access to the leading industry brokers in Germany. We are headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, with hubs in Barcelona, Berlin, Düsseldorf, the Palatinate, Essen, Paris and Vienna.
The Finlex platform provides a digital infrastructure, improving your workflows. easy. excellent. digital.
How we work.
We live an open corporate culture. Interdisciplinary, highly specialized, and with a focus on young talents.
At Finlex, we constantly remain at the forefront of developments. Together, we create an innovative, intelligent and efficient service platform to improve your workflows. The tough market conditions we are currently facing pose challenges for all players and increase the administrative burden, especially in the context of underwriting.
Who we are.
130 employees, 20 nationalities, 7 locations, one platform combined in our Finlex ecosystem. Join us and work in a dynamic, international and solution-oriented environment.
We want you to get to know all of us - but let's first begin with some of us.
Sebastian Klapper
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Sebastian’s passion is to inspire his audience – be it with his contributions, keynotes or talks. In addition to the vision and strategic development, he is also responsible for People & Culture, Finance and the Commercial department covering Sales, Account Management, Marketing & Communication and Business Development.
Tomasz Kosecki
Chief Platform Officer (CPO)
Tomasz is responsible for the Finlex platform and the areas of data, platform product management, business analytics and UX/UI. Numbers, codes, software solutions and always a pinch of dry humor characterize him.
Christian Reddig
Chief Insurance Officer (CIO)
Christian is the living source of reference for product know-how and product development. As CIO, he is responsible for the areas of Cyber, Management Liability, Insurer Management and Claims.
Sabine Sander
Non-Executive Director
Sabine offers comprehensive advice on all strategic and operational aspects of Cyber insurance and beyond. She has the right answer to every question.
Dr. Sven Erichsen
Non-Executive Director
Sven manages key accounts and is responsible for the continuous development of the Cyber portfolio. He is passionate about managing customer projects, including complex tenders and claims.
Milad Rezazadeh
Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
Milad is responsible for our centerpiece – he manages all processes running behind the scenes of the platform. He is specialized in codes and tailor-made software solutions, which form the backbone of our technology.
Andrea Kotter
Vice President Cyber
Andrea is a proven expert in the Cyber market. With her cross-functional team, she is committed to combining specialist Cyber expertise with Finlex’s technological solutions.
Patrick Schüler
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Patrick is responsible for the Finlex numerical universe. He is in charge of Finance, Accounting & Controlling.
Beata Drenker
Beata heads the Management Liability division at Finlex and plays a key role in serving brokers ever-more effectively and offering them innovative solutions in this ever-changing industry.
Pascal Ouvrard
Pascal is responsible for Europe, Operations and the Customer Desk at Finlex. He ensures smooth day-to-day operations and makes sure that our customer-oriented services run efficiently, also in Austria.
Maren Omsels
Maren is responsible for the entire employee cycle and always has an open ear for all Finlexers. Together with her team, she pursues the ambitious goal of creating a positive work environment and further developing the corporate culture.
Our Mission: We enable the financial lines market to achieve successful broking by delivering technology and expertise to our customer.
Our Vision: Become the beacon in all disciplines of the financial lines market.
Philosophy.
Teamwork &
personal responsibility
Due to our open collaboration and flat hierarchies, we highly value initiative and own ideas.
Innovation & expertise
As a tech-driven scale-up, we always have our finger at the pulse of time and are constantly developing ourselves and our products.
Transparency & quality
We stand for maximum market transparency at the highest level throughout the entire processes, producing measurable sales success.
It always seems impossible until it’s done. Our story.
2015
Incorporation – Finlex starts as a special insurance financial lines broker with the notion of creating a transparent marketplace.
2016
Go-live of the first platform version. Launch of own product range with D&O.
2017
First Smart technology prototype. Network expansions to include IPOs and the product range with Cyber.
2018
Go-live Smart Cyber and Smart D&O up to 100 million Euro in client sales.
2019
A first for industrial insurance platforms – automated underwriting function and invoicing. Headquarters established in Frankfurt.
2020
Optimized renewal and portfolio function. Expansion of the Barcelona and Palatinate offices.
2021
Expansion of fully automated Smart Cyber and Smart D&O up to 200 million Euro in client sales. New offices in Dusseldorf and Berlin. Series A: 8 million investment – award as Scale-up with enormous growth potential.
2022
Go-live of the new platform version. New Finlex brand profile. European expansion with start in Vienna.
…to be continued!
2023
New features like the individual product landing pages and the Cyber Fast Lane. Further steps towards internationalisation
2024
Cyber ecosystem is expanded with Finlex Partner Marketplace and Finlex PartnerGuard. New product: personal D&O insurance.
Our way to the future.
Where we work.
Frankfurt.
HQ
Düsseldorf.
Berlin.
Essen.
Vienna.
Barcelona.
Paris.
Anywhere.
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