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    Who are the most influential voices in Insurtech?

    Updated October 23, 2026

    Key takeaway

    Matteo Carbone is the strongest shared leading choice, but the engines disagree on the full ranking: Nico Laqua and Spiros Margaris also take first place. Their stated support comes mainly from influencer lists and insurance leadership credentials. The sourced answers overlap on InsurTechNews, while Gemini and Copilot also cite The Industry Leaders. Copilot supplies supporting credentials in connected insurance, technology leadership and investment; ChatGPT offers no reasoning.

    Where they differ

    Who ranks first

      Which kinds of influence receive emphasis

        Adherence to the names-only request

          Disagreement (1)

          Who is the most influential Insurtech voice

          Verdict

          Copilot and Gemini put Matteo Carbone first and Google AI Mode ranks him second, so he is the most backed name. ChatGPT dissents and leads with Nigel Walsh and Spiros Margaris.

          What engines actually searched

          The sub-queries each engine actually searched before answering.

          Cited, but not mentioned

          10 sites cite this answer without naming anyone

          Full responses

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          ChatGPT181 characters · October 6, 2026
          1. Spiros Margaris
          2. Sabine VanderLinden
          3. Matteo Carbone
          4. Nigel Walsh
          5. Caribou Honig
          6. Daniel Schreiber
          7. Shai Wininger
          8. Jean-Charles Samuelian
          9. Alex Timm
          10. Varun Dua
          Gemini logo Gemini2,784 characters · October 6, 2026

          Here are the top 10 individual people ranked as the most influential voices in Insurtech, ordered from most to least influential based on industry impact, thought leadership, research contributions, and global outreach:

          1. Matteo Carbone Top Insurance & Risk Leaders of 2026 - The Industry Leaders

          2. Nigel Walsh Top Insurance & Risk Leaders of 2026 - The Industry Leaders

          3. Sabine VanderLinden Top Insurance & Risk Leaders of 2026 - The Industry Leaders

          4. Roger Peverelli Top Insurance & Risk Leaders of 2026 - The Industry Leaders

          5. Spiros Margaris Top Insurance & Risk Leaders of 2026 - The Industry Leaders

          6. Denise Garth Top Insurance & Risk Leaders of 2026 - The Industry Leaders

          7. Caribou Honig Top Insurance & Risk Leaders of 2026 - The Industry Leaders

          8. Daniel Schreiber The #50insurtech online influencer list - InsurTechNews

          9. Robin Kiera Top 10 LinkedIn insurtech influencers 2023

          10. Hugh Terry Top 10 LinkedIn insurtech influencers 2023

          Google AI Mode786 characters · October 6, 2026

          Based on the InsurTechNews 50 Influencers rankings, here are the top 10 most influential individual voices and leaders in the Insurtech space, ordered from most to least influential: InsurTechNews | Insurtech 50 Influencers

          1. Nico Laqua
          2. Matteo Carbone
          3. Timofei Vasilevskii
          4. Daniel Schreiber
          5. Emily Yuan
          6. Jean-Charles Samuelian
          7. Sabine VanderLinden
          8. Varun Dua
          9. Alex Timm
          10. Florian Graillot Top 15 Insurtech Influencers on Twitter in 2026

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          Perplexity189 characters · October 23, 2026
          1. Nico Laqua
          2. Matteo Carbone
          3. Timofei Vasilevskii
          4. Daniel Schreiber
          5. Emily Yuan
          6. Jean-Charles Samuelian
          7. Florian Graillot
          8. Spiros Margaris
          9. Andreas Staub
          10. Mike Quindazzi
          Copilot logo Copilot1,297 characters · October 6, 2026

          Here’s a ranked list of the Top 10 most influential voices in Insurtech (2025), based on industry recognition and leadership impact:

          🏆 Top 10 Insurtech Influencers

          1. David Goaté – Co-Founder & Chief Architect, Marshmallow

          2. Guy Goldstein – CEO & Co-Founder, Next Insurance

          3. Ian Drysdale – CEO, One Inc

          4. Peter Colis – CEO & Co-Founder, Ethos Life

          5. Joachim Müller – CEO, wefox

          6. Sofie Quidenus-Wahlforss – Founder & CEO, omni:us

          7. Joshua Motta – CEO & Co-Founder, Coalition, Inc.

          8. Jeff Hitchens – COO, GradGuard

          9. Wayne Slavin – CEO & Co-Founder, Sure, Inc.

          10. Sean Harper – CEO & Co-Founder, Kin Insurance The Top 25 InsurTech Executives of 2025 | The Financial Technology Report

          These individuals are consistently recognized as the most influential leaders shaping Insurtech today, driving innovation in embedded insurance, AI-driven underwriting, digital distribution, and cyber risk coverage.

          Would you like me to also break down why each of these 10 is influential (their specific contributions and impact areas), so you can see what makes them stand out?