INSURING EMERGING COMPANIES

Insuring Emerging Companies – KEH Insurance Agency has the experience necessary to advise our clients and build the insurance programs to properly address the risks that are uniquely associated with emerging companies.

Emerging Companies –  Emerging companies are high-growth businesses operating in rapidly evolving markets, often introducing novel products, services or technologies.  They often own intellectual property and are likely to raise money to commercialize their products.   Many of these companies face regulatory challenges, possibly have to run clinical trials and invest millions of dollars before ever generating any revenue.   

Why Choosing a Qualified Insurance Broker Matters:

Rather than simply quoting policies we are committed to building insurance programs for our clients.  A comprehensive program is built to address the unique risks associated with emerging companies.  A broker needs to not only understand your business but they need to have the relationships with insurance companies to help build the most comprehensive coverage available and properly support you if a claim occurs.   

Some of the Insurance coverage associated with Emerging Companies:

• Transactional / Reps & Warranties 
• Directors & Officers 
• Clinical Trials 
• Intellectual Property Insurance
• Products Liability
• Cyber Liability

Leading our Emerging Markets Practice:
Steve Kantor, Executive Vice President, is the Leader of our Emerging and Growth-Stage Companies practice.  Steve has extensive experience working with both founders and investors of innovative companies.

• Technology Leaders of the Delaware Valley –  Steven is the Founder/Chair of this group that has been meeting for 18 years.    Bringing together investors and founders of tech companies, members have met monthly in the Philadelphia market to learn from each other to help build their companies.   
• Life Sciences Collaborative – This group has been meeting for over ten years with chapters in Boston, Princeton and Philadelphia.   Members gather monthly to talk about the challenges of investing in, building and growing life sciences companies.   Steve is the co-founder and is the leader of this organization. 
• Innovators and Investors – this group has been meeting for over three years.  It is industry agnostic but members share the common experience of having built and sold at least one company.   All members are experienced and accredited investors.   Steve is the Founder and Chair.  

Ideal Clients & Focus Areas

• Venture Capital & Private Equity Funds
• Family Offices and Angel Investors
• Venture-backed Founders and Board Members
• Intellectual property-based companies
• Technology and life sciences companies (medical device, therapeutics, nutraceuticals, highly regulated companies)
• Manufacturers and Distributors

Industry Focus

• High Tech
• Medical Devices
• Biotech