The Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA), a Des Moines, Iowa-based business accelerator focused on fostering innovation in the insurance industry, is pleased to announce the seventh cohort will launch on January 19 with seven InsurTech companies virtually joining the accelerator’s annual 100-day program.

Traditionally conducted in Des Moines, Iowa, the GIA went virtual with six weeks to go in the 2020 program, creating a unique, yet still immersive, experience for the 2020 cohort. The resulting virtual program actively engaged startup founders and mentors who stepped up for meetings, coaching, and networking, and actually created more opportunities for cohort teams than originally planned.