The Creators
Neoinsured was founded by three insurance leaders in the insurance industry, each with more than two decades of experience.
Marcos Steiner
Head of Finance
Marcus Steiner was born in 1974. Steiner has more than two decades of experience working in insurance in Switzerland and servicing clients across Europe, including time at Swiss Life Group, a leading provider of life insurance, pensions, and financial solutions for Europe, along with other leading companies. When he is not working to develop new offerings at Neoinsured he enjoys traveling in his boat to explore new islands in distant corners of the world.
Raphael Ferrer
Head of IT
Raphael Ferrer, born in 1980, has more than 20 years of experience in information technology development and implementation. He has worked for major companies in the industry such as Allianz, where he was a service manager. He has extensive experience in the fields of development, databases, site architecture, and user experience. When he is not developing new blockchain technologies, you can find him reading, taking long walks in nature, or traveling around the world.
Ali Tuygu
Head of Sales
Ali Tuygu, born in 1974, has more than 20 years of experience in the world of insurance, and has worked with leaders in the industry such as Zurich Insurance Group and SWICA, the Winterthur, Switzerland-based company which offers health insurance. He has years of experience in fields like development, claims adjusting, and negotiations. When he is not working to grow Neoinsured, he enjoys traveling and spending time with his family.
André Wolke
Blockchain Expert
André Wolke is the CEO & Co-founder of Validity Labs, an expert in the field that educates executives, lawyers, regulators and developers in understanding smart contracts and blockchain technology. After a rich and varied career overseeing technical projects at the likes of Credit Suisse, Pfizer, NHS and IBM, André turned from the corporate world to focus entirely on the emerging technical space. In 2014 he founded the Blockchain Meetup Switzerland to support a growing community of like minded people. When Ethereum launched, André recognized the potential of the new technology and decided to make it the focus of his new endeavours. In 2015 he co-founded Validity Labs, a blockchain education firm based in Switzerland with the goal of bringing distributed ledger technology to the masses with workshops and seminars aimed at both business decision-makers and developers. In keeping with his focus on education, André also helped founded the Blockchain and Internet of Things School (BIOTS), a university-level student program run in cooperation with the chair of computational social science of ETH Zurich as well as various industry partners. BIOTS has become the largest academic hackathon with 285 students attending in 2018 from 11 countries. Since 2019 it became an integral event at ETH Zurich called BETH. He is a member of the advisory board of the Swiss LegalTech Association and with growing interest in blockchain and DLT in particular, André has used his expertise and connections in the legal and technical world to provide guidance and leadership to a range of projects. He continues building forward thinking solutions for a future distributed economy.