Partner Stories: Meet Megan from the University of Toronto
Meet Megan Whitehead-Douglas, Assistant Manager, Employer Relations & Career Development at the University of Toronto…
At Cookhouse Labs, we believe that innovation is created at its best through an open collaborative model with peers and partners in the financial services industry.
Therefore, Cookhouse Labs was created to be a collaborative space for our global community of financial services organizations such as insurance, pension, banking and investment as well as related startups, vendors, and academia to come together to solve industry problems. We aim to do so through our various innovation projects, which encourage co-creation and open innovation to generate new business models to tackle current and future challenges in the financial services industry.
This methodology combined with a global and diverse team of insurance and functional experts ensures that every day at the lab is a new and meaningful experience for our community members. Here are some tasters on what it’s like innovating inside a Cookhouse Labs’ test kitchen.
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Our global startup network and pitch events allows you to connect with an international pool of FinTech and InsurTech startups and up-and-comers that can add value and digitally transform your business.
Be the first to discover and invest in innovative new ideas and business solutions from entrepreneurs
Watch and listen to exciting pitches from our selection of startups sharing their solutions
Learn new innovative ways to enhance your current processes, productivity and customer experience
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Powered by Cookhouse Labs, Tastemakers is a
free community-led innovation platform that brings together industry experts and enthusiasts to collaborate on big ideas and tackle global challenges in the financial services industry.
You have the choice to decide whether to participate on individual challenges by contributing ideas where and when you want to. Tastemakers is the Gig Economy for financial services.
Participate in challenges and experience up close how ideas become reality. Help the financial services industry to take the next step in the right direction towards innovation.
A Challenge is a worldwide brainstorm to produce the next big idea. Learn a new skill or gain new knowledge. Innovate faster and better to help solve the toughest problems. Help shape the future of the financial services industry.
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Innovation Platform
Stay up to date with the latest FinTech and InsurTech trends,
hear valuable insights from industry trailblazers, and up-and-comers.
Learn from experts in various fields and how they have addressed thorny problems,
and what lessons they’ve learned along the way.
What if you could optimize your customers’ post-operative timeline to ensure they recover as planned?
What if you could strengthen direct sales and services channels as well as bundle insurance products to add more value for your customers — all in one place?
What if you could offer your customers an easy way to organize and manage an overwhelming amount of paperwork while cutting your own costs along the way?
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Join over 100 industry organizations around the globe and begin your collaboration and co-creation journey with us today!
Financial Services Organizations:
ACG
ADAC
Ageas
AIG
Allstate Canada
Alte Leipziger
Ameritas
Aon
Applied Systems
Argus Group
Aseguradora Solidaria de Colombia
Aviva
AXA XL
Bank of Communications China
Barents Re
BCAA (The British Columbia Automobile Association)
Beneplan
Besurance
BrokerLink
Bryson Insurance
Canada Life
CAA Insurance
Caldwell Roach Insurance
CCV Insurance & Financial
The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group
The Co-operators
The Co-operators Group
Dalton Timmis Insurance
Economical Insurance
EFU Life Assurance Ltd
Equitable Life of Canada
FSRAO
Foresters Financial Services
Global Seguros de Vida S.A.
Gore Mutual Insurance
Gothaer
Guy Carpenter
GVV Kommunal Versicherung VVaG
Hannover Re
HDI
Helvetia
HSB Canada
HSBC
HUB International
Inmedical Paraguay
Intact
IRB Brasil Re
Josslin Insurance
Legal & General
M2O Insurance Brokers
Manulife Financial Corporation
Marsh & McLeannan Companies
MI Broker
MIG Insurance
MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Munich Re Group
Nationale Nederlanden
Pacific Life Re
PartnerRe
PolicyMe
Previsora Seguros
PrimeService Insurance
RBC Insurance
Reale Mutua
Reinsurance Group of America
Roland Assistance
Royal & Sun Alliance Canada
SCOR
Seguros Atlas
Seguros Mundial
Soka Bau
Solunion Seguros
Sovereign Insurance
SSQ Assurance
Sterling Insurance Group
Sun Life Financial
Swiss Mobiliar
TD Insurance
Toyota Financial Services
TW Insurance Brokers
VitalityLife
Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co
Westland Insurance
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Acturis
adesso
Apple
Ariaa
AskBrian
Atutus
Ayala Consult
BentallGreenOak
Blakes
Blinkin
Botfriends
The Burnie Group
Canada Health Infoway
CFOai
Complero
CoverGo
Cryptiv
Culpass
Dan Pollack Law
Dot Health
Draivn B.V.
easysend
elite
Emil Group
EY
FinTLV
Fjuul
General Assembly
General Motors
Goal Craft
Highline Beta
Hinounou
HYLA mobile Reconsidered
IBM
Insurance Canada
Insurance Institute Canada
InsurLab Germany
Jauntin
Konfuzio
KPMG
Liber Health
Lilipad Consulting
Maslo
McConville Omni
memoresa
Micruity
Minnosphere
MixCare Health
MokanTech
MotionsCloud
msg
Parloa
Patzo
Portfoplus
PsyMood
R3 Company
ROE Solutions
SAP
SAS
SaveMoney
Scanbo
Sehat Kahani
Sleeep
SortSpoke
Spearhead
Stabl
Survenus
TickFresh
Twingz
University of Applied Science Wurzburg-Schweinfurt
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
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Meet Megan Whitehead-Douglas, Assistant Manager, Employer Relations & Career Development at the University of Toronto…
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We also offer intro sessions that provide financial services professionals with the opportunity to experience our Cookhouse Labs methodology and a sneak peek at what it’s like to co-create and collaborate with our global community. If you are not a Cookhouse Labs member and are interested in finding out more, check out our membership benefits!