Barry Karfunkel

STRATEGIC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Insurance

Barry is the founder of AdirVentures, an insurance focused startup incubator and venture capital firm. Adir partners with entrepreneurs by providing them access to a highly experienced, insurance focused senior management team to assist them in building their company. Adir’s area of expertise is leveraging its superior technology and analytic capabilities to provide portfolio companies with a strategic advantage.

Prior to founding Adir, Barry was CEO of National General Insurance (NGHC), a multiline insurance carrier. National General leveraged its superior technology and analytics to experience industry leading growth rates and margins, growing from ~ $1B in 2013 to over $5B in 2020 before selling to Allstate in a $4B transaction.