ABOUT
We built the Digital Exchange commercial insurance was missing.
Brokers and carriers run on it. DeX ai is the intelligence inside, sharper with every risk that moves through.
WHY BOLD PENGUIN
Built by the people who know the work.
Brokers and carriers built this platform with us. Every capability in it answers a problem the market handed us directly. We started at the submission, because that is where they told us it breaks.
The Digital Exchange carries the risk. DeX ai moves it.
Submission data
Submissions arrive incomplete, inconsistent, and in incompatible formats. Without a single source of truth, every submission requires manual correction before it can move.
Market fit
Market Intelligence reads carrier appetite as it moves. Market Access puts the risk in front of the carriers ready to write it.
Ready to quote
The inputs are assembled before the quote conversation starts, which means less rework and fewer trips back to the applicant.
“We build software and experiences for our partners to grow intelligently in commercial insurance; supporting the dreamers, risk-takers and creators that power the economy. We seek to be a vibrant, diverse and inclusive workplace, where success comes from creating and problem-solving as a team, allowing us to invest more deeply into our people and into innovating for our partners.”
LEADERSHIP
Meet the team.
Our leadership team brings together insurance expertise and technology depth. Building a digital risk exchange requires both.
Peter Settel
President and CEO
Leads the company’s strategic and technological direction, overseeing innovation, platform development, and partner growth initiatives.
Lakshan De Silva
EVP, Chief Data & Technology Officer
Leads all aspects of technology and data, spanning the re-engineering of the core Bold Penguin platform, the architecting of the company's fundamental operating model, and ensuring the go-to-market can scale.
Nicole Farley
SVP, Chief Insurance Officer
Accelerates growth and scale of Bold Penguin's wholesale agency operations, leading end-to-end management of enterprise partner and carrier relationships.
Brenda Koenig
SVP, Chief Partnership & Solutions Officer
Strategically aligns enterprise partners' key strategies and growth goals to products, solutions, and bespoke partners-specific opportunities
Freddy Montano
SVP, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Leads the finance and administrative engine accountable for the company's capital efficiency, talent density, and operating speed.
Jay Patel
Chief of Staff & Head of Strategy
Leads corporate development activities to strategically position Bold Penguin for its next phases of growth.
Cheri Trites-Versluis
VP, Chief Product Executive
Leads product, marketing, and go-to-market for Bold Penguin, bringing the DeX ai intelligence layer into the Digital Exchange and the systems agents and carriers work in.
Nilesh Dambe
VP, Chief AI Underwriting Executive
Leads the developement of advance AI capabilities and data strategies that power next-generation commercial insurance workflows.
Joe Aquilino
VP, Chief Delivery Executive
Ensures the successful execution and expansion of strategic enterprise partner solutions, serving as a bridge between partner needs and product evolution.
Aditya Uppukonduru
VP, Chief Engineering Executive
Builds and leads the teams and systems powering Bold Penguin's next chapter leading the charge on agentic AI and carrier integrations.
OUR PRINCIPLES
The principles behind every decision we make.
We move fast without cutting corners. We take risks without being reckless. And we hold ourselves to the same standard of precision we ask of the data we process.
Be agile.
We evolve to serve the needs of our customers.
Be diverse.
We optimize outcomes by embracing all perspectives.
Be authentic.
We align our actions with our ideas and values.
Be present.
We are mindful and aware of the impact of our decisions.
Be Bold.
We challenge the status quo to power the future of insurance.
Bring what you know. Build what comes next.
Underwriters, brokers, claims leaders, engineers, and data scientists work on the same problems here. If you want your experience in the product rather than in the requirements doc, we should talk.