Overview
iSolvRisk is a risk management education technology startup that applies gamification to transform how individuals and organizations learn, practice, and apply risk management decision-making. Founded in 2021 by Joseph Zaarour during the pandemic, the company was built on the premise that risk education should feel like an experience rather than a lecture.
The platform makes risk management more inclusive and accessible by embedding game mechanics into educational and assessment tools. iSolvRisk targets universities, insurance industry associations, and employers seeking to engage the next generation of risk and insurance professionals -- and measure high-potential talent through competitive, performance-based formats.
After four years and over 4,500 hours of development, iSolvRisk has run 20+ Gauntlet events with a 100% repeat customer rate, demonstrating strong product-market fit with university risk management programs and industry organizations.
Products & Services
The Gauntlet
iSolvRisk's flagship product -- an immersive, team-based gamified risk management competition. Participants face real-world decision challenges, compete in real-time, and reveal their risk thinking under pressure.
Key Features
- Immersive decision challenges simulating real insurance and risk scenarios
- Team-based competition with real-time performance tracking
- High-potential talent identification and benchmarking
- Customizable for universities, conferences, and employer hiring events
Target Users: University risk management programs, insurance carriers and brokers (for recruiting and assessment), industry associations
Rumble
An elevated gamified decision-making experience that transforms static risk education formats into rapid-fire, interactive challenges. Designed for larger audiences and conference settings.
Key Features
- Intuitive rapid-fire gameplay suitable for any audience size
- Customizable and replayable for repeated use
- Interactive format replaces passive lectures and panels
Target Users: Conference organizers, industry associations, employers
Lighthouse (Coming Soon)
A career guidance platform designed to help students discover and navigate pathways to successful risk management careers.
Target Users: University students, early-career insurance professionals
Course Builder (Coming Soon)
A self-service tool enabling educators to build custom, engaging, interactive risk management courses using iSolvRisk's gamification engine.
Target Users: Risk management faculty, corporate training departments
At a Glance
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Massachusetts, USA
- Employees
- 11-50
- Funding
- Bootstrapped
Category & Focus
- Category
- Specialty Solutions
- Subcategories
- Risk Management Education Workforce Development Gamification
- Insurance Verticals
- P&C Commercial
- Target Customers
- Carriers, Agents/Agencies, MGAs/MGUs
Customers
- Michigan State University (RMI Program)
- St. John's University
- University of Colorado Denver
- RISE Leadership Summit
- MRIA (Midwest Risk and Insurance Association)
- InsurTech Hartford
- NAAIA (National African American Insurance Association)
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Last updated: 2026-06-03