kWh Analytics hires Property Insurance team

SAN FRANCISCO – kWh Analytics has expanded its team to establish an innovative property insurance product for renewable energy assets with the addition of two experienced insurance professionals. Issac McLean joins as the Head of Property and Darryl Harding joins as Senior Underwriter.

“As documented in our 2021 Solar Risk Assessment report, the renewable energy property insurance industry has significant room for growth in understanding and underwriting risks for this asset class. Our new team will allow kWh Analytics to offer a new, data-driven Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance line that underwrites risk using real data from over 30% of the US operating fleet, the world’s largest database of operating assets.” said Richard Matsui, Chief Executive Officer. “Isaac and Darryl will expand our capabilities to meet the needs of the solar community, while cementing kWh Analytics’ ability to achieve its goal of Insuring the Energy Transition”

Isaac McLean joined kWh Analytics from ICAT Managers, where he served as a Senior Product Manager. In this role, he led the development and launch of several successful insurance products and teams, including multiple P&C programs. Previous to ICAT Managers, Isaac worked at Safeco as a claims examiner and product analyst. Isaac brings over 18 years of experience in insurance, underwriting, sales, marketing, and product development. 

Darryl Harding joined kWh Analytics from Hartford Steam Boiler, a Munich Re company, where he served as a Senior Production Underwriter and supported the development of their Solar Property and Shortfall product lines. Prior to his role at Hartford Steam Boiler, he served as an underwriter for commercial lines at The Hartford. Darryl has over 10 years of experience underwriting insurance products and collaborating with brokers to find innovative solutions for insureds.  

For more information on the kWh Analytics team, visit https://www.kwhanalytics.com/.