Humania and Tour+Med
Seeking individuals and startups in Canada
Help us create an innovative solution
that enhances the travel experience for snowbirds
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Total of $35,000 in cash prizes to be given!
The winners will be chosen by a jury of Humania and Tour+Med
1st place
A cash prize of $20,000
2nd place
A cash prize of $10,000
3rd place
A cash prize of $5,000
About the mandators
Humania Assurance is one of Canada’s oldest and most established life and health insurance companies. For 150 years, their mutual company has been designing accessible insurance solutions (life, disability, critical illness, and travel) for hundreds of thousands of Canadians while maintaining competitive pricing and a simplified process.
To ensure success, they offer a unique client experience by combining innovation with trusted relationships with their partners and a recognized strength in their distribution network.
Tour+Med, a Humania travel division, is a developer, administrator and claims manager specialized in products and services pertaining to travel insurance. They are determined to offer superior quality service and to develop relationships with their clients, risk owners, distribution intermediaries, employees, and suppliers that are based on partnership, education and respect.
Why is this challenge important for Humania & Tour+Med?
It caters directly to:Â
Humania’s Vision:
Create tailor-made insurance solutions to have a positive impact on people’s lives.
Tour+Med’s Corporate Values:
Accessibility:Â Continuously improve methodologies and systems to make their personnel and documents more accessible to their representatives and to the people they insure. Tour+Med will make it easy for them to talk to the right people and obtain clear and simple solutions and answers to their needs and questions.
Partnership: Tour+Med is committed to developing mutually respectful and successful, long term, strategic relationships with their business partners. They will ensure they have the tools, the support, the training and the recognition they deserve to be the best at what they do.
What is Humania & Tour+Med
expecting from the challenge and participants?
Our goal is to foster a sense of community, offer enriching travel experience,
and gain a deeper understanding of the travel habits and needs of our primary travel clientele:
the snowbirds of today and tomorrow.Â
Eligibility Criteria
- Commit to the mandatory workshop dates throughout the competition (1 person per team must attend).
- Agree to the prize allocation and rules if you are one of the 3 winners.
- Accept Humania and Tour+Med’s Intellectual Property Policy during this Innovation Competition.
- Be based in Canada.
- You can register as a whole team or as an individual.
- Final teams submitting proposals must have a maximum of 5 individuals.
- Support in helping you find a team will be offered for those interested/seeking team members.
- For startups: You can register as a startup if you operate a business incorporated in Canada.
- You are not eligible for the competition if:
- You are an employee of Humania Assurance
- You are an employee of Tour+Med
- Were an employee in the past (Between January 1st, 2024, and present day) of either Humania Assurance or Tour+Med
Key dates overview
Please note all sessions are virtual
Launch
Call for applications starts March 26th, 2025.
Deadline
Submit your interest by
May 9th, 11:59pm ET.
Round 1: Workshops & Solutions
From May 15th to July 15th, workshops and office hours will take place to better understand the challenge and participants will submit their solution proposals by July 15th.
Semi-Finals: Workshops & Solutions
From July 31st to Oct. 15th, a number of teams will move on to the semi-finals. Further workshops and office hours will be offered. Participants must submit their solutions by Oct. 15th.
Prizes
& Next Steps
10 finalists will be selected to pitch in front of a Humania & Tour+Med jury on November 4th. A 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place winners cash prize will be awarded.
Ready to solve this challenge?
Deadline to apply is May 9th, 11:59pm EST.
Unsure about applying and want to connect? Reach out to us at [email protected].
Calendar Overview Breakdown
Round 1 (May-July)
May 15th | 5pm-6:30pm EST
Introduction to Humania & Tour+Med *mandatory*
May 20th | 12pm-1pm EST
Forming a team
*optional*
May 27th | 5pm-6:30pm EST
Industry Validation Networking *mandatory*
June 5th | 5pm-6pm
Technology Development *mandatory*
June 18th | 5pm-6:30pm EST
Technology Industry Validation *mandatory*
July 3rd | 12pm-1pm EST
Working Sessions / Office Hours *optional*
July 15th | By 11:59pm EST
Deadline
to submit submissions
July 31st
Selected teams notified by email to move on to the Semi-Finals.
Round 2: Semi-Finals & Finals (August-November)
August
Office hours with Humania & Tour+Med *mandatory*
Sept. 9th | 12pm-1pm EST
To be determined
*mandatory*
Sept. 17th | 5pm-6pm EST
Technology related workshop *mandatory*
Sept. 24th | 5pm-6:30pm
Industry Validation Networking *mandatory*
October 3rd | 12pm-1pm EST
Office hours with Humania & Tour+Med *mandatory*
October 8th | 12pm-1pm EST
Pitch Practice with FC
*optional*
October 15th | Time TBD
Semi-Finalists submit their solutions and 10 finalists chosen
Nov. 4th-8th
Final Presentations and 3 winners announced Nov. 20th.
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