The foundation for the future of insurance
About Noldor
Noldor combines the creative horsepower of Silicon Valley with the expertise of insurance. Technology is enabling a new future of deepened partnerships through openness and transparency. And Noldor is leading the way.
What separates the best from the rest when it comes to insurtech?
Placement, policies, portfolios, prospecting? All important factors, but how about something a little more powerful?
Noldor’s insurtech enablement tools foster a future of openness and transparency. Giving back the power of the pen to people and creating unparalleled partnerships in the process.
Say goodbye to in-house MGA reporting for good. Noldor delivers turnkey, API information to MGAs. We’ll handle the processing, so you can focus on analyzing.
The future of insurance is here
For too long the industry hasn’t been able to differentiate between the best and the rest, but for the first time, technology is enabling a new future where partnerships are deepened through openness and transparency and are repaid in kind.
Discover NoldorScott Quiana
Chief Executive Officer
Scott is a results-driven business executive with expertise in startups, growth stage companies and building global enterprises that fuel long-term growth. Having started his career as an underwriter in commercial risk, and applying that to several early stage companies including RMS and Unqork. Scott brings with him a depth of knowledge to insurance and technology.
Fun fact: Known to never back down from a challenge - Scott cycled across the entire country, unassisted, in 48 days
John Horneff
Advisor
John is Noldor’s Founder, and original brains behind the operation! John has a successful startup space track record in the Fintech and Insurtech industries. John's background includes two private exits, as well as another two organizations that were unicorns.
Fun fact: As an avid animal lover, John has been running with the bulls in Spain about a dozen times. His last attempt landed him with 18 stitches!
Elana Goldfrank
Chief Commercial Officer
As Noldor's Chief Commercial Officer, Elana works across our entire team to clear the runway for business growth. Her diverse background encompasses positions in software product strategy and management, business architecture, and technical operations at companies ranging from seed stage to Fortune 100.
Fun fact: Elana jumped off the Airbourne training tower at Fort Benning...as a civilian!
Aimee Cardwell
Fractional Chief Information Officer
Aimee is a dynamic and visionary leader known for her transformative expertise in technology, cybersecurity and product strategy. Honored as one of the Top 100 Executive Women in Tech to Watch in 2023, Aimee combines strategic systems thinking with deep technical expertise and security acumen to facilitate rapid business expansion.
Fun Fact: Aimee and her husband David share a passion for vintage sportscars, enjoying driving tours and rallies that ignite their love for the open road!
Ryan Buzzanca
Head of Engineering
As Noldor’s Head of Engineering, Ryan brings with him a wealth of experience in scaling remote engineering teams at startups across the insurance industry. Ryan’s passion for engineering can be seen in his dynamic approach of uniting technical excellence with strategic vision.
Fun fact: When he's not busy coding, Ryan loves to unwind with some Legos!
Flavia Stanton
Head of People
Flavia is our Technical Recruiter aka "people person". She has a successful track record of recruiting for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 firms on the agency side. Here at Noldor she assists with the recruitment & onboarding of new hires and runs point overseeing internal People Operations.
Fun fact: Flavia actually spoke Italian before English!
Rose Seed
Product Manager
Ting Chang
Software Engineer
Ting is a Backend Developer who designs and develops Noldor’s backend features. Having spent a large chunk of her career specializing in the Insurance space, Ting brings a vast knowledge of the underwriting space, as well as her strong technical skills to our team.
Fun fact: Based out of Washington state, Ting is a huge fan of the Seattle Seahawks!
John O'Farrell
Software Engineer
John is a Software Engineer responsible for Noldor’s backend solutions. A UPenn graduate, John brings a background of working to help modernize the relationship between Insurance Firms & Agents.
Fun fact: Upon his next successful exit, John’s future retirement hobbies will include making music and writing!
Josh Newman
Software Engineer
Josh is a Backend Developer who is responsible for transforming raw data into actionable insights in Noldor's data pipeline. As a recent Vanderbilt graduate, Josh has been eager to use his B.S. in computer science to redefine how Insurance does data.
Fun fact: A fan of ingenuity, Josh’s secret talent is his ability to create a fire using only a bow-drill!
Andrew Hostetler
Software Engineer
Andrew is a Software Engineer at Noldor with a strong background in the InsurTech space. His natural curiosity pushes him to dive into the ins and outs of the systems he works on, always eager to learn and improve.
Fun fact: When the time comes, Andrew aspires to fill his time in retirement with hobbies that include traveling and laying out by the water!
Stephen Dragoni
Business Data Analyst
Stephen is a Business Data Analyst at Noldor, and has brought with him a wealth of knowledge from his experience in the Insurance space. His specialities include: reinsurance underwriting, as well as catastrophe analysis using AIR and RMS models.
Fun fact: Stephen’s secret talent is that he traces artwork onto his family’s lunch bags every day
Aigerim Ayatkyzy
Business Data Analyst
Having recently received her Master’s in Management and Systems from NYU, Aigerim has joined Noldor as a Data Analyst and is excited to apply her experience to empower insurance professionals.
Fun fact: In her free time one of Aigerim’s favorite things to do for fun is salsa dancing!
Less time processing, more time analyzing
Today, the insurance industry spends far too much time processing data. Time that could be better used analyzing data to generate meaningful insights. Noldor remedies this by providing direct access to the most robust program data available—enabling turnkey access to program data without the added headache.
Discover NoldorWhat
Drives Us
Noldor redefines how the insurance industry does data. Our mission is to empower the best MGAs with devoted capacity through trusted brokers.
Noldor helps MGAs aggregate, normalize and report program information to their business partners via a robust suite of APIs. We roll our sleeves up, and handle all system integration work, giving us access to higher value problems that deliver meaningful value and reduce execution risk to our MGA partners.
Looking to learn more about Noldor and what we can do for you? Get in touch!