# Kevin Stein

> Kevin Stein is the CEO and cofounder of Delos Insurance Solutions, a San Francisco insurtech MGA that writes homeowners insurance for wildfire-exposed California properties that mainstream carriers refuse. A Bay Area native and aerospace engineer who once sold satellites at SSL/Maxar, Stein co-founded Delos in 2017 with Shanna McIntyre to apply satellite imagery, geospatial AI, and wildfire science to a problem the rest of the market treats as uninsurable. Delos accepts roughly two-thirds of the homes the standard market declines, and Stein reports it has never insured a home that later burned. He moonlights as a bassist and songwriter.

- **Role:** CEO and Cofounder at Delos Insurance Solutions
- **Organizations:** Delos Insurance Solutions, Delos Space, SSL (Maxar / Space Systems Loral), Pumpkin
- **From:** San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, M.A., Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Delos Insurance Solutions, an MGA writing property insurance for wildfire-exposed homes, Delos named Program InsurTech of the Year by The Insurer, Reports Delos has not insured a home that later burned across four fire seasons, with 90-95% accuracy in exposure analysis

## Career timeline

- **pre-2017** — Mechanical systems engineer at Space Systems/Loral (SSL), designing spacecraft and managing over $50 million in satellite sales
- **2017** — Co-founded Delos Insurance Solutions in San Francisco with Shanna McIntyre to underwrite wildfire-exposed California homes
- **2024-10** — Closed a Series A round (about $9 million); total funding reported around $22.56 million
- **2025-01** — Issued public statement during the Southern California wildfires; cited Delos models for predicting risk areas

## Achievements

- Co-founded Delos Insurance Solutions, an MGA writing property insurance for wildfire-exposed homes
- Delos named Program InsurTech of the Year by The Insurer
- Reports Delos has not insured a home that later burned across four fire seasons, with 90-95% accuracy in exposure analysis
- Built a model accepting roughly 65% of homes the primary market declines for wildfire risk
- Partnered with Spatial Informatics Group, an environmental think tank of 100+ academics, to co-develop wildfire modeling

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Delos issued a public statement on the California wildfires; Stein cited the company's models for predicting affected risk areas.
- **2024-10** — Delos closed a Series A round of roughly $9 million.

## Links

- Website: https://getdelos.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-stein-6186726

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Last updated: 2026-06-11