2022 Hartford Bootcamps

The city of Hartford, Connecticut has deep roots in technological innovation dating back to the U.S. industrial revolution around the turn of the century. The Connecticut River Valley, where Hartford sits, was perfectly outfitted for water-powered production, which led many manufacturers to set up headquarters along with it. One of the most prominent manufacturers in Hartford was Samuel Colt, an arms manufacturer, who leveraged innovative manufacturing techniques such as the assembly line and the use of interchangeable parts. From there, the manufacturing industry of Hartford developed and diversified, becoming a production hotspot for typewriters, bicycles, and hardware.

With such a prominent industrial presence, there came a demand for insurance to guard against possible production disasters like fires and floods. While the U.S. epicenter of manufacturing has since relocated to the midwestern ‘rust belt,’ Hartford’s insurance industry has continued to boom and the city is now known as the ‘Insurance Capital of the World.’

While it may not sound especially flashy, the insurance industry is often at the forefront of tech innovation, particularly in the fields of data science and fintech. Since insurance companies succeed by calculating risk and making predictions, they work with massive amounts of data. These companies benefit from using tools like machine learning, Python programming, and SQL, that allow them to better manage and read their data.