August 18, 2025
Green Shield Risk Solutions, a leader in wildfire risk analytics, mitigation intelligence and insurability solutions, today announced its acquisition of CartoFront, a pioneering insurtech platform simplifying the integration of flood insurance insights into real estate workflows. As part of the acquisition, Jason Harris, former CEO of CartoFront, joins Green Shield’s executive team as Senior Vice President of Channel Partnerships.
The acquisition marks a major step in Green Shield’s mission to solve the growing “insurability crisis” by delivering smart, scalable tools where they’re needed most. It builds on the momentum of Property Guardian InsurAble, Green Shield’s new solution for California realtors, estimates insurability immediately and insurance costs, measures wildfire risk, and offers wildfire mitigation recommendations specific to a selected parcel. Most importantly, InsurAble connects buyers with licensed insurance brokers to secure real, bindable property insurance quotes, helping high-risk deals move forward with clarity. CartoFront’s deep real estate partnerships now accelerate Green Shield’s ability to scale these solutions nationwide.
“This is another meaningful step toward promoting insurability at scale,” said Pat Blandford, Founder & CEO of Green Shield. “This acquisition takes us directly into the real estate space with a wealth of realtor relationships and strategic partners. We’ve built a strong product set around insurability. CartoFront accelerates our growth opportunities by giving us a leading position to support realtors and their clients with access to insurance options that may otherwise be difficult to obtain. Moreover, our AI-powered products recommend wildfire risk mitigation actions unique to a parcel which, if taken, can help improve insurability and reduce premiums.”
“CartoFront is thrilled to join the Green Shield team to leverage our collective skill sets to their fullest potential,” Harris said. “With a meaningful amount of California’s real estate transactions not closing because the buyer can’t find affordable insurance, we are looking forward to applying our data analytics and insurance access to help homeowners economically protect their homes.”
With nearly a decade working within the real estate sector as one of the National Association of Realtors’ portfolio investments, Harris brings a unique blend of strategic leadership, communications, and innovation experience to Green Shield. Prior to CartoFront, he led internal communications at McDonald’s Corporation, translating corporate strategy into operational restaurant execution. He also spearheaded initiatives to attract major global brands like GE and Rolls-Royce to one of President Obama’s Innovation Labs in Chicago.
For more information about Green Shield Risk Solutions visit www.greenshieldrisk.com. For more information about Property Guardian InsurAble, visit https://insurable.propertyguardian.com.
Media Contacts:
Joshua Clifton
Head of Marketing & Communications
Green Shield Risk Solutions & Property Guardian
773-230-1304
joshua.clifton@greenshieldrisk.com
