60 acast.com Insurtech Radio https://www.insurtechradio.com/ en 2021 Insurtech Radio insurtech, fintech, startups insurtech uk, insurtech news, insurtech asia, insurtech accelerator, insurtech awards, insurtech ai Conor Sweetman

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]]> false Conor Sweetman info+6210a9758157f00012360f2c@mg-eu.acast.com 6210a9758157f00012360f2c insurtech-radio https://feeds.simplecast.com/zTBxpBsj episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6210a9758157f00012360f2c/show-cover.jpg https://www.insurtechradio.com/ Insurtech Radio https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6210a9758157f00012360f2c #057 Matthias Naumann, CEO of Companjon #057 Matthias Naumann, CEO of Companjon Wed, 02 Jun 2021 02:00:00 GMT 18:42 7ded6c39-728a-41ea-9008-2b8bddb263bb false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e59 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Today, I am speaking to Matthias Naumann, founder, and CEO of an exciting new insurtech startup called Companjon. full 57 Today, I am speaking to Matthias Naumann, founder, and CEO of an exciting new insurtech startup called Companjon.

 

Matthias and I discuss the development of insurance technology over the last 10 years, what the future looks like for insurtech, and Matthias’ decision to set up the business in Ireland.
 

Matthias' Bio

Matthias Naumann is the CEO of Companjon, Europe's up and coming tech venture that specialising in unique and innovative add-on insurance solutions. Matthias has a wealth of experience in banking, financial services, insurance and digital transformation after spending most of his career at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) primarily in Switzerland. There, he held the role of CEO for more than 8 years where he successfully built and extended the entire footprint of the business, increased company turnover x3, and established a dynamic and growth-oriented culture. His passion for innovation and enhancing digital lifestyles sparked the beginning of Companjon, an idea to bring a powerful business model that is already successful in Asia, to Europe.

 

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Matthias and I discuss the development of insurance technology over the last 10 years, what the future looks like for insurtech, and Matthias’ decision to set up the business in Ireland.
 

Matthias' Bio

Matthias Naumann is the CEO of Companjon, Europe's up and coming tech venture that specialising in unique and innovative add-on insurance solutions. Matthias has a wealth of experience in banking, financial services, insurance and digital transformation after spending most of his career at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) primarily in Switzerland. There, he held the role of CEO for more than 8 years where he successfully built and extended the entire footprint of the business, increased company turnover x3, and established a dynamic and growth-oriented culture. His passion for innovation and enhancing digital lifestyles sparked the beginning of Companjon, an idea to bring a powerful business model that is already successful in Asia, to Europe.

 

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]]> <![CDATA[#056 Bill Suneson, CEO & Co-Founder of Bindable]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:23:51 GMT 17:29 a7c775d4-0b00-4905-8954-616d58353f1e false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e5a 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Bill Suneson is the co-founder and CEO of Bindable. full 56 This month I am delighted to welcome Bill Suneson, the co-founder and CEO of Bindable.

 

Bindable helps brands who want to distribute insurance products and help insurance companies to streamline their affinity and alternative distribution channels.

 

We talk about how Bindable works with brands and carriers, about what's happening in the Affinity market more generally, and about the entry of big tech into insurance.

 

Please enjoy!

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]]> This month I am delighted to welcome Bill Suneson, the co-founder and CEO of Bindable.

 

Bindable helps brands who want to distribute insurance products and help insurance companies to streamline their affinity and alternative distribution channels.

 

We talk about how Bindable works with brands and carriers, about what's happening in the Affinity market more generally, and about the entry of big tech into insurance.

 

Please enjoy!

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]]> #054 Laura Drabik, Chief Evangelist at Guidewire #054 Laura Drabik, Chief Evangelist at Guidewire Tue, 23 Feb 2021 20:45:40 GMT 16:53 f94b7761-6ab4-4856-b74c-002b081f41aa false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e5b 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Laura Drabik is Chief Evangelist at Guidewire. full 55
Guidewire are one of the largest software providers to the insurance industry. Over 400 P&C carriers use the Guidewire platform to engage, innovate and grow efficiently. 

Laura has been with Guidewire since 2006, first as Director of Business Transformation, and now working as Chief Evangelist. 

In 2019, Laura was named to Insurance Business America’s “Elite Women 2019” list, and she’s also one of the winners of the Silicon Valley Business Journal “Women of Influence” award for 2019.

Please enjoy!

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Guidewire are one of the largest software providers to the insurance industry. Over 400 P&C carriers use the Guidewire platform to engage, innovate and grow efficiently. 

Laura has been with Guidewire since 2006, first as Director of Business Transformation, and now working as Chief Evangelist. 

In 2019, Laura was named to Insurance Business America’s “Elite Women 2019” list, and she’s also one of the winners of the Silicon Valley Business Journal “Women of Influence” award for 2019.

Please enjoy!

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]]> #053 Jay Weintraub - Taking InsureTech Connect into the Virtual Wold #053 Jay Weintraub - Taking InsureTech Connect into the Virtual Wold Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:33:50 GMT 19:13 cb360af6-5935-4cc7-909d-5d7d942bbdfa false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e5c 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Jay Weintraub is the CEO and co-founder of InsureTech Connect. full 53 Jay Weintraub, the CEO and co-founder of InsureTech Connect. 

InsureTech Connect (ITC) is the world’s largest insurtech event. Every year since it's inception, ITC has taken place in Las Vegas. But this year, Jay and his team have had to completely rethink how create the same experience in a virtual environment. 

Jay and I speak about how he met his co-founder, Caribou Honig and how they set up the first ITC event; we also talk about the business of conferences and what it takes to create a successful event. Please enjoy.

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]]> Jay Weintraub, the CEO and co-founder of InsureTech Connect. 

InsureTech Connect (ITC) is the world’s largest insurtech event. Every year since it's inception, ITC has taken place in Las Vegas. But this year, Jay and his team have had to completely rethink how create the same experience in a virtual environment. 

Jay and I speak about how he met his co-founder, Caribou Honig and how they set up the first ITC event; we also talk about the business of conferences and what it takes to create a successful event. Please enjoy.

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]]> #052 Energetic Insurance - Creating a New Insurance Market in the Solar Energy Sector #052 Energetic Insurance - Creating a New Insurance Market in the Solar Energy Sector Wed, 14 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT 23:20 eb97ec08-208c-46f7-81bc-f90670336dbf false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e5d 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 52
Energetic Insurance have created a first-of- its-kind credit insurance policy covering payment default risk on commercial solar energy projects..

Now if that sounds like a mouth-full, don't worry because all will be explained...

What really impressed me about Energetic is how the business was born out of an unsolved problem in the solar energy section. As they went to figure this out, they realised that insurance was probably the most appropriate solution. 

In our conversation, we talk about how Energetic are creating real value for their customers, and about the challenges of getting capacity for a brand new underwriting concept...

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Energetic Insurance have created a first-of- its-kind credit insurance policy covering payment default risk on commercial solar energy projects..

Now if that sounds like a mouth-full, don't worry because all will be explained...

What really impressed me about Energetic is how the business was born out of an unsolved problem in the solar energy section. As they went to figure this out, they realised that insurance was probably the most appropriate solution. 

In our conversation, we talk about how Energetic are creating real value for their customers, and about the challenges of getting capacity for a brand new underwriting concept...

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]]> <![CDATA[#051 Patrick Kosmützky, Hannover Re - Creating the "App Store" of Insurance Innovation... hr | equarium]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT 20:32 9c97c98e-712a-4fd3-998a-29709f73782e false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e5e 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 51 My guest this week is Patrick Kosmützky of Hannover Re. Patrick is a Senior Actuary at Hannover Re. His is responsible for Hanover’s global Life and Health pricing methodology. In addition to that, he is also lead the development and launch of Hannover's hr | equarium platform. 

 

hr | equarium is Hannover Re’s online platform for connecting providers of innovative solutions  with insurance companies around the world.
 

In this episode, we tell the story of hr|equarium and how it went from idea to reality. We also talk about innovation more broadly and Patrick provides  practical tips about how to successfully execute internal innovation in large organisations.

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]]> My guest this week is Patrick Kosmützky of Hannover Re. Patrick is a Senior Actuary at Hannover Re. His is responsible for Hanover’s global Life and Health pricing methodology. In addition to that, he is also lead the development and launch of Hannover's hr | equarium platform. 

 

hr | equarium is Hannover Re’s online platform for connecting providers of innovative solutions  with insurance companies around the world.
 

In this episode, we tell the story of hr|equarium and how it went from idea to reality. We also talk about innovation more broadly and Patrick provides  practical tips about how to successfully execute internal innovation in large organisations.

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]]> #050 Ogie Sheehy: RegTech, ViClarity and the Kingdom #050 Ogie Sheehy: RegTech, ViClarity and the Kingdom Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:19:52 GMT 19:53 fef5a5ab-c0e1-4885-baa3-d68eed19e4ca false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e5f 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Ogie Sheehy is the founder and CEO of ViClarity full 50 Ogie Sheehy is the founder and CEO of regtech firm ViClarity. ViClarity is a very impressive business based in Kerry in Ireland. They help many Global Insurers to automate regulatory compliance, vendor management and Solvency II policy management.

I really enjoyed this conversation. As you’ll hear, Ogie is a very engaging storyteller. He tells me about how he transitioned from corporate life at IBM to starting his own business in the middle of a recession.

 

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Ogie's full bio:

 

Ogie Sheehy is the founder and CEO of ViClarity, a company that provide audit, risk and compliance solutions to Financial and Healthcare organisations. 

Ogie graduated with a primary Degree in Applied Physics and Electronics and embarked on a multinational career spanning over 15 years in companies such as HP, IBM and Dell. 

In 2008 Ogie resigned from corporate life as Director of IT at Dell and set up ViClarity. Ogie has led ViClarity for over twelve years and under his guidance the company has successfully implemented Compliance, Risk Management and audit solutions into some of the largest global organisations in both financial services and healthcare. ViClarity now work with over 50 Global Insurers helping them automate areas such as Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Vendor Management, Solvency II, Policy Management and many other areas.

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]]> Ogie Sheehy is the founder and CEO of regtech firm ViClarity. ViClarity is a very impressive business based in Kerry in Ireland. They help many Global Insurers to automate regulatory compliance, vendor management and Solvency II policy management.

I really enjoyed this conversation. As you’ll hear, Ogie is a very engaging storyteller. He tells me about how he transitioned from corporate life at IBM to starting his own business in the middle of a recession.

 

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Ogie's full bio:

 

Ogie Sheehy is the founder and CEO of ViClarity, a company that provide audit, risk and compliance solutions to Financial and Healthcare organisations. 

Ogie graduated with a primary Degree in Applied Physics and Electronics and embarked on a multinational career spanning over 15 years in companies such as HP, IBM and Dell. 

In 2008 Ogie resigned from corporate life as Director of IT at Dell and set up ViClarity. Ogie has led ViClarity for over twelve years and under his guidance the company has successfully implemented Compliance, Risk Management and audit solutions into some of the largest global organisations in both financial services and healthcare. ViClarity now work with over 50 Global Insurers helping them automate areas such as Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Vendor Management, Solvency II, Policy Management and many other areas.

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]]> #049 Gene Murphy - How Startup Boost Will Help Your Business #049 Gene Murphy - How Startup Boost Will Help Your Business Wed, 16 Sep 2020 04:00:07 GMT 18:30 ffe37fc1-1e3b-4312-aaf4-c947f53372f8 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e60 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Gene Murphy is the Co-Founder Startup Boost a global pre-accelerator program for pre seed startups. full 49 Gene Murphy loves Startups and Entrepreneurs...

 

Gene is the Co-Founder Startup Boost a global pre-accelerator program for pre seed startups and is MD at the NadiFin Fintech Accelerator powered by MiddleGame Ventures.

 

He has also organised, helped or facilitated over 20 Startup Weekends! Previously he was a Co Organiser of Startup Week Dublin, Co-Founder of Startup Ireland and Entrepreneur In Residence at Bank Of Ireland.

 

His passion is working with tech startup entrepreneurs from the glint of an idea in their eye all the way through to their first 12 months of building teams, getting MVP's right, customer development and marketing / customer acquisition and fund raising.

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]]> Gene Murphy loves Startups and Entrepreneurs...

 

Gene is the Co-Founder Startup Boost a global pre-accelerator program for pre seed startups and is MD at the NadiFin Fintech Accelerator powered by MiddleGame Ventures.

 

He has also organised, helped or facilitated over 20 Startup Weekends! Previously he was a Co Organiser of Startup Week Dublin, Co-Founder of Startup Ireland and Entrepreneur In Residence at Bank Of Ireland.

 

His passion is working with tech startup entrepreneurs from the glint of an idea in their eye all the way through to their first 12 months of building teams, getting MVP's right, customer development and marketing / customer acquisition and fund raising.

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]]> #048 - Chris Lee of Exante: How to Pay Claims Before Losses Even Occur... #048 - Chris Lee of Exante: How to Pay Claims Before Losses Even Occur... Wed, 09 Sep 2020 05:00:03 GMT 20:05 c85df1a5-6c5f-4489-b8aa-ba914de1ce92 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e61 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Chris Lee is the CEO and co-founder of Exante. full 48 Today, I'm very excited to welcome my guest Chris Lee.

 

Chris is the CEO and co-founder of Exante. Exante is a parametric insurance start-up that is revolutionising the claims process by paying claims based on forecasts. Exante is focussed on protecting underserved segments in areas that are prone to natural disasters or protecting employees in vulnerable sectors. Exante is backed by Shipyard Technology Ventures, a company-builder based in Dublin. With the support of Shipyard, Exante have built a working proof of concept for a product that gives a $1,000 parametric payout to policy holders up to 3 days before a hurricane landfall aiming to protect the 14m people in Florida without emergency savings.  

 

Chris began his insurance career at Hannover Re and worked as an innovation manager there for four years. He worked on products in different business lines and also assessed opportunities to invest in InsurTechs. He left Hannover Re in 2019 to found Exante with co-founder Aidan Breen.  

 

 

 

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]]> Today, I'm very excited to welcome my guest Chris Lee.

 

Chris is the CEO and co-founder of Exante. Exante is a parametric insurance start-up that is revolutionising the claims process by paying claims based on forecasts. Exante is focussed on protecting underserved segments in areas that are prone to natural disasters or protecting employees in vulnerable sectors. Exante is backed by Shipyard Technology Ventures, a company-builder based in Dublin. With the support of Shipyard, Exante have built a working proof of concept for a product that gives a $1,000 parametric payout to policy holders up to 3 days before a hurricane landfall aiming to protect the 14m people in Florida without emergency savings.  

 

Chris began his insurance career at Hannover Re and worked as an innovation manager there for four years. He worked on products in different business lines and also assessed opportunities to invest in InsurTechs. He left Hannover Re in 2019 to found Exante with co-founder Aidan Breen.  

 

 

 

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]]> #047 Mbulelo Mpofana and Shane Curran from Investsure - New market innovation #047 Mbulelo Mpofana and Shane Curran from Investsure - New market innovation Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:08:43 GMT 19:21 9477ab82-fabe-4527-aae9-f421f402693b false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e62 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 47 This week my guest are Mbulelo Mpofana and Shane Curran from InvestSure.

InvestSure is the world's first insurance product that protects shareholders from losses caused by management fraud and dishonesty. 

Think about the loss as a result Enron in the 2000's; the dozens of companies during the financial crisis; or even  Wirecard in June 2020...  All potentially covered by InvestSure's unique offering.


In our conversation, Mbelelo, Shane and talk about the founding of the company, how they price risk and their plans for the future... 

If you want to find out more about Investsure, you can visit investsure.info. Their email address is info@investsuretech.co.za. You can also find them on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

As always if you like the podcast, please let me know. You can find me on LinkedIn or email conor@insurtechireland.org. 

The next episode of InsurTech Radio will be released on Wednesday September 9th 2020. Speak to you then... 
 

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]]> This week my guest are Mbulelo Mpofana and Shane Curran from InvestSure.

InvestSure is the world's first insurance product that protects shareholders from losses caused by management fraud and dishonesty. 

Think about the loss as a result Enron in the 2000's; the dozens of companies during the financial crisis; or even  Wirecard in June 2020...  All potentially covered by InvestSure's unique offering.


In our conversation, Mbelelo, Shane and talk about the founding of the company, how they price risk and their plans for the future... 

If you want to find out more about Investsure, you can visit investsure.info. Their email address is info@investsuretech.co.za. You can also find them on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

As always if you like the podcast, please let me know. You can find me on LinkedIn or email conor@insurtechireland.org. 

The next episode of InsurTech Radio will be released on Wednesday September 9th 2020. Speak to you then... 
 

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]]> #046 Dr. Robin Kiera of Digital Scouting - Using Tech to Scale the Effects of Good Insurance Salespeople #046 Dr. Robin Kiera of Digital Scouting - Using Tech to Scale the Effects of Good Insurance Salespeople Fri, 14 Aug 2020 06:45:28 GMT 19:33 785316b1-4551-40d0-a99f-418c062cc30e false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e63 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 46 Dr. Robin Kiera, one of the most known insurance experts globally with over 80.000+ Follower on Social Media reaching Millions each month. After a career as insurance agent and in headquarters of insurer, banks and start-ups, Robin founded Digitalscouting, one of the fastest growing insurance consulting firms in European. Digitalscouting specialize in strategy, digital products and scaling sales organizations. 

We speak about how to use technology to scale the effects of good insurance salespeople; how to manage yourself and others remotely; and what Robin would do if he was made CEO of a major insurer...

 

CONNECT WITH ROBIN ONLINE:

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]]> Dr. Robin Kiera, one of the most known insurance experts globally with over 80.000+ Follower on Social Media reaching Millions each month. After a career as insurance agent and in headquarters of insurer, banks and start-ups, Robin founded Digitalscouting, one of the fastest growing insurance consulting firms in European. Digitalscouting specialize in strategy, digital products and scaling sales organizations. 

We speak about how to use technology to scale the effects of good insurance salespeople; how to manage yourself and others remotely; and what Robin would do if he was made CEO of a major insurer...

 

CONNECT WITH ROBIN ONLINE:

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]]> #045 Paul Carroll, Editor-in-Chief of Insurance Thought Leadership - Billion Dollar Lessons: What we can Learn from Failures of the Past #045 Paul Carroll, Editor-in-Chief of Insurance Thought Leadership - Billion Dollar Lessons: What we can Learn from Failures of the Past Wed, 05 Aug 2020 17:08:10 GMT 18:36 2d539844-7993-4341-820c-56d545125062 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e64 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Paul Carroll is Editor-in-Chief of Insurance Thought Leadership full 45 This week, my guest is Paul Carroll, Editor-in-Chief at Insurance Thought Leadership
 

Paul spent 17 years as a reporter and editor at the Wall Street Journal. He was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize and was a finalist in 1996. Now, he is the editor-in-chief at Insurance Thought Leadership, an online publication that champions transformation and change in insurance and risk management. 

We speak about Paul's book, "Billion-Dollar Lessons: What You Can Learn From the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last 25 Years". We also talk about Amazon, Munich Re and the future of the fax machine...

 

CONNECT WITH PAUL ONLINE

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]]> This week, my guest is Paul Carroll, Editor-in-Chief at Insurance Thought Leadership
 

Paul spent 17 years as a reporter and editor at the Wall Street Journal. He was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize and was a finalist in 1996. Now, he is the editor-in-chief at Insurance Thought Leadership, an online publication that champions transformation and change in insurance and risk management. 

We speak about Paul's book, "Billion-Dollar Lessons: What You Can Learn From the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last 25 Years". We also talk about Amazon, Munich Re and the future of the fax machine...

 

CONNECT WITH PAUL ONLINE

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]]> #044 Cal McAllister of the Paper Crane Factory - Creativity is God... #044 Cal McAllister of the Paper Crane Factory - Creativity is God... Tue, 28 Jul 2020 23:10:04 GMT 19:24 f5a7cfb0-39e7-40bf-a12f-d6642f5af3da false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e65 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Cal McAllister is founder of the Seattle-based marketing agency, the Paper Crane Factory. full 44
We talk about problem-solving, brand building and using creativity to fuel your growth. 

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We talk about problem-solving, brand building and using creativity to fuel your growth. 

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]]> <![CDATA[#043 Patrick O'Brien of GreenLight Re - Fostering Innovation in Reinsurance]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:15:11 GMT 19:46 b341cdce-7106-4da3-8ed5-e481cc4f5ea5 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e66 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 43 Patrick O'Brien is CEO of Greenlight Re ireland and also heads up Greenlight Re’s innovation division. 

We speak about how Greenlight partner with Insurtech companies and how to foster intrapreneurship in large organisations.

 

Connect with Patrick on LinkedIn. 

 

Visit Greenlight Re's website. 

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]]> Patrick O'Brien is CEO of Greenlight Re ireland and also heads up Greenlight Re’s innovation division. 

We speak about how Greenlight partner with Insurtech companies and how to foster intrapreneurship in large organisations.

 

Connect with Patrick on LinkedIn. 

 

Visit Greenlight Re's website. 

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]]> #042 Quentin Coole, CEO of Waffle - How Waffle Plan to Challenge the Status Quo... #042 Quentin Coole, CEO of Waffle - How Waffle Plan to Challenge the Status Quo... Wed, 08 Jul 2020 09:50:44 GMT 19:33 dea862e1-c06c-4438-a535-25d9730144b1 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e67 6210a9758157f00012360f2c This week, my guest is Quenten Coolen, the co-founder and CEO of waffle. full 42 This week, my guest is Quentin Coolen, the co-founder and CEO of waffle. 

Quentin isn't your typical insurtech CEO. And Waffle are not your typical insurtech company. They have take the radical step of removing exclusions from their policies and their goal to cover each risk holistically. Quentin and I talk about how that actually works in practice, what it means for customers and what it means for underwriters and capacity providers.

 

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

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]]> This week, my guest is Quentin Coolen, the co-founder and CEO of waffle. 

Quentin isn't your typical insurtech CEO. And Waffle are not your typical insurtech company. They have take the radical step of removing exclusions from their policies and their goal to cover each risk holistically. Quentin and I talk about how that actually works in practice, what it means for customers and what it means for underwriters and capacity providers.

 

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

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]]> #041 Natalie Novick - The Essential Guide to Building a Startup Community #041 Natalie Novick - The Essential Guide to Building a Startup Community Wed, 01 Jul 2020 10:54:54 GMT 19:51 8dfeacd2-fe3c-4d38-91f4-9e8cd747dfd7 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e68 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Natalie Novick is Chief Community Officer of Startup Boost Pre-Accelerator. full 41 Natalie Novick is Chief Community Officer of  Startup Boost Pre-Accelerator. She is a passionate community builder, supporter and advocate of early stage founders globally. Her academic research on entrepreneurial ecosystems and the social practices of founders has taken her to nearly 30 countries.

 

Connect with Natalie online:

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]]> Natalie Novick is Chief Community Officer of  Startup Boost Pre-Accelerator. She is a passionate community builder, supporter and advocate of early stage founders globally. Her academic research on entrepreneurial ecosystems and the social practices of founders has taken her to nearly 30 countries.

 

Connect with Natalie online:

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]]> <![CDATA[#040 Jihan Abass, CEO of Griffin and Lami - How to Build Kenya's First Digital Car Insurance Company]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2020 23:20:18 GMT 17:49 39e587fb-f12d-4ea7-8af7-d762ffb92d1e false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e69 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Jihan Abass is the Founder and CEO of Lami, an insurance as a service platform that aims to increase insurance penetration across Africa. The Griffin Motor App is Lami’s flagship product and has shortened the purchase process of car insurance to less tha full 40 Welcome to InsurTech Radio, the podcast that teaches you about how technology is transforming insurance and about the people making it happen...

InsurTech Radio is brought to you by InsurTech Ireland. Visit insurtechireland.org and sign up to our community newsletter. It's a weekly email that gives you three nuggets from the insurtech and startup ecosystems. 

This week, my guest Jihan Abass, the founder and CEO of Griffin, Kenya's first digital car insurance company. Jihan is also founder of Lami, an insurance as service platform that helps companies to create and distribute digital insurance products. We talk about:

  • Griffin's underwriting and claims process
  • How Jihan built her team and 
  • The startup scene in Kenya.

 

Prior to starting Lami and Griffin, Jihan worked as a sugar trader in the City of London, trading on the New York and London sugar markets. She has an MBA from the University of Oxford and an undergraduate degree in Finance from CASS Business School, London.

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]]> Welcome to InsurTech Radio, the podcast that teaches you about how technology is transforming insurance and about the people making it happen...

InsurTech Radio is brought to you by InsurTech Ireland. Visit insurtechireland.org and sign up to our community newsletter. It's a weekly email that gives you three nuggets from the insurtech and startup ecosystems. 

This week, my guest Jihan Abass, the founder and CEO of Griffin, Kenya's first digital car insurance company. Jihan is also founder of Lami, an insurance as service platform that helps companies to create and distribute digital insurance products. We talk about:

  • Griffin's underwriting and claims process
  • How Jihan built her team and 
  • The startup scene in Kenya.

 

Prior to starting Lami and Griffin, Jihan worked as a sugar trader in the City of London, trading on the New York and London sugar markets. She has an MBA from the University of Oxford and an undergraduate degree in Finance from CASS Business School, London.

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]]> #039 Ben Shaw of InsurTech Hub Munich - Fostering Insurance Innovation in Germany and Beyond #039 Ben Shaw of InsurTech Hub Munich - Fostering Insurance Innovation in Germany and Beyond Tue, 16 Jun 2020 23:15:20 GMT 18:42 4d315cf6-47e3-4d30-b6e2-f80849008a0a false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e6a 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 39
InsurTech Hub Munich run a very cool accelerator programme. Ben and I speak about how they got started, what their alumni are up to and we chat about the innovative ways that the German government are fostering entrepreneurship.

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InsurTech Hub Munich run a very cool accelerator programme. Ben and I speak about how they got started, what their alumni are up to and we chat about the innovative ways that the German government are fostering entrepreneurship.

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]]> #038 Roger Peverelli of Digital Insurance Agenda - Accelerating Innovation in Insurance #038 Roger Peverelli of Digital Insurance Agenda - Accelerating Innovation in Insurance Tue, 09 Jun 2020 23:04:50 GMT 14:15 6a93bfaf-bd09-4c49-8887-1700e637e4bb false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e6b 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Roger Peverelli is founder of Digital Insurance Agenda (DIA). The mission of DIA is to accelerate innovation in insurance by connecting insurance executives with insurtech leaders. full 38 Roger Peverelli is founder of Digital Insurance Agenda (DIA). The mission of DIA is to accelerate innovation in insurance by connecting insurance executives with insurtech leaders.

 

Roger is a speaker, bestselling author and consultant in digital innovation and customer engagement strategies in banking and insurance.

 

Roger and I speak about the pace of digital innovation post-COVID19 and the kinds of insurtechs that can take advantage;  we talk about what the future roles of underwriters and brokers; and chat about DIA's first InsurTech conference back in 2016.

 

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]]> Roger Peverelli is founder of Digital Insurance Agenda (DIA). The mission of DIA is to accelerate innovation in insurance by connecting insurance executives with insurtech leaders.

 

Roger is a speaker, bestselling author and consultant in digital innovation and customer engagement strategies in banking and insurance.

 

Roger and I speak about the pace of digital innovation post-COVID19 and the kinds of insurtechs that can take advantage;  we talk about what the future roles of underwriters and brokers; and chat about DIA's first InsurTech conference back in 2016.

 

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

 

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]]> #037 Ron Glozman of Chisel AI - From Dorm Room to Board Room #037 Ron Glozman of Chisel AI - From Dorm Room to Board Room Tue, 26 May 2020 23:10:05 GMT 19:57 50d3d55c-787e-4bf4-be3b-e13f056539d9 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e6c 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Ron Glozman is CEO and founder of Chisel AI. full 37 My guest this week is Ron Glozman, CEO and founder of Chisel AI.

We speak about how Ron founded the business in his dorm room at college, how Chisel AI's can instantly read and check complex documents, and why you should educate yourself on artificial intelligence.

 

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]]> My guest this week is Ron Glozman, CEO and founder of Chisel AI.

We speak about how Ron founded the business in his dorm room at college, how Chisel AI's can instantly read and check complex documents, and why you should educate yourself on artificial intelligence.

 

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]]> #036 Richie Barter of AltViz - How To Use Intelligent Automation in Insurance #036 Richie Barter of AltViz - How To Use Intelligent Automation in Insurance Wed, 20 May 2020 09:29:17 GMT 33:14 82974b1a-55b9-4194-bce9-a54f91f2f737 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e6d 6210a9758157f00012360f2c This week, my guest is Richie Barter, CEO of AltViz. AltViz are an intelligent automation platform that help companies access, analyse and act on their data. full 36 This week, my guest is Richie Barter, CEO of AltViz. AltViz are an intelligent automation platform that help companies access, analyse and act on their data.

We speak about how insurers can utilize intelligent automation in their organisations, we discuss the investment landscape in the wake of COVID19, and we talk about how Richie got his start in entrepreneurship.

 

LINKS

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We speak about how insurers can utilize intelligent automation in their organisations, we discuss the investment landscape in the wake of COVID19, and we talk about how Richie got his start in entrepreneurship.

 

LINKS

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]]> #35 Robert Le of PitchBook - Digital Transformation in Insurance #35 Robert Le of PitchBook - Digital Transformation in Insurance Wed, 13 May 2020 13:25:37 GMT 30:24 bdb2c6eb-9f4a-4e84-8d2a-bc30c7566f03 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e6e 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Robert Le is a Senior Analyst of emerging technologies at Pitchbook. PitchBook are a leading financial data and research firm that cover global venture capital, private equity and public markets. They have just released a report about the InsurTech landsc full 35 Robert Le is a Senior Analyst of emerging technologies at Pitchbook. 

PitchBook are a leading financial data and research firm that cover global venture capital, private equity and public markets. They have just released a report about the InsurTech landscape. You can download the report here. 

Robert and I speak about the digital transformation of insurance, investment trends and opportunities and the impact of COVID-19 on commercial insurance policies. 

 

Please enjoy!

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PitchBook are a leading financial data and research firm that cover global venture capital, private equity and public markets. They have just released a report about the InsurTech landscape. You can download the report here. 

Robert and I speak about the digital transformation of insurance, investment trends and opportunities and the impact of COVID-19 on commercial insurance policies. 

 

Please enjoy!

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]]> <![CDATA[Injecting Life into the Life & Health Industry - Trevor Davis of Instanda]]> Tue, 05 May 2020 23:10:10 GMT 33:39 c50dc437-67f7-407c-91bb-808d83428642 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e6f 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 34 My guest this week is Trevor Davis, Managing Director of Life & Health of Instanda. Instanda are a global InsurTech platform working with insurers, brokers and reinsurers.

 

Trevor and I speak about some of the exciting things Instanda are doing, how IoT will become more prevalent in  Life & health, and about Trevor's decision in 2018 to move jobs from a large incumbent to an insurtech startup.

 

https://instanda.com/

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-davis-9761921a/

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]]> My guest this week is Trevor Davis, Managing Director of Life & Health of Instanda. Instanda are a global InsurTech platform working with insurers, brokers and reinsurers.

 

Trevor and I speak about some of the exciting things Instanda are doing, how IoT will become more prevalent in  Life & health, and about Trevor's decision in 2018 to move jobs from a large incumbent to an insurtech startup.

 

https://instanda.com/

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-davis-9761921a/

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]]> <![CDATA[Leading in Times of Anxiety and Uncertainty - Paul O'Beirne of Orca HR Solutions]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:07:48 GMT 35:57 87271b71-9fa9-4ece-b4ec-7fdd755bdc61 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e70 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 33 Paul is an Organisational Consultant and Executive Coach based in Seattle. 

Paul worked in Microsoft for over 25 years  in senior global HR leadership roles. He started businesses in Ireland, India, China, UK, and the US. He built organizational blueprints and governance models for complex global matrix organizations.  He has an MBA and Master of Organizational Leadership, is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, and is one of the first coaches certified in Conversational Intelligence (CI-Q).  

 

His company, Orca Solutions empowers leaders, teams, and organizations to “create their desirable future” by  using brain-based and whole systems methodologies.  

 

Here are links to some recent articles written by Paul for his clients:

 

Leading in Times of Anxiety and Uncertainty: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leading-times-anxiety-uncertainty-paul-o-beirne/  

 

Engage your People with Caring Conversations: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/engage-your-people-caring-conversations-paul-o-beirne/

 

10 Tips for Successfully Working from Home with Your New “Colleagues": https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-tips-successfully-working-from-home-your-new-paul-o-beirne/ 

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]]> Paul is an Organisational Consultant and Executive Coach based in Seattle. 

Paul worked in Microsoft for over 25 years  in senior global HR leadership roles. He started businesses in Ireland, India, China, UK, and the US. He built organizational blueprints and governance models for complex global matrix organizations.  He has an MBA and Master of Organizational Leadership, is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, and is one of the first coaches certified in Conversational Intelligence (CI-Q).  

 

His company, Orca Solutions empowers leaders, teams, and organizations to “create their desirable future” by  using brain-based and whole systems methodologies.  

 

Here are links to some recent articles written by Paul for his clients:

 

Leading in Times of Anxiety and Uncertainty: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leading-times-anxiety-uncertainty-paul-o-beirne/  

 

Engage your People with Caring Conversations: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/engage-your-people-caring-conversations-paul-o-beirne/

 

10 Tips for Successfully Working from Home with Your New “Colleagues": https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-tips-successfully-working-from-home-your-new-paul-o-beirne/ 

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]]> Survival Tactics For Startups With Brian Caulfield Of Draper Esprit Survival Tactics For Startups With Brian Caulfield Of Draper Esprit Tue, 21 Apr 2020 23:05:02 GMT 34:49 f6207da4-b1b0-43a5-98fb-b1442beed740 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e71 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Brian Caulfield is a serial tech entrepreneur, turned venture capital investor. We speak about the tactics insurtech startups can use to run their business and survive Coronavirus: from governments supports, to dealing with investors, to managing stress. full 32 Brian Caulfield is a serial tech entrepreneur, turned venture capital investor. We speak about the tactics insurtech startups can use to run their business and survive Coronavirus: from governments supports, to dealing with investors, to managing stress.

 

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]]> Brian Caulfield is a serial tech entrepreneur, turned venture capital investor. We speak about the tactics insurtech startups can use to run their business and survive Coronavirus: from governments supports, to dealing with investors, to managing stress.

 

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]]> Gerry de Vere and Stan Nazarenko: Recap on InsurTech Ireland Virtual Meetup: Weathering The Storm Gerry de Vere and Stan Nazarenko: Recap on InsurTech Ireland Virtual Meetup: Weathering The Storm Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:34:53 GMT 33:25 c58ceceb-8775-45f7-ad92-db3dc74a7214 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e72 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 31

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]]> InsurTech Ireland Virtual Meetup: Weathering The Storm InsurTech Ireland Virtual Meetup: Weathering The Storm Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:26:59 GMT 56:08 002d81ce-8de0-4b59-86c5-45f0b27c6954 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e73 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 30

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]]> How To Survive The Startup Rollercoaster - Ian Jeffrey of Breathe Life How To Survive The Startup Rollercoaster - Ian Jeffrey of Breathe Life Tue, 31 Mar 2020 23:05:07 GMT 44:55 3a99372a-5b5b-4816-9171-c01b078c538d false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e74 6210a9758157f00012360f2c This week, I speak to Ian Jeffrey, co-founder and CEO of Breathe Life, a Software as a Service company working in the Life Insurance Space. full 29 EPISODE NOTES

This week, I speak to Ian Jeffrey, co-founder and CEO of Breathe Life. The Breathe Life enterprise distribution platform empowers advisors to meet consumers where they are with the products they need.

Ian is an entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in Montreal and Silicon Valley and an Advisor and Angel Investor to many early-stage startups. He was formerly VP Product Marketing at PasswordBox and took on the role of General Manager after the acquisition by Intel. He co-founded FounderFuel, Canada’s leading accelerator, as well as MTLinTech, Montreal’s voice of the startup community. Ian is a father of 2 boys and is driven by having an impact in people’s lives.

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This week, I speak to Ian Jeffrey, co-founder and CEO of Breathe Life. The Breathe Life enterprise distribution platform empowers advisors to meet consumers where they are with the products they need.

Ian is an entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in Montreal and Silicon Valley and an Advisor and Angel Investor to many early-stage startups. He was formerly VP Product Marketing at PasswordBox and took on the role of General Manager after the acquisition by Intel. He co-founded FounderFuel, Canada’s leading accelerator, as well as MTLinTech, Montreal’s voice of the startup community. Ian is a father of 2 boys and is driven by having an impact in people’s lives.

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]]> How to Manage Risk on the Most Dangerous Mountains in the World - Paul Devaney of Seven Summit Soloutions How to Manage Risk on the Most Dangerous Mountains in the World - Paul Devaney of Seven Summit Soloutions Wed, 25 Mar 2020 00:05:01 GMT 1:17:26 e532bad7-d150-49dc-8c11-aedc238dc77b false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e75 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 28 This weeks guest is Paul Devaney. Paul is an amateaur mountaineer and is attempting to climb the Seven Summits, the seven highest peaks on all seven continents. He's climbed 6 out of the 7, he's made 2 attempts at Everest but, as you will hear, disaster struck both times. We speak about his adventures, how to manage risk on Everest and about leadership in high stress situations. Please enjoy.

 

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]]> This weeks guest is Paul Devaney. Paul is an amateaur mountaineer and is attempting to climb the Seven Summits, the seven highest peaks on all seven continents. He's climbed 6 out of the 7, he's made 2 attempts at Everest but, as you will hear, disaster struck both times. We speak about his adventures, how to manage risk on Everest and about leadership in high stress situations. Please enjoy.

 

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]]> How To Use Networking To Build A Successful Career - Kingsley Aikins of The Networking Institute How To Use Networking To Build A Successful Career - Kingsley Aikins of The Networking Institute Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:15:07 GMT 48:06 d19c3bcb-24d9-4abf-ab43-9910d5600607 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e76 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 27 “It’s not about what you know, it’s not even about who you know…. it’s about who knows you”

Kingsley Aikins (@kingsleyaikins) is the founder and CEO of The Networking Institute. He has spent over 30 years working in 6 countries in the areas of trade, investment, philanthropy, education, culture, tourism and sport. As CEO of the Worldwide Ireland Funds, Kingsley helped raise over $250m for philanthropic causes.

Kingsley is passionate about networking. His mission is to help individuals and companies become better Networkers. His company, The Networking Institute does this through online and in-person training, videos and articles.

In this conversation, we talk about how he learned to network, how countries can harness the power of their diasporas, as well as networking tips for people who don't like networking. Please enjoy!

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]]> “It’s not about what you know, it’s not even about who you know…. it’s about who knows you”

Kingsley Aikins (@kingsleyaikins) is the founder and CEO of The Networking Institute. He has spent over 30 years working in 6 countries in the areas of trade, investment, philanthropy, education, culture, tourism and sport. As CEO of the Worldwide Ireland Funds, Kingsley helped raise over $250m for philanthropic causes.

Kingsley is passionate about networking. His mission is to help individuals and companies become better Networkers. His company, The Networking Institute does this through online and in-person training, videos and articles.

In this conversation, we talk about how he learned to network, how countries can harness the power of their diasporas, as well as networking tips for people who don't like networking. Please enjoy!

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]]> What Are Insurance-Linked Securities And How Do They Work - Mick Cooney of Describe Data What Are Insurance-Linked Securities And How Do They Work - Mick Cooney of Describe Data Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:05:06 GMT 53:47 64434ed4-70e0-4a86-919c-e8c63749e3fd false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e77 6210a9758157f00012360f2c This week, my guest is Mick Cooney, CTO of Describe Data. He gives me a crash course on Insurance Linked Securities: what exactly they are, how they work and why they are growing in appeal as an alternative to traditional reinsurance... I hope you enjoy. full 26 Welcome to InsurTech Radio, the weekly podcast that teaches you about how technology is changing insurance, and about the people making it happen.

This week, my guest is Mick Cooney, CTO of Describe Data. He gives me a crash course on Insurance Linked Securities: what exactly they are, how they work and why they are growing in appeal as an alternative to traditional reinsurance... I hope you enjoy.

 

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE 

  • "In Nature's Casino" by Michael Lewis
  • Artemis - news, analysis and data media service devoted to the alternative risk transfer, catastrophe bond & insurance linked security, non-traditional reinsurance, insurance linked investments and associated risk transfer markets.

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]]> Welcome to InsurTech Radio, the weekly podcast that teaches you about how technology is changing insurance, and about the people making it happen.

This week, my guest is Mick Cooney, CTO of Describe Data. He gives me a crash course on Insurance Linked Securities: what exactly they are, how they work and why they are growing in appeal as an alternative to traditional reinsurance... I hope you enjoy.

 

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE 

  • "In Nature's Casino" by Michael Lewis
  • Artemis - news, analysis and data media service devoted to the alternative risk transfer, catastrophe bond & insurance linked security, non-traditional reinsurance, insurance linked investments and associated risk transfer markets.

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]]> InsurTech: Good Samaritans or Barbarians At The Gate? Chris Sandilands of Oxbow Partners InsurTech: Good Samaritans or Barbarians At The Gate? Chris Sandilands of Oxbow Partners Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:05:22 GMT 39:39 0244705e-098a-454f-a1c5-fe14ef99af9f false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e78 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Chris Sandilands is a Partner at Oxbow Partners, a boutique management consulting firm serving exclusively the insurance industry. full 25 This week, my guest is Chris Sandliands of Oxbow Partners. He speaks to me about:

  • Oxbow's InsurTech Impact 25 report
  • Why the state of European insurers is in flux
  • And about why most insurance executives won't bet their career on the latest technology... 

Want to stay ahead of the  latest InsurTech trends? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Oxbow Partners is a boutique management consulting firm serving exclusively the insurance industry. The firm focuses on strategy, transformation and M&A. Oxbow Partners publishes the annual "InsurTech Impact 25" – an assessment of 25 emerging technology businesses which the Partners believe will have an impact on insurers and brokers in the year ahead.  

 

Chris Sandilands started his career as a D&O underwriter at Munich Re before moving into management consulting, initially with Oliver Wyman.

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]]> This week, my guest is Chris Sandliands of Oxbow Partners. He speaks to me about:

  • Oxbow's InsurTech Impact 25 report
  • Why the state of European insurers is in flux
  • And about why most insurance executives won't bet their career on the latest technology... 

Want to stay ahead of the  latest InsurTech trends? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Oxbow Partners is a boutique management consulting firm serving exclusively the insurance industry. The firm focuses on strategy, transformation and M&A. Oxbow Partners publishes the annual "InsurTech Impact 25" – an assessment of 25 emerging technology businesses which the Partners believe will have an impact on insurers and brokers in the year ahead.  

 

Chris Sandilands started his career as a D&O underwriter at Munich Re before moving into management consulting, initially with Oliver Wyman.

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]]> How To Share Your Medical Data The Safe Way - Dr Abdullah Albeyatti of Medicalchain How To Share Your Medical Data The Safe Way - Dr Abdullah Albeyatti of Medicalchain Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:05:11 GMT 47:41 3693139c-c79f-44c3-bd8d-9515819de001 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e79 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 24 When underwriting cyber insurance, medical records are the most problematic. Not only are they extremely attractive to hackers, health records are also extremely vulnerable - they tend to be poorly protected electronically and physically.

 

Security of medical records pose problems for insurers, for sure. But even more alarming, are the problems it cause patients.

 

Dr Abdullah Albeyatti the Co-Founder and CEO of Medicalchain. And he witnessed these issues first hand. While working as a surgeon and later as a GP, Abdullah became frustrated with the fragmented nature of health records. The problem is that patient records are not universally available whenever a patient needs them. For example, a patient might seek private treatment, or visit an unfamiliar GP. In each of these scenarios, the patient's medical records might be not available because the data is stored on disparate systems.

 

To solve the problem, Abdullah teamed up with Mohammed Tayeb and set up Medicalchain.

 

Medicalchain use the principle of blockchain distributed ledger to store health records. This enables patients to "own" their own medical records.  This means that records that be accessed much more widely and they can updated automatically after every consultation.

 

As Abdullah says - with the problem and solution so clear, you would think mainstream uptake is inevitable. Unfortunately that is not the case. The medical records themselves exist on numerous systems. So the challenge for Abdullah and his team is to figure out how to integrate this new technology with the old data silos.

 

On this episode of InsurTech Radio, Abdullah speaks about:

  • How Medicalchain started
  • How Medical chain are utilizing blockchain technology
  • How blockchain can be applied in humanitarian contexts to save lives

 

You can find out more about Abdullah on LinkedIn or by visiting Medicalchain's website.

 

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]]> When underwriting cyber insurance, medical records are the most problematic. Not only are they extremely attractive to hackers, health records are also extremely vulnerable - they tend to be poorly protected electronically and physically.

 

Security of medical records pose problems for insurers, for sure. But even more alarming, are the problems it cause patients.

 

Dr Abdullah Albeyatti the Co-Founder and CEO of Medicalchain. And he witnessed these issues first hand. While working as a surgeon and later as a GP, Abdullah became frustrated with the fragmented nature of health records. The problem is that patient records are not universally available whenever a patient needs them. For example, a patient might seek private treatment, or visit an unfamiliar GP. In each of these scenarios, the patient's medical records might be not available because the data is stored on disparate systems.

 

To solve the problem, Abdullah teamed up with Mohammed Tayeb and set up Medicalchain.

 

Medicalchain use the principle of blockchain distributed ledger to store health records. This enables patients to "own" their own medical records.  This means that records that be accessed much more widely and they can updated automatically after every consultation.

 

As Abdullah says - with the problem and solution so clear, you would think mainstream uptake is inevitable. Unfortunately that is not the case. The medical records themselves exist on numerous systems. So the challenge for Abdullah and his team is to figure out how to integrate this new technology with the old data silos.

 

On this episode of InsurTech Radio, Abdullah speaks about:

  • How Medicalchain started
  • How Medical chain are utilizing blockchain technology
  • How blockchain can be applied in humanitarian contexts to save lives

 

You can find out more about Abdullah on LinkedIn or by visiting Medicalchain's website.

 

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]]> <![CDATA[Don't Just Sit There! Start Using Video Marketing!]]> Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:23:14 GMT 44:59 7723291d-e062-429d-b1da-653b03a4af05 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e7a 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 23 Do you struggle to explain your product offering to customers?

Would you like to be able to pitch your business to an investor in under 90 seconds? 

In this week's episode of InsurTech Radio, Charles Alexander shows you how. I speak to Charles Alexander about:

  • How to start using video in your business
  • Charles's work as a small business coach 
  • The importance of less-is-more in video marketing 

In addition to creating content for busy professionals, Charles is also a Director of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, where he provides one-on-one consulting for entrepreneurs. You can find out more about Charles' work at yourcharlesalexander.com.

 

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]]> Do you struggle to explain your product offering to customers?

Would you like to be able to pitch your business to an investor in under 90 seconds? 

In this week's episode of InsurTech Radio, Charles Alexander shows you how. I speak to Charles Alexander about:

  • How to start using video in your business
  • Charles's work as a small business coach 
  • The importance of less-is-more in video marketing 

In addition to creating content for busy professionals, Charles is also a Director of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, where he provides one-on-one consulting for entrepreneurs. You can find out more about Charles' work at yourcharlesalexander.com.

 

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]]> What You Can Do About The Future Of Insurance What You Can Do About The Future Of Insurance Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:05:04 GMT 30:02 dbb667d7-73a0-4bf9-9bbb-4afe108c6af3 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e7b 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Panel Discussion recorded live at InsurTech Ireland meetup. full 22 Will Big Tech take over insurance industry? How will wearables change life and health insurance? If you're working in insurance, you've probably thought about these questions and this week on InsurTech Radio, we try to answer them and many more...

 

This podcast was recorded live at an InsurTech Ireland event back in November. Our panel of experts was made up of:

 

 

Insurance has always enabled people to take risks. And like the people we help, the industry itself must also prepare for the unknown. That involves peering, as best we can, into the future, imagining the type of world we might end up in, and figuring out a way to get there. 

 

Hopefully this episode provides you with that glimpse of that future and the steps you can take to get there.

 

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]]> Will Big Tech take over insurance industry? How will wearables change life and health insurance? If you're working in insurance, you've probably thought about these questions and this week on InsurTech Radio, we try to answer them and many more...

 

This podcast was recorded live at an InsurTech Ireland event back in November. Our panel of experts was made up of:

 

 

Insurance has always enabled people to take risks. And like the people we help, the industry itself must also prepare for the unknown. That involves peering, as best we can, into the future, imagining the type of world we might end up in, and figuring out a way to get there. 

 

Hopefully this episode provides you with that glimpse of that future and the steps you can take to get there.

 

Want to stay ahead of the  latest InsurTech trends? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify  or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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]]> Ethics in Artificial Intelligence with Pedro Ecija Serrano, Head of Actuarial and Data Analytics at Grant Thornton Ireland Ethics in Artificial Intelligence with Pedro Ecija Serrano, Head of Actuarial and Data Analytics at Grant Thornton Ireland Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:05:03 GMT 53:56 185c62d5-8978-4273-ae81-4fd61c10c524 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e7c 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Pedro Ecija Serrano is Head of Actuarial and Data Analytics at Grant Thornton Ireland full 21 Pedro Écija Serrano leads Grant Thornton’s actuarial and data analytics team.  He has over 20 years of experience in insurance and completed a degree in statistics and operations research before becoming an actuary.  

 

Pedro is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland, where he chairs its data analytics committee.  He is also a member of EIOPA’s Expert Group on Digital Ethics, focused on ethics in AI. 

 

In addition to providing actuarial advisory services at Grant Thornton, Pedro and his team help clients to embed data analytics in their businesses, and provides machine learning and data modelling services to insurers.

 

 

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]]> Pedro Écija Serrano leads Grant Thornton’s actuarial and data analytics team.  He has over 20 years of experience in insurance and completed a degree in statistics and operations research before becoming an actuary.  

 

Pedro is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland, where he chairs its data analytics committee.  He is also a member of EIOPA’s Expert Group on Digital Ethics, focused on ethics in AI. 

 

In addition to providing actuarial advisory services at Grant Thornton, Pedro and his team help clients to embed data analytics in their businesses, and provides machine learning and data modelling services to insurers.

 

 

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]]> Georgia Halston (Part 2) - On the Opportunities of RegTech and What Flying a Plane Can Teach Us About Business... Georgia Halston (Part 2) - On the Opportunities of RegTech and What Flying a Plane Can Teach Us About Business... Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:05:01 GMT 33:15 8c596248-1694-4a5a-8e74-d6b63ce16729 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e7d 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Georgia Halston is the Founder and Director of Halston Marketing. full 20 In part 1 of our discussion, Georgia Halston told us the story of how she started her own B2B marketing and communications consultancy, Halston Marketing. Amazingly, one of Georgia's first clients was a Fortune 500 company!

 

Since starting up, Halston Marketing have developed a specialism within Heavy Industry (steel, chemicals, machinery manufacturing etc). Like insurance, these industries are heavily regulated. And like insurance, there are emerging technologies that can ease the compliance process and improve business operations. Collectively, these technologies are referred to as RegTech.

 

In 2019, Halston Marketing started RegTech Talks to help their clients in regulated industries. The idea is simple: to help clients understand how to use technology to meet compliance standards. They run quarterly events in Leeds and you can find more information here.

 

As you will hear, Georgia is very passionate about RegTech and the opportunities it offers. Another passion of Georgia's is flying. Georgia took up flying last year and she is working on getting her pilot's license. During the interview, we speak about what flying has taught her about life and business.

 

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]]> In part 1 of our discussion, Georgia Halston told us the story of how she started her own B2B marketing and communications consultancy, Halston Marketing. Amazingly, one of Georgia's first clients was a Fortune 500 company!

 

Since starting up, Halston Marketing have developed a specialism within Heavy Industry (steel, chemicals, machinery manufacturing etc). Like insurance, these industries are heavily regulated. And like insurance, there are emerging technologies that can ease the compliance process and improve business operations. Collectively, these technologies are referred to as RegTech.

 

In 2019, Halston Marketing started RegTech Talks to help their clients in regulated industries. The idea is simple: to help clients understand how to use technology to meet compliance standards. They run quarterly events in Leeds and you can find more information here.

 

As you will hear, Georgia is very passionate about RegTech and the opportunities it offers. Another passion of Georgia's is flying. Georgia took up flying last year and she is working on getting her pilot's license. During the interview, we speak about what flying has taught her about life and business.

 

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]]> Georgia Halston (part 1) - How to Think About Your B2B Marketing Strategy Georgia Halston (part 1) - How to Think About Your B2B Marketing Strategy Tue, 21 Jan 2020 23:15:10 GMT 31:40 3d07d013-ec6e-4c91-ba67-2b0faa39853e false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e7e 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Georgia Halston is the Founder and Director of Halston Marketing. full 19 In 2016, Georgia Halston left her job as a Social Media Manager to start her own B2B marketing and communications consultancy. Since then, Halston Marketing have launched projects with clients of varying sizes from start-ups to Fortune 500s.

 

Many of Halston Marketing clients operate in Heavy Industry (steel, chemicals, machinery manufacturing etc). Like insurance, these industries are heavily regulated and some companies struggle with modern approaches to marketing and communication.

 

In this episode we discuss how these business can think about marketing by looking at their mission and values before looking at tactics. 

 

Next week, I'll release part 2 of our discuss where we talk about RegTech in insurance and Heavy Industry.

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]]> In 2016, Georgia Halston left her job as a Social Media Manager to start her own B2B marketing and communications consultancy. Since then, Halston Marketing have launched projects with clients of varying sizes from start-ups to Fortune 500s.

 

Many of Halston Marketing clients operate in Heavy Industry (steel, chemicals, machinery manufacturing etc). Like insurance, these industries are heavily regulated and some companies struggle with modern approaches to marketing and communication.

 

In this episode we discuss how these business can think about marketing by looking at their mission and values before looking at tactics. 

 

Next week, I'll release part 2 of our discuss where we talk about RegTech in insurance and Heavy Industry.

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]]> Marvin Mensah of UnderWrite Marvin Mensah of UnderWrite Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:05 GMT 34:45 c130f0c0-5175-45c2-a0a1-4a2793e03744 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e7f 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Marvin Mensah was working as an insurance agent in New Jersey. In January 2019, he made a small mistake that nearly got him fired. But that mistake got him thinking about a problem that agents and underwriters face. A few months later, Marvin left his job full 18 Marvin Mensah is the founder and CEO of UnderWrite. 

 

Marvin was working as an insurance agent in New Jersey. In January 2019, he made a small mistake that nearly got him fired. But that mistake got him thinking about a  problem that agents and underwriters face. A few months later, Marvin left his job to found UnderWrite and solve this problem. 

 

In this episode, Marvin tells us the full story of how he founded UnderWrite.  You can find out more about UnderWrite here: https://gounderwrite.com/

You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinmensah/ 

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]]> Marvin Mensah is the founder and CEO of UnderWrite. 

 

Marvin was working as an insurance agent in New Jersey. In January 2019, he made a small mistake that nearly got him fired. But that mistake got him thinking about a  problem that agents and underwriters face. A few months later, Marvin left his job to found UnderWrite and solve this problem. 

 

In this episode, Marvin tells us the full story of how he founded UnderWrite.  You can find out more about UnderWrite here: https://gounderwrite.com/

You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinmensah/ 

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]]> How Layr are Changing Insurance Distribution - Andrew Egenes and Phillip Napples of Layr How Layr are Changing Insurance Distribution - Andrew Egenes and Phillip Napples of Layr Wed, 25 Dec 2019 00:00:02 GMT 40:11 d6fb46c6-1df7-46a1-b63e-d43541b4af77 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e80 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Phillip Naples and Andrew Egenes are the co-founders of Layr. full 17 Phillip Naples had been working in Corporate Broking in the US for many years. Andrew Egenes was one of his clients.  When Phillip told Andrew his idea for a new kind of insurance distribution, the pair set to work to create Layr. 

 

That was in 2016. Since then, the company has gone from strength to strength. In 2019, Lloyd's of London decided invest in Layr and 2020 is shaping up to be their best year yet. 

 

In this episode, we speak about Layr's origin story, their involvement in Lloyds and their plans for the future of insurance distribution. 

 

You can find our more by visiting Layr's website:  https://withlayr.com

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]]> Phillip Naples had been working in Corporate Broking in the US for many years. Andrew Egenes was one of his clients.  When Phillip told Andrew his idea for a new kind of insurance distribution, the pair set to work to create Layr. 

 

That was in 2016. Since then, the company has gone from strength to strength. In 2019, Lloyd's of London decided invest in Layr and 2020 is shaping up to be their best year yet. 

 

In this episode, we speak about Layr's origin story, their involvement in Lloyds and their plans for the future of insurance distribution. 

 

You can find our more by visiting Layr's website:  https://withlayr.com

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]]> What Customers Really Want - Adam Fischer of Clearcover What Customers Really Want - Adam Fischer of Clearcover Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:07 GMT 30:46 0e9d4ac2-c280-44d2-a775-31f03dd287b7 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e81 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 16 Clearcover  is a Chicago-based auto insurance startup that uses artificial intelligence to more effectively market auto insurance.  Their API offering allows shopping sites, car manufacturers, financial service providers and other platforms to complement their services with the addition of Clearcover car insurance.

 

You can learn more at https://clearcover.com/. 

 

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Adam Fischer is Executive Vice President of Product & Technology at Clearcover, where he leads product strategy and feature expansion. Prior to Clearcover, Adam held Business Analysis positions with Apartments.com, Geneca and Redbox.

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]]> Clearcover  is a Chicago-based auto insurance startup that uses artificial intelligence to more effectively market auto insurance.  Their API offering allows shopping sites, car manufacturers, financial service providers and other platforms to complement their services with the addition of Clearcover car insurance.

 

You can learn more at https://clearcover.com/. 

 

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Adam Fischer is Executive Vice President of Product & Technology at Clearcover, where he leads product strategy and feature expansion. Prior to Clearcover, Adam held Business Analysis positions with Apartments.com, Geneca and Redbox.

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]]> Lloyds Labs, Innovation and Digital Underwriting- Peta Killian, Senior Executive of Market Operations and Innovation at the Lloyds Market Association Lloyds Labs, Innovation and Digital Underwriting- Peta Killian, Senior Executive of Market Operations and Innovation at the Lloyds Market Association Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:00:12 GMT 43:40 dd0aa695-7241-4ba7-8dc8-764841de4ece false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e82 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Peta Killian is Senior Executive of Market Operations and Innovation at the London Market Association (LMA). full 15

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]]> IFRS 17 - Massive Change and Massive Opportunity... Mark Millar of Legerity Ltd .mp3 IFRS 17 - Massive Change and Massive Opportunity... Mark Millar of Legerity Ltd .mp3 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 20:22:37 GMT 23:28 71beb569-962f-4f02-80bb-c518f778f448 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e83 6210a9758157f00012360f2c IFRS 17 is a once in a generation change in insurance accounting. In this episode, Mark Millar from Legerity explains what IFRS 17 is, the challenge it poses, and the exciting opportunities to deal with legacy and future-proof insurance business. full 14 IFRS 17 is a once in a generation change in insurance accounting. In this episode, Mark Millar from Legerity explains what IFRS 17 is, the challenge it poses, and the exciting opportunities to deal with legacy and future-proof insurance business.

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Mark Millar is the Global IFRS 17 Lead at Legerity. He is a qualified accountant (ACA) with over 20 years of experience in financial services and telecoms.

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Legerity are a RegTech company that help insurance firms deal with the challenges of IFRS 17 accounting rules, accounting complexity, and finance transformation. They have great resources on their website, which you can visit here: https://www.legerityfinancials.com/my-ifrs17/ 

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]]> IFRS 17 is a once in a generation change in insurance accounting. In this episode, Mark Millar from Legerity explains what IFRS 17 is, the challenge it poses, and the exciting opportunities to deal with legacy and future-proof insurance business.

--

Mark Millar is the Global IFRS 17 Lead at Legerity. He is a qualified accountant (ACA) with over 20 years of experience in financial services and telecoms.

--

Legerity are a RegTech company that help insurance firms deal with the challenges of IFRS 17 accounting rules, accounting complexity, and finance transformation. They have great resources on their website, which you can visit here: https://www.legerityfinancials.com/my-ifrs17/ 

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]]> Analysing Blueprint 1 - The Future at Lloyds with Greg Brown of Oxbox Partners Analysing Blueprint 1 - The Future at Lloyds with Greg Brown of Oxbox Partners Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:06:52 GMT 48:02 df7b96c7-d127-45bb-84a5-839ee85f3007 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e84 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Greg Brown is a Partner at Oxbow Partners. Greg leads Oxbow Partners Operations and Technology practice. In Monitise and Accenture. In this episode, we speak about The Future at Lloyds report which outlines Lloyds digital transformation strategy. full 13 On 30 September 2019 Lloyd’s released ‘Blueprint One’. This 146 page document is the latest instalment in the Future At Lloyd’s – the marketplace’s transformation programme initiated by CEO John Neal. It follows the Prospectus, which was launched in May.

 

In this episode, I speak to Greg Brown of Oxbow Partners about Blueprint 1. We discuss the Lloyd's historical role in the insurance market, their plans for the future and what it means for market participants. 

 

Greg Brown is a Partner at Oxbow Partners. Greg leads Oxbow Partners Operations and Technology practice. Greg helps clients design and build businesses that are fit for a digital future. This includes strategy operating model design and build, technology design and selection. Prior to Oxbow Partners Greg worked at Monitise and Accenture.

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]]> On 30 September 2019 Lloyd’s released ‘Blueprint One’. This 146 page document is the latest instalment in the Future At Lloyd’s – the marketplace’s transformation programme initiated by CEO John Neal. It follows the Prospectus, which was launched in May.

 

In this episode, I speak to Greg Brown of Oxbow Partners about Blueprint 1. We discuss the Lloyd's historical role in the insurance market, their plans for the future and what it means for market participants. 

 

Greg Brown is a Partner at Oxbow Partners. Greg leads Oxbow Partners Operations and Technology practice. Greg helps clients design and build businesses that are fit for a digital future. This includes strategy operating model design and build, technology design and selection. Prior to Oxbow Partners Greg worked at Monitise and Accenture.

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]]> InsurTech Ireland meetup: Thursday 14th November InsurTech Ireland meetup: Thursday 14th November Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:09:51 GMT 1:22 aadf1e3a-2652-46f9-89e9-1ba374d8f5b7 false https://ti.to/insurtech-ireland/InsurTech-Ireland-MeetUp-14Nov2019 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e85 6210a9758157f00012360f2c The next InsurTech Ireland meetup will take place on Thursday 14th November at 5:30pm in Dogpatch Labs in Dublin. You can sign up for free on our website or LInkedIn page. trailer Would you like to know what the future holds?...

 

Please join us on Thursday 14th November at Dogpatch Labs in CHQ, Dublin for our next InsurTech Ireland meetup. On the night, we will be discussing "What the future of Insurance might look like".  You can attend for free by clicking here. 

 

We have a fantastic lineup of speakers who will help us navigate this brave new world of insurance:  

  • Peta Kilian and Esther Williams from the Market Operations & Innovation team at the Lloyd's Market Association; and
  • Naoise Harnett, a Partner at the law firm Pensent Masons.  

They will talk about a range of perspectives from the potential impact of Brexit, through to the new skills Insurance professionals may need to develop.

 

Registration is from 5:30pm with the event starting at 6:00pm.  We will have the customary pizza and refreshments after the talks, so please plan to network and continue what will be undoubtedly be an interesting discussion.

 

You can sign up for free by clicking here.

 

As always, if you have colleagues or friends that would like to know about our future events, please encourage them to join our mailing list here.

 

Kind regards,

The InsurTech Ireland Team.

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]]> Would you like to know what the future holds?...

 

Please join us on Thursday 14th November at Dogpatch Labs in CHQ, Dublin for our next InsurTech Ireland meetup. On the night, we will be discussing "What the future of Insurance might look like".  You can attend for free by clicking here. 

 

We have a fantastic lineup of speakers who will help us navigate this brave new world of insurance:  

  • Peta Kilian and Esther Williams from the Market Operations & Innovation team at the Lloyd's Market Association; and
  • Naoise Harnett, a Partner at the law firm Pensent Masons.  

They will talk about a range of perspectives from the potential impact of Brexit, through to the new skills Insurance professionals may need to develop.

 

Registration is from 5:30pm with the event starting at 6:00pm.  We will have the customary pizza and refreshments after the talks, so please plan to network and continue what will be undoubtedly be an interesting discussion.

 

You can sign up for free by clicking here.

 

As always, if you have colleagues or friends that would like to know about our future events, please encourage them to join our mailing list here.

 

Kind regards,

The InsurTech Ireland Team.

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]]> Utmost Good Faith... World Values Day with Chris Smerald Utmost Good Faith... World Values Day with Chris Smerald Wed, 16 Oct 2019 20:13:44 GMT 30:32 255b4243-0485-4727-ad4d-a5c1859d6cad false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e86 6210a9758157f00012360f2c This week on InsurTech Radio, former AIG Chief Actuary Chris Smerald speaks to us about World Values Day. full 12 This week on InsurTech Radio, former AIG Chief Actuary Chris Smerald speaks to us about World Values Day. 

World Values Day is an annual campaign to increase the awareness and practice of values around the world. Values are increasingly the focus of public debate and discussion, but their role in our lives and their importance are not always fully understood.

World Values Day provides us an opportunity to think on our most deeply held values and explore and act on them with others.

To find out more about World Values Day, please visit https://www.worldvaluesday.com/ or find them on social media by using the hashtag, #WorldValuesDay.

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Chris Smerald is the Director of Emerald Lake Consulting, helping firms resolve their complex or greenfield business and actuarial problems. He is also an Associate of OAC PLC providing traditional Senior Actuary consulting services. Previously he worked at AIG for a third of a century in various senior reserving, pricing, chief actuary and risk analytics roles, often doing pioneering work.

Chris is an active member of the UK Values Alliance, a charities collective working to put values at the heart of UK society. He is an advocate for social change through curiosity, listening and personal leadership.

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Links

For the main event:

https://www.worldvaluesday.com/

A personal exercise: “Take a values break” https://www.worldvaluesday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Take-a-Values-Break-Guide.pdf

One hour organizational values challenge: https://www.worldvaluesday.com/values-challenge/

A guide to values for individuals: https://www.worldvaluesday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WVD-2019-Values-Guide-for-Individuals-vs1-Long-Links-1.pdf

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/ValuesDay

Twitter www.twitter.com/ValuesDay

Instagram www.instagram.com/valuesday/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/worldvaluesday/

YouTube: http://bit.ly/2uANxYp

Where appropriate use the hashtag #WorldValuesDay 

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]]> This week on InsurTech Radio, former AIG Chief Actuary Chris Smerald speaks to us about World Values Day. 

World Values Day is an annual campaign to increase the awareness and practice of values around the world. Values are increasingly the focus of public debate and discussion, but their role in our lives and their importance are not always fully understood.

World Values Day provides us an opportunity to think on our most deeply held values and explore and act on them with others.

To find out more about World Values Day, please visit https://www.worldvaluesday.com/ or find them on social media by using the hashtag, #WorldValuesDay.

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Chris Smerald is the Director of Emerald Lake Consulting, helping firms resolve their complex or greenfield business and actuarial problems. He is also an Associate of OAC PLC providing traditional Senior Actuary consulting services. Previously he worked at AIG for a third of a century in various senior reserving, pricing, chief actuary and risk analytics roles, often doing pioneering work.

Chris is an active member of the UK Values Alliance, a charities collective working to put values at the heart of UK society. He is an advocate for social change through curiosity, listening and personal leadership.

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Links

For the main event:

https://www.worldvaluesday.com/

A personal exercise: “Take a values break” https://www.worldvaluesday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Take-a-Values-Break-Guide.pdf

One hour organizational values challenge: https://www.worldvaluesday.com/values-challenge/

A guide to values for individuals: https://www.worldvaluesday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WVD-2019-Values-Guide-for-Individuals-vs1-Long-Links-1.pdf

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/ValuesDay

Twitter www.twitter.com/ValuesDay

Instagram www.instagram.com/valuesday/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/worldvaluesday/

YouTube: http://bit.ly/2uANxYp

Where appropriate use the hashtag #WorldValuesDay 

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]]> <![CDATA[Mick Cooney - What "Data is the New Oil" Really Means...]]> Mon, 26 Aug 2019 06:15:09 GMT 38:07 3e09fa42-faad-47d3-8a9f-bdd7b659ad7e false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e87 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 11 This is a fun episode. Mick Cooney is the CTO of Describe Data. Mick is also a mine of information.

In this episode we decided to do something different... You’ve probably heard the phrase “data is the new oil” been thrown around. I have too. But I have never known what it actually means. Well Mick knows what it means so I decided to ask him. And as our conversation unfolded I learned much more than I expected to. Press play to find out what we talked about...

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]]> This is a fun episode. Mick Cooney is the CTO of Describe Data. Mick is also a mine of information.

In this episode we decided to do something different... You’ve probably heard the phrase “data is the new oil” been thrown around. I have too. But I have never known what it actually means. Well Mick knows what it means so I decided to ask him. And as our conversation unfolded I learned much more than I expected to. Press play to find out what we talked about...

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]]> Ian Curtin - The Future of Talent in Insurance Ian Curtin - The Future of Talent in Insurance Mon, 12 Aug 2019 06:10:04 GMT 30:38 584ac9f5-5d92-44a5-92af-981f5695c2c1 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e88 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Ian Curtin is Director of Human Capital at Deloitte Ireland. full 10 Ian Curtin is Director of Human Capital at Deloitte Ireland.

Ian has been working in strategic change and business transformation for the last 15 years. He advises clients on leadership, talent, digital enablement on the future of work.

In 2018, Ian’s team released a report called the Future of Talent in Insurance. The report emphasises that it’s vital that the insurance sector unlock the opportunities within its workforce. With the rise of automation, cognitive technology, and the 'gig economy', there is real opportunity to capitalise on developing skills that are unique to people and that can generate real value for businesses.

Ian offers some great insights into:

  • Scarcity of talent and what to do about it.
  • What new skills should we be developing within our business
  • How to build future leaders, and
  • How to rethink your employee value proposition

You can download the Future of Talent in Insurance report by clicking here.

If you have any questions for Ian, you can go to deloitte.ie/humancapital.

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]]> Ian Curtin is Director of Human Capital at Deloitte Ireland.

Ian has been working in strategic change and business transformation for the last 15 years. He advises clients on leadership, talent, digital enablement on the future of work.

In 2018, Ian’s team released a report called the Future of Talent in Insurance. The report emphasises that it’s vital that the insurance sector unlock the opportunities within its workforce. With the rise of automation, cognitive technology, and the 'gig economy', there is real opportunity to capitalise on developing skills that are unique to people and that can generate real value for businesses.

Ian offers some great insights into:

  • Scarcity of talent and what to do about it.
  • What new skills should we be developing within our business
  • How to build future leaders, and
  • How to rethink your employee value proposition

You can download the Future of Talent in Insurance report by clicking here.

If you have any questions for Ian, you can go to deloitte.ie/humancapital.

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]]> Nickolaus Sühr - InsurTech as a Service Nickolaus Sühr - InsurTech as a Service Mon, 29 Jul 2019 19:08:37 GMT 26:24 89179caa-3c23-40f0-9611-5b3eaa428c65 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/karl 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e89 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Nickolaus Sühr, co-founder and CEO of KASKO, speaks about InsurTech as a Service full 9 Nickolaus Sühr is the co-founder and CEO of KASKO.

Insurance runs in Nick’s blood – his family’s business are a market leader in classic and premium car insurance in Germany. Given his background, it’s no surprise that Nick is passionate about how insurance is an enabler of personal and commercial enterprise.

Nick went to university in the UK. Here he met his co-founder Matt Wardle but after graduation in 2008, Nick went back to Germany. It wasn’t until 2015 that the pair would reunite and start KASKO.

KASKO provide insurers with an end-to-end modular platform that can bring new or existing products to the digital market in a quick and cost efficient way. In essence, they provide InsurTech as a Service.

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]]> Nickolaus Sühr is the co-founder and CEO of KASKO.

Insurance runs in Nick’s blood – his family’s business are a market leader in classic and premium car insurance in Germany. Given his background, it’s no surprise that Nick is passionate about how insurance is an enabler of personal and commercial enterprise.

Nick went to university in the UK. Here he met his co-founder Matt Wardle but after graduation in 2008, Nick went back to Germany. It wasn’t until 2015 that the pair would reunite and start KASKO.

KASKO provide insurers with an end-to-end modular platform that can bring new or existing products to the digital market in a quick and cost efficient way. In essence, they provide InsurTech as a Service.

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]]> Karl Stanley - How to Innovate Karl Stanley - How to Innovate Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:00:07 GMT 30:49 91eb1f8d-bd6d-4ec1-af8e-ca6951fe2ea1 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e8a 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Karl Stanley is the Technology Ventures Lead at Renaissance Re. full 8

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]]> Matt Hodges-Long of Track My Risks and InsurTech UK Matt Hodges-Long of Track My Risks and InsurTech UK Sat, 08 Jun 2019 23:42:01 GMT 31:29 bd564a22-aac4-47c8-bb19-91e4f3d11763 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e8b 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Matt Hodges-Long is the CEO and co-founder of Track My Risks. Matt is also the co-founder of InsurTech UK. full 7 Matt Hodges-Long is the CEO and co-founder of TrackMyRisks. TrackMyRisks is a secure, online platform for risk management. Their mission is to make risk management accessible to all businesses through automation, collaboration and a jargon free user experience. The playform is used by over 3,000 companies in 12 countries.

Matt is also a co-founder of InsurTech UK. InsurTech UK are an alliance of 43 insurtech startups and brands. Their founders have come together to speak with one voice about specific insurtech-related issues and needs arising out of the technological revolution in the sector.

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]]> Matt Hodges-Long is the CEO and co-founder of TrackMyRisks. TrackMyRisks is a secure, online platform for risk management. Their mission is to make risk management accessible to all businesses through automation, collaboration and a jargon free user experience. The playform is used by over 3,000 companies in 12 countries.

Matt is also a co-founder of InsurTech UK. InsurTech UK are an alliance of 43 insurtech startups and brands. Their founders have come together to speak with one voice about specific insurtech-related issues and needs arising out of the technological revolution in the sector.

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]]> Michael Crawford on The Bionic Underwriter Michael Crawford on The Bionic Underwriter Mon, 27 May 2019 18:10:00 GMT 38:40 f46d2d20-1e68-4501-97a5-55ffda083d64 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e8c 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 6 Ten years ago, Michael Crawford started applying machine learning techniques to insurance problems. In 2018, he co-founded Describe Data. Describe Data’s goal is to use alternative data sources, machine learning and AI to understand insurance risks. Their mission is to enable the “bionic underwriters” of the future.

In the late 80s / early 90s, Michael was training to be an actuary. But something didn’t feel right to him and he decided to make a change. He ended up getting a contract with an IT department. Then another contract came along. Then another. All of a sudden Michael had an IT company and he has spent two decades working with software. Now he's back where it all began: working with numbers and data to solve insurance problems. He jokes that his former actuarial colleagues make fun of his career path but he says that he doesn’t care because he has always done something that he loves.

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]]> Ten years ago, Michael Crawford started applying machine learning techniques to insurance problems. In 2018, he co-founded Describe Data. Describe Data’s goal is to use alternative data sources, machine learning and AI to understand insurance risks. Their mission is to enable the “bionic underwriters” of the future.

In the late 80s / early 90s, Michael was training to be an actuary. But something didn’t feel right to him and he decided to make a change. He ended up getting a contract with an IT department. Then another contract came along. Then another. All of a sudden Michael had an IT company and he has spent two decades working with software. Now he's back where it all began: working with numbers and data to solve insurance problems. He jokes that his former actuarial colleagues make fun of his career path but he says that he doesn’t care because he has always done something that he loves.

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]]> Barbara Schonhofer on the Relationship Between Technology and Diversity Barbara Schonhofer on the Relationship Between Technology and Diversity Mon, 29 Apr 2019 19:28:00 GMT 46:44 4c4419fe-dc70-41b5-baca-dee0c32f9706 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e8d 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Barbara Schönhofer is Chief Executive of Schonhofer and founder of The Insurance Supper Club. full 5 Barbara Schönhofer is Chief Executive of Schonhofer and founder of The Insurance Supper Club.

Schonfoher is an executive recruitment firm that specialises in the insurance industry. She assists insurance organisations in attracting senior-level talent, including Board Members, CEOs and other C-suite roles.

Barbara has been highly influential in persuading the UK insurance industry to look carefully at inclusion and diversity. In 2008, she founded The Insurance Supper Club (ISC), a business network for senior women operating in, or involved with, insurance.

She is a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Insurers.

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]]> Barbara Schönhofer is Chief Executive of Schonhofer and founder of The Insurance Supper Club.

Schonfoher is an executive recruitment firm that specialises in the insurance industry. She assists insurance organisations in attracting senior-level talent, including Board Members, CEOs and other C-suite roles.

Barbara has been highly influential in persuading the UK insurance industry to look carefully at inclusion and diversity. In 2008, she founded The Insurance Supper Club (ISC), a business network for senior women operating in, or involved with, insurance.

She is a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Insurers.

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]]> Darren Smith of InsurTech Network Center on Digitization, Commoditization and disintermediation Darren Smith of InsurTech Network Center on Digitization, Commoditization and disintermediation Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:03:00 GMT 30:18 e82c4e28-a0b2-4835-b5a2-c3f693a9acd9 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e8e 6210a9758157f00012360f2c Darren Smith is Business Development Manager at the Insurtech Network Centre at the Institute of Technology, Carlow in Ireland. full 4 Darren Smith (@ruboly) is Business Development Manager at the Insurtech Network Centre at the Institute of Technology, Carlow in Ireland.

The InsurTech Network Center (INC) facilitates the growth of InsurTech businesses in the South East of Ireland. Their InsurTech Accelerator program is the first of it's kind in Ireland. The program collaboration between InsurTechs and established insurance businesses while allowing participants to leverage the resources and capabilities of IT Carlow.

In this episode, Darren and I discuss three trends in InsurTech: digitization, commoditization and disintermediation.

Connect with Darren on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Enjoy!

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]]> Darren Smith (@ruboly) is Business Development Manager at the Insurtech Network Centre at the Institute of Technology, Carlow in Ireland.

The InsurTech Network Center (INC) facilitates the growth of InsurTech businesses in the South East of Ireland. Their InsurTech Accelerator program is the first of it's kind in Ireland. The program collaboration between InsurTechs and established insurance businesses while allowing participants to leverage the resources and capabilities of IT Carlow.

In this episode, Darren and I discuss three trends in InsurTech: digitization, commoditization and disintermediation.

Connect with Darren on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Enjoy!

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]]> Stan Nazarenko of Piprate - What is Blockchain? Stan Nazarenko of Piprate - What is Blockchain? Sun, 31 Mar 2019 22:01:00 GMT 35:00 35cbdaae-8d7c-46a0-8b7a-a06ba237c7e1 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e8f 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 3 Stan Nazarenko (@kazarena) is the founder of Piprate (@pipratenow), a blockchain-based data exchange platform for the insurance industry. Piprate's blockchain-backed data wallets offer a more secure and efficient means of sharing data among parties in the insurance value chain.

Stan has 20 years experience in the insurance and investment management industries. Prior to starting Piprate, he worked at RenaissanceRe where he was Vice President of Risk Modelling Systems.

Stan is a co-founder of InsurTech Ireland, who have helped put this podcast together. InsurTech Ireland is an Irish community of insurance and technology industry professionals sharing ideas and knowledge about how technology is changing insurance.

Stan holds a Masters Degree in Applied Mathematics and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

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]]> Stan Nazarenko (@kazarena) is the founder of Piprate (@pipratenow), a blockchain-based data exchange platform for the insurance industry. Piprate's blockchain-backed data wallets offer a more secure and efficient means of sharing data among parties in the insurance value chain.

Stan has 20 years experience in the insurance and investment management industries. Prior to starting Piprate, he worked at RenaissanceRe where he was Vice President of Risk Modelling Systems.

Stan is a co-founder of InsurTech Ireland, who have helped put this podcast together. InsurTech Ireland is an Irish community of insurance and technology industry professionals sharing ideas and knowledge about how technology is changing insurance.

Stan holds a Masters Degree in Applied Mathematics and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

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]]> Chris Sandilands of Oxbow Partners discusses InsurTech Impact 25 Chris Sandilands of Oxbow Partners discusses InsurTech Impact 25 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:55:00 GMT 51:15 755f3e11-9563-442e-88ce-3a2fad2e37aa false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e90 6210a9758157f00012360f2c full 2 Chris Sandilands (@consultilands)is a Partner at Oxbow Partners, a boutique management consulting firm serving exclusively the insurance industry. The firm focuses on strategy, transformation and M&A.

In this episode, Chris discusses Oxbow Partners' annual "InsurTech Impact 25". This is an assessment of 25 emerging technology businesses which they believe will have an impact on insurers and brokers in the year ahead. You can download the report here.

Chris started his career as a D&O underwriter at Munich Re before moving into management consulting, initially with Oliver Wyman.

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]]> Chris Sandilands (@consultilands)is a Partner at Oxbow Partners, a boutique management consulting firm serving exclusively the insurance industry. The firm focuses on strategy, transformation and M&A.

In this episode, Chris discusses Oxbow Partners' annual "InsurTech Impact 25". This is an assessment of 25 emerging technology businesses which they believe will have an impact on insurers and brokers in the year ahead. You can download the report here.

Chris started his career as a D&O underwriter at Munich Re before moving into management consulting, initially with Oliver Wyman.

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]]> Gerard de Vere of Describe Data - What is InsurTech? Gerard de Vere of Describe Data - What is InsurTech? Sat, 02 Mar 2019 21:03:00 GMT 27:54 a3734782-db35-4c07-a10c-eaafe155bdd5 false https://www.insurtechradio.com/ 6210a97ceb34ab00125a9e91 6210a9758157f00012360f2c In this episode, Gerry defines InsurTech and talks about his journey from a working in some of the largest (re)insurers in the world to following his dream and co-founding an InsurTech startup. full 1 Gerard de Vere (@gdevere) is the co-founder and COO of Describe Data, a data analytics start-up which has developed a risk engine for complex insurance risks.

In this episode, Gerry defines InsurTech and talks about his journey from a working in some of the largest (re)insurers in the world to following his dream and co-founding an InsurTech startup.

Prior to joining Describe Data, Gerard spent many years building and managing technology platforms for major international banks, insurance and reinsurance companies. In 2016, he completed a post-grad with the Innovation Academy at University College Dublin. In 2017 he co-founded InsurTech Ireland, a community of insurance and technology professionals sharing ideas and knowledge about how technology is changing insurance.

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InsurTech Ireland
Describe Data
Innovation Academy - University College Dublin
Business Model Canvas

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]]> Gerard de Vere (@gdevere) is the co-founder and COO of Describe Data, a data analytics start-up which has developed a risk engine for complex insurance risks.

In this episode, Gerry defines InsurTech and talks about his journey from a working in some of the largest (re)insurers in the world to following his dream and co-founding an InsurTech startup.

Prior to joining Describe Data, Gerard spent many years building and managing technology platforms for major international banks, insurance and reinsurance companies. In 2016, he completed a post-grad with the Innovation Academy at University College Dublin. In 2017 he co-founded InsurTech Ireland, a community of insurance and technology professionals sharing ideas and knowledge about how technology is changing insurance.

SHOW NOTES

Connect with Gerard on LinkedIn and Twitter.
InsurTech Ireland
Describe Data
Innovation Academy - University College Dublin
Business Model Canvas

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