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Bringing together the best technology and innovation for insurance and risk management together from around the world. Podcast hosted by Matthew Grant.
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Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
One of the fastest ways to find out what's making an impact right now when it comes to innovation in insurance is to talk to the people investing in, and advising to, the companies building new tools and technology. Florian Graillot has over 10 years of experience in investing and chose insurance as the market in which to launch his fund astorya.vc. Today the fund is investing in Aazzur, Wetterheld, Zelros and, in the few days since we recorded this interview, has announced its investment in Sesame it. Florian is also well known as a daily commentator and publisher of fresh insights and breaking news in Europe's insurance and technology space.
Matthew Grant covers a wider range series of topics when he talks to Florian including:
- the key themes that insurers care about
- which company's astorya has invested in and why. And what's next
- how the insurance landscape has changed in the last year and what to expect next
- how to efficiently source new investment opportunities
- why Florian is committed to publishing content as well as managing his investment portfolio
And much more
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Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Another slight shift for this week's episode. The tables were turned and Robin Merttens and Matthew Grant were interviewed as one of the keynotes for the recent Insurance Insider event "InsiderTech". Catrin Shi asked such great questions - and we haven't recorded a partners' chat for a while - so we polished it up and here it is. We managed to fit all of these into 30 minutes:
- What does Insurtech actually mean these days?
- How is funding getting in for insurtechs, start-ups and others?
- Acceleration in activity over last few months?
- Are we seeing a once in a decade opportunity now?
- What's happening in innovation at insurers themselves?
- Data - good or bad?
- Advice for innovation mangers at insurers?
More information about Insurance Insider here https://insuranceinsider.com/
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Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
Whether launching a start-up or running a major company, the decisions you make about the technology you use and the people working closely with you will be critical to the success of your business.
In this episode Matthew Grant talks to Frank Perkins, CEO and founder of Inari. Frank comes from a background of building technology whilst working inside major insurance companies and in 2017 launched Inari. Frank and his colleagues participated in the Lloyd's Lab in 2019 and are providing the underwriting infrastructure and analytical tools for companies in the UK and Europe.
In this episode we asked Frank to give his advice on areas that include:
- How to find your technical co-founder or CTO
- How to work with outsourcing companies to build your technology
- How to specify development work
- Legacy, and how to work around it
And a lot more
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Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
Whilst some organisations may look elsewhere to blame for the increasing costs of placing insurance in London, Brit has decide to strike out and show what digital can mean for an established company with the launch of Ki, it's algorithmic syndicate. In this episode Matthew Grant talks to Mark Allan CFO of Brit, and James Birch, head of innovation to learn about the motivation for launching this new initiative, how it will work and why they chose to partner with Google Cloud and University College London.
Topics covered included:
- What is a lead-follow syndicate?
- How will Ki select what it wants to underwrite?
- Is the algorithm smart enough to admit when it doesn't know the answer?
- What is the human oversight? Is an active underwriter required?
- What are the implications for the future of Insurtech
- organizations, rather than a start-up or a scale-up?
- What does Lloyd's think about this?
- What and why is Ki "anywhere, anytime"?
More information on Ki at - https://www.ki-insurance.com
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Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
The potential for sensors, data and IOT (Internet of Things) to dramatically improve risk reduction has been known for many years. Telematics are now widely used for motor insurance, but some insurers still struggle to find ways to effectively partner with their clients to integrate the use of IOT into their overall offering.
Sean Ringsted is chief digital officer at global insurer Chubb. He's also the company's chief risk officer and was formerly chief actuary, sitting on the company's executive committee. He is one of the best-placed people in the industry to both know, and influence, the use of IOT, and he's a big supporter of the "prevent and predict" approach to insurance. When we spoke to Sean for episode 35 in July last year he spoke enthusiastically about the use of sensors and IOT, and referenced some of the companies Chubb was working with.
For this episode Matthew Grant and Sean talk specifically about examples of how Chubb is supporting its clients with IOT solutions that are providing benefits for their clients and for Chubb. They also discuss what can be done today, and what the opportunities are further into the future. Topics include:
- Why IOT offers so much more than just risk pricing
- Recovery of multi-millions of dollars of stolen computers through the use of tracking sensors
- The prevention of major water damage to a college through early intervention
- Working with brokers to support the client
- Real-time exposure measurement
- Who should pay
- The opportunities and challenges of wearables
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Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
With all the attention on COVID-19 just now there is a risk we forget one of the other emerging risks of the last few years - cyber. But of course it's still very much a threat and, in some areas, growing. Most large companies will have their own CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) but for smaller or medium sized companies it's harder to be able to assess their exposure, understand how to reduce the risk and know what insurance options are available.
Kynd was only founded two years ago by Andy Thomas (CEO) and Melanie Hayes (Chief Marketing Officer) but is already establishing its as one of the companies that SMEs can turn to, and brokers use, to assess and mitigate cyberrisk.
In this episode Matthew Grant talks to Andy and Melanie to find out the cyber risk facing companies, how to manage it, what Kynd is offering and how it works.
Areas covered include:
- A quick and free test for companies to assess their areas of potential exposure
- Statistics from the Kynd study of 200 of the UK AIM listed companies that reveals what their own cyber vulnerabilities are
- The Kynd "broker buddy" system to help brokers help their clients
- How and why the company has been able to scale up, and find clients so quickly
To find out about companies building cyber models, head over to Episode 28 with our interview with Pascal Millaire.
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Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
Nigel Walsh has been helping the insurance industry get to grips with the opportunities offered by technology for many years - both in his day job as a partner at consulting firm Deloitte, and as a regular speaker, writer and co-host of the Insurtech Insider podcast.
In another lively discussion, Matthew Grant talks to Nigel, covering a wide range of subjects including:
- Has insurtech lived up to its potential?
- Will the future of insurance give us more choice, but more complexity or less choice but more simplicity?
- Starting up your own business or staying employed?
- Why insurers need to call us by our names, not our numbers
And of course a whole lot more
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Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
We like to mix it up for our events - a chance to hear from some established companies, insurers and the newcomers. Part of our philosophy at InsTech London is our "pay forward" approach. We lookout for the best upcoming companies, or even just great people with great ideas - and we give them a place to talk about what they are up to. We've been delighted to have so many of our early speakers return as corporate members in the last couple of years supporting what we do, and getting more benefits from our network once they have funding.
These two interviews were recorded live in February at The Steelyard. Sai Lakshmi from Caura and Amit Patel from Hlthie both have great stories to tell about their own emerging businesses including:
- Establishing market fit
- Developing partnerships
- Building a career to gain experience
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Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Live events can still exist even if we can't all hang out together in the same place. In this episode, Matthew Grant is talking to Andy Wiggans of the digital video platform BrightTALK about best practices for sharing content and engaging with your customers. Not surprisingly BrightTALK has seen a massive increase in usage for its platform over the last few weeks as its client base of over 1,500 companies relies on it to talk directly to their clients and prospects.
At InsTech London we are now running weekly events on BrighTALK, talking to more of the leaders in technology, innovation and insurance. We have been able to keep up the spirit of our live events, and are quickly building up a growing audience to complement our weekly podcasts. You can see more of what we are doing at the BrightTALK InsTech London channel
See more of what we are up to including all our prior events at www.instech.london
Thanks to Vlocity for sponsoring our BrightTALK channel
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Matthew Grant and Robin Merttens discuss the latest insurance, innovation and insurtech news that has caught their attention.
The conversation took place to launch our new series of live events on Brighttalk, where we'll be bringing you news and interviews until we can relaunch our events at The Steelyard in London.
You can find out more about what we're planning on our new Brighttalk channel, including details of our Insurtech Survival Guide event on Thursday 6 April.
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