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Lianne Trantz: VP Marketing, Novidea: Clarity, confidence and great communication cover image

Lianne Trantz: VP Marketing, Novidea: Clarity, confidence and great communication

10 Jul 2020

Maintaining growth is hard, no matter how good the technology.  Lianne Trantz explains how she has brought together her experience and lessons from marketing in industries outside of insurance (such... read more

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Ollie Forsyth: Community Manager, Draper Esprit: Venture Capital - reinvented cover image

Ollie Forsyth: Community Manager, Draper Esprit: Venture Capital - reinvented

08 Jul 2020

In the week that Lemonade had its IPO, Matthew Grant has been speaking to another VC firm about what it’s looking for in its portfolio companies.
Matthew spoke to Ollie Forsyth who has crammed a lot... read more

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Barnaby Rugge-Price: CEO, Hyperion X: Broking in the modern world cover image

Barnaby Rugge-Price: CEO, Hyperion X: Broking in the modern world

03 Jul 2020

We are hearing a lot about what the future is for insurance brokers - where they add value, how they are evolving and even, in some areas, whether they are relevant at all. 
But when it comes to... read more

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Tony Grosso, Head of Marketing, EIS Group, Coretech - leaving legacy behind cover image

Tony Grosso, Head of Marketing, EIS Group, Coretech - leaving legacy behind

27 Jun 2020

Innovation is great, but one thing's clear from the last few years - no insurer can totally abandon its core legacy systems and switch to the latest technology in one simple move.
Tony Grosso brings... read more

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David Daiches, COO, Inshur. Fast, effective, affordable - building an MGA for the new economy cover image

David Daiches, COO, Inshur. Fast, effective, affordable - building an MGA for the new economy

19 Jun 2020

Founded in 2016 by David Daiches and Dan Bratshpis INSHUR is an MGA making it easier for professional rideshare drivers -  including those coming under New York's TLC (Taxi and Limousine Commission... read more

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Gavin Naimer, President Granite International, Remote executive recruiting masterclass cover image

Gavin Naimer, President Granite International, Remote executive recruiting masterclass

17 Jun 2020

Traditionally executive recruiting has relied alot on face to face meetings and personal contact. Whilst recruitment may have slowed down in the last few months it hasn't stopped.
In this midweek... read more

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Florian Graillot, C-founder, astorya.vc; What insurers want - an investor's view cover image

Florian Graillot, C-founder, astorya.vc; What insurers want - an investor's view

12 Jun 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... read more

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Matthew Grant & Robin Merttens - the InsTech London partners chat with Insurance Insider's Catrin Shi cover image

Matthew Grant & Robin Merttens - the InsTech London partners chat with Insurance Insider's Catrin Shi

06 Jun 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... read more

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Frank Perkins, CEO, Inari: Technical tips to enable insurance innovation cover image

Frank Perkins, CEO, Inari: Technical tips to enable insurance innovation

31 May 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... read more

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The launch of Ki, the algorithmic underwriter. Mark Allan & James Birch, Brit Insurance cover image

The launch of Ki, the algorithmic underwriter. Mark Allan & James Birch, Brit Insurance

23 May 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 means for an established company... read more

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Sean Ringsted, Chief Digital Officer, Chubb; Prevent & Predict - IOT Success Stories cover image

Sean Ringsted, Chief Digital Officer, Chubb; Prevent & Predict - IOT Success Stories

17 May 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... read more

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Andy Thomas & Melanie Hayes, Co-Founders, Kynd, Making Cyber Simple cover image

Andy Thomas & Melanie Hayes, Co-Founders, Kynd, Making Cyber Simple

10 May 2020

With all the attention on COVID-19 just now we might 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.... read more

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Nigel Walsh Partner at Deloitte and insurtech guru cover image

Nigel Walsh Partner at Deloitte and insurtech guru

03 May 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... read more

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Sai Lakshmi, Caura and Amit Patel, Hlthie: Founders we're watching cover image

Sai Lakshmi, Caura and Amit Patel, Hlthie: Founders we're watching

24 Apr 2020

Part of our philosophy at InsTech London is our "pay forward" approach. We look out for the best upcoming companies, or even just great people with great ideas - and give them a place to talk about... read more

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Andy Wiggans: VP at BrightTALK: Live Connections in a Digital World cover image

Andy Wiggans: VP at BrightTALK: Live Connections in a Digital World

19 Apr 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... read more

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Mark Anquillare: COO, Verisk Analytics: Making the World Better, Safer, and Stronger cover image

Mark Anquillare: COO, Verisk Analytics: Making the World Better, Safer, and Stronger

14 Apr 2020

Verisk brings together analytics and data from across insurance, energy and payments covering areas such as fraud, catastrophe risk and loss.
In this week's episode Matthew Grant talks to Mark... read more

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Partners' Chat - April 2020: Matthew and Robin launch our new live events programme cover image

Partners' Chat - April 2020: Matthew and Robin launch our new live events programme

07 Apr 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... read more

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Ruth Foxe Blader: Partner at Anthemis Group: Investing to create new opportunities cover image

Ruth Foxe Blader: Partner at Anthemis Group: Investing to create new opportunities

03 Apr 2020

Anthemis is one of the most well known investors in technology start-ups and scale-ups supporting insurance and financial services. Portfolio companies include: Goji, Flock, Hockodo, Insurdata,... read more

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InsTech Investigates: Podcasting tips with former BBC sound engineer Peter Roach cover image

InsTech Investigates: Podcasting tips with former BBC sound engineer Peter Roach

02 Apr 2020

Wondering about how to create a podcast and best practices for recording sound? In Episode 75 of the InsTech London podcasts, we're kicking off a series of "Instech Investigates" - a look beyond the... read more

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Google Cloud and Insurance – Planning for a Truly Digital Future cover image

Google Cloud and Insurance – Planning for a Truly Digital Future

27 Mar 2020

Remember when we all got together and ran in-person events? Recorded live at The Steelyard, Episode 74 features the highlights from our event with Google Cloud, including what their plans are for... read more

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