Podcasts
The weekly InsTech London Podcast hosted by Matthew Grant. Join us as we discover what some of the most fascinating people in, and beyond, insurance are doing, the trends they are seeing, and what motivates them.
Paul Prendergast: CEO and Co-founder, Blink Parametric: Parametric, payments and protection
Blink Parametric’s new Hurricane Non-Damage Business Interruption solution, developed in the Lloyd’s Lab, is aiming to cut waiting times for payouts from months to days.
It’s the latest product from... read more
Robin Roberson: Founder of WeGoLook & Managing Director of Claim Central Consolidated: A journey of people, platforms and perseverance
Turning a start-up into a successful company requires the ability to clearly identify customer problems and spotting market opportunities for growth.
A conversation with a friend about eBay led... read more
Paul Mang: Chief Innovation Officer, Guidewire: Insurance analytics for 21st century risk management
Insurance might be “swimming in data” - but without actionable insights that data is just noise.
Matthew catches up with Paul Mang, Chief Innovation Officer at Guidewire to explore the latest... read more
Gianni Biason: Head Property & Specialty Solutions, Swiss Re: Insurance product innovation at scale
Founded in 1863, Swiss Re is one of the world’s largest reinsurance companies and is well known for its innovative use of technology, data and willingness to address global issues like climate change... read more
Andres Webersinke: Global Chief Underwriting Officer, Life/Health at Gen Re: Reinventing customer care
We're back talking directly to a senior executive from a major reinsurance company about their views on innovation and what they see as the industry’s major challenges.
Andres Webersinke, Global... read more
Jeroen Morrenhof: CEO and co-founder, FRISS: Underwriting and claims fraud revealed
One of the most effective uses of data and analytics in insurance is to prevent fraud both at the point of underwriting and from claims.
Jeroen Morrenhof founded FRISS in 2006 and today the company... read more
Kate Stillwell: CEO and Founder, Jumpstart: Earthquake parametric insurance in practice
Five years ago Kate Stillwell had a vision of how she could help people recover quickly after they had suffered the effects of an earthquake. Today she has set up a company, acquired clients and... read more
Marcus East: Technical Director, Office of the CTO at Google: Cloud, culture, collaboration and innovation
Google’s products are playing an increasingly important role helping insurance companies innovate and grow. There are also lessons for everyone in how the company has developed a culture to keep its... read more
Stephen Brittain: Co-founder, Insurtech Gateway: Secrets of scale - incubation & investment
There is no shortage of ideas, and opportunities, for starting up new companies in and around insurance, but scaling fast, with access to capital, capacity and connections is critical.
Stephen... read more
Scott Quiana: Head of Products, Marketing & Partnerships, Quantemplate: Turning data into insights
Launched in 2013 Quantemplate was one of the early insurtech stories in London and the US, but after a few years things went quiet. Quantemplate had not gone away, but instead had been busily... read more
Katie Crook-Davies and Rajasree Variyar: The Risky Mix Podcast hosts: Diversity, inclusion and innovation
Katie Crook-Davies and Rajasree Variyar are the hosts of the Risky Mix Podcast which features conversations on making insurance more diverse and inclusive.
They join Matthew Grant on Episode 98 to... read more
Andrew Johnston: Global Head of InsurTech, Willis Re: Insurtech innovation insights quarterly
Andrew Johnston is Global Head of InsurTech at Willis Re and responsible for the team that produces the Willis Quarterly InsurTech Briefing.
Using data and resources from around the world, the... read more
Adam Richards and Andy Stevenson, Albany Group: Supply chain management & operational resilience
After spotting a gap in the market, Adam Richards co-founded Albany Group to build technology solutions to help insurers improve their supplies and claims processes, and how they interact with their... read more
