Alex Taylor is the Global Head of Emerging Technology at QBE Ventures, a part of QBE Insurance, an international insurance company. In his role and with his team, his daily work is all about “investing in the future of insurance”, listening to the challenges within insurance companies and finding ways how to solve them through the right external capabilities.
In this episode of the Reinventing Finance Podcast Alex shares with Nick and Tom
📌 The reason for combining venture investing with the regular insurance business
📌 How the venture business and inbound technology lead play together
📌 The expertise an innovation team needs to be successful
📌 The key learnings from years of venture scouting and investing
📌 The business goals and successes and failures from QBE Ventures so far
📌 Why sharing data is sometimes very important to further strategic alliances and can push innovation
📌 Non-negotiables for an archetype of a successful venture/innovation function in a company📌What other benefits than money can investors provide
📌 How to attract the right talent for innovation in insurance
📌 Net Zero & ESG offerings from his perspective as a member of the Net Zero insurance alliance
📌 The Role of Trust in insurance distribution and Collaborations
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