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InsurTech Business SeriesRedefining Insurtech in Africa: East African Context | 2022 IBS ConferenceThis was a Keynote Speech by Bente Krogmann CEO of mTek Services, an InsurTech in Kenya driving insurance technology Platform as a Service.This speech was given as part of the 2022 InsurTech Business Series Conference #IBSConference held on the 10th of December, 2025.Hello Damola & Folumy here! Send us a quick text, comment or feedback. We would love to hear from you Check out our free resources on InsurTech ecosystem and innovation in the African Insurance space here https://linktr.ee/insurtechbusinessseriesJoin our IBS community on ...
2025-09-2527 min
The We Are InsurTech Women PodcastInnovating and building an Insurtech for smarter business insurance, a conversation with Renee Walkom, COO of FoxquiltExcited to share our latest we are insurtech women podcast with Renée Walkom, COO at Foxquilt - a company transforming small business insurance through technology and data.🦊 What is Foxquilt? Foxquilt is a leading insurtech that provides smarter, faster, and more affordable business insurance tailored for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Their platform is built to solve real pain points legacy insurers have long ignored.Foxquilt have had a super exciting year and their growth is continuing so it was great to chat through their product and key milestones further We discussed…Her pa...
2025-07-3021 min
The We Are InsurTech Women PodcastMorning Data, Verisk and Insurtech acquisitions, a conversation with Kirstin Duffield, CEO of Morning Data, part of VeriskThis week on the We Are Insurtech Women podcast, I had the huge pleasure of speaking with Kirstin Duffield, CEO of Morning Data, now part of Verisk.Kirstin, who also recently joined the executive board of Verisk following their acquisition of Morning Data, brings a wealth of knowledge on insurance innovation, data, and leadership. Her insights and career is a must-listen for anyone interested in the insurtech space and the future of our industry.In this episode, we dive into: • Kirstin’s background, from stepping into the family-run Morning Data to l...
2025-07-0239 min
Insurtech Story PodcastThe Growth Story form an Employee to an Employer in InsurtechIn this inspiring episode, we explore the personal and professional journey of individuals who transitioned from being employees in the insurance sector to becoming entrepreneurs in the fast-paced world of insurtech. We discuss what motivates this shift, the challenges faced while building a startup in a highly regulated industry, and how domain expertise, digital innovation, and resilience come together to drive success. The episode also highlights key lessons on leadership, fundraising, team building, and customer trust—offering valuable insights for aspiring founders and professionals looking to make the leap from corporate roles to creating their own ventures in the in...
2025-06-1009 min
The We Are InsurTech Women PodcastInsurtech, Investment & support for female founders, a conversation with Sokhiba at InsurTech NYExcited to share our latest conversation with Sokhiba Mukhitdinova Founding Member & Principal at InsurTech NY, one of the leading voices driving innovation and investment in the insurance space.Sokhiba and I discussed-Only 3% of venture capital goes to female founders. Why? What can we actually do about it?The systems and support that make a differenceWhat it’s like reviewing 2,000+ pitches, and the 19 that earned investment and why they stood out. What makes a pitch stand out in a crowded fieldThe growing tr...
2025-05-0143 min
The We Are InsurTech Women PodcastAn insight into Insurtech investing, a conversation with Rafaela Andrade, Partner at Mundi VenturesOn this weeks We Are InsurTech Women podcast, I had the huge pleasure of speaking Rafaela Andrade, Partner at Mundi Ventures.A super useful listen if you're an Insurtech founder, looking to move into VC or just generally interested in investment trends and the insurtech landscape. We cover:🔘 Key factors Rafaela and Mundi look for in insurtechs🔘 The biggest risks investors consider🔘 How founders can stand out in a tough market🔘 What makes Mundi Ventures different🔘 The biggest trends in our space
2025-04-0922 min
The We Are InsurTech Women PodcastA dive into InsurTech marketing and Cytora's growth, a conversation with Daria Kepa-Green, VP of Marketing at CytoraThis week on the We Are InsurTech Women podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Daria Kępa-Green, VP of Marketing at Cytora. Daria has had an impressive career and has been at the forefront of Cytora's marketing who have had a huge year so it was great to hear insights into her thinking, Cytora's product and what's worked for them. Tune in to hear Daria discuss- - How working in multiple countries has shaped her approach to marketing and working in a start up.
2025-02-2618 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastITC Special 5B - Leadership in Action: Insights from Industry Leaders with Ben JenningsHow do today’s leaders navigate the fast-paced evolution of the insurtech space? What does it take to leverage cutting-edge technology while building sustainable and impactful businesses? From balancing innovation with operational rigor to fostering collaboration across diverse teams, leadership in insurtech requires vision, adaptability, and a relentless focus on solving customer challenges.
This episode features Ben Jennings, CEO of Embroker, discussing his leadership journey and how Embroker is leading the Insurtech 2.0 movement. Ben explores the critical balance between technological innovation and insurance expertise to deliver exceptional customer value. He also shares insights into leadership transitions, building te...
2025-01-1615 min
The We Are InsurTech Women PodcastSecrets to successfully scaling an InsurTech, a conversation with Laura Bennett, Co-Founder of Embrace Pet InsuranceThe We Are InsurTech Women podcast is kicking off this year with Laura Bennett.
Laura was previously Co-Founder and CEO of Embrace Pet Insurance, scaling the company for 14 years to be the leader within the pet insurance space and recently being acquired for $1billlion+ !
Tune in to hear-
- How to build a highly successful InsurTech, find your niche and gap in the market
- The importance of hiring right from the top and ensuring everyone has the same values within a start up
2025-01-1523 min
Asia InsurTech PodcastEP 237 – Is Australia Building the Future of Global Insurance? – Simone Dossetor – CEO of InsurTech Australia
Australia’s InsurTech scene is a hotbed for innovation. Simone Dossetor, CEO of InsurTech Australia, sheds light on why the country’s collaborative culture and global outlook make it an ideal place for InsurTech startups to thrive. With a single national regulatory framework, InsurTechs can efficiently scale and test new ideas in a manageable environment before expanding globally. Add to this Australia’s diversity—fueled by international talent from its renowned universities—and the result is a dynamic ecosystem that fosters creativity and cross-border collaborations.
While Australia serves as a perfect launchpad for innovative solutions, the road to scaling...
2024-12-3030 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastWomen in InsurTech: Breaking Barriers and Building MomentumIn this episode of the Insurtech Leadership Podcast, recorded live at the InsureTech Connect (ITC) conference, host Josh Hollander sits down with Bobbie Shrivastav and Renu Ann Joseph to discuss the launch of their groundbreaking book series, Momentum. The first book, Makers and Builders Edition, showcases ten unfiltered stories from women making waves in insurtech, from bootstrapped founders to venture-backed entrepreneurs.
Through personal narratives and powerful imagery, this series documents the journeys of women founders who are reshaping the industry's future, addressing the stark reality of the 2% venture capital funding gap, and creating pathways for the...
2024-11-2715 min
Insurtech Universe PodcastEarly-Stage Startups, Turnarounds, Insurtech Ventures: A VC PerspectiveJoin us for an inspiring and insightful conversation as Joe Canavan, a Canadian icon in finance, fintech, and insurtech, sits down with John Harvey to share his incredible journey. From building industry giants like Fidelity and Wealth Simple to mentoring tech founders and driving innovation through NEXT Canada, Joe offers a front-row seat to the highs and lows of entrepreneurship. In this episode, Joe shares his unfiltered thoughts on: 1. Startup Success: The critical role of leadership, vision, and strategic grit. 2. Policy Challenges: How Canadian regulations and bad government policies are hindering innovation. 3. Global Impact: Why fostering a supportive ecosystem...
2024-11-211h 09
The We Are InsurTech Women PodcastInvestment Banking to a high-growth InsurTech, a conversation with Carly Levin, Chief Strategy Officer from Cover WhaleThis week we were joined by Carly Levin, Chief Strategy Officer from Cover Whale.
Hear about Carly's unique introduction to Cover Whale following a train ride and sitting next to the President of Cover Whale.
What are the key transferable skills moving from Investment Banking into an Insurtech scale up?
Hear advice on transitioning from a large corporate into an 80 person Insurtech and why you should do it
Cover Whales product- we can all see the need for it and success of it but hear what the appeal was for Carly
2024-10-3013 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastBest of the Insurtech Leadership Podcast: Top Three Downloaded Episodes Featuring Tech, Investment, and Strategy LeadersFresh from InsurTech Connect 2024, where the industry gathered to discuss insurance innovation's past, present, and future, host Joshua R. Hollander brings you a special episode revisiting our three most downloaded episodes of the last year:
Tom Wilde, CEO of Indico - At the forefront of bringing AI and automation to insurance workflows
Bhavan Suri, Managing Director, Technology at William Blair - A leading investment banker tracking where money is flowing in insurtech
Michael Nadel, Senior Director at Simon-Kutcher & Partners - A strategic consultant helping companies price and scale their solutions
While these leaders view the industry through...
2024-10-2432 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastFrom Intelligent Intake to AI-Driven Insurance Solutions: Unlocking Growth Through Digital TransformationIn this episode, host Joshua R. Hollander dives into the future of insurance with Tom Wilde, CEO of Indico, Suri Bhavan from William Blair, and Michael Nadel from Simon-Kutcher & Partners. Together, they explore how AI and digital transformation are reshaping insurance workflows, from underwriting to claims processing. They share insights into the industry's current evolution, discuss the role of advanced technologies like deep learning and large language models, and break down the biggest challenges and opportunities facing insurtech companies today.
Key Insights:
The evolution of AI in insurance, from mobile transformation to middle-office automation
The role of deep...
2024-10-2132 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastITC Vegas 2024: Innovating the Conference ExperienceIn this episode of the Insurtech Leadership Podcast, host Josh Hollander sits down with Bill Harris, Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer of ITC Vegas, to discuss how the event has evolved to support the continued growth and development of the InsurTech industry. With the 2024 event just around the corner, Bill shares exclusive insights into what makes ITC Vegas a must-attend experience and why those still contemplating attending should register for the 2024 event.
Key Insights:
How ITC Vegas has transformed from a startup-focused event to the "CES of Insurance"
The introduction of curated "neighborhoods" to enhance networking...
2024-10-0338 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastFrom London to Hartford: Navigating the CT-UK InsurTech CorridorHow can UK insurtech companies successfully enter the complex US insurance market? In this episode, we explore the CT-UK Insurtech Corridor through the journey of Programmable.AI, showcasing how this initiative creates pathways for international growth and innovation.
Host Joshua R. Hollander brings together John Blamire, CEO and co-founder of Programmable.AI; Mike Hendy from the UK Office of Business and Trade; and Gene Goddard from MetroHartford Alliance and the CT IFS. They discuss how the Corridor is bridging the insurance technology landscapes of Connecticut and the UK, fostering transatlantic opportunities for insurtech companies.
Key I...
2024-08-2235 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastBridging the Gap: How Insurtech Gateway is Transforming Insurance from the Outside InIn a world where technology drives daily innovations in industries from travel to health care to manufacturing, why should insurance be any different? How can innovators and insurers collaborate to create meaningful, sustainable change?
In this episode of the Insurtech Leadership Podcast, host Josh Hollander sits down with Stephen Brittain, Director and Co-founder of Insurtech Gateway, to explore their unique approach to incubating and investing in early-stage insurtech startups. Stephen, with his product design background and entrepreneurial spirit, offers valuable insights into the intricacies of nurturing innovation in an industry known for its caution.
2024-08-0834 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 230 – The Convergence of InsurTech and FinTech: Making Insurance Invisible – Anthony Lee – co-Founder and CEO of LydiaAI“I feel like there’s a convergence going on. And that’s, that’s with InsurTech and FinTech. And what’s being left behind in the world of InsurTech is increasingly, in my view, core systems, a new generation of core systems. But everything else, like when you talk about embedded insurance, it’s becoming part of embedded finance. And […]
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2024-05-2037 min
InsurTech Business SeriesIBS Conference 2020 Panel Session: InsurTech & FinTech: Partnership for Inclusive InsuranceThis is a panel session from the first-ever #IBSConference in 2022 where Dooshima Dapo-Oyewole (Digital Transformation Expert) moderated a conversation featuring Dr. Babatunde Obrimah, (COO, FinTech Association of Nigeria), Akin Jones (Founder/CEO, Aella) and Rob Galbraith (Founder/CEO, Forestview Insights).This session was proudly sponsored by CuracelHello Damola & Folumy here! Send us a quick text, comment or feedback. We would love to hear from you Check out our free resources on InsurTech ecosystem and innovation in the African Insurance space here https://linktr.ee/insurtechbusinessseriesJoin our IBS co...
2024-05-0239 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 224 – Adedamola Oloko and Victoria Olorunmola – AXA Mansard – A Deep Dive into Africa’s InsurTech EvolutionIn a truly fascinating episode of the Asia InsurTech Podcast, Damola Oloko and Victoria Olorunmola dive deep into the transformative potential of InsurTech across the African continent. Highlighting the critical importance of tailoring insurance technology solutions to local cultures and consumer behaviors, they discuss how understanding regional nuances can drive the adoption of insurance products. […]
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2024-03-1833 min
The We Are InsurTech Women PodcastInsurtech Investing & The World of VentureHello and welcome to the next episode of the We Are Insurtech Women Podcast were this week we are joined by Nicole Van Allen, of Greenlight Re
2024-02-2922 minThe We Are InsurTech Women PodcastInsurtech UK, Global Communities and More : An Interview with Melissa Collett, CEO of Insurtech UKGood morning and welcome to this week's episode of the We Are Insurtech Women Podcast where this week I am joined by Melissa Collett, CEO of Insurtech UK.
2024-02-2025 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastThe Fundraising Environment in Insurtech Remains Healthy if You Focus on the Following Things (w/Bhavan Suri, Managing Director at William Blair)Bhavan Suri is Managing Director at William Blair, an advisory services firm that helps companies including insurtechs to secure growth liquidity and financing. Its team of technology bankers has deep ties to the insurtech sector with more than $20 billion in capital raised across 50 M&A and capital markets transactions.
Bhavan worked for several tech companies including Elytics and Answerthink and has developed a deep understanding for the industry forces shaping the tech market. He now focuses on advising technology companies that operate in the Insurtech space. Some of the companies he advised include Guidewire, Duckcreek, CCCS, Intelligent So...
2024-02-0613 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastAn Extremely Motivating Story of Insurtech Success to Start 2024 - How We Built a Business That is Growing 30% a Year (w/David Embry & Belen Tokarski, CEO & COO of Mylo)David Embry is the founder and chief executive officer of Mylo, an insurtech leader that brings its unbiased, insurance quoting engine, Mind of Mylo, to distribution and agency partners to connect business owners and individuals with top-rated insurance products. He is responsible for the overall vision and financial performance of the business as well as developing strategic partnerships. Embry is a seasoned entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience leading financial and insurance companies. He brings deep expertise and innovation to Mylo. Previously, Embry served as the president of SelectQuote Benefit Solutions and managing director at J.P. Morgan.
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2024-01-0214 minThe We Are InsurTech Women PodcastFrom Austrlalia to the USA, The Global Insurtech Scene : An Interview with HanddiiHello and welcome to the next episode of the We Are InsurTech Women podcast, a networking platform that has been designed to bring together small, curated, like-minded groups to forge unique working relationships and friendships across insurtech.
This new podcast speaking to members of our community about their story, their motivations and their view on insurtech innovation.
2023-12-1920 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastThe US Has One of the Largest Socialized Healthcare Systems for 150m Americans But Insurtech Largely Ignores It (w/Joseph Schneier, CEO Trusty)Joseph Schneier is CEO of Trusty.care, connecting sales, marketing, and member engagement for 150m Americans that receive insurance through Medicare, Medicaid, or Marketplace plans. The company provides an enterprise SaaS solution to the country's most direct-to-consumer health insurance sector.
Joseph says that most insurtech founders do not have personal experience in this space but that it has a disfragmented distribution network and many similar challenges as the private insurance sector. Just as a refresher, Medicare's coverage is 85% for people over the age of 65 and 15% for people living with chronic conditions, Medicaid covers low-income individuals and marketplace p...
2023-12-1113 min
InsurTech Business SeriesExploring the Asian InsurTech LandscapeDo you ever wonder how the world of insurance is shaking up in Asia? You're in for a treat! This episode offers a deep dive into the evolving landscape of Asia's insurance industry, with insightful conversations with Theresa Blissing, Founder of the Asia InsurTech Podcast.Theresa Blissing, a seasoned insurance professional who cut her teeth at Generali, takes us on a journey through her career, which has been steeped in insurance from childhood to adulthood and across both mature and emerging markets.On the episode, we delve into the journey of One Degree, a Hong...
2023-11-1444 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastWhy I Bet on Evolving the Insurance Model rather than Technological Disruption (w/Jeff Shi, Insurtech Groups)Jeff Shi is founder of Insurtech Groups, connecting consumers with industry partners. by help consumers to better understand their policies in an effort to meet each of their unique needs.
Jeff talks about insurtech enhancing client experience vs. disruption. Insurtech Groups is consumer-facing technology that seeks to evolve the $100B insurance space across claims, service, billing and brokers.
Jeff foresees many more people joining from the insurance world and insurtechs becoming really good at making money from insurance rather than technology. Enhancing the client experience for the customer, carrier and agents is more important than 'a...
2023-10-2313 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastHow a Claims Processor Morphed into a Leading Insurtech - It’s All About the Workflows (w/Troy Stewart, COO Brush Claims)Troy Stewart is President and COO of Brush Claims an insurtech that is streamlining the claims management process. Troy describes having started as a claims adjuster to now serving as President & COO of this successful business model, with his vision of tech driven, human-led claims.
In 2015, the company started building its own proprietary technology to remove bottlenecks, solving for escalations and time delays. By 2019 this traditional claims company had already fully transitioned from its legacy claims management system to its homegrown Hub applications, with a secure claims portal for policyholders, and a scoping application used by adjusters and...
2023-10-1612 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastInsurtech Investing to Save the Planet - Launching a $100M Climatetech Fund (w/Drew D’Alelio, Sr. Investor at VC Connecticut Innovations)Drew D’Alelio is a senior associate at Connecticut Innovations working on the Climate Tech Fund. He has a passion for combating climate change, innovative financing, and economic development. At CI Drew manages the entire investment cycle, from sourcing, due diligence, all the way through to portfolio management, and has invested in companies focused on insurtech, EV charging, circular economy, grid intelligence, and more. Drew holds a MPP and MBA from Yale and a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern.
CI’s $100 million climate fund launched in the summer of 2022 to catalyze Connecticut’s climate innovation economy, thanks to the s...
2023-10-0912 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastCreating the Venmo-Paypal of Insurtech with a Verified Data Layer for Insurance Customers (w/Tolga Tezel, CEO Canopy Connect)Did you know that over 1900 companies and 8000 agents are using Canopy Connect to increase conversion in insurance sales and verification?
Today we talk to Tolga Tezel, Founder & CEO at Canopy Connect, who was an early engineer at Dropbox. He helped build Nova Credit for US newcomers to obtain fair access to credit through their international data.
These experiences drove him to discover other areas where consumers have a difficult time getting value and convenience from their own data. From 2019 he began interviewing literally hundreds of insurance agencies and learned that getting accurate, comprehensive data from t...
2023-10-0212 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastInsuring Expats, One of the Country’s Fastest Growing Insurance Segments (w/Daniel McChesney, CEO TripDoctor)
Daniel McChesney, MD is the Founder and CEO of TripDoctor, pioneering digital health insurance and health care access for expats and nomads. As a world traveler and long-time expat, he saw an opportunity to improve the healthcare access issues of his fellow expats and nomads through better insurance products.
Expat insurance is a much larger market than travel insurance, a market of $25B where the rate of Americans moving abroad having tripled since the pandemic. TripDoctor is responding to that demand with an insurtech that makes expat healthcare simple, acting as a digital broker with access to...
2023-09-0512 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastImplementing New Data Pipelines to Bring Life Insurance into the 21st Century (w/Nick Bowman, CEO Motif Insurance)Nicholas Bowman is the Founder and CEO of Motif Insurance building the first data clearinghouse for the independent life insurance market. Motif seeks to create a comprehensive ecosystem that harnesses the power of data and AI/ML to revolutionize how carriers, IMOs, brokers, and consumers interact and manage life insurance policies.
In this episode Nick describes how being agent and understanding the pain points has helped to transition into working with carriers to help improve the life insurance process. He forecasts the shift towards independent broker networks. More than 80% of customers want to talk with an agent, yet...
2023-08-1412 min
Insurtech Story PodcastThe power of synergy in modern insuranceThe power of synergy in modern insurance is reshaping the industry, driven by advanced technologies and collaboration. Insurers leverage AI and data analytics for efficient underwriting, claims processing, and risk management. Collaborative efforts between companies share resources, expertise, and data, enhancing operational efficiency and customer experiences. A customer-centric approach offers seamless, personalised services. Regulatory compliance and ethical considerations shape synergistic endeavours. Emerging trends like blockchain and insurtech start-ups provide further opportunities. By drawing lessons from other industries, insurance is unlocking its full potential through collaboration.
Points of discussion:
1. Why collaboration b...
2023-07-1815 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastWhy Financial Services Provided by Banks to Insurers and Agencies is Broken (w/Sven Gerlach, CTO Turris)Sven Gerlach is CTO and co-founder at Turris, an API-first banking platform made for the insurance industry, whose co-founder and CEO Doug ver Mulm was the former CEO of Stable insurance.
Turris is creating a user interface to help tech-enabled agencies automate all of their banking processes, addressing the painful process of account opening at a bank. Examples of basic banking processes that insurance agencies rely on can be explaining reversals or using popular payment solutions like Stripe.
For operating businesses, cash reconciliation and funds administration can cost 10-20% of a small agency's time of m...
2023-07-1112 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastWhat’s Special About Insurtech? People Support and Share Data and Insights (w/Yuval Shafrir, Founder & CEO Urbanico)Yuval Shafrir is the CEO & Co-founder of Urbanico (https://www.linkedin.com/company/urbanico/), the urban intelligence platform.
In this episode, we explore how Urbanico adds value to the insurance industry by refining risk selection, underwriting guidelines and pricing looking 150 times closer into the personal-related risk of each written policy.
By providing insurance carriers with hyper-localized urban data, urbanico adds contextual risk factors that allow carriers to personalize the underwriting and pricing practices, significantly enlarging their book of business while improving their loss-ratio.
Yuval is a physicist by education and came with a...
2023-07-0312 min
Insurtech Story PodcastExploring the Intersection of Insurance and TechnologyIn this podcast episode, we delve into the fascinating world where insurance and technology intersect. We explore how technology has revolutionised the traditional insurance industry, uncovering key areas where advancements have made a significant impact. Through insightful discussions with industry experts, we discover the disruptive power of insurtech start-ups, examining real-world examples of innovative solutions reshaping underwriting, claims processing, customer experience, and risk assessment. We also investigate the collaborative efforts between insurtech start-ups traditional insurance companies, uncovering the benefits and challenges they face in driving industry-wide transformation. Join us as we navigate the evolving landscape were insurance meets technology...
2023-06-2110 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastWhy to Make the Jump from a Traditional Insurer to a High-Growth Insurtech (w/Max McClure, SVP Underwriting & Reinsurance at Steadily)Max McClure is SVP Underwriting & Reinsurance at Steadily, having made the inspired jump from traditional insurers to a high-growth insurtech. Steadily is an insurtech that is bringing fast, affordable landlord insurance to rental property owners.
Steadily focuses exclusively on US-landlords as a niche, which is overlooked by bigger insurers as "product 50/100". It is a tech-forward solution, where all of the co-founders were landlords prior to founding the company. The CEO was able to exit his prior company and invest the proceeds into building a new style of insurance for landlords.
Max recognizes that bigger organizations wo...
2023-06-1912 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastLengthen Your Runway and Other Tips to Surviving a Down Market - (w/David Schapiro, Planck Co-Founder)David Schapiro is Co-Founder at Planck AI based data analytics for insurance; Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee at ManyPets - a provider of pet insurance in the UK, Sweden and US; a Director at Ahoy! Insurance - a recreational marine insurer; and advisor to Quantee - provider of AI-based dynamic insurance pricing; Herald - Digital infrastructure for commercial insurance; and Sayata - streamlining the quote-bind-issue process for commercial insurance brokers and carriers.
In today's episode, David talks about how to navigate the current markets, from an insurtech perspective and from an insurer's perspective. He d...
2023-06-0612 min
Insurtech Story PodcastInsurtech investment trends in AsiaThe insurtech investment landscape in Asia is witnessing exponential growth driven by a large population, rising middle class, and increasing digital adoption. Asian countries like China, India, Singapore, and Hong Kong have become insurtech investment hotspots. Venture capital firms, private equity players, and traditional insurance companies are actively investing in early stage startups focusing on innovation and disruptive technologies. Key players such as ZhongAn, PolicyBazaar, GoBear, and WeFox have emerged, offering innovative products and services across health, life, property, and casualty insurance segments. With diverse insurtech segments and technological advancements like AI and big data, Asia presents a promising...
2023-06-0615 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastBreaking Down Barriers for Insurtechs: Why We Launched a Non-Profit Industry Association (w/Bob Sargent & Doug Ver Mulm, InsurTech Association)Bob Sargent is President and Co-Founder with me of the Insurtech Association (ITA), a membership-based non-profit organization designed to support and represent all facets of the Insurtech ecosystem. Doug Ver Mulm is Volunteer Executive Director of the ITA.
In addition to his work with the ITA, Bob is also the CEO and Co-Founder of eSpecialty Insurance, a digital retail broker specializing in specialty lines insurance, and Doug is Co-Founder of a stealth startup serving the financial operations needs of the insurance industry - his second in Insurtech.
The InsurTech Association, launched in March 2023, carries the...
2023-05-2212 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastOpening a Profitable Insurance Niche Market Means Finding Tribes (w/Blair Baldwin, CEO Boundless Rider)Blair Baldwin is CEO of Boundless Rider, a specialty MGA focused on product innovation for the motorcycle, power-sports, and e-bike markets.
Tribes of riders form an underserved market niche that includes motorcycles, UTVs, snowmobiles and new forms of mobility. Because these categories represent only 2-3% of an insurer's book, they have not introduced unique new customer personas of riders. Boundless created a new brand of customer experience, and added new features to the product. One example is an e-bikes optional endorsement linked to the Boundless mobile app that enables product discounts for usage.
Blair says th...
2023-04-2512 min
Insurtech Story PodcastInsurtech: Innovating for the Future while Managing Risks TodayInsurtech is transforming the insurance industry by using technology to create innovative solutions for underwriting, claims processing, and customer experience. However, these technological advancements also bring new risks such as cybersecurity threats and data privacy concerns. Effective risk management is crucial to mitigate these risks, ensure financial stability, and maintain customer trust. As such, insurance companies and insurtech start-ups must find a careful balance between innovation and risk mitigation to succeed in the industry.
Points of discussion:
1. What are some of the biggest risks facing the insurance industry today, and how do you see insurtech...
2023-03-1027 minAsia InsurTech PodcastAIP News RoundUp – EP 63 – Theresa Blissing, David Gritz and Michael Waitze – The Tourists in InsurTech Are GoneThe biggest news in InsurTech in February? The Asia InsurTech Podcast published its 200th episode! A lot has changed since Michael Waitze and Theresa Blissing started the Asia InsurTech Podcast in May 2019. The InsurTech landscape has matured and many Asian InsurTechs have become global players. InsurTech funding, however, has declined by 50% in 2022 […]
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2023-02-2836 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 196 – Daniel Fogarty – Founder and CEO at Evari and a non-Executive Director at InsurTech Australia – Waking Up to InnovationThe Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Daniel Fogarty, the founder and CEO at Evari, about how insurers can innovate down to the core and the constraints the industry is facing. Michael Waitze 0:03Hi, this is Michael Waitze and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. Today we are joined by Daniel Fogarty, the founder and […]
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2023-01-0934 minAsia InsurTech PodcastAIP News RoundUp – EP 61 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – InsurTech Has Grown Up, in a WayWhat an amazing year for InsurTech in Asia and globally. Michael and Theresa review for the last time in 2022 the InsurTech news in Asia and make some predictions for 2023. At the end of 2022, we see more InsurTech accelerators and funds launching. In Malaysia, FWD and Artem Ventures launched a RM45 million fund […]
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2022-12-3026 min
Insurtech Story PodcastHow the future of employee health insurance is being rewritten by insurtechA group of employees in the company may get group insurance. However, it does not imply that the group must follow a uniform set of guidelines that apply to everyone. Customization and personalization are now essential for creating a sense of community in the workplace. No longer does corporate insurance come with a standard playbook. Some people may wish to include their parents, while others may desire pet insurance. Today, it is believed that mental health is just as vital as physical health and should also be insured. Those who rely largely on blue-collar workers may require tailored rules...
2022-12-2020 minAsia InsurTech PodcastAIP News RoundUp – EP 60 – Hugh Terry, Theresa Blissing and Simon Phipps – Raising a RoundClose to the end of 2022, we see more money pouring into InsurTech in APAC. Australian Cover Genius raises $70M in Series D funding, Hong Kong InsurTech platform CoverGo received a strategic investment from Middle Eastern venture capital fund Noria Capital and Singapore InsurTech Igloo increases its Series B to $46M. Many are predicting a […]
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2022-12-0229 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 187 – Michelle Chan – co-Founder and Managing Partner at The Phygital – Digital Methods Aren’t MagicThe Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Michelle Chan, a co-founder and managing partner at The Phygital and the FinTech Association of Hong Kong co-chair of InsurTech, about how to connect the physical world and the digital world. Want to learn more about InsurTech in Hong Kong? Listen to our episode with Lapman Lee, aProfessor […]
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2022-10-0321 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastWhy There Will Still Be Human Intermediaries for a Long Time (w/Mark Breading, Strategy Meets Action)Mark Breading, Partner at Strategy Meets Action is known for his insights on the future of the insurance industry and innovative uses of technology.
Mark says expertise and relationships are at the heart of every business, whether origination or distribution, and digital-only models will not be taking over for a long time. His belief is everyone in the industry needs to develop more relationship skills and responsibilities, and that agencies in particular will maintain their strong role.
While recruiting people from other industries and geographies is also having a high impact on cultural norms, larger...
2022-09-1912 min
Insurtech Story PodcastEmbedded insurance and the future of insurtechAccording to an industry survey, the embedded insurance industry is expected to grow by 31.9% on an annual basis to reach $56,979.8 million in 2022, with the Asia Pacific region considered to be the largest embedded insurance market.
Key discussion areas:
1. In insurance, the most important part is to build your customer acquisition and retention strategies well. How do you see, embedded insurance shaping this in the days ahead?
2. Embedded insurance aims to bring coverage before a customer knows they are at risk. Essentially the industry is moving from selling insurance to buying insurance concept. Do yo...
2022-08-1828 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 181 – Andrew Schwabe – Founder, Chairman at ForMotiv – People Are Starting to Wake Up and Say “Service Matters”The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Andrew Schwabe, the founder of ForMotiv, about his decision to build an US focused InsurTech in Vietnam and how data analytics can help insurer provide better customer service. Michael Waitze 0:01Okay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. Today we are […]
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2022-08-1556 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastHow to Best Engage Early-stage InsurTech Venture Capital (w/Jason Gross, ManchesterStory)
Jason Gross is Vice President & Head of Platform for ManchesterStory an early-stage InsurTech venture capital in Des Moines Iowa.
Key insights in today's episode:
✅Leaders often assume employees are resistant to change, but as it turns out the most experienced employees are the most excited about change because they have felt the 'pain points' for the longest time.
✅ManchesterStory is 6-years old, is US-focused on seed-stage insurtechs and fintechs and will lead early rounds, having invested in 5 companies since last November so are not slowing the pace given current market conditions.
✅Jason r...
2022-08-0812 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 179 – Mohandeep Singh – co-Founder and CEO of Agiliux Cloud Insurance – In the Next Ten Years, the InsurTechs Will DieThe Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Mohandeep Singh, a co-founder and the CEO of Agiliux, about the evolution of InsurTech and why InsurTechs might disappear in the next 10 years. Here is the transcript of our conversation. Michael Waitze 0:05 Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. Today we […]
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2022-08-0134 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 177 – Lapman Lee – Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Building Trust With Data and TechnologyThe Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Lapman Lee, a professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Chulalongkorn University and a board member of the Hong Kong FinTech Association. We talked about the FinTech and InsurTech ecosystem in Asia and their global connections and how FinTech and InsurTech can become greener and support the UN Sustainability […]
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2022-07-1828 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastEarly Insurtech Investors Thought they were Investing in SaaS, but Insurance is Very Different (w/Adrian Jones, HSCM Ventures)Adrian Jones is a partner at HSCM Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., an alternative asset manager in re/insurance and transport.
Today's episode is an in-depth look at capital-raising, whether funding losses is a viable model, revising business plans, and what types of people become successful.
✅Carriers remain 'followers' rather than fast followers, because culturally the industry has been operated more conservatively than other industries.
✅There are good examples of companies who are early adopters taking advantage of the new technologies and insurtech and exist in all sh...
2022-07-0512 min
The Insurtech Leadership Podcast5 Lessons for First-time Entrepreneurs: Starting an Insurtech (w/Bob Frady, VP HazardHub acquired by Guidewire)Bob Frady, CEO of HazardHub decided to start a company when a family member’s home unexpectedly flooded. HazardHub's goal was make those tools available to every single homeowner in the United States. "While we can’t prevent disasters from happening, we can give you a leg up in preparation."
Today Bob provides direct, no-nonsense insights into what it takes to bootstrap your vision, not take early capital, having enough confidence in your vision to walk away from partners who are not ready, and operating as a team.
✅About raising capital: "People offered is cheap money...
2022-06-0712 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 170 – George Kesselman – Chief Commercial Officer, SEA at ZA Tech – Ambiguity, Uncertainty and SpeedThe Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with George Kesselman, the Chief Commercial Officer for Southeast Asia at ZA Tech and the founder of the InsurTech Asia Association, about what it means to work in a startup, what we can all learn from InsurTech in China and what to expect from ICT Asia June 7-9. Join ITC […]
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2022-05-3032 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 168 – InsureTech Connect Asia – Cherie Wang, Eddy Wong and Lapman Lee – What’s Next in InsurTech in Asia?In partnership with TDI Connect and ITC Asia we recorded a live podcast with Cherie Wang, a co-founder and CEO of Planner Bee, Eddy Wong, a co-founder and CEO of VSure and Lapman Lee, a Professor of Practice (ESG and FinTech) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a Board Member of the FinTech Association […]
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2022-05-1625 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 167 – InsurTech Sustainability – Gordon Tay, Matthias de Ferrieres, and Nicolas Faquet – How Do I Create Long-Term Value?In partnership with InsureTech Connect (ITC) Asia, we recorded a podcast panel with Gordon Tay, the Co-founder of Surer, Matthias De Ferrieres the founder and CEO of Wellnex, and Nicolas Faquet, the founder and CEO of Roojai. 2021 has been a record year for InsurTech, however, we have seen very little evidence of profitability yet. […]
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2022-05-0938 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 166 – Tetiana George – Founder and CEO of Curium – Death of the DisruptorsThe Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Tetiana George, a founder and the CEO of Curium, about the potential for InsurTech enablers, why nobody has solved the biggest challenges in claims management yet and how Curium is planning to make a difference. Michael Waitze 0:04Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech […]
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2022-05-0233 min
Insurtech Story PodcastHow insurtech can shape the future of employee health benefitsKey discussion areas:
How you think the future of technology will shape the benefits industry?
Moving to some specifics, the employee benefits industry is changing with varied scope of offerings. The World Health Organization suggested that by 2030 depression will be the world’s most widespread disease. So it is clear that there will no “one size fits all” theory, flexibility will be the key. So how do you see technology supporting this to benefit both insured and the insurer / employer?
To look at the digital side, there is a rising focus on digital tools. However as per a study...
2022-04-0728 minInsurtech Universe PodcastInsurtech Canada - Canadian Insurtech Industry OverviewInsurtech Canada founder and host John Harvey was a guest speaker at the Insurtech Balkans Hub international summit. In this video Harvey provides an overview of the Insurtech industry in Canada. To learn more visit: Insurtech Canada - https://insurtechcanada.ca Insurtech Balkans Hub - https://insurtechbalkans.tech References: Luge Capital Canadian Insurtech Landscape https://www.luge.vc/status-of-the-can... Fraser Group & Statista The Digital Insurer
2022-04-0439 min
InsurTech Business SeriesAccessing Capital as an InsurTech in AfricaFollowing the trends in 2021, 2022 looks to be the year for #InsurTechinAfrica to burst out than ever before. Key to that is the increased interest and activities of investors in the space. In this year's first #IBSWebinar we had an in-depth conversation about the realities of raising capital as an InsurTech operating in Africa and also understand what the investors are looking for in startups.Panelists:Ashley Immanuel - CEO, EFInASam Baddoo - Founder, FleriZacharia George - Managing PArtner, Launch AfricaGbenro Dara - Founder, Octamile Inc.Watch the webinar on...
2022-04-011h 16
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastHow to Build Insurance Products that are Fun and Accessible to Everyone (w/Mike Cavanaugh, VP Insurtech Growth at Boost)Meet Michael Cavanaugh Vice President of Insurtech Growth for Boost Insurance, where he is responsible for the development, implementation, and success of new & emerging products for Insurtech businesses. Whether Pet, Renters or Cyber - Boost is enabling companies to write the new fun and profitable lines of insurance and remove barriers to entry.
Before his move to Boost, Mike was with Apogee Insurance Group for 12 years where he led the growth and development of the Tech & Cyber product broking team.As a graduate of the St. Joseph’s University School of Risk Management and a Certified Ethical Hack...
2022-03-2212 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastInsurtech Hartford Helps Companies Grow and Prosper (w/Stacey Brown, Insurtech Hartford and AXA-XL)Today meet Stacey Brown who is Head of Global Technology Innovation at AXA XL, a Division of AXA, and Founder at InsurTech Hartford. Stacey is an insurance technology executive with a strong tech background with over 20 years industry experience developing high-performing IT teams and strategic solutions. Atop his responsibilities as an IT executive, Stacey is most recently known for his role in jumpstarting the one of the world’s most successful InsurTech ecosystems, InsurTech Hartford.
Stacey founded Insurtech Hartford by a genuine interest, he saw the insurtech scene happening in other places and didn't see it outside his...
2022-03-0812 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastWe’re From a Tough Neighborhood, Independence and Innovation are our Culture (w/Kobi Bendelak, CEO Insurtech Israel)Happy to chat with Kobi Bendelak, Founder and CEO of InsurTech Israel. We met Kobi at a recent event in Stamford, CT and his super-high energy and inside knowledge of Insurtech from the Israeli market is such a welcome voice!
The company has four areas of activity: Investment, Consulting, Events and News and the Israeli Insurtech Accelerator. This combination of activities make InsurTech Israel one of the leading and most active participants in the global Insurtech ecosystem.
Kobi has a deep InsurTech knowledge base with 22 years of experience in the insurance industry, is former CEO of a...
2022-03-0112 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 155 – Simon O’Dell – InsurTech Gateway Australia – Let’s Hold Hands and Partner, PleaseThe Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Simon O’Dell, the managing director at InsurTech Gateway Australia, about the state of InsurTech in Australia and how the industry has accelerated over the past years. Here is the transcript of our conversation: Michael WaitzeHi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is […]
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2022-02-1427 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastPutting Equity and Diversity into the Heart of Insurtech (w/Elizabeth McCluskey, Director at CMFG Ventures, Cuna Mutual)Elizabeth McCluskey is a Director at CMFG Ventures, the venture capital arm of CUNA Mutual Group. She is the head of the Discovery Fund, which focuses on early-stage fintech companies led by underrepresented founders.
Today she talks about financial inclusion, low-income populations, and sourcing entrepreneurs directly from these communities.
She discusses impact investing vs. just making sound investments for financial return, and the fund's core theses around budgeting and financial management, credit access/building, affordable debt, wealth building, financial wellness and embedding financial literacy in all of these.
Elizabeth sheds light on member-serving c...
2022-02-0112 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastIdentifying Which Carriers are the Easiest to Collaborate with (w/David Gritz, InsurTech NY and Bryan Falchuk, Insurance Evolution Partners)We're proud to introduce our friends David Gritz at InsurTechNY and Bryan Falchuck at Insurance Evolution Partners. The two are partnering with Conning Research & CB Insights to gather 200+ Insurtech leaders insights about their insurance carrier partners and publish the results in a ranking of the best carriers for collaboration- Complete the survey here: https://lnkd.in/geHjP2UJ
David is the co-founder of InsurTech NY, the largest InsurTech community in the NY metro area. David also serves as a strategic advisor to high-growth InsurTechs to help them go from concept to scale. Previously David has served as the Dir...
2022-01-0412 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 148 – Jess Tham – KSK Insurance – We Should Embrace Change and Not Fear The InevitableThe Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Jess Tham, the Executive Director and Head of claims of KSK in Thailand, about how incumbent insurer KSK is working together with InsurTech startup Sunday. Find the transcript of our conversation below. Michael WaitzeOkay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. […]
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2021-12-2730 minAsia InsurTech PodcastYear End 2021 Special2021 has been another record year in InsurTech. According to Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly InsurTech Briefing – October 2021, InsurTech investments in 2021 could reach the entirety of 2018 and 2019 added together. Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly InsurTech Briefing- October 2021 But InsurTech is no longer just about startups. The Asia InsurTech Podcast has closely […]
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2021-12-2240 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastMeet The Godfather of Insurtech creator of Lemonade, D&O, Cyber, IP and Y2K Insurance (w/Ty Sagalow, Cofounder Assurely)Ty Sagalow is recognized as one of his generation's most influential insurance professionals, developing an unprecedented number of new products for the world’s largest insurance companies.
Before co-founding Assurely, Ty was a founding member of Lemonade and served as its founding Chief Insurance Officer. Ty spent 25 years at AIG and was the Chief Innovation Officer for Zurich following that experience. He is considered the creator of Entity Coverage Directors & Officers Insurance, Cyber Insurance, Reputation Insurance, Y2K Insurance, Collectible Authenticity Insurance, and Intellectual Property Collateral Insurance.
He is the author of three books, including The...
2021-12-2011 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastHow to Spot Embedded Insurance Opportunities (w/Gloria Guntiñas Vanzo, CEO MLTPLY and Pouch)Gloria Guntiñas Vanzo, CEO at two insurtech companies MLTPLY, and Pouch - it's the first time we've featured a double-CEO on the pod!
Pouch went to market earlier this year in automotive insurance, and MLTPLY came out of an additional opportunity discovered during the launch of Pouch.
Gloria says that in insurance, 80% of the problem tends to be well-known, but 20% tends to be really hard to fix, leading to balancing speed with depth and focus.
Truly innovative ideas tend to be difficult to implement in insurtech due to the high level of regulat...
2021-11-2212 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastWe Saw 1,500 Insurtech Deals and Invested in 12: Here‘s Why. (w/Bill Keogh, COO Eos Venture Partners)Bill Keogh COO at Eos Venture Partners a global strategic VC Fund focused on #insurtech.
Bill comes from industry, having spent 15 years in underwriting and saw the early iterations of catastrophe risk modeling from the 1990s on.
The big idea behind Eos is they seek to have a positive impact on the lives of half a billion people by closing the protection gap, making insurance better, more accessible and affordable.
Eos invests exclusively in early-stage Series A insurtechs, lead the round and take a board seat. Their focus is currently on cyber risk.
2021-11-0912 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastInsurtech is Transforming the Way Employees Interact with their Healthcare (w/Guy Benjamin, Co-Founder Insurights)Guy Benjamin is working on digital health, formerly having trained in the Israeli Air Force, Yale and McKinsey. His Insurights is exploring the potential for digital transformation in the healthcare space.
20 years ago you'd go to a bank, later on you'd call a call center, and now you use an app. Health insurance is still at step 1 of transformation with call centers but has not yet truly digitized.
✅Insurights 'Zoe' takes on average 650-pages of coverage information and simplifies every question, enabling 'Customers' to become 'Consumers' for the first time
✅Zoe uses AI to unde...
2021-10-1912 min
Insurtech Story PodcastNavigating Insurtech - how digital will transform insurance in APACLike many sectors of the economy, the insurance industry is affected by increasing technological innovation and disruption in the digital era. Technology in insurance, or Insurtech, is experiencing rapid growth, increasing investment and enabling technology to greater influence, and in some cases transform, the insurance industry.
Now moving the shift a bit to APAC, this region is particularly experiencing massive technological advancement in the insurance industry. The extremely high expectations of consumers in the region for seamless and personalized digital experiences inspire a great deal of innovation. Firms in mainland China and other markets are experimenting widely...
2021-10-1242 minInsurtech Universe PodcastGlobal Insurtech Trends: WillisRe Q2-2021- Future of Insurance!!We sit down with Dr. Andrew Johnston, Global Head of InsurTech at Willis Re to talk about global trends in the Insurtech space. We cover a variety of topics including distribution, delivery, investment trends, micro and macro economic trends and a little crystal ball gazing! Andrew really unpacks some nuggets of wisdom - a must watch for start-up founders and insurance nerds. Watch out for Andrews quarterly insurtech briefings that will surely set the table for many follow up conversations.
2021-09-2347 min
Insurtech Story PodcastThe promises and perils of InsurtechThe insurance sector, in riding the wave of the FinTech phenomenon, has been rapidly expanding, with a slew of firms having emerged to provide ‘Insurtech’ services. These services incorporate concepts such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, digitalisation, and the sharing economy to various aspects of the insurance industry. This profusion of technology brings with it the promise of various benefits in increasing efficiency and lowering costs for not only insurers and intermediaries, but also businesses or consumers as end users of insurance. However, if we dive deeper, the development of Insurtech comes with corresponding risks and regulatory concerns not currently acco...
2021-08-1336 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastDon't be Surprised by Market Feedback - Be Dynamic & Adapt Fast! (w/Doug Roth, Insurtech Investor at Connecticut Innovations)Doug Roth, MD & at Connecticut Innovations is one of the top most active east-coast investors, with CI having closed more than 100 direct equity investments over the past 12 months including insurtechs. They focus on producing and re-investing financial returns on investment as an evergreen fund into new startups on a continual basis. Investments include direct Insurtech's like Aureus Analytics and more indirect, complementary insurance plays. Doug shares how CI runs its investment scouting strategy, investment diligence process and more, so don't miss out!
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2021-08-1014 minAsia InsurTech PodcastAIP News RoundUp – EP 44 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – You Have the Perfect InsurTech StormWe are kicking off the second half of the year with more incredible news on InsurTech. Global investment in InsurTech is at an all-time high, a trend we have been following in Asia all year. The good news is that investment in established players is increasing and the number of early-stage deals. We are looking […]
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2021-07-3133 min
Insurtech Story PodcastHow Insurtech can close the protection gap in emerging marketsEmerging consumers present a promising market for insurance, and creative insurance companies have been developing promising models to reach this market for years. Since the 1990s, the micro-insurance movement has demonstrated the benefits of insurance for low-income people, as well as exploring new business models to serve these customers profitably in frontier and emerging markets.
Micro-insurance pioneers, as well as social insurance programs, targeted customers in the informal economy who were underserved by mainstream commercial insurance. Micro-insurance models matched their premiums and benefits to the needs of these groups. Today, inclusive insurance expands this market and product-development...
2021-07-2035 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 124 – Dominique Roudaut – Hannover Re – The Idea Is To Empower Your LifestyleThe Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Dominique Roudaut, Head of Asia InsurTech Partnership and Innovation Solutions at HannoverRe, about the major trends in InsurTech, namely embedded insurance, parametric insurance, and becoming a risk partner. Find the transcript of our conversation below: Michael Waitze Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech […]
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2021-07-1244 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 123 – Amarit Franssen – co-Founder AppMan – It’s About Connectivity and TeamworkThe Asia InsurTech Podcast was catching up with Amarit Franssen, a co-founder of Thai InsurTech Appman to talk about the impact of Covid, the future of motor insurance, and Appman’s latest funding round. Find the full transcript of our conversation below: Michael Waitze Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech […]
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2021-07-0539 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastWhy Everyone Wants to be the next Lemonade - Top Trends to Watch in Insurtech (w/Alan Walters, VP Insurance Research, Conning)Today Alan Walters of Conning shares research about trends in Insurtech in 2021.
Continued Impact in Distribution - independent agents and brokers can modernize, digital agency making it easier to buy and service policies,
Getting the Carrier C-suite feedback on working with insurtech, "This is a ten-year initiative for us, we need to cut the expense ratio,"
Reviewing insurance Value Chains, digging into your challenge spaces and see if there is an insurtech, for example in underwriting small businesses, or claims efficiency using analytics and adjustments,
Lemonade, which started in renter's and pe...
2021-05-2513 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 116 – Rahul Nawab – Insurance Analytics and RPM, EXL – Are My Insurance Journeys Just As Robust as an Amazon Is?The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Rahul Nawab, Practice Leader – Insurance Analytics at EXL about data analytics, digital transformation and how InsurTech is impacting the insurance industry as a whole. Michael Waitze Is that working? Okay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech podcast. This should […]
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2021-05-1741 min
Insurtech Story PodcastWill Insurtech Really Disrupt the Insurance IndustryWe are witnessing a sharp rise of insurtech in recent times - Over the past few years, insurtech have emerged in the insurance space. Investments have grown by leaps and bounds—whereas $140 million was invested annually in 2011, investment climbed to $270 million in 2013, and $2.7 billion in 2015. Over this same period, the most successful insurtech ventures moved beyond the seed and venture-capital rounds of financing to advanced funding rounds. The average investment per insurtech has risen fivefold, from $5 million in 2011 to $22 million in 2015.
An analysis from Panorama Insurtech database - shows that despite the US has been the pioneering ma...
2021-05-1650 min
InsurTech Business SeriesHow the IRA in Kenya Builds an Ecosystem for Insurance & InsurtechWe cap the first year of IBS with a conversation with Elias Omondi who is the Innovation Lead at IRA of Kenya. He shared openly with us the focus of the regulator, how they are fostering innovation in the industry and why they are supporting insurtechs with Bima Regulatory Sandbox as well as Bima Lab.Join us at our anniversary event via LinkedIn Live- https://www.linkedin.com/events/insurtechbusinessseries1stanniv6783383876627759104/Follow our LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/insurtech-business-seriesHello Damola & Folumy here! Send us a quick text, comment or feedback. We...
2021-04-0546 minAsia InsurTech PodcastAIP News RoundUp – Episode 39 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – Whoever Owns the Ecosystem Owns the WorldThe first quarter of 2021 ends with more major InsurTech news. Zhong An Online, China’s first online insurer and InsurTech unicorn, has announced its results for 2020. The insurer ranked 9th for P&C insurers in China and passed breakeven with a reported USD 85MM in profit. FWD has launched an InsurTech and Takafultech accelerator programme […]
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2021-04-0130 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastInsurtech's Two Biggest Competitors (w/Jim Dwane, CRO Bolt Solutions Inc.)Proud to welcome Jim Dwane Chief Revenue Officer at Bolt Solutions Inc., the world’s largest P&C insurance exchange. Jim is a 30-year veteran of Travelers and AIG who wanted to capitalize and explore the new world of technology applied to his deep insurance experience.
Bolt is living proof that not all insurtech is new or run by technologist-millennials. Bolt has been working on transforming insurance for twenty years, continually iterating its core insurance distribution software. Bolt is international and has additional offerings in Asia and Europe than in the U.S. for example device protection and...
2021-03-3012 minInsurtech Universe PodcastFinaeo: Canada's InsurTech Superhero!John Harvey sits down with Finaeo co-founder and CEO Aly Dhalla. On a mission to revolutionize insurance by creating an ecosystem where advisors can do everything from prospect to policy! Finaeo is changing the game; Canada’s Insurtech Superhero!
2021-03-2247 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastTake Your Technology and Create Impact (w/Phil Budden, MIT Senior Lecturer)Dr. Phil Budden says insurance plays a fundamental role in our society and economy. People forget that insurance itself was a pretty funky innovation and underpinned the industrial revolution. Insurance will have a key role to play as industry switches over to work-from-home and protecting industrial secrets. Companies need insurance to innovate, for example autonomous vehicles. Not every insurtech wants to disrupt an incumbent, some want to help improve back-office processing or with a new user experience that speaks to younger demographics. Innovation applied to making your business more effective makes sense.
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2021-03-1613 min
Insurtech Story PodcastInsurtech: Envisioning the future of insuranceInsurtech: Envisioning the future of Insurance (Deluxe Edition)
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2021-03-0137 minAsia InsurTech PodcastEP 100 – Winnie Wong, Avo Insurance and Walter de Oude, Aviva SingLife – Go Big or Go HomeFor our 100th episode, Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Winnie Wong, the CEO and Executive Director of Avo Insurance and Asia Insurance, and Walter De Oude, the deputy chairman of Aviva SingLife, about InsurTech in Asia. How has the industry developed over the past 2 years? What is next in InsurTech in Asia? There is […]
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2021-01-2529 min
The Insurtech Leadership PodcastHow to Create AI products with Authentic Demand (w/ Larry Lafferty, CEO Velocity AI Works)Today's episode is a series of short lessons on applying AI to Insurtech from software veteran Larry Lafferty. Veloxiti deploys a genius business model strategy, where they start with AI for Dept. of Defense to produce the R&D and first versions of products, then moves them to a separate company that commercializes and productizes the AI tech into the various vertical use cases like Insurance.
4 Critical Lessons for any SaaS Software business in 2021:
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2020-12-0809 minAsia InsurTech PodcastAIP News RoundUp – Episode 31 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – Why Does So Much Money Keep Flowing Into InsurTech?November ends with more news from Singlife. The newly formed holding company Aviva Singlife issues S$550m subordinated notes to be listed on the Singapore Exchange. The money collected will be used for funding the purchase of Aviva Singapore operations and the capital requirements. In India, InsurTech startup Turtlemint raises $30 million. Turtlemint works with insurance […]
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