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The Connected PodcastTop Insurtech Companies | Global 5-Star Technology and Software ProvidersIn this episode of The Connected Podcast, dive into the evolving landscape of insurtech, where the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the insurance industry beyond mere rhetoric. Insurtech companies are establishing their prominence as 5-Star Technology and Software Providers for 2025 by leveraging AI to innovate claims processing, underwriting, and digital distribution. Alan Demers, president of InsurTech Consulting, shares insights on the mixed emotions of fear and excitement as the industry navigates AI's capabilities and potential risks. The financial dynamics of this transformation are noteworthy, highlighted by significant investment activity within the insurtech space. T...
2025-08-1110 min
(Re)thinking insuranceBuilding a high performance insurance culture In this episode of (Re)thinking Insurance, Frank Schepers, WTW's Global Leader, Insurance Consulting and Technology and Sina Thieme, Senior Director, Insurance Consulting and Technology, explore the impact of technology and innovation on the insurance industry, particularly in risk modelling, data analysis, and distribution channels. This wide-ranging discussion also probes the challenges and opportunities of closing the insurance gap and the evolving role of capital in the insurance market.
2025-06-0528 min(Re)thinking insuranceBuilding a high performance insurance culture In this episode of (Re)thinking Insurance, Frank Schepers, WTW's Global Leader, Insurance Consulting and Technology and Sina Thieme, Senior Director, Insurance Consulting and Technology, explore the impact of technology and innovation on the insurance industry, particularly in risk modelling, data analysis, and distribution channels. This wide-ranging discussion also probes the challenges and opportunities of closing the insurance gap and the evolving role of capital in the insurance market.
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Brotlose Kunst - Der Podcast der Theaterakademie Köln#44 - Die Regieklasse 2025Was bedeutet es eigentlich, Regie zu führen?
Wie entwickelt man eine künstlerische Haltung – und lernt, andere auf dem Weg zu führen, ohne sie zu überformen?
In dieser Folge haben wir der Regieklasse ein paar Fragen in die Hand gedrückt und sie gebeten, die Antworten aufzunehmen. Viel Spaß bei dieser kurzweiligen und sehr ehrlichen Folge!
Die Regieklasse der TAK ist ein einzigartiges Zusatzangebot für ausgewählte Schauspielstudierende, das von der Jungen Theatergemeinde Köln in Kooperation mit der TAK und mit Unterstützung des Kulturamts der Stadt Köln ermögli...
2025-04-1312 min
(Re)thinking insuranceThe people side of pricingIn this episode, Sina Thieme is joined by Maria Jesus Guitard to discuss the importance of people in an insurers pricing function.
2024-10-0319 min
(Re)thinking insuranceNavigating the UK household insurance marketIn this episode, Steve Cox joins our host for this episode, Sina Thieme, to discuss some of the key factors and challenges affecting the UK household insurance market.
2024-06-0520 min
(Re)thinking insuranceESG Special: Planning and implementing an effective ESG strategyAs regulatory pressures and scrutiny from stakeholders continues to grow, having an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy in place has become more and more important. What steps can insurers take to develop an ESG strategy that aligns with their overall business goals, as well as incorporate ESG factors into their wider risk management frameworks and investment portfolios? In this episode of (Re)thinking Insurance, Sina Thieme is joined by Niamh Carr and Mike Wilkinson to discuss how insurers can develop and implement an effective ESG strategy, as well as share their advice on getting started.
2024-02-2624 min
(Re)thinking insuranceESG Special: How climate conditions impact both insurers' present day and future riskFaced with the challenges and risks of climate change and a warming planet, insurers have strong foundations in place with the catastrophe models developed over recent decades. But the forecasting horizons of such models tends to be quite short. So, as an industry, we need to be thinking about how we better project the potential longer-term effects on exposures, underwriting and investment strategy, taking into account not only physical risks, such as severe storms, but also the transition and liability risks of climate change. In this episode of (Re)thinking Insurance, Sina Thieme is joined by David S...
2023-05-1922 min
(Re)thinking insuranceESG Special: How will climate transition risks impact the insurance industry?For insurers, climate transition risk has two distinct, but related, aspects. On the one hand is what they do in their own operations, in areas such as reducing emissions and reporting. On the other is the increasing awareness of and attention on what the transition to net zero means for underwriting, claims, products and, potentially, reputation. For (re)insurers, climate transition risk has two distinct but related aspects. First, the assessment of their own climate transition across their operations, with a particular focus on emissions reduction and reporting, which has gained particular attention this year following the...
2023-04-1820 min
(Re)thinking insuranceReshaping of the UK's Solvency II and wider changes post-BrexitSina Thieme is joined by Kenny McIvor and Anthony Plotnek, who explore the proposed reforms to Solvency II in the UK, as set out by the HM Treasury and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and what the potential implications could be for insurers.
2022-10-1325 min
(Re)thinking insuranceFuture changes to the Solvency II regimeSina Thieme is joined by Miroslav Kotaska to discuss where we currently are with the EC Solvency II review process and what can EEA insurers expect in the coming years from the prudential requirements at a European level.
2022-07-0114 min
(Re)thinking insuranceWhat it means to a modern leader in the insurance worldSina Thieme is joined by Tammy Richardson to explore what it means to be a modern leader in the insurance world, including consideration of the impact of sustainability, ESG and inclusion.
2021-11-2614 min
(Re)thinking insuranceSo what is parametric insurance?Sina Thieme is joined by Dr Simon Young to discuss what parametric insurance is, how it works alongside traditional indemnity insurance, and how it may evolve and grow in the commercial and personal lines space.
2021-03-2426 min
(Re)thinking insurancePreparing for emerging risksSina Thieme is joined by Stefanie Schriek and André Gerling who will be discussing emerging risks: what they are; the role insurance plays; how the risk management function should deal with getting to know the unknown; managing liabilities; and dealing with an accumulation of extreme risks.
2021-03-0423 min
PhysioStudentsS3E7: Physiotherapie rund um die Schwangerschaft - was, wie und warum? Mit SinaHallo & herzlich willkommen beim PhysioStudents Podcast!
Heute spreche ich mit Sina über alles was Physiotherapie rund um die Schwangerschaft so kann. Sina ist Lehrerin an meiner Physio Schule und unterrichtet neben Chirurgie, Massage und vielen weiteren Fächern vor allem "PT Gyn" und arbeitet nebenbei auch in einer Praxis.
Wir besprechen warum Rückbildung schon am Tag der Geburt starten kann (und vielleicht sollte?), welche Maßnahmen schon vor und während der Schwangerschaft Sinn machen können und was auch später, wenn vielleicht doch Komplikationen auftreten, noch machbar ist. Am Ende der Folge beantworten wir auc...
2021-02-211h 06
(Re)thinking insuranceDevelopments in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) marketSina Thieme is joined by Matthew Ball and Bill Dubinsky, who will draw on results from Willis Towers Watson's 2020 Global ILS Survey to discuss the current state of the ILS market and how they see it changing over the next few years.
2021-01-2026 min
(Re)thinking insuranceThe insurer 2030Sina Thieme is joined by Alice Underwood to explore how the nature of insurance, insurance customers and the insurance industry might evolve over the next 10 years.
2021-01-2019 min
(Re)thinking insuranceReimagining the London insurance market in the post-pandemic worldSina Thieme is joined by Richard Clarkson and George Zarkadakis to discuss the key lessons learned from the lockdown experience for insurers and their employees, what the post-pandemic 'new normal' might be, and how business leaders should re-design work in order to thrive in the 'new normal'.
2021-01-2023 min