Is it possible to become a fluid speaker in German, English, Spanish or French within 200 hours of study? Spoiler Alert: It is. In this episode of the Connecting Insurance Podcast, KASKO CEO and Co-Founder Nikolaus Sühr talks with Dominik Wexenberg, who lived studied and worked in different countries like Spain, England and France before coming to Mexico, where he currently resides. With a university background in psychology, philosophy, sociology and linguistics and experiencing many differen...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 15
Astrid Bayer is Sustainability Officer at Provinzial and responsible for all sustainability-related topics since 2018. Not just in her business life but also in her private life sustainability is an important topic for her. In the Connecting Insurance Podcast Astrid shares with Nikolaus Sühr insights about: 📌 More about Astrid, her background and reasons why sustainability is an important topic to her 📌 Why the insurance industry needs to move towards sustainability now and have a duty to tack...
Aug 08, 2023•51 min•Ep. 14
Marcel Walther is Senior Manager at EY Tech Consulting and considers himself an "Actuarial Data Scientist", as in his past he was both "an actuary and a data scientist. In the past, he helped Oliver Lang, former InsurTech CEO at wefox/One insurance, create the insurance playbook for the insurance unicorn. For him, insurance is a data product - based on information and risk, that gives him the advantage of combining his two backgrounds and skillsets. In this podcast episode, Marcel and Nick discu...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 13
Thomas Bischof is the CEO of Gothaer Allgemeine Versicherung AG and is responsible for the Property & Casualty (P&C) business. Karl Dienst is the Founder of Wegatech, a company that sells and installs Heat Pumps, Photovoltaics, battery storage systems, and e-charging stations that make its predominantly B2C clients self-sufficient in terms of energy usage. Recently Gothaer invested in Wegatech. In this episode of the Connecting Insurance Podcast, Thomas and Karl share with Nick details a...
Feb 01, 2023•58 min•Ep. 12
Oliver Lang has a history of working in the Insurance and InsurTech scene with 25 years of experience in the industry. Coming from a background in consulting he founded several businesses (Sales & MGA's, insurers) and held a variety of positions with his last role being the CEO of InsurTech unicorn wefox and his new role as an advisor and part of supervisory boards of several companies in the insurance space, he is staying true to his two professional interests: Insurance & growth strate...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 11
Zaid El-Mogaddedi is the Founder and Managing Director of the IFIBAF, the institute of Islamic and Banking. In the conversation he shares with Nick: 🔎 His background in the insurance and finance industry and how he found 🔎 His way to start his own business and what it consists of 🔎 What does “principle and value-based finance products” means (Takaful) and why the wording is important to break down possible communication barriers in Germany 🔎 Principals of the Islamic economy and insurance in...
Nov 24, 2022•51 min•Ep. 10
Jonas Piela is InsurTech Management Consultant who also hosts the Digital Insurance Podcast, as a passion and side project. As his daily business, Jonas advises C-level executives and decision-makers from the insurance scene about a bandwidth of topics related to digital transformation and helps them develop strategies for today and tomorrow. In the conversation with Nick, Jonas shares his point of view about: why digital transformation is not something abstract in the future but something that ...
Nov 21, 2022•56 min•Ep. 9
Fynn Monshausen ist Head of Department Digital Sales bei der Gothaer und Managing Director der Gothaer Digital GmbH. In diesem Podcast teilt er mit Nick seine Erfahrung einen digitalen Vertrieb für einen OmniKanalen Versicherer aufzubauen. Themen die Fynn in diesem Podcast anspricht sind z.B.: 📌 Sein beruflicher Weg bis hin zur aktuellen Rolle und dem B2C Geschäft 📌 Erfolgsfaktoren der Omnichannel Leadgenerierung 📌 Wie das Department Digital Sales bei der Gothaer aufgestellt ist 📌 Daten zu K...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 8
Due to the good feedback on the 7th episode of our "Connecting Insurance Podcast" with Oliver Lang, former CEO of WeFox Insurance, we decided to do a spin-off about the "Switch Opportunity". Nick and Oli talk more about the immense opportunity they see within switch products. Of course, Oli also introduces himself to those who might not know him yet 😉 Some topics in this podcast episode are: - What is a switch tariff and why does it matter at the moment? - How can switch be profitable and whose...
Nov 11, 2021•53 min•Ep. 8
Welcome to our 7th Episode of the Connecting Insurance Podcast. As we are starting our collaboration with Oliver Lang, former ONE/wefox Insurance CEO, you might be curious to learn more about him. In their conversation, Oli and Nick talk about Olis's professional background, about wefox and the time he spent as CEO of wefox insurance, and also about what important strategic decisions he took while being CEO. One of the big topics this episode touches on is switch tariffs, which is one of the hug...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 7
Welcome to our 6th episode of our Connecting Insurance Podcast! In this episode Nikolaus Sühr spoke with Mathias Zingg , Director Sales and Marketing Switzerland and member of the executive board at Baloise. In this conversation, Mathias tells Nick about the strategic topics which are currently on his mind, and what are common tasks he handles on a daily basis. Some of the topics he touches on are: 👉 the challenges of recruiting experienced executives 👉 which skills they have to bring to the t...
Oct 29, 2021•46 min•Ep. 6
Tim Kunde ist der Geschäftsführer und Mitgründer von dem Berliner InsurTech Friendsurance, welches als Online-Makler mit dem ersten Peer-to-Peer Versicherungsmodell bereits 2010 den Schadensfrei-Bonus entwickelt hatte. Tim sprach mit mir über folgende Themen in dieser Episode: ➡️ Wie sieht das Geschäftsmodell von Friendsurance aus? ➡️ Was sind in deiner Erfahrung die Erfolgsfaktoren im Bancassurance Bereich und was würdest du empfehlen? ➡️ Was genau macht ihr gemeinsam mit der Deutschen Bank? ➡️...
Sep 05, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 5
David Furtwängler ist ein international anerkannter Bancassurance Experte mit 35-jähriger Berufserfahrung in der Versicherungs- und Bankenbranche. Er trat nach 13 Jahren im August 2020 von seiner Position als Hauptbevollmächtigter und CEO bei BNP Paribas Cardif zurück und baut gerade sein startup VALU-X auf. In dieser Episode des Podcasts sprach David mit mir über folgende Themen: ➡️ Welchen Ratschlag würdest Du Dir selbst zurückblickend geben? ➡️ Was macht in deiner Erfahrung einen Versicherer ...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Dr. Sebastian Grabmaier ist CEO und Mitgründer von JDC Group AG und ist für die Ressorts Unternehmensstrategie, Investor Relations, Recht und Richtlinien (Compliance), sowie Produktpartnerschaften/Einkauf und Vertrieb zuständig. Sebastian sprach mit mir über folgende Themen in dieser Episode: ➡️ Wer sind Eure Kunden? Wer sind Eure Wettbewerber? Wie schaut Euer Geschäftsmodell aus? ➡️ Advisortech und Bancassurance: Was sind zwei Use-Cases? ➡️ Wer sind Eure Wettbewerber und was macht ihr anders? ➡...
Jul 13, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Thomas Olaynig ist der Geschäftsführer und Leiter von Placement & Specialties bei dem führenden Industrieversicherungsmakler und Risikoberater Marsh Deutschland. In dieser Episode des Podcasts sprach Thomas mit mir über folgende Themen: ➡️ Was sind Eure Hauptgeschäftsfelder bei Marsh? ➡️ Welche Chancen siehst Du in den nächsten 12-24 Monaten? ➡️ Maklerverdichtung und die Auswirkung auf das Verhältnis zwischen Makler und Versicherer und die Wertschöpfungskette ➡️ Wie steht Ihr zum Thema KMU? ...
Jun 16, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Dr. Veronika von Heise-Rotenburg ist seit 2018 CFO des Münchner Auto-Abo Anbieters Cluno, und verantwortet die Bereiche Accounting, Controlling, Planung, Risikomanagement, Refinanzierung, Financial Technology, und Legal. Das Mobility Startup wurde Ende Februar 2021 von dem britischen Online-Autohändler Cazoo erworben, und als EU Finance Director von Cazoo ist Veronika für das EU-Rollout von Cazoo's und Cluno's Leistungsangebot in der gesamten Finanz- und Rechtsfunktion verantwortlich. Für diese ...
May 18, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 1
