InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin Merttens

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Bringing together the best technology and innovation for insurance and risk management together from around the world. Podcast hosted by Matthew Grant.

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Jeroen Morrenhof: CEO & co-founder, FRISS: Underwriting and claims fraud revealed (105)

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 has over 180 implementations of its technology around the world. Identifying potential fraud creates savings direct to the bottom line - Jeroen believes FRISS has saved its clients over 1 billion dollars. Join Matthew Grant as he finds out what motivated Jeroen to start the company and lessons from th...

Oct 04, 2020•30 min•Ep. 105

Kate Stillwell: CEO and Founder, Jumpstart: Earthquake parametric insurance in practice (104)

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 gained insurance capacity. Jumpstart is now providing parametric earthquake insurance cover for homeowners in California and exploring expansion into other states. CEO and founder, Kate Stillwell, joins Matthew to explain what inspired her vision for Jumpstart and how its products differ from conventiona...

Sep 27, 2020•36 min•Ep. 104

Marcus East: Technical Director, Office of the CTO at Google: cloud, culture, collaboration and innovation (103)

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 own innovation fresh and relevant. Marcus East, Technical Director, Office of the CTO at Google, joins Matthew on Episode 103 to explain how Google is driving change in the industry, and share some fascinating insights into Google’s culture of innovation. Talking points include: Lessons on the role o...

Sep 20, 2020•33 min•Ep. 103

Stephen Brittain: Co-founder, Insurtech Gateway: Secrets of scale - incubation & investment (102)

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 Brittain is the Co-founder of Insurtech Gateway, an incubator and fund offering start-ups advice, investment and capacity, with a portfolio that includes By Miles, FloodFlash and Jumpstart. He joins Matthew on Episode 102 of the podcast to give an investor’s view on the market and some great insights for f...

Sep 13, 2020•33 min•Ep. 102

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