We are sharing a really great episode on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast today. I sat down with Aviad Pinkovezky, President at First Connect, a Hippo Insurance company to discuss all things from Hippo’s story, to acquiring First Connect and beyond. Acquired by Hippo in 2020, First Connect is a digital platform that helps independent insurance agents access carriers and insurtechs they may not otherwise reach on their own. Aviad and I discuss a whole host of topics (and could have spoken for ...
Jun 12, 2023•39 min
We've been working on something very exciting for a while now, and we're excited to finally go live! Welcome to our new series podcast 'The Emerging Tech Series', hosted by FinPro. 's tech guru Gavin Savage . We love talking about innovation and all things insurtech. So when Gavin Savage joined us to head up all things tech and engineering we knew there would be some exciting conversations to be had on the podcast. For our very first episode, Gavin is joined by Dave...
Jun 07, 2023•42 min
Well its a big week for #insurtech and The Leadership In Insurance Podcast ... we are releasing an episode every day this week for our new #MENAInsights series At the end of May I was invited by Lars Gehrmann and the incredible team at QIC Digital Venture Partners to come out to Doha for their #MENA insurtech summit to report on the innovation taking place in the region. I'm lucky enough to travel to lots of insurtech events globa...
Jun 05, 2023•37 min
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Nico Stainfeld , Partner at Foundation Capital . Nico is an early-stage investment expert from the team at Foundation Capital, who since 1995 have been leading the way in fintech, enterprise, and consumer investments. Their tag line 'building companies is in our bones' summarises just that and these values are clear throughout this conversation. We discuss a whole ho...
May 30, 2023•47 min
Welcome to this week's episode of The Leadership In Insurance Podcast - we're back with another roaming podcast in our #VCInsights Series, this one recorded live from the ITC LATAM conference. The #VCInsights series is quickly becoming my favourite series of the pod. In this episode, I was lucky enough to sit down with two more of the leading VC's to get their insight on the current state of play in the LATAM insurtech scene. Tune In to this episode to he...
May 22, 2023•27 min
Sharing a rather special episode on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast this week, with one of our favourite podcasting guests. It’s not often that we invite people back on pod, so when we do you know it’s a good one… This week we welcome back Bryan Falchuk for a conversation all about #collaboration , to celebrate the release of his new book, ‘The Future of Insurance : Volume III. The Collaborators’. Bryan is one of the thought leaders I truly admire in this space....
May 15, 2023•49 min
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Maya Prosor , Chief Business Officer at Lemonade . Lemonade has expanded into new markets and product lines since its founding. How do you decide which areas to enter, and what are your criteria for success in these ventures? Can you discuss Lemonade's approach to customer acquisition and retention, and how it has evolved over time? You led heavily with the...
May 08, 2023•42 min
Welcome to this week's episode of The Leadership In Insurance Podcast - we're back with the 3rd episode in the #VCInsights Series recorded live from the InsurTech NY Spring Conference. The #VCInsights series is quickly becoming my favourite series of the pod. In this episode, I was lucky enough to sit down with five more of the leading VC's and CVC's to get their insight on the current state of play in the insurtech scene. Tune into part two o...
May 01, 2023•41 min
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Trent Brown CEO of Australia-based Knightcorp . As well as sharing a truly inspiring story of insurance innovation, Trent also shares a lot of insight that I will take forward into my own business. Do give this one a listen, I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did. Here are some of the highlights… Creating an agile and innovative culture with a customer-centr...
Apr 24, 2023•45 min
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Dax Craig , co-founder and president of Pie Insurance . Pie doesn’t need much of an introduction to those of us in the insurtech world, but for those who don’t know Pie, they are a workers’ compensation insurer with a direct distribution model and a fully digital experience. Their aim is to serve small businesses with insurance that is easy, accessible and affordable...
Apr 17, 2023•47 min
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Edward Ryall , Co-Founder of Neptune Mutual , to do a deep dive into #cryptocurrency market risks. In this episode, Edward shares what the team at Neptune Mutual are doing & it's truly unique. Their platform uses a parametric model to simplify #decentralised insurance and explores new avenues to creating user-centric risk protection products on the #blockchain. W...
Apr 10, 2023•40 min
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast , it's a very special episode this week and the last episode in our #LiveFromITI series 🎧 For those of you who tune in often you’ll know about my soft spot for claims, I’m a self-proclaimed claims nerd, & love to have conversations around the innovation happening in this space. So when Michael Lewis told me about the Claims Village pop-up at the London Insurtech Insights confer...
Apr 03, 2023•23 min
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week oday, a discussion all about innovation at scale. For this episode, I was lucky enough to be joined by Jim Dwane , Chief Executive Officer at bolt , the world's largest technology-enabled ecosystem. We discussed all things from market dynamics and partnerships to making insurance fun. Here are some of the highlights... 💥 All things embedded - is the customer experience any better? Do the c...
Mar 27, 2023•39 min
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the The Leadership In Insurance Podcast . Today we are sharing part two of our VC Insights series another one recorded live from Insurtech Insights Europe. In this episode of #VCInsights I was lucky enough to sit down with four more of the leading VC's and CVC's to get their insight on the current state of play in the insurtech scene. Tune into part two of this feature to hear from Simon Pink from QBE Ventures ,...
Mar 20, 2023•43 min
We have an extra episode out on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast today, we don't normally release an episode on a Friday but this bonus episode is particularly topical for everything that has happened this past week. I connected with Max Bruner , CEO & Founder of Anzen Insurance this week after following his insightful commentary and advice for founders in light of the Silicon Valley Bank events. The last week has without a doubt been a roller coa...
Mar 17, 2023•35 min
Sharing something a little different on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast today, another live episode reporting straight from Insurtech Insights Europe. This is episode one in our two-part VC Insights special where I was lucky enough to sit down with some of the leading VC's and CVC's to get their insight on the current state of play in the insurtech scene. Tune into part one of this feature to hear from Tiffine Wang from MS&AD Ventures, Michael Wi...
Mar 13, 2023•39 min
One of the (many!) highlights of Insurtech Insights last week was the chance to meet so many people who are fans and listeners of The Leadership In Insurance Podcast The podcast is at the centre of what we do at FinPro. and it’s so exciting to see how it’s grown. It’s something we love doing, and we’ve been lucky enough to have met so many great guests and friends through hosting these conversations. Day 2 of Insurtech Insights was a particular highlight a...
Mar 06, 2023•21 min•Ep. 125
Another great episode out on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast today, I was lucky enough to be joined by Aaron Steffey , Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Propeller Bonds . Aaron and I connected at the start of the year following their Seed funding round announced in January and I’ve been looking forward to having him on the podcast ever since. We talk all things #surety , the first time we’ve delved into this topic on the podcast, so its great to be joined by an expert!...
Feb 20, 2023•41 min•Ep. 124
Starting the week with a really great episode of The Leadership In Insurance Podcast . I sat down with Amir Kabir , partner at AV8 Ventures to chat about all things insurtech valuations, and emerging markets. I always enjoy speaking to people in venture about their take on innovation as they are quick to spot what’s on the horizon. Prior to AV8, Amir was an investment director and founding team member at Munich Re Ventures where he lead and managed investment effort...
Feb 13, 2023•44 min•Ep. 123
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Feb 06, 2023•35 min•Ep. 122
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Christie Downs , CEO and Co-Founder of handdii on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast this week to discuss all things construction, culture and start up life. Handdii is a property insurance claims fulfilment platform which aims to make communication between insurers, trades and customers better and faster. After having the Handdii team on our podcast hitlist for a while, Christie and I finally met face-to-face at Insurtech Co...
Jan 30, 2023•38 min•Ep. 121
Starting off the week with a true The Leadership In Insurance Podcast highlight! This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Tom Clarke to dig into all things EV and the evolution of motor insurance. I’ve known Tom for a while now, and he really is the guru when it comes to all things EV. He is the Chief EV Officer at Abacai and sits on the advisory board at Voltric after 10 years at LV= . If you want to know about Electric Vehicles, To...
Jan 23, 2023•43 min•Ep. 120
Another great episode out on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast this Monday morning, I had the pleasure of sitting down to chat with Quentin Saleur , COO of OTT Risk , the London-based MGA taking a new approach to business interruption coverage. We dig into all things #BusinessInterruption , #IntangibleLosses & #CustomerNeeds . Here are some of the highlights... 📌 In the increasingly dynamic global environment with regard to pandemics, cyber ...
Jan 16, 2023•47 min•Ep. 120
Another great episode out on the podcast this Monday morning, I had the pleasure of sitting down to chat with the lovely Rosina Smith , Chief Product Officer at McKenzie Intelligence Services Ltd . London-based MIS provides data intelligence on a global scale with a mission to empower informed decision-making for the insurance industry. We dig into Rosina’s background, how she moved into the world of insurtech and all the work they are doing at MIS, & of course, being the claims ...
Jan 09, 2023•40 min•Ep. 118
So The Leadership In Insurance Podcast is back with a bang for 2023...We a kicking off the year with a great first episode with the one and only Nigel Walsh , Head of Insurance at Google . 💥 I'm sure most of you already know Nigel, he really is at the heart of insurance innovation. In this episode, he shared Google's perspective on insurance and what's on the horizon for innovation in 2023. Here are some of the highlights: 📌 What does innovation mean for you? 📌Wha...
Jan 03, 2023•42 min•Ep. 117
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Dec 26, 2022•17 min•Ep. 116
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Dec 19, 2022•44 min•Ep. 115
Another great episode out on the podcast this Monday morning, I had the pleasure of sitting down to chat with Jonathan Roomer , Co-Founder and Head of Customer Success at YuLife . YuLife is a London-based life insurer (just around the corner from us actually!) who are disrupting the life insurance space through gamification. Launched in 2016, YuLife is digital life insurance striving to transform the current space by addressing a protection gap that has only widened as a result of th...
Dec 12, 2022•33 min•Ep. 114
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Dec 05, 2022•46 min•Ep. 113
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Nov 07, 2022•42 min•Ep. 112
