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The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & Innovation

The insurance industry gets better through sharing innovation. On the Leadership in Insurance Podcast we speak to insurance thought leaders that are changing the game. The LIIP is a podcast helping Insurance professionals, Investors and supporters learn what it takes to achieve and succeed in the global insurance industry. We specifically look at what it takes to build a modern insurance business and how great teams are built, we share their stories to educate and inspire change to help build the future of insurance.




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Episodes

Brokers, Benefits & Enabling Progress : An Interview with Stephen Leguillon, CEO, Seyna

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Stephen Leguillon , CEO of Seyna , the all-in-one platform for insurance brokers who provide tailored insurance products and software tools to grow brokerage businesses.  We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:  How can we make sure that insurance is an enabler of progress?  Seynas founding team How did ...

Apr 04, 202243 minEp. 81

Warranty, Distribution & Being Tech Forward : An Interview With Matan Slagter, CEO, Armadillo

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Matan Slagter , CEO of Armadillo , the tech-enabled, subscription-based home warranty provider for homeowners and landlords, who are pioneers in the new age of home warranty. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as: Matan's insurance career & why warranty? Is t surprising that the warranty market has only 4% penetra...

Mar 30, 202245 minEp. 80

People First, Tech Driven : An Interview with Benjamin Piening, CUO, Honeycomb Insurance

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Benjamin Piening , Honeycomb Insurance 's Chief Underwriting Officer.  Honeycomb provide reinvented real estate insurance with better coverage in a fraction of the time at a fraction of the cost, their unique product leverages advanced Artificial Intelligence and computer-vision to completely reinvent real-estate insurance. We had a great conversation this week ...

Mar 28, 202246 minEp. 79

Technology, Demand & Digital Solutions : An Interview with Vinodkumar Iyer, CEO, iNube

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Vinodkumar Iyer , CEO of iNube , the leading provider of digital insurance solutions for the global insurance industry. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:    Offering a whole insurance product suite Which area has the most demand? How this has changed over the last 2 years? Has the pandemic had an impact...

Mar 23, 202243 minEp. 78

Innovation, Leadership & Selling Trust : An Interview with Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, CEO, Tapoly

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, CEO of Tapoly.Tapoly is the award-winning Insurtech providing on-demand business insurance for SMEs and freelancers, they provide an extensive list of insurance types to cover your business for a day, a year, or anything in between as well as offering a SAAS solution for corporates wishing to rapidly deploy their own white-labelled insurance ...

Mar 21, 202252 minEp. 77

Software, Scalability and Embedded Solutions : An Interview With Simon Bentholm, CCO, Penni.io

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Simon Bentholm, Chief Customer Officer at Penni.io.   We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:   Embedded insurance being the buzz term of 2022 already   How do you differentiate yourself in a market that has so much investment? Many embedded solutions appear to be built technology first  Do you thin...

Mar 16, 202249 minEp. 76

Connectivity, Clients & Claims : An Interview With Alex Bargmann & Ralph Blust, CEO & CRO, PathPoint

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Alex Bargmann , Pathpoint's CEO and Co-Founder & Ralph Blust , Pathpoint's President and CRO.  Pathpoint is the insurtech on a mission to make it faster and easier for retail agents to get great E&S coverage options. Pathpoint allows you to quote and bind coverage for your small business clients online with one streamlined submission and receive multiple...

Mar 14, 202245 minEp. 76

Claims, Partnerships & Being Customer Centric : An Interview With LeX Tan, CEO, MotionsCloud

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by LeX Tan , CEO and Co-Founder of MotionsCloud . MotionsCloud helps property & vehicle inspection teams to streamline and automate inspection processes by using their tools to empower inspection teams to be efficient and effective. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as: The recent developments in claims technology I...

Mar 09, 202243 minEp. 75

Bootstrapping, Benefits & Marketplace Transparency : An Interview With David Bryant, CEO & Co-Founder, MonarkHQ

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by David Bryant , CEO and Co-Founder of MonarkHQ . MonarkHQ is a real-time quoting platform for employee benefits who are committed to streamlining benefits procurement by providing instant quotes, proposal management, and analytic dashboards to track vendor trends. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as: Solving real-wor...

Mar 07, 202251 minEp. 74

Relationships, Risk & Realtime Data : An Interview with Jacqueline Legrand, CEO and Co-Founder, Maptycs

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Jacqueline Legrand , CEO and Co-Founder of Maptycs.  Maptycs is a New York-based insurtech start-up that use geospatial risk visualization and advanced analytics technology to help insurance professional better understand property risk exposure in real-time. Their software integrates its own proprietary Geographic Information System (GIS) along with a broad set ...

Mar 02, 202243 minEp. 70

Classification, Covid & Customer Experience : An Interview with Alan Ringvald, CEO, Relativity6

 Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Alan Ringvald , CEO, Relativity6 .  We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:  Solving the industry classification problem  How can you predict the value of a company when you don’t know what industry they are in?  Taking a new approach to building tech   Finding alternatives to buying...

Feb 28, 202251 minEp. 72

'Downtime, Data and Cloud Coverage' : An Interview With Neta Rozy, CTO, Parametrix

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Neta Rozy , CTO, Parametrix . Parametrix is the insurtech start-up that offers financial protection against Cloud downtime, their hassle-free fast-paying policies protect you from financial losses when those services go down, enabling you to quickly get back to business. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as: Creating...

Feb 23, 202239 minEp. 71

Real Time Data, Raising Capital and Remote Culture : An Interview with James Cowen, CCO, Humn.AI

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by James Cowen , Chief Commercial Officer at Humn.AI .  Humn.AI are a commercial motor insurance solution based on data science, they use their unique data platform to understand the risk of a vehicle at any moment in time by looking at drivers, vehicles and the environment around vehicles in real time. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wid...

Feb 21, 202244 minEp. 70

'Entrepreneurship, Consumer Engagement and Digitisation' : An Interview With Kata Ludvig, CEO, Baoba Insurance

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Kata Ludvig , CEO and Co-Founder of Baoba Insurance , the insurtech start up who are combining location intelligence with technology to create a data driven market place for geo-trigged and data driven products to provide on-demand, realtime automated coverage. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as: Kata’s serial entr...

Feb 16, 202239 minEp. 69

‘What Does Insurance Look Like In 2030?’ : An Interview With Rob Galbraith, Insurance Futurist

 Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Rob Galbraith , an 'Insurance Futurist', a keynote speaker and thought leader on the evolution of insurance and the author of 'The End of Insurance As We Know It' which he released in 2019. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as: Rob’s 20 year long Insurance background and working at USAA The drive for innovation...

Feb 09, 202248 minSeason 1Ep. 68

Pivots, Partnerships & People : An Interview With Daniel Fogarty, CEO, Evari

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Daniel Fogarty , CEO of Evari .  Evari is an Australia-based SaaS platform who empower insurers to launch and manage insurance products that are easy to buy, easy to manage and flexible to changing needs. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as: Approaching insurtech from the small business angle Utilising cloud ac...

Feb 07, 202246 minSeason 1Ep. 67

'Technology, Remote working, the 3rd Wave of Insurtech' : An Interview with David Fontain, CEO and Founder of Foresight

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by David Fontain , CEO and Founder of Foresight , the insurtech start up on a mission to improve safety and lower rates by providing smarter workers compensation insurance.  We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as: Creating a better incentive for businesses to improve their workplace safety What specific USP does...

Feb 02, 202245 minSeason 47Ep. 66

'Small Businesses, Embedded Insurance and Returning to The LiiP' : An Interview with Paul Prendergast, CEO, Kayna

 Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by a special guest and our first returning podcast guest Paul Prendergast , CEO of Kayna .  Paul first joined us on the podcast in January 2021 where we discussed his previous business Blink Parametrics, one year on and it's great to have him back to introduce his latest venture Kayna, the embedded platform that leverages unique data to provide more accurate ...

Jan 31, 202247 minEp. 65

'Decision Science & Problem First Thinking' : An Interview with Geoff Keast, CEO, Montoux

 Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Geoff Keast , CEO of Montoux .  Montoux is the Actuarial Automation and Decision Science platform for life and health insurers who enable carriers to improve profitability, grow sales and better understand and serve customers. They do this is by combining actuarial and data science expertise with automation and machine learning techniques - all in one game...

Jan 26, 202243 minSeason 1Ep. 64

'Lifestyle, Innovation and Embedded Solutions' : An Interview with Matthias Naumann, CEO, Companjon

 Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Matthias Naumann , CEO of Companjon , the Dublin-based tech venture specialising in bespoke embedded insurance solutions.  We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:  What is unique about Companjon’s approach to embedded insurance?  Going full stack? Is being a full stack insurance provider essential ...

Jan 24, 202240 minSeason 1Ep. 63

The Career Opportunities in Insurtech : A FLITe Series Webinar

Hello and welcome the latest episode of the Leadership In Insurance Podcast, we are sharing a special episode this week, the live recording of our first FLITe series panel event. The FLITe series is FinPro's new events series that brings together aspiring future female leaders in InsurTech through round tables, panel events, and discussions. Our aim is to help close the InsurTech gender gap and inspire the future leaders of the InsurTech world. We believe that a balanced and representative workf...

Jan 19, 20221 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 62

'Where Cyber Security Meets Insurance' : An Interview with Chris Finan, COO, ActZero.AI

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Chris Finan , COO of cyber security start up ActZero.AI .   The California based start up ActZero uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to increase the likelihood of identifying and preventing attacks while reducing the duration and impact of incidents should they occur, as well as helping to remediate vulnerabilities and mitigate risks so their cust...

Jan 17, 202244 minSeason 1Ep. 61

'Motor Insurance For Women By Women' : An Interview Sam White, CEO of Stella Insurance

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Sam White , CEO of Stella Insurance , the car insurance provider for women by women.  We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as: Setting up her own company 24 Male dominance in insurance What would an insurance product look like from a female perspective? The importance of meaningful action The Australian regulatory ...

Jan 12, 202248 minSeason 1Ep. 60

Connectivity, Customer Experience & Open Data : An Interview with Lotta Rauséus, COO & Co-Founder, Insurely

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by , Lotta Rauséus , COO & Co-Founder of Insurely , who are using their open insurance ecosystem to help insurance companies and banks give proper peace-of-mind to their customers. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as: Injecting transparency into the insurance industry Open banking - what does that actually mean? Th...

Jan 10, 202246 minEp. 59

'Technology, Vision, People & Regulation' An Interview with Adrien Lebegue, Managing Director, Europe, ZA Tech

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Adrien Lebegue , Managing Director, Europe, ZA Tech . ZA Tech is the technology venture founded by ZhongAn Online, a global leader in online insurance, and backed by Softbank’s Vision Fund. ZA Tech is redefining the insurance landscape by enabling digital ecosystems to easily embed relevant protection within their customer journeys. We had a great conversation this w...

Jan 05, 202247 minSeason 1Ep. 58

'Cultural Add vs Cultural Fit?' An Interview with Ana Zamora, Co-Founder and CEO, Vitaance

 Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Ana Zamora CEO of Vitaance , the Madrid-based life insurance start up who are applying artificial intelligence and data science to help their members live a better life. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide variety of topics such as: Encouraging wellness habits and helping people improve their life style Translating lifestyle changes ...

Dec 29, 202154 minSeason 1Ep. 57

Social Impact and Supporting Independent Workers : An Interview with Anthony Beilin and Benjamin Hay, CEO & COO of Collective Benefits

 Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Anthony Beilin and Benjamin Hay , CEO & COO of Collective Benefits , the Insurtech start up who are on a mission to make independent work work for everyone.  We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide variety of topics such as: Building a solution that allows platforms to deliver dynamic, usage based, realtime protections and benef...

Dec 20, 202140 minSeason 1Ep. 56

'Augmented AI vs Assisted AI?' An Interview with John Fohr, CEO & Co-Founder, TrustLayer

 Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by John Fohr , CEO of TrustLayer . We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide variety of topics such as: The surprising lack of digitisation Automating mundane processes to focus on the complex issues Augmented AI vs Assisted AI Providing value for each stakeholder Who are the clients? Focusing on the end user White labelling the product? The ...

Dec 13, 202147 minSeason 1Ep. 55

Telemedicine, Travel and The Willingness to Take Risks : An Interview with Jenny Cohen Derfler, CEO & Founder, AirDoctor

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Jenny Cohen Derfler , CEO & Founder of AirDoctor .   We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide variety of topics such as:    What was the impact of Covid-19 on AirDoctor? How the pandemic highlighted the need for AirDoctor and telemedicine How covid-19 has impacted the demand for insurance AirDoctor’s founding team and their t...

Dec 06, 202143 minEp. 54

Telematics, Teams & Partnerships : An Interview with Richard King, CEO & Founder, Ticker

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Richard King , CEO & Founder of Ticker . We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide variety of topics such as: Building Ticker’s ‘ecosystem’ The thin line between being an InsurTech and a tech-enabled insurer The success of an insurtech comes down to data The importance of a forensic focus on loss-ratio How Ticker provides for a wide range of...

Nov 29, 202138 minSeason 1Ep. 53