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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This episode dive's into all things #Tech , #ESG & Engineering #Culture . They discuss all things from the cultural shift towards lean tech teams and how this impacts culture to ho Hometree's #decarbonisation initiatives & the insurance industry's responsibility to be more #sustainable . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Last week, at ITC DIA’s Barcelona conference I was lucky enough to share the stage with some of the industry’s most renowned thought leaders to host a conversation around the future of the workforce and how #Innovation , #Diversity & the war for #Talent go hand in hand. 🎙 Pamela Thomson-Hall - CEO International and Executive Officer, WTW 🎙 Alan De Bruyne , Inclusion & Diversity Strategist, Diversito 🎙 Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen , Former Chairman & Global Board Member, Aon It was ...
Its always exciting when we have a returning guest on the podcast, and it doesn’t happen often - but this is one of those weeks! Back by popular demand, and following the success of our ‘Tour of Claims Village’ episode live from Insurtech insights (which is in our top 10 most listened to episodes!), this week I was lucky enough to be joined by Michael Lewis, CEO and Founder of Claim Technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Thank you to every one who tuned into our new series so far & you'll be excited to now the next episode is out today 🎧 Tune in to this week's episode where our tech expert Gavin Savage is joined by Alex Sanders to discuss TONI Digital's innovative approach to #insurance . This episode dive's into all things #Tech #Raising & NoCode/LowCode. They discuss TONI Digital’s Series B raise at the beginning of the year and look at the current funding landscape. Alex and Gavin discuss industry tr...
I’m excited to announce the release of a particularly special episode of The Leadership In Insurance Podcast today… Last week we were lucky enough to welcome, Instanda’s CEO and Co-Founder, Tim Hardcastle into FinPro. towers to record a live episode all about #entrepreneurship . Many of you will know Tim and the Instanda team, they’ve been on our podcast guest hit list for a while now so we’re glad the day has come! For each episode, we typically plan out the episode structure prior to the recor...
Thank you to everyone who tuned in and loved our first episode of our tech special last week with Dave Morris & you'll be excited to now the next episode is out today 🎧 Tune in to this week's episode where our tech expert Gavin Savage is joined by Alejandro Inestal to discuss Hometree 's innovative approach to #insurance . This episode dive's into all things #Tech , #ESG & Engineering #Culture . They discuss all things from the cultural shift towards lean tech teams and how this impacts...
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 ...
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 Morris , 11:FS 's VP of Engin...
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 globally, and I'd say that the Doha event has been a true highlight so ...
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...
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 hear from Nico Stainfled, Partner at Founda...
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. Inspired by the findings of t...
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 social im...
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 of this feature to hear from Douglas Roth , from CI Ve...
Trent Brown, CEO of Knightcorp, shares his unique perspective from the digital world on transforming insurance broking. He critiques the industry's inefficiencies and traditional, tenure-based progression, advocating for a 'people-first' approach and using technology to augment customer experiences. The discussion covers the challenges of a regulated ecosystem, emphasizing adaptability and a growth mindset to build loyalty and drive future success.
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...
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...
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 conference I jumped at the chance to recor...
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 customers car...
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 , Martyn Holman from Augmentum Fintech , Dr...
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 coaster ride for tech founders, employees, in...
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 Wieser from Helvetia Venture Fund , Samarth ...
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 as we hosted our first live podcast episo...
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! We discuss everything from in...
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 efforts for two of the funds and mad...
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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 Connect in Vegas last September....
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, Tom is the guy! We dug into a whole host of topics from ...
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 attacks & civil unrest…How are looking to OT...
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 nerd that I ...
