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Nigel Walsh and David Brear are back this week to talk through the most interesting news of the week just gone. As always, they are joined by some awesome guests: David George - CEO of Bikmo Sahas Katta - CEO of Smartcar Nikki Daniels - Board Advisor for Honcho Markets and Founder & Director of e-Zee Insurance Solutions Together they cove the following news stories from the last week: Lemonade goes public (05:00) Post Office brings back travel insurance - with coronavirus cover (15:36) Lloyd’s of London to open underwriting rooms in September (27:48) A new era for events cover, Beazley offers virtual events cover (36:40) 7/11 to sell insurance in Japan (45:20) Laka launches progressive recovery policy (47:35) All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider! Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet thei

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by two great guests to figure out how the ongoing pandemic is having an impact on life insurance. Does life insurance automatically cover COVID-19? Should we get extra coverage? Can I get life insurance now if I didn't have it before? Joining us are these two industry experts: Jonathan Roomer - Co-Founder of Yulife Colleen Wells - Vice President of Product Strategy at Sapiens Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the insurtech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. This episode of Insurtech Insider was produced by Hanna Samuelson and edited by Alex Woodhouse. Special Guests: Colleen Wells and Jonathan R

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are back this week to talk through the most interesting news of the week just gone. As always, they are joined by some awesome guests: Jillian Williams - Investment Principal at Anthemis Group Alex Dalyac - Founder and CEO at Tractable Amrit Santhirasenan - Co-founder and CEO of Hyperexponential Together they cove the following news stories from the last week: Big month for funding in insurance (06:02) Sound bite James Blackham, CEO and Co-Founder of By Miles (06:32) More arguments over SMBs and cover during COVID-19 (18.22) EU prompted for Catastrophe Insurance cover (24:29) The pandemic increase prices in the insurance industry (32:25) Drone support for the NHS (41:59) All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider! Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their g

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a panel of great guests to take a look at how loyal customers are in the insurance industry and what factors play in when trying to build a loyal client base. Oliver Baxter - Head of Brand & Product at By Miles Krystian Zajac - CEO and Founder of Hiro and Hero Labs Dr Robin Kiera - Founder of DigitalScouting Insurance should not just be a one off conversation when buying a policy, but how do you encourage your customers to stay with your company and why have customers previously been given loyalty penalties? How important is online engagement in order to retain your customers? All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider! Small business financial services are only 1% finished. Our latest research examines the Jobs to be Done and cultural insights on what US business owners need, and the digital services that will help them meet their goals. Download the research for free by heading to bit.ly/digitalsmb. Subscribe so you neve

Sarah and Nigel are joined by a panel of great guests to talk through the latest and greatest news in the insurtech and insurance industry! Our guests this week are: Sophie Winwood - Investor at Anthemis Niels Thoné - CEO of Sprout.ai Lucas Carlsén - CEO and Co-founder of Hedvig We cover the following news stories: The pandemic is expected to be more expensive than 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina (04:12) Car insurers give back to their customers and NHS workers get a free car (14:31) Staff layoffs in the big apple (23:13) Elon Musk, the insurance man! (31:08) Small businesses turn to lawsuits as insurers fail to payout (37:55) We also bring you an interview with Asaf Lifshitz from Sayata Labs! (47:00) All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider! The COVID-19 pandemic has created an immediate financial and operational crisis, permanently reshaping the financial services industry. This change must be swift and unavoidable - check out our research report to find out mor

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by a very international panel of guests this week to talk through Covid-19 and how the insurance industry are going to tackle this very difficult situation. Joining them are: Christian Wiens - CEO and Co-Founder at Getsafe Jay Bregman - Founder and CEO of Thimble Lance Poole - CEO of Juniper Labs Kicking off our roundtable discussion, we start by first establishing how badly the insurance industry is struggling right now and what areas have been hit the hardest. Is the insurance industry struggling more or less than other industries? Has the insurance industry learnt anything from the SARS outbreak? We go on to talking about the importance of being fully digital in these times and how productivity can actually be improved during these circumstances. Is the insurance industry better equipped to deal with this situation than we previously thought? All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider! The COVID-19 pandemic has created an im

On this week's episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are hosting this week and joined by a panel of guests to explore the current market of home and renters' insurance. Joining Sarah and Nigel this week are: Jimmy Williams - Co-Founder of Urban Jungle Tahir Farooqui - Founder and CEO of Canopy Kicking off our roundtable discussion, we start by first establishing what renters insurance was and how it has evolved to what it is now. Between contents insurance and liability insurance, there's a lot that comes under the umbrella of the renters' market. With half the population renting, the customer segment is vast, however, some consumers overlook renters' insurance entirely. We discuss the reasons why and dig into how this could be changing with insurtech and how COVID-19 is changing it all. Later in the show, we get into deposit free insurance policies, how Canopy and Urban Jungle came to be partners, and how this is benefitting customers. All that and much more on this week's ep

On this week's episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are in the virtual hosting seat and joined by two special guests to explore how blockchain is changing the world of insurance. Joining Sarah and Nigel this week are: Simon Taylor - 11:FS Head of Ventures Aman Kohli - CTO of Banking & Capital Markets UKI at DXC Kicking things off, we start by establishing what blockchain is. Between Bitcoin, blockchain, crypto and DLT, there are a lot of different terms thrown around, however, our guest and hosts establish that what is more important than definitions is knowing how and where this technology can be used. We hear a lot about blockchain in the insurance industry but where is it supposed to be implemented and what can it do to help? It turns out that with the intermingling of different parties and people, insurance might be the ideal use case for blockchain. Blockchain is already an established technology in banking, asset management and wealth management, so why does adoption

David Brear is on hosting duties in the Big Apple and joined by new and returning guests to to discuss the latest news in the world of insurance and insurtech. This week's guests include: Brett Lotito - VP of Insurance operations of Oscar Daniel Schreiber - Co-founder and CEO of Lemonade Jillian Williams - Investment principal at Anthemis We cover the following stories from the insurtech and insurance space: Lemonade pet insurance products are in the making (03:50) Ford slides into the insurance business (15:53) Coronavirus raises insurance questions but catastrophe-tested insurers are prepared (27:46) Amid coronavirus fears, travelers are upgrading to ‘cancel for any reason’ insurance plans (32:53) Policygenius notches $100M for insurtech growth (37:14) We also bring you an amazing interview with CEO and Co-Founder of Policygenius, Jennifer Fitzgerald! (42:02) All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review o

This week, David Brear is in New York to talk about all things insurtech. Joining David in our very first New York edition of Insurtech Insider are: Jay Weintraub - Co-founder and CEO at InsureTech Connect Quentin Coolen - Co-founder and CEO at Waffle Labs, Inc Whilst London is considered the global fintech hub and Silicon Valley the US centre of technology, it is New York that is leading the charge in insurance technology. To kick off the show, we start by asking the basics. What is the New York insurtech scene, how did this city become the international insurtech hub, and why is it the perfect place for insurtech opportunity? The insurtech scene has boomed in recent years and is catching up to established insurance incumbents. However, New York is also a notoriously tough regulatory environment. So, are insurance incumbents at risk of being left in the dust or will New York's regulatory landscape put a spanner in the works for innovative insurtechs? All that and much more on this week's episode

On this week's episode of Insurtech Insider, Nigel Walsh is in the hosting seat and joined by a panel of guests to explore how insurance is changing in our modern world. Joining Nigel this week are: Freddy Macnamara - CEO and Founder of https://www.cuvva.com/ James Blackham - CEO and Co-Founder of By Miles Out with the old, in with the new. Kicking off our roundtable discussion, we start by first establishing what's so wrong with the old method of getting insurance. Where is the need for new ways of insuring and what do people now expect from their insurers? With modern technologies becoming increasingly intertwined in our daily lives, the way we live has undeniably changed, including how we use and insure our cars. Smartphones have become an extension of ourselves and with everyone carrying around mini-computers in their pockets, comparing prices and insurance models has never been easier. With the addition of telematics and the growing adoption of OpenBanking, it looks like the on-demand insuran

On this week's episode of Insurtech Insider, hosts Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by new and returning guests to discuss the latest news in the world of insurance and insurtech. This week's guests include: Antton Pena - Founder of Flock Jeremy Wood - CEO and Founder of Legerity Financials Sophie Winwood - Investor at Anthemis We cover the following stories from the insurtech and insurance space: SMEs increase insurance for Brexit (04:30) Death fraudster sentenced to almost 6 years in jail (11:25) Two of Australia's biggest insurers stop selling insurance in fire-affected areas (15:58) ByMiles gets open banking license (23:08) Grab enables travel insurance! (28:22) We also bring you an amazing interview with Getsafe CEO and Co-Founder, Christian Wiens! (33:23) All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider! Our friends over at Honcho are crowdfunding! If you want to be part of and support the insurtech revolution, check them out on Crowdcube! https://

Sarah Kocianski is hosting this week's episode of Insurtech Insider and is joined by a panel of guests to explore the changing world of direct-to-consumer insurance. Diving into this topic, this week's guests are: Phil Zeidler - Co-Founder at DeadHappy Stephen Brittain - Director and Co-Founder at Insurtech Gateway Oke Eleazu - COO at Bought by Many Kicking things off, the panel first take a look at what direct-to-consumer insurance is, how it differs from other models and the current challenges for D2C insurance providers. In recent years we've seen the landscape change significantly and in today's episode, we explore the spread of products, the importance of customer engagement, and evolution of the industry. All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider! Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the insurtech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Fi

In this Insurtech Insider 2020 predictions show, Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are on hosting duties and joined by some returning guests to discuss their industry predictions for the new year. Joining the hosts are: Lea Nonninger - Research Analyst at Business Insider Dylan Bourguignon - CEO at So-Sure David Vanek - Co-founder & CEO at Anorak Sarah kicks things off with predictions about large financial institutions working with insurtechs (02:10) and is followed by predictions from Lea (10:06), David (17:34), Dylan (24:55), and Nigel (34:00). Will Brexit be good for insurtech? Will insurance become more predictive? Will auto-renewals be banned? No one knows for certain, but there's all this and so much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider! Love fintech? Then sign up for our newsletter, Fintech in Five. A snack-sized selection of the week's biggest stories, longer reads, soundbites and more. Just visit this link to sign up! 11fs.com/newsletter If you enjoyed the show and, as

On this week's episode, Sarah Kocianski hosts alongside Nigel Walsh and the pair are joined by a panel of guests to explore the recent wealth management and insurtech crossover. Diving into this topic, this week's guests are: Geoff Keast - Co-CEO at Montoux Scott Walchek - CEO & founder at Trov Melanie Palmer - CMO at Nucoro Kicking off the show, the panel and hosts first take a look at wealth management. What is wealth management and how has this industry changed? In recent years we've seen a crossover between wealth management and insurtech, and in today's episode, we explore the products, solutions, and evolution of the industry. All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the insurtech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YE

On this week's episode of Insurtech Insider, host Sarah Kocianski is joined by some wonderful guests to take a deep dive into the world of technology and insurance! Our guests include: Stephanie Taylor - Insurance AI lead at Microsoft William Maunder-Taylor - AI impact strategist EMEA at Sparkbeyond James Breeze - Digital Artificial Intelligence Lead at AXA XL Luke Bewley - Product and partnerships at Certua On this episode, we're focusing on all things AI and automation. According to McKinsey & Company in New York, by 2030, AI will inform every major decision an insurance company makes. So, what are the benefits of automation and how can it be used to help drive the industry forward? Join us for a roundtable talk as we delve into the possibilities and limitations of AI technology in insurance. All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the insurtech love by sharing or twe

On this week's episode of Insurtech Insider Sarah Kocianski is joined by some wonderful guests to discuss the latest news in the world of insurtech! Our guests include: James York - Founder of Worry+Peace Shaun Meadows - 11:FS Chairman Sabine Vanderlinden - CEO of Startupbootcamp and Partner at Rainmaking Insurance We cover the following stories from the insutech space: Insurance broker offers employees unlimited holidays and contracts based on trust (01:29) Lloyd's reveals $110 billion cost of a single cyberattack (06:42) Regulator issues warning to insurance companies over corporate culture (13:12) HSBC set to ‘redefine’ insurance with pick 'n' mix subscription service (20:24) UK drone pilots given 25 days to register with regulators (29:40) Insurtech company Lemonade gets into hot water over its use of the colour magenta (33:23) All this and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider News. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podca

Sarah Kocianski is joined by two awesome guests to talk about all things attracting and retaining talent in the insurance industry. Our panel of guests are: Sophie Winwood - Associate at Anthemis Sebastian De Zulueta - Founder and Director at Market Minds Kicking off the show, the panel ask themselves why young people don't want to work in insurance? Is it a branding issue? The panel go on to discuss how the insurance industry might have fallen behind when it comes to culture and ways of attracting millenials. Who is doing well in this industry? All this and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the insurtech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. This episode of Insurtech Insider was produced by Laura Watkins and edited by Alex

Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are joined by some great guests to talk about all things SME insurance! Joining us today are: Andrew Rear - Chief Executive Officer at Digital Partners, Munich Re William Wood - Head of UK SME Propositions and Board Trustee at Crossroads Care at Aviva We cover the following topics in the SME insurance sphere: Why is this such an underserved market? What types of insurance do SMEs need? Where is the need for change in this industry? How do you offer something to everyone when SMEs are all so different? What has happened in the last few years? Where is the biggest room for change in this industry? All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the insurtech love by sharing or tweeting this podcast. Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YE

Sarah Kocianski is joined by some of the most frequently returning guests from our last 50 episodes! Together they go through some of the top news, topics and trends in the insurtech sphere. Our guests include: Tobi Taupitz, CEO and co-founder of Laka Oliver Ralph, Insurance Correspondent, FT Jimmy Williams, CEO and Co-founder, Urban Jungle We cover the following topics and trends: Insurtech funding surpassed $3bn in 2018 and is up 280% in Q2 compared with 2018 (03:55) Lemonade’s Brexit proof strategy - and what this means for the industry as a whole (09:43) Most Brits Believe Insurers Dodge Paying on Claims (15:05) Lloyd's reveals depth of sexual harassment culture (19:04) The crash of Thomas Cook – insurance industry reacts (24:24) The insurance industry’s struggle to insure e-Scooters (31:05) Insurers on alert after Blenheim Palace £4.8m gold toilet stolen (36:46) All that and much more on this week's episode of Insurtech Insider. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, leave a revie