Insurance Covered

Neta Rozy, CTO of Parametrix, discusses the creation of a new class of insurance and the challenges faced. They explore downtime insurance, its importance in today's cloud-centric business landscape, and the process of developing accurate wording for a parametric policy. They also discuss the dominance of cloud providers and the difficulties of selling insurance as a startup in the industry.

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Karen Clark, Co-Founder of Karen Clark & Company and they will be discussing catastrophe risk modelling. In this episode we discuss:What a catastrophe risk model is and how it can be usedPrimary uses of these models for insurers - with a focus on hurricanesThe importance of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 to catastrophe risk modellingThe most costly event ever modelledThe impact climate change is having on catastrophe risk modellingWe hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Ben Bolton for his second appearance on the podcast. In this episode we discuss the growing importance of brand in commercial insurance.In this episode we discuss:Ben's new venture Insurindex - which looks at brand power and brand awareness in the insurance industryWhat makes a 'power brand' and a 'challenger brand' A general view of how strong brands are within the insurance worldHow a strong brand can be created and maintainedWhy brand is becoming increasingly important to consumersWe hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Martin Ellis, Executive Director at Howden and our topic of discussion is Lawyers professional indemnity insurance.  In this episode we discuss: Martins career in brokingThe current state of the lawyers PI market The factors that causing the 'hard market'The consequences of the hard marketThe impact of Covid-19 and cyber attacks on solicitors PIWe hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Richard Matsui, Co-founder of kWh Analytics, and they will be discussing the insurance of renewable energy sources with a particular focus on solar power. In this episode we discuss:Who kWh Analytics are, and what kind of data they monitorHow kWh became involved with insurancehow data can drive innovative insurance products how those innovative insurance products can positively aid the transition away from fossil fuelsWe hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a special episode of Insurance Covered, celebrating our 50th episode. In this episode Peter interviews Sir Bernard Rix discussing his career as a barrister and a judge, focusing on the judgements he made that impacted the insurance industry. In this episode we discuss:Sir Bernard's early career as a barrister and his journey to becoming a judge. How Sir Bernard became known as an insurance specialist.The key insurance judgements made by Sir Bernard.Sir Bernard's favorite cases he passed judgement on Thank you for your continued support of the podcast, we hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Stephen Weinstein, Chair of the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA). The topic for discussion is the Bermuda Insurance Market and why it has become a global insurance hub.  In this episode we cover: Who the Bermuda Business Development Agency are and what they focus onAn overview of the Bermuda insurance market todayA look at how and why Bermuda became a hub for insurance and the key stages in its developmentCurrent pressures facing the Bermuda marketThe future development of the Bermuda Insurance market We hope you enjoy the episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Tom Beckett who a broker with CityNet Insurance Brokers and in this episode, we discuss why Tom chose to start his career in insurance and why others should consider doing the same.  In this episode we discuss: What led Tom into the insurance worldWhat his first impressions of insurance wereWhat roles he has held so farHow the pandemic impacted him as a young person in the insurance industryWhat insurance training / qualifications he has doneWhy gen-z should consider a career in insuranceWe hope you enjoy the episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Seth Williams of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) which is also their topic for discussion.In this episode we discuss:Who the ABI are and why they were formedWhat their role in the insurance market isThe work they are doing in the area of climate changeThe role the ABI and the insurance industry can play in relieving climate change pressureHow they work with similar organisations across the world We hope you enjoy the episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by returning guest Tom Johansmeyer, Head of Porperty Claims services at Verisk. In this episode they discuss and try to answer the following question: 'Is cyber insurance in crisis?'.In this episode we discuss:What is typically covered in a cyber policyThe three main categories of loss in a cyber policyWhy Tom sees 2017 as a critical year for cyber insuranceExpected growth of the cyber insurance market over the next five yearsReasons why cyber insurance may be considered to be in crisisWhat can be done to rectify the issues currently affecting the cyber marketWe hope you enjoy the episode, if you did please subscribe to stay up to date with future episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.