
(Re)thinking insurance
In (Re)thinking insurance we discuss the issues facing P&C, Life, and composite insurers around the globe, as well as exploring the latest tools, techniques and innovations that will help you to re-think insurance.
Latest episodes

Mar 11, 2025 • 25min
Talking Tech special: (Re)thinking automated model monitoring and insight generation
Description: Charlie Samolczyk is joined by Pardeep Bassi and Tim Rourke to discuss the importance of monitoring model health, and how Radar Vision, WTW's automated monitoring tool, is helping to address this problem for insurers.

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Feb 25, 2025 • 10min
Risk scoring and its importance in today’s digitized insurance marketplace
Experts delve into the significance of risk scoring in commercial insurance, emphasizing its evolving role in enhancing underwriting practices. They explore the transition from traditional metrics to sophisticated risk management approaches, especially in the London market. The discussion highlights how integrating structured data in algorithmic underwriting improves decision-making for underwriters and actuaries, ultimately leading to better risk assessment and analytics. This approach promises to revolutionize how insurers operate in a digitized marketplace.

Feb 18, 2025 • 29min
Talking Tech special: (Re)thinking externalised rating from an IT perspective
In this episode of Talking Tech, Charlie Samolczyk is joined by John Heidelberger and Peter Harrison to discuss what externalised rating is along with some of the key challenges and best practices insurers should consider in this area.

Dec 12, 2024 • 12min
The growing European cyber insurance market
In this episode of (Re)thinking Insurance, our host Anand Patel is joined by Dr Kennet Otto and Georgy Matov who share their insights on the challenges and opportunities within the growing European cyber insurance market.

Nov 22, 2024 • 20min
The pension risk transfer market: Insights, trends and regulatory changes
In this episode of the (Re) thinking Insurance podcast, experts Caitlynn Greenfield and Stan Roberts cover the pension risk transfer market (PRT), discussing its growth, key trends and challenges. They shed light on increasing transaction volumes, rising plan terminations and the challenges of managing deferred lives. Also, they provide insights on the diverse landscape of U.S. PRT players and the regulatory changes affecting transactions.

Oct 30, 2024 • 23min
Talking Tech special: Transforming the reserving function
In this episode our host, Charlie Samolczyk, is joined by Holly Layton and Joost Wilbers to discuss why there is a need for reserving teams to consider new approaches, as well as some of the recurring challenges they’ve seen in the market.

Oct 3, 2024 • 20min
The people side of pricing
In this episode, Sina Thieme is joined by Maria Jesus Guitard to discuss the importance of people in an insurers pricing function.

Sep 27, 2024 • 13min
Managing the market cycle
In this episode of (Re)thinking Insurance, Anand Patel is joined by Paul Higham and Derric Howard to explore the dynamics of the commercial lines and specialty market cycle and how leading insurers are successfully managing the cycle through investments in technical capabilities.

Sep 6, 2024 • 13min
Putting theory into practice: Deploying Python and open source to impact business results
In this episode of (Re)thinking Insurance, Pardeep Bassi, Global Head of Data Science, talks to Mani Heer about overcoming the challenges in deploying open source effectively.

Aug 20, 2024 • 19min
Using conduct risk to power customer and commercial value
In this episode of (Re)thinking Insurance, Suky Mann is joined by James Tanser to discuss their view on how firms have responded to conduct related regulations across pricing, as well as a look to the future and how things may change in this space over the next 12 months.
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