The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & Innovation

Garret Gray, an entrepreneur and expert in disruption, development, and acquisition, joins The Leadership in Insurance Podcast to discuss topics such as carriers becoming the largest distributors, the argument for build versus buy, the impact of changing tech stacks on talent, CoreLogic's involvement in early Insurtech developments, and the successful transition of the company through acquisition.

🚨 Brand new episode of #TheEmergingTechSeries is out today 🚨Thank you to everyone who tuned into last week’s episode with Mo El Mahallawy from ShepherdTune into this week’s episode - where we get an insight into the world of cyber insurance, security, and advanced data technology with Tom Beale, the CTO of ConvergeHere are some of the highlights from the conversation with our tech expert Gavin Savage…👉 Tom’s career journey into tech, and entering the world of insurtech with Converge👉 Gavin asks Tom about building loss models without historical data and the challenges Converge has overcome to tackle this issue👉 Tom explains the gaps in cyber risk management👉 They discuss the mindset businesses have around technology insurance and why cyber insurance is necessary👉 Gavin asks Tom about the USP of Converge and what makes them stand out in the cyber insurance world👉 Tom talks about their “everything as code” approach, and why DevOps plays such a significant role in their operations👉 Gavin asks Tom about the onboarding process of Converge and the claims process👉 Finally, they talk about the company culture of Converge and Tom shares his top tips for starting up a product and engineering-driven insurtechHope you enjoy this one!This podcast was brought to you by FinPro - the leading executive search firm, for start up and scale up insurtechs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thomas Kang, CEO of Converge Insurance, talks about the risk prevention vs. risk reduction trend in insurance, attracting talent to the industry, unique approach in the cyber insurance market, challenges faced by SMBs, and the blend of technology and insurance.

On today’s episode, Gavin Savage got to do a deep dive into the world of construction insurance and construction technology - with Mo El Mahallawy, the CTO & Co-Founder of ShepherdThere were so many highlights for me on this one, but here are some of the main topics of discussion:👉 Mo's journey into insurance and the story of starting Shepherd👉 Mo talks about the biggest shifts from making the transition from being an individual contributor to being a CTO and building his own company👉 How the construction industry is advancing and adopting technology👉 Mo talks about Shepherd’s experience going through the famous Y-Combinator programme!👉 The USP of Shepherd and the gaps in the industry they are filling👉Shepherds company culture and how they drive productivity and innovation within the team👉Finally, what the future holds for ShepherdTune in to listen to the rest 😊, hope you enjoy this oneThis podcast was brought to you by FinPro - the leading executive search firm, for start up and scale up insurtechs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s The Leadership In Insurance Podcast, host Alex Bond was joined by Sean Harper, the Founder & CEO of KinKin doesn’t need much introduction in the #InsurTech world, but for those who don’t know, Kin offers personalized home insurance solutions for everyone, even in areas most impacted by #climatechange Here are some of the highlights from the conversation…🎙 Sean talks about Kin’s unique approach to market - targeting specific homes and addresses🎙 Alex asks Sean about the sticky customer & value proposition of Kin🎙 They discuss the insurance value chain🎙 Alex asks Sean about the future of Kin & plans for going public🎙 Sean explains the responsibility the insurance industry has to climate change and the importance of doing at least 1 thing each year to move towards being carbon neutralThis podcast was brought to you by FinPro - the leading executive search firm, for start up and scale up insurtechs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune into this week’s episode with Nathan Hall, the CTO of Ledgebrook, hosted by our tech expert Gavin Savage.Here are some of the highlights from the episode...🎙 Gavin asks Nathan about Ledgebrook’s mission - speed & what differentiates Ledgebrook from others?🎙 Nathan shares his story of coming on board with Ledgebrook right after the funding Seed Round - his journey coming to a company with less than 10 full time people after coming from a big company🎙 Nathan talks about the difference of being a CTO for a small company vs a big company- main challenges, differences & how the challenges have changed over time🎙 Gavin and Nathan discuss how the definition of a CTO changes when the company is scaling up🎙 They talk about E&S- why is it receiving so much attention at the moment?🎙 Nathan explains his view on the “when do you build vs when do you buy?” decision🎙Finally, they discuss Ledgebrook’s unique team & company cultureThis podcast was brought to you by FinPro - the leading executive search firm, for start up and scale up insurtechs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast, our host Alex Bond was joined by Karthik Ramakrishnan, the CEO & Co- Founder of Armilla Assurance to discuss all things #AI and the future of AI insuranceHere are some of the highlights...🎙Alex asks Karthik about the future of AI and how are we going to see insurance improve moving forward🎙 Karthik explains the role Armilla plays in helping companies make the right decisions when analysing the risks involving AI software🎙 Alex and Karthik discuss the various uses of software and AI, using the chat GPT example🎙They discuss the importance of trust and the trust deficit of AI and the future of self-driving organisations🎙 Karthik talks about Armilla’s experience in the Lloyds Lab and how much it helped shape where the business is today🎙Finally, they cover the embedded business opportunities for ArmillaThis podcast was brought to you by FinPro - the leading executive search firm, for start up and scale up insurtechs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune in to this week's episode where our tech expert Gavin Savage is joined by William Steenbergen, the Co-Founder & CTO of Federato to discuss the founding story of Federato and the importance of investing into modern technology👉 They talk about William’s background - how he moved from mathematics to #engineering, his career path so far and the growth opportunities ahead👉 Gavin asks William about Federato’s mission in the insurtech market - risk & risk management👉 William explains the challenges of fundraising - from the first round until now👉 They discuss what has surprised William the most about the #insurance space - the lack of modern #technology in big insurance companies👉 Gavin asks William about Federato’s biggest success stories and how companies have adjusted to Federato’s products - have they been an instant success?👉 Finally, they cover the company culture of FederatoHope you enjoy this one!🎙 Catch this episode here - https://lnkd.in/eQkvbGxxThis podcast was brought to you by FinPro - the leading executive search firm, for start up and scale up insurtechs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another great episode to share on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast today - I was joined by Rashid Galadanci to discuss all things AI, telematics and how him and the Driver Technologies Inc. team are seeking to democratise car safetyI met Rashid in New York back in spring, and have been looking forward to having him on the podcast ever since. A lot has happened since then, they raised, ( 🎉 in a round led by IA Capital Group and CT Innovations) grown, announced new products & partnerships and more..I’ve included some of the highlights below but be sure to give the full conversation a listen..🎙 We discuss entrepreneurship, where the drive to build this business comes from & the founder story of driver🎙 We get into the challenges of road safety: rapidly changing technology, resistance to investing in tech and the average age of cars on the road 10+ years plus - how can we tackle this?🎙 Rashid explains how over 50% of accidents are caused by a distracted or drowsy driver and how they are using AI to mitigate this risk🎙 We discuss the cultural push backs to surveillance technology and how Rashid and the team seek to avoid the ‘big brother approach’🎙 Finally, we discuss what’s next for Driver TechnologiesThank you again Rashid for joining me - I hope you enjoyed this episode as much as I didThis podcast was brought to you by FinPro - the leading executive search firm, for start up and scale up insurtechs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune in to this week's episode of The Emerging Tech Series. Our tech expert Gavin Savage is joined by Talha Zubair, the Director of Product & Design from TheGuarantors to discuss #productdevelopment in the #insurance space.👉 They discuss Talha’s career journey, what led him from consulting to product development and what drew him to TheGuarantors team👉 Gavin and Talha chat about the importance of having a role that makes an impact and the #financial services industry👉 Talha explains the inequalities and protection gaps in the rental market and how TheGuarantors are on a mission to address these disparities👉 They discuss company culture, #startup & #scaleup environments, and how to empower and motivate a fast moving team👉 Gavin asks about Talha’s experience as a product leader and what he believes it takes to be successful👉 Finally, they cover what’s in store for TheGuarantors team in Q4 and beyondWe loved this one, a truly inspiring discussion this week - thank you Talha for joining us!This podcast was brought to you by FinPro - the leading executive search firm, for start up and scale up insurtechs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.