The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & Innovation

We are sharing a very exciting episode on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast today. We talk about innovation a lot on this podcast, often to start up and scale up insurtechs, but Kennedys brings a new perspective to insurtech innovation.In this episode I am joined by Richard West who wears many hats; Partner at Kennedys, a leading global insurance legal service provider. Richard is the Global Head of Liability Defence and most importantly for this conversation, Head of Client Innovation.Our conversation covers all things innovation in law - Why innovate in law? What does that look like, both internally and externally? And what role does Kennedys play within the insurance innovation ecosystem?🎙 We look at the need for differentiation and client innovation - the launch of Kennedys IQ in 2022, identifying emerging risks and the importance of providing insights and more certainty for the insurance industry🎙 We discuss Richard idea of helping clients use lawyers less - Lawyers are a distress purchase, used at moments of crisis - how can we evolve this?🎙 We talk about the resistance to the idea to become less dependent on lawyers - Are you innovating yourself out of revenue? Will innovation engineer human lawyers out of the process?🎙 We delve into AI - to what extent is it an opportunity or a threat? Will this force the legal profession to evolve again?🎙 We examine the link between lawyers and trust, and how this will evolve with AI - people still want humans - but will start to see less reliance on humans for advice? When will society tolerate a robot performing surgery?🎙 Finally we look at what’s on the horizon for Richard and his team; scaling the IQ offering, smart projects launch and more! Watch this space!Hope you all enjoy this one - this was a particularly insightful one - thank you Richard for joining me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to this week's episode of The Emerging Tech Series where our host Gavin Savage is joined by Jezen Thomas, Co-Founder & CTO of Supercede. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode dive's into all things #Tech, #ESG & Engineering #Culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good morning and welcome back to episode 5 of The Emerging Tech Series on The Leadership In Insurance PodcastThank you to everyone who has tuned into last week’s episode with Jason Bingham from Stubben EdgeTune in to this week's episode where our tech expert Gavin Savage is joined by Dipti Dhawan to discuss Omnis innovative approach to #insurance.This episode dive's into all things #Tech #AI & #Leadership.👉 They discuss Omnius’ series A raise and the turbulent investment landscape👉 Dipti and Gavin discuss AI and the changing perspectives on such developments - is AI, or was AI considered taboo within insurance?👉 They get into Dipti’s background and her non-traditional route to a VP of Engineering role👉 Finally, they discuss culture, Omnius’ remote first team and culture of championing autonomy at all levelsWe loved this one, a truly inspiring discussion this week - thank you Dipti for joining us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, AonIt was a truly inspiring conversation with so many great takeaways, so if you weren’t able to join us for the live conversation last week, you can catch the recording on the pod this week(Or if you loved it so much you’d like to listen again!)Some of the many take aways…👉 "Don't forget the why": The underlying purpose of diversity is not just about ticking boxes; it's about harnessing the power of varied viewpoints to drive better decision-making and foster innovation. When diverse voices are heard, organisations thrive.👉 "DE&I is hard work but pays out": Building a truly inclusive culture requires commitment and effort. However, the return on investment in terms of improved business outcomes and employee engagement is well worth it. It's a win-win situation for everyone involved.👉 "DE&I is a leadership task": Diverse and inclusive organizations start with strong leadership. Leaders must actively champion diversity, ensuring there is a diverse pool of talent behind them. By doing so, they set the stage for success and enable the full potential of their teams.👉 "Have your eyes open to see others and recognize them": Building a diverse and inclusive workplace requires an intentional effort to acknowledge and value the contributions of others. By embracing different perspectives, we foster an environment where everyone feels seen, heard, and appreciated.👉 "Representation matters": People tend to stay with a company when they see others who share their backgrounds and experiences. By promoting diversity and inclusion, we create a sense of belonging that attracts and retains top talent, fueling long-term success.Thank you to The ITC DIA Europe Community for having us - proud to be a media partner for such a great event and glad to be sharing the conversation further Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 trends, buzz words and how the Low Code / No Code space has evolved. Lots of people claim to be low code / no code but aren’t - they discuss wether this is more so an education piece needed for the wider community?Finally, they discuss white labelling - the opportunities and the challenges, such as how do you tackle building trust and loyalty with this model? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 recording (previous guests, you’ll know the process!) We delve into each founder’s unique view on the #insurtech landscape and how their company are contributing to the #insurance innovation ecosystem.We try and maintain a candid nature while also (mostly!) sticking to script - this episode was slightly different… Tim is a natural presenter and our conversation evolved into a much richer and wider discussion around the mindsets of founders and what it takes to be an #entrepreneur.Tim also flipped the interviewer / interviewee role on me and asked about my career as an entrepreneur. We discussed what motivates people to start their own business, is it restlessness? the need to make your own path? a mid-life crisis?We discussed #funding and #bootstrapping and Tim’s choices to take the path less trodden. The Instanda team bootstrapped for five years and we get into the lessons learnt from this - the importance of ‘backing yourself with your own sweat capital and personal capital’ as he puts it - how deep do you learn those lessons if you don’t have as much at stake?This conversation was a really fun one, you’ll hear the laughter throughout - thank you Tim joining me - and we’ve got those pre-planned questions to cover so you’ll have to come back soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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.