The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & Innovation

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Roy Mill, CEO of Joshu.We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:Roy's background, from working at Ancestry then moving into insurtech just five years ago at At-Bay, to becoming an insurtech start-up founder…What has that journey been like? What inspired the decision to start Joshu?How has each experience informed your role as a founder? & What are the key lessons you’ve learnt along the way?Launching in January 2020 – how did Covid impact your development journey? Did it cause you to pivot? Joshu's fund raising journey in January 2021) You had a ringside seat in a hyper-growth business that went through several funding rounds, what’s it like now leading a business through that process yourself? Were there any surprises in that experience? Your solution offers insurance carriers and MGAs a full suite of digital tools needed to bring their commercial insurance business online. Innovation is imperative to what you provide, how do you go about building a team and culture at Joshu that fosters this?We talk a lot about the waves of insurtech, what do you think the next wave will be?Thank you Roy for your time, it was great to speak to you!This Podcast was brought to you by FinPro, an executive recruitment business that works in the Insurance and Insurtech space.Our host in FinPro Director, Alex BondPlease like and subscribe if you enjoyed this podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Dan Woods, CEO of Socotra.We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:Revolutionising core systemsTechnology stacks within incumbents & core system road blocksMisinformation in legacy systemsMaking chances for efficiency and how that will impact company culture2017 & the cultural shift towards cloud systemsRisk profiles shiftingHow the insurance industry chooses the low risk pathHow cloud is now seen as the safer optionHow true cloud can revolutionize innovationITC & Socotra's new app market placeThank you Dan for your time, it was great to speak to you!This Podcast was brought to you by FinPro, an executive recruitment business that works in the Insurance and Insurtech space.Our host in FinPro Director, Alex BondPlease like and subscribe if you enjoyed this podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Matt Connolly, CEO of Sønr. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:What was the idea behind Sønr and how did it come about? Why insurtech, what drew you to insurtech in 2015?What have you learned from this experience? How have the changes in the insurtech market in recent years shaped what you are doing at Sønr today? You work with some major insurance players - how does the dynamic work across different businesses and where does it work best?The Insurtech 100When ‘scouting innovation’ what are you looking for? When collating the insurtech 100 what stands out to you? How do you identify the real game changers even if they are at an early stage?What are you most excited for the next insurtech 100? Tuesday What is Tuesday and what prompted you to create the platform? Whats next for Sønr? Expanding, Adding attentional products? Thank you Matt for your time, it was great to speak to you!This Podcast was brought to you by FinPro, an executive recruitment business that works in the Insurance and Insurtech space.Our host in FinPro Director, Alex BondPlease like and subscribe if you enjoyed this podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Upasana Unni, CCO at Sayata.We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:What does innovation mean for you?Sayata's funding journeyUpasana's experience making the move into insurtechHow has your McKinsey background influenced your role in the c-suite of an Insurtech start up?Many large insurers are working with management consultancies on their innovation – as someone who worked in that field do you think this is the best approach? What are the weaknesses of this?As someone who has made the transition into insurtech, how can we continue to encourage more talent into the industry?The importance of a humanising our working relationshipsSayata has a strong female leadership team, what can we do to encourage more women into these roles? Thank you Upasana for your time, it was great to speak to you!This Podcast was brought to you by FinPro, an executive recruitment business that works in the Insurance and Insurtech space.Our host in FinPro Director, Alex BondPlease like and subscribe if you enjoyed this podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Maria Enrica Angelone, CEO of Wallife.We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:Staying ahead when insuring against emerging and unknown risks The unique challenges of insuring genetic manipulation and biohackingHow do you go about building a team and culture at Wallife that fosters innovation?Technology poses different risks to different generations.. How important is it to consider diverse age ranges when assessing such risks? How do you create an interest for a new product and get capacity?You have recently raised your series A round, one of the largest funding rounds in the European insurtech space, what was this journey like? Have you seen an uptake in demand since the world has shifted towards remote? You have research first, create insurance products second but without the vanilla/run of the mill products to drive consistent income – how do you balance that challenge?How important will collaboration with third party tech businesses – such as advanced sensor data, biometric data – are there any exciting developments external that you are keeping an eye on?Thank you Maria for your time, it was great to speak to you!This Podcast was brought to you by FinPro, an executive recruitment business that works in the Insurance and Insurtech space.Our host in FinPro Director, Alex BondPlease like and subscribe if you enjoyed this podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Brian McLoughlin & Kevin McLoughlin, Partners & Co-Founders, MTech CapitalWe had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:Is it circumstance or strategic that one of you is based stateside and one of you is based in the UK? How important are networks and the consensus of your networks when it comes to investing? You have an ESG policy on your website ‘diversity goes beyond optics’ - What role does venture play in driving de&I agenda within its portfolios and in practical terms, what do you do to make this happen?How do you differentiate yourself as a venture capital firm?Has your thesis changed in the past 12 months? Geographically, has there been a shift in the distribution in your deployment of capital?Is the price correction that we’ve seen on the larger insurtech stocks a positive thing for insurtech specific funds such as mtech capital?Given the state of the market, will we see more later-stage capital for m&a activity? Thank you Brian & Kevin for your time, it was great to speak to you!This Podcast was brought to you by FinPro, an executive recruitment business that works in the Insurance and Insurtech space.Our host in FinPro Director, Alex BondPlease like and subscribe if you enjoyed this podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Tiago Prado, Co-Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BRZ Insurance the Boston-based start-up helping to build the next generation of financial services for Latinx in the US.We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:Tiago's journey founding BRZFocusing on the underserved Latinx community that make up 18% of the populationWhere does a new product start and finish? How does this thinking play out into your company culture and hiring strategy?How do you tackle hiring experienced talent when there is an underrepresentation of talent that fits your mission? Why do you think the incumbent industry sees diversity as a challenge as opposed to an opportunity? Are there parallel problems in other industries, such as other wider finical services? Where is insurance on this journey?Is this a global issue or something unique to the US? Is the success of BRZ a result of the increasing economic power the latinx communityAre we living society where we demand more products that are more representative of our needs? Thank you Tiago for your time, it was great to speak to you!This Podcast was brought to you by FinPro, an executive recruitment business that works in the Insurance and Insurtech space.Our host in FinPro Director, Alex BondPlease like and subscribe if you enjoyed this podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Chris Cheatham, Product Evangelist at Bold Penguin. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:Being known as the “Luke Skywalker of Insurance Policies” & the story behind the name Which problem does Bold Penguin solve?Chris' background as the former CEO of RiskGeniusBoldPenguin acquiring RiskGeniusBold Penguin was acquired by American Family in 2021Did you find any pushback from commercial carriers?What does Bold Penguin do for agents?Why do you think independent agents have struggled to move quickly on insurance technology?What will be the next wave of insurtech?Thank you Chris for your time, it was great to speak to you!This Podcast was brought to you by FinPro, an executive recruitment business that works in the Insurance and Insurtech space.Our host in FinPro Director, Alex BondPlease like and subscribe if you enjoyed this podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by no other than Bruce Carnegie Brown, Chairman at Lloyd's of London. We had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:What does innovation mean to you? What forms does it take in insurance? How is that different to banking/other sectors? How is Lloyd’s involved in innovation for the insurance sector, and how have you innovated to stay relevant? When it comes to ESG initiatives, Lloyd’s has the power to set the tone for the industry to follow..Do you think you’ve been brave enough in how you approach them? How are you approaching DE&I initiatives? What is currently being done at Lloyd’s, and what still needs to change? What role does innovation play in supporting those goals? What are the macro challenges of attracting new talent into the industry? When it comes to innovation, are we still falling into the trap of only being reactive? Do we need to go further to stay ahead? Thank you Bruce for your time, it was great to speak to you!This Podcast was brought to you by FinPro, an executive recruitment business that works in the Insurance and Insurtech space.Our host in FinPro Director, Alex BondPlease like and subscribe if you enjoyed this podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Phil Reynolds, CEO of DevStride & Chairman of BriteCoreWe had a great conversation this week where we discussed a wide range of topics such as:When did you realise it was the right time for you to step away from the CEO role?What did you learn about fund raising that they don’t teach you in the text books?What’s the best piece of advice you would give a start-up founder?What was the best piece of advice you personally received?How do you manage culture as a business grows and scales? Can you?Knowing what you know now – what do you look for in a funding partner?You have launched your next venture – what are you doing differently that other people might not think of?Thank you Phil for your time, it was great to speak to you!This Podcast was brought to you by FinPro, an executive recruitment business that works in the Insurance and Insurtech space.Our host in FinPro Director, Alex BondPlease like and subscribe if you enjoyed this podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.