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First published by Matthew Grant on 9th April 2019 on Linkedin They sit in a hazy nether region between brokers and insurers. Outside of insurance most people will never hear of them. Even those that know of their existence are often only vaguely aware of the ...

In this episode we bring you the first three discussions we had on stage at our evening event “MGA: The new frontier for Insurtech”.  First up is Bryan Phillips from small business insurance provider Coverly describing why they decided to offer ...

Instech London Recruitment The partners of Instech London are frequently asked by our members for help in recruiting for roles in insurance and technology companies servicing insurers. It is also common for members to let us know when they are looking for new roles. During ...

We are delighted to see the continued interest in InsTech London from companies wishing to benefit by being involved in our expanding business network.  Today our activities are supported by over 70 companies from insurance, technology and professional services who are part of our ...

It’s natural for any new technology to be met with skepticism, perhaps even distrust. It’s seen as a threat, something to hold at bay lest it undermine a model that has worked historically. Over the last decade, society has become increasingly digital while ...

Matthew Grant talks to Tony Russell, Chief Commercial Officer of Charles Taylor InsureTech – an Instech London corporate member. Charles Taylor has a long history in the insurance arena with over 3,000 employees in over 100 locations across 30 countries. Charles Taylor InsureTech was founded three years ...

While in London this week I had the opportunity to attend another great event by Instech London, titled MGA: the New Frontier for InsurTech. At this event I was able to make new connections with industry colleagues, including a few from the US and Canada. ...

At InsTech London’s 2nd April event which focussed on Insurtech MGAs, Matthew Grant talked to Robert Jeffery, founder and COO of Evari Insure – InsTech London corporate member since January 2019 – about the benefits that come from being both an MGA and providing a service to ...

At InsTech London’s 2nd April event Robin Merttens talked to Andre Symes, Technologies Director at Genasys Technologies, who became an InsTech London corporate member in October 2018. Founded in Johannesburg in 1997 by current CEO Steve Symes, Genasys Technologies describe themselves as ‘an industry-leading software developer, ...

At InsTech London’s 2nd April event Matthew Grant talked to Richard Coleman, Co-founder & Managing Director of new insurance company Archipelago Risk Services, and Justin Davies, Head of Region, EMEA, at Xceedance, who built the technology for Archipelago, and became an InsTech London corporate ...

  AXA XL partners with Assurely to offer Crowdfunding Protection InsuranceWe like crowdfunding, but it’s not without risk, so it’s encouraging to see a new type of insurance being launched by AXA XL in collaboration with Assurely. The new CrowdProtector ...

This piece is a duet, which is apt considering it has a musical theme. During one of those moments of extreme creativity (after the first bottle of red and before the third) we were riffing on the many similarities between starting an InsurTech business ...

This podcast features speakers from three very different companies all providing solutions for managing claims, but each at different stages in their growth.  Recorded live from our Innovation in Claims Event in London on 5th March, with an introduction from Instech London Partners ...

The most popular items since 1 February are: Review of our 5th March innovation in claims event.  Interviews with 12 InsurTech CEOs from FTPartners.  “Will insurance shrink and disappear altogether?” Matthew Grant writing in The Telegraph’s Business Reporter.  Blink goes global and ...

Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at the instech London event, having had some time to reflect, it’s one of the best events I’ve been to and here is why: 1) Environment – it wasn’t held in a boring old exhibition centre ...

Live at The Steelyard on 29th January event. Part One: The Partners Panel and Part Two: The Experts Speak. Part One – Instech London Podcast #17 – The Partners Panel -> Listen here or it is available on iTunes, Spotify or Podbean. Robin ...

On 6 July 1988 the Piper Alpha oil platform exploded. 167 people died. Much of the insurance was with what became known as the London Market Excess of Loss (LMX) Spiral, a tightly knit and badly managed web of insurance policies. Losses cascaded up and around the market. ...

This was the first of what we expect to be many Instech London Clinics. It was encouraging to see so many people taking advantage of the clinics and getting involved in some interesting discussions. PKF Littlejohn investment and tax team were particularly busy on the ...

Innovation can be hard, but it’s not impossible. Three of the leaders from insurance broking came together for the Novidea webinar on 28 November to talk to Matthew Grant about the practical steps they are taking to drive change using data, analytics, technology – whilst bringing ...