Podcasts

The weekly InsTech Podcast hosted by Matthew Grant. Join us as we discover what some of the most fascinating people in, and beyond, insurance are doing, the trends they are seeing, and what motivates them.

Podcast 35. Sean Ringsted, Chief Digital Officer, Chubb

11 Jul 2019

In this episode Matthew Grant chats to Sean Ringsted about how Chubb is introducing innovation across the company and he gives some tips to help anyone starting up a new business aimed at selling to... listen here

Podcast 34. Keeping your algorithm safe, legal and morally acceptable

10 Jul 2019

With all the talk of the use of AI and algorithms in insurance innovation we thought we'd better check out some of the potential pitfalls and challenges that need to be considered with using... listen here

Podcast 33. More algorithms that really work from ChAI, e2Value and We Predict

09 Jul 2019

More fun from our Algorithm and AI event at the Steelyard on 3rd June in this, our selected highlights from the second half of the evening. We covered the first half in episode 31. Now it's Robin... listen here

Podcast 32. Inter-operability and catastrophe modelling and Dickie Whitaker, CEO of Oasis LMF

08 Jul 2019

Dickie is CEO and co-founder of the open source catastrophe modelling platform Oasis. After a career in reinsurance broking, Dickie has spent the last eight years creating a way to help insurers get... listen here

Podcast 31. How humble is your algorithm? Talking to AIG, Cytora, WhenFresh and Polar Capital

13 Jun 2019

This week’s podcast features edited highlights of Matthew chatting on stage with leading figures from AIG, Cytora, WhenFresh and Polar Capital at our live event in The Steelyard.
Everyone’s talking... listen here

Podcast 30. Report from New York. Bernard Goyder from Insurance Insider’s first impressions of US insurance and tech

11 Jun 2019

The team from Insurance Insider are regular attendees at our InsTech London events. Bernard Goyder, senior reporter for Insurance Insider was previously covering the London insurance technology and... listen here

Podcast 29. The Partners’ chat. The latest Lloyd’s strategy paper, Insider Tech event and IOT

10 Jun 2019

In this episode Matthew, Robin and Paolo catch up on what they heard whilst attending the recent Insider Tech event hosted by Insurance Insider. Robin talks about his keynote (read it here) and other... listen here

Podcast 28. Talking to Pascal Millaire, CEO of CyberCube about enabling controlled growth for cyber underwriting

10 Jun 2019

In this episode, Matthew Grant discusses the challenges in building a cyber model for insurance pricing and portfolio management with Pascal Millaire, CEO of CyberCube over from the US visiting his... listen here

Podcast 27. Marketing Innovation Part 2 with Hiscox, Concirrus, Slipcase, The Marketing Eye and Proper LinkedIn.

15 May 2019

“Insurance is a community, not an industry”. 
We're back in this week's episode with highlights from our event on 30th April. Matthew Grant is talking to an insurer, an insurtech and three marketing... listen here

Podcast 26. Marketing Innovation in Insurance Part One. Inshur, Gobsmack, AM Best, Ninety Consulting and AXA.

07 May 2019

“Insurers aren’t bad at marketing, it's just that they haven’t had to be good at it”.
Listen to Robin and Matthew host another set of lively discussions from our 'Marketing Innovation in Insurance'... listen here

Podcast 25. Chatting about AI, Algorithms and Psychographics in insurance

29 Apr 2019

We’re hearing a lot about AI, but what about the critical building blocks, the algorithms, that insurers are starting to rely on to make decisions in underwriting and claims assessment without human... listen here

Podcast 24. The insurtech MGAs (Part Three). Evari, Laka, Zurich and Envelop

23 Apr 2019

In this third and final podcast from the InsTech London evening event “MGA, the new frontier for Insurtech”  recorded live at The Steelyard London on 2nd April, join Matthew Grant on the sofa as he... listen here

Podcast 23. The insurtech MGAs (Part Two). Equipsme, Genasys, Descartes Underwriting, Archipelago and Xceedance

23 Apr 2019

Three more “sofa sessions” in the second extract from our “MGA, the new frontier for Insurtech” evening event recorded live at The Steelyard London on 2nd April.
Robin Merttens talks to Matthew Reed... listen here

Podcast 22: The MGA insurtechs (Part One): Coverly, Tarian, Digital Asset Services with Artificial & Insurtech Gateway

15 Apr 2019

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... listen here

Podcast 21 with Tony Russell, Chief Commercial Officer of Charles Taylor InsureTech

07 Apr 2019

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,... listen here

InsTech London Podcast 19. Innovations in Claims: Shift, 360Globalnet and Previsico

11 Mar 2019

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... listen here

InsTech London Podcasts 17 & 18. What's new in 2019? Partners Panel & Experts Views

05 Feb 2019

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... listen here

InsTech London Podcast 15 Brokers shaping the future (with Novidea)

28 Nov 2018

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... listen here

Podcast 14 - The Great Insurtech Debate part two - "Who will own the future of insurance?"

30 Oct 2018

In the second part of the Great Insurtech Debate, held at The Steelyard, London on 30th October, Instech London brought back together industry leaders for the second part of the evening to debate who... listen here

Podcast 13 - The Great Insurtech Debate Part One: "Is the insurance industry failing its customers?”

30 Oct 2018

On 30th October, InsTech London brought together industry leaders at The Steelyard in London to debate whether the insurance industry is failing its customers in part one of the Great Insurtech... listen here

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