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.

Devin Chawda: Co-founder & CEO, ARMD: Embedded insurance - the next frontier for a serial entrepreneur

11 Feb 2022

Embedded insurance was one of the hot topics of 2021, with a growing number of successful propositions emerging that target potential customers with insurance at the point of purchase.ARMD is one of... listen here

Ruth Foxe Blader and Matthew Jones: Anthemis: What really matters - the investors’ view

04 Feb 2022

For start-ups and scale-ups, funding is the fuel for growth. But after a record-breaking year for insurtech investment, what can we expect to see in the investment space in 2022?
Ruth Foxe Blader and... listen here

Katie Lennon: Head of ESG, UK & Lloyd’s, AXA XL: ESG - the insurer’s perspective

28 Jan 2022

With climate-related risk becoming a top priority for insurers, Podcast 175 examines where the industry is right now in terms of identifying the specific challenges and opportunities ahead.
Matthew... listen here

Climate Change Risks and Opportunities Today

20 Jan 2022

As the financial risks from climate change continue to increase, insurers are having to come to terms with both the short-term impact of large catastrophe events and new regulatory requirements.... listen here

Bryan Falchuk: Managing Partner, Insurance Evolution Partners: Insurer, start-up, writer, coach, influencer - one life, many roles

14 Jan 2022

Matthew talks to author, coach, and speaker Bryan Falchuk on Podcast 173 about his background in insurance and insurtech, and the innovation challenges for insurers and start-ups in 2022.
Bryan began... listen here

Predictions for Insurance in 2022

07 Jan 2022

What can the insurance industry expect in 2022? We’ve gathered a panel of 16 innovation experts to give us their predictions for the year ahead.
Podcast 172, sponsored by Fadata, covers topics,... listen here

Partners' Chat - New Year Special: Robin Merttens and Matthew Grant

31 Dec 2021

Matthew and Robin wave goodbye to 2021 by reflecting on some of the key insurance, insurtech and innovation themes from the past 12 months.
The Partners’ Chat - New Year Special includes thoughts on... listen here

Allyship, inclusion and the future of work

23 Dec 2021

InsTech London was really pleased to be involved in a panel discussion on Allyship in the workplace hosted by The Camelot Network’s Inclusion & Diversity Think Tank and sponsored by Genasys.
The... listen here

George Devereese & Turloch Mooney: IHS Markit: Revealing the risks: inside shipping and containers

16 Dec 2021

The global pandemic and the shutdown of the Suez Canal in March highlighted the importance of the global supply chain and the risks involved in shipping goods around the world. 
Tracking what happens... listen here

Christian Wiens: CEO, Getsafe: Giving a new generation access to insurance

10 Dec 2021

In October 2021, Getsafe extended its Series B funding round to $93 million, including investment from Swiss Re. The start-up is now a fully licensed insurer in Germany and operates as an MGA in the... listen here

Near real time hazard data - around us and above us

03 Dec 2021

This week, we’re bringing you the highlights from our recent live event featuring companies providing and using near real time hazard data to speed up claims handling, reduce costs and provide more... listen here

Jeremy Hyams: Chief Executive Officer, Claims Consortium Group: Claims technology - building the single source of truth

26 Nov 2021

When it comes to innovation, claims technology has not always got the level of focus it deserves.
That situation is changing though with several companies, including this week’s podcast guest,... listen here

Sébastien Piguet: Co-founder & Head of Underwriting, Descartes Underwriting: Going global - delivering parametric insurance at scale

19 Nov 2021

Descartes Underwriting, founded in 2018, has scaled quickly to provide parametric insurance against climate risks to corporate clients around the world.
Co-founder & Head of Underwriting... listen here

Marco Mirabella: Founder & CEO, Ensuro: Crypto capital for insurance start-ups

12 Nov 2021

Start-ups looking to sell insurance products often struggle to secure the insurance capacity from incumbent (re)insurers they need as a managing general agent (MGA).
Ensuro is piloting an alternative... listen here

Nick Wright: Chief Business Development Officer, Pen Underwriting: Every problem has a solution

05 Nov 2021

The Managing General Agent (MGA) model has become a successful way for many insurtech startups to establish themselves, but the subject of this week’s podcast is a bit different to other MGAs in the... listen here

Property Intelligence - new solutions for an old problem

29 Oct 2021

We're bringing you the highlights and key insights from our property risk event at The Steel Yard in London.
‘Property Risk - What’s New and What Works?’ brought together experts in flood forecasting... listen here

Brendan Smyth & Premal Gohil: Liberty Mutual Insurance: Embracing innovation - lessons from a global insurer

22 Oct 2021

Liberty Mutual Insurance is a global insurance company that embraces innovation, with a strong track record of building successful partnerships with technology companies.
Matthew talks to Brendan... listen here

Robin Merttens & Andrew Yeoman: Navigating algorithmic underwriting in Property & Casualty

14 Oct 2021

Robin is joined by Concirrus CEO and Co-founder Andrew Yeoman on Podcast 160 to discuss how commercial insurers are beginning to use algorithms to support underwriting decisions.
The conversation... listen here

Simon Lewis & Matt Greaves: Atrium Underwriters: Underwriting and innovation where it counts

08 Oct 2021

Atrium Underwriters has been operating in the London market for almost 100 years and has established itself as one of the most forward-thinking insurers when it comes to innovation and new technology... listen here

The founders' stories - start-up to scale-up

01 Oct 2021

Podcast 158 features the highlights from Part 1 of our first live event back at The Steel Yard in London and is packed with advice for start-ups looking to grow and future founders.
Ed Leon Klinger (... listen here

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