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September 21, 2025
Transforming risk in insurance: lessons from Cytora’s journey
In this episode, Matthew is joined once again by Richard Hartley to reflect on a major milestone in Cytora’s journey: its acquisition by US-based Applied Systems.
September 15, 2025
Fixing the friction – delivering speed to quote with MSIG Europe and Insurants AI
InsTech hosted a webinar with Insurants and MSIG, showcasing how digitising Schedules of Values and restructuring the submission workflow improved quote accuracy, reduced rekeying, sped up turnaround times and laid the foundation for MSIG’s broader digital roadmap.
September 14, 2025
How portfolio thinking and data science are rewiring cyber reinsurance
Jonathan Spry, CEO and co-founder of Envelop Risk, joins Robin Merttens for a deep dive into how data science, AI and portfolio-level modelling are transforming cyber reinsurance.
September 7, 2025
The global push: Why US insurance tech is eyeing Europe
Robin Merttens speaks with Chris Quirk, VP and General Manager at Insurity, to unpack the drivers behind the company’s international expansion and what it signals for the wider market.
August 31, 2025
From ratios to risk ops: what the next chapter means for insurers
In this special edition of the InsTech podcast, Robin introduces listeners to new colleague Chris Eberly, Insurance Practice Lead at Datos Insights, following Datos’ recent acquisition of InsTech.
August 19, 2025
Climate risk at the property level – what insurers need to know
Ahead of our 24 September webinar, a new PriceHubble–MIAC Analytics study reveals that property-level climate risk modelling uncovers hidden exposures with subsidence and rising rebuild costs emerging as critical challenges UK insurers can’t afford to overlook.
August 17, 2025
Partners’ Chat – What the future holds for InsTech and beyond
In this milestone edition of Partners Chat, Robin and Matthew sit down for their first episode since InsTech's transition to new ownership.
August 10, 2025
What startups get wrong about risk, data and dilution – and how to get it right
In this episode, Matthew Grant catches up with Bob, CEO and Co-founder of PropertyLens and former CEO and founder of Hazard Hub, to hear what he’s learned across three startups, why he’s building again post-exit and how he’s turning deep domain expertise into tools that actually help people.
August 5, 2025
Fadata: Are UK insurers prepared to accommodate the increasing popularity of annuities?
The volatility of world markets can have repercussions for the UK insurance sector - insurers can help their customers to mitigate market risk and maximise retirement confidence through increased and relatable products. With a spotlight on how sensitive the market is as politics unpredictability injects instability, and as people face the reality of longer retirements, insurers can welcome the lucrative surge of annuity customers, but are they ready to deliver?
July 27, 2025
Underwriting weather: reducing uncertainty with claims-driven models
In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks with Matt Coleman, Chief Risk Officer at The Demex Group, a reinsurance MGA using a new modelled loss index to reshape how the market covers severe convective storms, one of the fastest-growing sources of weather-driven loss.
July 20, 2025
Catastrophe models, claims tech and the power of platforms
In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks with Garret about what he’s learning, not just from running a technology platform, but from living through the very risks his business is built to address.
July 13, 2025
What’s blocking claims innovation?
In this episode, experts from EY, PwC, and Altus Consulting join Andrew Pedler (Reserv) to explore what’s holding back transformation in specialty claims, and what needs to change.