March 30, 2025
Industry growth spurts: the influence of risk exchange platforms in specialty insurance
In this episode, Robin Merttens is joined by Jeff Radke, co-founder and CEO of Accelerant, for a deep dive into the mechanics of a rapidly growing risk exchange that’s quietly reshaping the MGA and MGU landscape.
March 9, 2025
Quiet egos and automotive insurance
In this episode, Robin Merttens speaks with Nimeshh Patel, CEO of Wrisk, about how the company is helping major automotive brands embed insurance seamlessly into the car-buying journey.
February 23, 2025
Driving underwriting with RiskOps
In this episode, Robin Merttens speaks with Will Ross, CEO and Co-founder of Federato, about how its RiskOps platform is helping insurers make smarter, faster underwriting decisions.
December 29, 2024
Wine, birds and fabulous new friends
Matthew and Robin meet again for our final Partners’ Chat of the year to touch on the highlights of 2024 and dive into key themes shaping the insurance and technology industries.
October 13, 2024
The Delegated Underwriting Specialists
This week, Robin Merttens speaks to Carbon Underwriting Managing Director and Co-founder, Ben Laidlaw on navigating changes in Lloyd's regulation, gaining approval for a second syndicate and on being Private Equity owned.
September 1, 2024
Martin’s market musings – some lead and others follow
This week, Robin Merttens talks with Martin Reith, Chairman at Artificial Labs. Next month, Martin Reith will mark 40 years in the London Market. Discover his thoughts on the challenges of modernising the London Market.
August 18, 2024
Built by underwriters, for underwriting teams
Matthew Grant caught up with Quotech’s CEO and founder to touch on his underwriting past and how it has helped build a company, the issues with Excel spreadsheets and targeting specific insurance lines to produce tailored products.
July 10, 2024
The new data-first market for brokers and carriers – from digital placement to Smart Follow
Missed out on the latest InsTech evening event or just want a refresher? No problem! Watch the six full panels filmed live at the event featuring speakers from Placing Platform Ltd, Artificial, WTW, Howden, Lloyd's, Apollo, Deloitte, Munich Re, Novidea, Ki Insurance, Beazley and Lloyd's Market Association.
July 7, 2024
Bringing two brains together: combining underwriting with tech
Tune in to hear Robin speak to Charlie and Graham about entrepreneurship in the MGA world, how technology can slot itself into an underwriting business and why the cultural aspect is the hardest thing to get right.
May 19, 2024
The future is embedded
Matthew Grant caught up with Louw Hopley on the opportunities and challenges in the insurance industry, focusing on the role of embedded insurance in adapting to changing customer demands.
April 2, 2024
From data to decision: how insurers are using underwriter workbenches in 2024
On 26 March, to coincide with the release of InsTech's latest report about the underwriting workbench landscape, we hosted a webinar to discuss implementation experiences and how insurers are using underwriter workbenches in 2024.
February 4, 2024
January news – $73 million funding, ships, war and thunderstorms
Matthew Grant is back with another in episode of what happened in insurance in the past month. He is once again joined by Nigel Walsh, Managing Director, Insurance, Google Cloud US, alongside Martha Notaras, Managing Partner at Brewer Lane Ventures and Charlotte Halkett, Senior Consultant at Milliman. Tune in to find out about recent funding round news, how property insurance is affected by the climate recently and more.