July 14, 2022
What is a captive and the new opportunities for innovation
If we want to understand opportunities for innovation in insurance we need to understand what the customer wants – the people and companies buying insurance. Many companies are now setting up captives to use their own capital as an alternative or to complement the insurance they ...
July 12, 2022
Marketplaces and Exchanges: 10 Ways They Are Reshaping Insurance
‘Marketplaces and Exchanges: 10 Ways They Are Reshaping Insurance’, will provide an update on the state of the market, give a progress report on the companies featured last time and details of the new entrants and where they fit in.
May 10, 2022
Member Spotlight: Open Insurance
Member Spotlight: Open Insurance
Can you introduce Open Insurance to those who are not familiar with the company?
Jason: Open Insurance was founded in 2016 and is a Sydney-based digital MGA. The company’s mission is “to provide the fastest insurance at the best price for ...
April 30, 2022
A career in insurance – how to lift as you climb
Elizabeth Jenkin is the CEO of Nimbla, Co-founder of the women’s network “Lift as you Climb” and is on the boards of Gallagher, Fidelis and the Women’s Football Association. She joins Robin to discuss why she left her 20-year career as a broker ...
April 18, 2022
Member Spotlight: Novidea
Member Spotlight: Novidea
Can you give a brief description of Novidea?
Novidea is the creator of a cloud-based, data-driven broker management platform that enables brokers, agents, and MGAs to modernise and manage end-to-end customer insurance journeys worldwide.
The platform is built on Salesforce, providing a ...
April 8, 2022
Growing the MGAs of the future
Traditional insurers’ minimum premiums, small transactions and subsequent inability to absorb clients’ portfolio volatility leave MGAs vulnerable.
Accelerant provides insurance capacity, technology and investment for MGAs in property and casualty insurance.
Jeff Radke, Co-founder and CEO of Accelerant, speaks to Matthew about the role of ...
April 1, 2022
The facts and figures – tech companies to watch
PitchBook is a financial data and software company that provides insights on private and public markets to help clients better evaluate opportunities.
Robert Le, a Fintech Analyst at PitchBook, talks about how it gathers, defines and categorises different sources of information in its databases. He ...
March 21, 2022
Member Spotlight: CPP Group
Member Spotlight: CPP Group
Henry: Can you give a brief description of CPP Group?
Carl: CPP Group is a technology-driven assistance company working with international brands, banks, financial institutions and insurers. CPP Group was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Leeds with several regional CPP ...
February 16, 2022
Four challenges facing parametric insurance: why isn’t parametric more widespread?
Four challenges facing parametric insurance: why isn’t parametric more widespread?
Through the Parametric Post newsletter, InsTech has built a global community of parametric insurance innovators and enthusiasts. Earlier this month, we asked them what they thought the biggest obstacle to the wider uptake of ...
February 11, 2022
Embedded insurance – the next frontier for a serial entrepreneur
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 a crop of new companies putting embedded insurance into action. It offers ...
February 4, 2022
Ruth Foxe Blader and Matthew Jones: Anthemis: What really matters – the investors’ view
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 Matthew Jones from venture capital investor Anthemis join Matthew to discuss the ...
February 1, 2022
Member Spotlight: Beazley Digital
Member Spotlight: Beazley Digital
Beazley is a specialist insurer with three decades of experience in providing clients with underwriting and claims services. Beazley participates in the Lloyd’s market, the largest and oldest insurance market in the world. Through the Lloyd’s broker network and ...