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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?
August 3, 2025
Adapting underwriting systems for a softening market
In this episode, Robin Merttens is joined once again by Dani Katz, Co-founder and Director of Optalitix, for a sharp analysis of what’s changed since their last conversation and why now really is the time to fix the roof.
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.
July 10, 2025
DOCOsoft: How technology is transforming customer experience in the face of major insurance events
InsTech spoke with DOCOsoft CEO, Aidan O’Neill, to learn how its claims technology enabled insurers and reinsurers to respond faster and more transparently to the 2025 California wildfires and what it means for the future of customer experience.
June 22, 2025
AI hype vs reality in insurance – what really matters
In this episode, Robin Merttens speaks to Guillaume Bonnissent, CEO and founder of Quotech, a platform built specifically for underwriting teams. What emerges is a sharp portrait of a market in transition, one that’s slowly waking up to the need for class-specific tools, data-first workflows and AI that’s genuinely useful.
May 25, 2025
The beauty of technology is in the small things
In this episode, Robin Merttens is joined by Pravina Ladva, Group Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Swiss Re, to explore what it means to drive impact through innovation at scale.
May 22, 2025
Decode the deception: Tackling fraud in complex insurance risks
This webinar explored how technologies like AI, process automation and business rules engine are not only reshaping how fraud is committed, but also how it’s detected and prevented. You also learnt why effective solutions don’t have to mean a complete system overhaul or significant investment.
May 18, 2025
Digitising risk trade: the future of wholesale broking
In this episode, Robin Merttens is joined by Sasa Brcerevic, Head of Portfolio and Delegated Strategy at Aon, and Ed Howkins, Chief Growth Officer at Artificial Labs. Together, they explore the evolving dynamics of wholesale broking.
May 8, 2025
From unstructured to AI-ready: unlocking the power of your data
InsTech hosted a webinar with Nuix, a data intelligence software provider, to explore how insurers can effectively access, structure and manage their data, enabling AI tools to deliver accurate insights, improve decision-making, strengthen fraud detection and enhance operational efficiency.
May 4, 2025
The underwriting evolution through quiet AI transformation
Matthew Grant speaks with Matt McGrillis, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Send, to explore how the company’s underwriting workbench is embedding AI into core workflows to help underwriters write more business, more profitably.
April 30, 2025
GenAI in underwriting – from PoC to impact
In this webinar, we discussed how and where GenAI is being used in underwriting and provided helpful guidelines designed to optimise the impact and accuracy of GenAI outcomes.