Insurtech Radio

This week, my guest is Richie Barter, CEO of AltViz. AltViz are an intelligent automation platform that help companies access, analyse and act on their data.We speak about how insurers can utilize intelligent automation in their organisations, we discuss the investment landscape in the wake of COVID19, and we talk about how Richie got his start in entrepreneurship. LINKSAltViz WebsiteAltViz on LinkedInRichie Barter on LinkedIn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Robert Le is a Senior Analyst of emerging technologies at Pitchbook. PitchBook are a leading financial data and research firm that cover global venture capital, private equity and public markets. They have just released a report about the InsurTech landscape. You can download the report here. Robert and I speak about the digital transformation of insurance, investment trends and opportunities and the impact of COVID-19 on commercial insurance policies.  Please enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My guest this week is Trevor Davis, Managing Director of Life & Health of Instanda. Instanda are a global InsurTech platform working with insurers, brokers and reinsurers. Trevor and I speak about some of the exciting things Instanda are doing, how IoT will become more prevalent in  Life & health, and about Trevor's decision in 2018 to move jobs from a large incumbent to an insurtech startup. https://instanda.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-davis-9761921a/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul is an Organisational Consultant and Executive Coach based in Seattle. Paul worked in Microsoft for over 25 years  in senior global HR leadership roles. He started businesses in Ireland, India, China, UK, and the US. He built organizational blueprints and governance models for complex global matrix organizations.  He has an MBA and Master of Organizational Leadership, is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, and is one of the first coaches certified in Conversational Intelligence (CI-Q).   His company, Orca Solutions empowers leaders, teams, and organizations to “create their desirable future” by  using brain-based and whole systems methodologies.   Here are links to some recent articles written by Paul for his clients: Leading in Times of Anxiety and Uncertainty: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leading-times-anxiety-uncertainty-paul-o-beirne/   Engage your People with Caring Conversations: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/engage-your-people-caring-conversations-paul-o-beirne/ 10 Tips for Successfully Working

Brian Caulfield is a serial tech entrepreneur, turned venture capital investor. We speak about the tactics insurtech startups can use to run their business and survive Coronavirus: from governments supports, to dealing with investors, to managing stress. SELECTED LINKSBrian on TwitterBrian on MediumBrian on LinkedInDraper EspritScale Ireland   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, I speak to Gerry de Vere and Stan Nazarenko. Gerry and Stan are co-founders of InsurTech Ireland. Last week, InsurTech Ireland hosted their first virtual meetup. Gerry and Stan hosted last week's virtual event. In the podcast, we disc See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's episode is a recording of InsurTech Ireland's first virtual meetup. We talk what startups are doing to weather the storm of COVID-19, how consumer behaviour will change dramatically in the next 6-12 months, and we debate whether the pace of in See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EPISODE NOTESThis week, I speak to Ian Jeffrey, co-founder and CEO of Breathe Life. The Breathe Life enterprise distribution platform empowers advisors to meet consumers where they are with the products they need.Ian is an entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in Montreal and Silicon Valley and an Advisor and Angel Investor to many early-stage startups. He was formerly VP Product Marketing at PasswordBox and took on the role of General Manager after the acquisition by Intel. He co-founded FounderFuel, Canada’s leading accelerator, as well as MTLinTech, Montreal’s voice of the startup community. Ian is a father of 2 boys and is driven by having an impact in people’s lives.LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:Connect with Ian on LinkedInConnect with Ian on TwitterBreathe Life WebsiteBreathe Life LinkedInBreathe Life Twitter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This weeks guest is Paul Devaney. Paul is an amateaur mountaineer and is attempting to climb the Seven Summits, the seven highest peaks on all seven continents. He's climbed 6 out of the 7, he's made 2 attempts at Everest but, as you will hear, disaster struck both times. We speak about his adventures, how to manage risk on Everest and about leadership in high stress situations. Please enjoy. LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:Connect with Paul in LinkedInPaul's business, Seven Summit SolutionsMore information on Paul's Seven Summit challengePat FalveyNepal Ireland SocietyHong Kong GAA clubThe Altitude House at University of Limerick See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“It’s not about what you know, it’s not even about who you know…. it’s about who knows you”Kingsley Aikins (@kingsleyaikins) is the founder and CEO of The Networking Institute. He has spent over 30 years working in 6 countries in the areas of trade, investment, philanthropy, education, culture, tourism and sport. As CEO of the Worldwide Ireland Funds, Kingsley helped raise over $250m for philanthropic causes.Kingsley is passionate about networking. His mission is to help individuals and companies become better Networkers. His company, The Networking Institute does this through online and in-person training, videos and articles.In this conversation, we talk about how he learned to network, how countries can harness the power of their diasporas, as well as networking tips for people who don't like networking. Please enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to InsurTech Radio, the weekly podcast that teaches you about how technology is changing insurance, and about the people making it happen.This week, my guest is Mick Cooney, CTO of Describe Data. He gives me a crash course on Insurance Linked Securities: what exactly they are, how they work and why they are growing in appeal as an alternative to traditional reinsurance... I hope you enjoy. --- SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE "In Nature's Casino" by Michael LewisArtemis - news, analysis and data media service devoted to the alternative risk transfer, catastrophe bond & insurance linked security, non-traditional reinsurance, insurance linked investments and associated risk transfer markets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, my guest is Chris Sandliands of Oxbow Partners. He speaks to me about:Oxbow's InsurTech Impact 25 reportWhy the state of European insurers is in fluxAnd about why most insurance executives won't bet their career on the latest technology... Want to stay ahead of the  latest InsurTech trends? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.---Oxbow Partners is a boutique management consulting firm serving exclusively the insurance industry. The firm focuses on strategy, transformation and M&A. Oxbow Partners publishes the annual "InsurTech Impact 25" – an assessment of 25 emerging technology businesses which the Partners believe will have an impact on insurers and brokers in the year ahead.   Chris Sandilands started his career as a D&O underwriter at Munich Re before moving into management consulting, initially with Oliver Wyman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When underwriting cyber insurance, medical records are the most problematic. Not only are they extremely attractive to hackers, health records are also extremely vulnerable - they tend to be poorly protected electronically and physically. Security of medical records pose problems for insurers, for sure. But even more alarming, are the problems it cause patients. Dr Abdullah Albeyatti the Co-Founder and CEO of Medicalchain. And he witnessed these issues first hand. While working as a surgeon and later as a GP, Abdullah became frustrated with the fragmented nature of health records. The problem is that patient records are not universally available whenever a patient needs them. For example, a patient might seek private treatment, or visit an unfamiliar GP. In each of these scenarios, the patient's medical records might be not available because the data is stored on disparate systems. To solve the problem, Abdullah teamed up with Mohammed Tayeb and set up Medicalchain. Medicalchain use the principle of blockchai

Do you struggle to explain your product offering to customers?Would you like to be able to pitch your business to an investor in under 90 seconds? In this week's episode of InsurTech Radio, Charles Alexander shows you how. I speak to Charles Alexander about:How to start using video in your businessCharles's work as a small business coach The importance of less-is-more in video marketing In addition to creating content for busy professionals, Charles is also a Director of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, where he provides one-on-one consulting for entrepreneurs. You can find out more about Charles' work at yourcharlesalexander.com. Want to stay ahead of the  latest InsurTech trends? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will Big Tech take over insurance industry? How will wearables change life and health insurance? If you're working in insurance, you've probably thought about these questions and this week on InsurTech Radio, we try to answer them and many more... This podcast was recorded live at an InsurTech Ireland event back in November. Our panel of experts was made up of:Naoise Harnett, Partner at Pinsent MasonsGerry Hassett, Interim CEO at Insurance IrelandPeta Kilian, Senior Executive, Market Operations & Innovation at Lloyd’s Market AssociationPatrick O’Brien, CEO & Director at Greenlight Re  Insurance has always enabled people to take risks. And like the people we help, the industry itself must also prepare for the unknown. That involves peering, as best we can, into the future, imagining the type of world we might end up in, and figuring out a way to get there.  Hopefully this episode provides you with that glimpse of that future and the steps you can take to get there. Want to stay ahead of the  latest Ins

Pedro Écija Serrano leads Grant Thornton’s actuarial and data analytics team.  He has over 20 years of experience in insurance and completed a degree in statistics and operations research before becoming an actuary.   Pedro is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland, where he chairs its data analytics committee.  He is also a member of EIOPA’s Expert Group on Digital Ethics, focused on ethics in AI.  In addition to providing actuarial advisory services at Grant Thornton, Pedro and his team help clients to embed data analytics in their businesses, and provides machine learning and data modelling services to insurers.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In part 1 of our discussion, Georgia Halston told us the story of how she started her own B2B marketing and communications consultancy, Halston Marketing. Amazingly, one of Georgia's first clients was a Fortune 500 company! Since starting up, Halston Marketing have developed a specialism within Heavy Industry (steel, chemicals, machinery manufacturing etc). Like insurance, these industries are heavily regulated. And like insurance, there are emerging technologies that can ease the compliance process and improve business operations. Collectively, these technologies are referred to as RegTech. In 2019, Halston Marketing started RegTech Talks to help their clients in regulated industries. The idea is simple: to help clients understand how to use technology to meet compliance standards. They run quarterly events in Leeds and you can find more information here. As you will hear, Georgia is very passionate about RegTech and the opportunities it offers. Another passion of Georgia's is flying. Georgia took up flying

In 2016, Georgia Halston left her job as a Social Media Manager to start her own B2B marketing and communications consultancy. Since then, Halston Marketing have launched projects with clients of varying sizes from start-ups to Fortune 500s. Many of Halston Marketing clients operate in Heavy Industry (steel, chemicals, machinery manufacturing etc). Like insurance, these industries are heavily regulated and some companies struggle with modern approaches to marketing and communication. In this episode we discuss how these business can think about marketing by looking at their mission and values before looking at tactics.  Next week, I'll release part 2 of our discuss where we talk about RegTech in insurance and Heavy Industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Marvin Mensah is the founder and CEO of UnderWrite.  Marvin was working as an insurance agent in New Jersey. In January 2019, he made a small mistake that nearly got him fired. But that mistake got him thinking about a  problem that agents and underwriters face. A few months later, Marvin left his job to found UnderWrite and solve this problem.  In this episode, Marvin tells us the full story of how he founded UnderWrite.  You can find out more about UnderWrite here: https://gounderwrite.com/You can connect with Marvin on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinmensah/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Phillip Naples had been working in Corporate Broking in the US for many years. Andrew Egenes was one of his clients.  When Phillip told Andrew his idea for a new kind of insurance distribution, the pair set to work to create Layr.  That was in 2016. Since then, the company has gone from strength to strength. In 2019, Lloyd's of London decided invest in Layr and 2020 is shaping up to be their best year yet.  In this episode, we speak about Layr's origin story, their involvement in Lloyds and their plans for the future of insurance distribution.  You can find our more by visiting Layr's website:  https://withlayr.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.