John Hele & Greg Framke: Portage AI: The hard 20%: where AI could create the most value in insurance (420)
AI experimentation is everywhere in insurance. But how much of it is actually making it into production and delivering measurable value? In...
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Theo Butt & Andy Roberts: Kinetic Insurance Services and Guillaume Bonnissent: Quotech: Building an AI-native MGA from scratch: inside Kinetic Insurance Services (419)
Introduction What happens when you build an MGA from scratch with today’s AI capabilities, rather than trying to layer them onto legacy tech...
Jamie Wilson, VP of Strategy: hyperexponential: Why AI needs to raise the bar of underwriting, not just the floor (418)
Introduction AI is already changing underwriting, but is the industry focusing on the part of the job where it can create the most value? In...
Dom Sindall & Stephen Sheehan: Marsh Re: From days to minutes: rethinking facultative reinsurance (417)
Introduction Facultative reinsurance can give insurers the additional capacity they need to write risks they might otherwise decline. But fo...
Andy Moss, GM Underwriting: Duck Creek: Why AI in underwriting needs to run ‘on rails’: Send’s next chapter with Duck Creek (416)
Insurers are moving quickly from asking what AI can do to asking how they can actually make it work in underwriting. But experimenting with...
Rebecca Ince & Mark Oldroyd: Carbon: Carbon’s next chapter: Growth equity and the future of delegated underwriting (415)
Introduction: Growth equity can open the door to the next stage of an MGA’s growth. But the bigger question is how that capital can be used...
Dani Katz, Co-founder & Director: Optalitix: The human side of AI-powered pricing (414)
Introduction AI is reshaping insurance, but successful transformation isn't just about adopting the latest technology. It's about designing...
Elizabeth Wooliston, Chief of Markets: Artificial: Why the London Market is ready for intelligent automation (413)
Introduction Insurance has never been short of technology promises. From Blueprint 2 to successive waves of digital transformation, the ambi...
Rob Newbold, President, Catastrophe and Risk Solutions: Verisk: Beyond a single view of risk: why catastrophe modelling is becoming more collaborative (412)
For decades, catastrophe modelling has largely been about choosing the best view of risk. But what happens when no single model can capture...
Tom Graham & Iryna Chekanava: Chaucer: How insurers decide which innovations succeed (411)
Innovation in insurance is no longer just about creating entirely new products. Increasingly, the biggest opportunities lie in rethinking ho...
From curiosity to commercial value: what a year of Agentic AI has taught insurance (410)
In just twelve months, the conversation around Agentic AI in insurance has changed dramatically. What began as curiosity about autonomous AI...
Harry Vardigans, Head of Insurance: Fathom: Will it make the boat go faster? (409)
What do ocean rowing, flood modelling and insurance innovation have in common? More than you might think. In this episode, Matthew Grant is...
Mark Twigg & Rob Agnew: Agentiv-x: Why neurosymbolic AI could transform insurance broking (408)
In this episode, Robin Merttens is joined by Mark Twigg, CEO of Agentiv-x, and Rob Agnew, the company’s Chief Strategy Officer, to explore h...
Lifting the lid on the InsTech Podcast - what’s worked and what hasn’t… (407)
This week, the tables turn as Matthew Grant steps behind the microphone solo to reflect on seven years, 400+ episodes and the lessons learne...
The future and how to get there (406)
In this episode, we revisit a live panel discussion from last year’s Agentic AI event, moderated by Robin Merttens featuring Ian Thompson of...
Carrie Thomas, Account Director: Datos Insights: Should I stay or should I go now? A personal perspective of flood risk in Florida (405)
In this episode, Matthew Grant is joined by Carrie Thomas, Account Director at Datos Insights, for a deeply personal look at what happens wh...
Max Richter, EMEA CEO: mea: What's changed? Why AI is moving from experimentation to execution (404)
Introduction In this episode, Robin Merttens is joined by Max Richter, EMEA CEO and Global Growth Leader at the mea Platform, to explore why...
Mark Cunningham, Managing Director: PriceHubble: Is your data useful or useless? (403)
Introduction In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks with Mark Cunningham , Managing Director at PriceHubble, about how insurers can move from...
Rachel Delhaise, Chief Sustainability Officer: Convex: Insurance’s critical role in global resilience (402)
Introduction In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks with Rachel Delhaise , Chief Sustainability Officer at Convex, about what climate sustain...
Sasha Haco, CEO & Co-founder: Unitary: From black holes to bordereaux: building AI agents for insurance (401)
In this episode, Robin Merttens speaks with Sasha Haco, CEO and Co-founder of Unitary, about how AI is being applied in practical, high-impa...