E132 - Yann Barbarroux - Revolutionising Cargo Insurance: How Blockchain & Predictive Analytics Are Filling the Gaps in Coverage

Is blockchain transforming the world of cargo insurance? And have you ever wondered why traditional cargo insurance doesn’t cover shipping delays and supply chain interruption? In this episode, we talk to Yann about how his company is using blockchain and predictive analytics to revolutionise cargo insurance. Discover how this technology can fill the gaps in coverage and improve decision-making for logistics companies. Meet Yann Barbarroux Yann’s Role as a Financial Leader at OTONOMI Yann Barbarroux is the CEO and Co-Founder of OTONOMI, a platform that leverages blockchain technology to provide parametric insurance solutions for cargo. Their innovative approach delivers fast, cost-effective, and transparent digital products with a customer-centric focus. OTONOMI has received multiple accolades for its work, including being selected for the 2022 Lloyds Lab Cohort 8, winning the Plug and Play Winter 2021 Insurtech award, and being named the winner of the 2021 Hartford Insurtech Challenge. ​ Yann’s Other Work in Finance Yann Barbarroux has a diverse professional background. Prior to his current position at OTONOMI, he served as the Director and Global Markets Risk Manager at Citi. During his time at Citi, he co-founded the Emerging Markets Digitized Lending Asset D10X Citi Ventures incubator. Yann is also the founder of Accelerate VI, DROP:SHOT, and co-founder of Flyion. Prior to starting his own businesses, Yann served as Senior VP, Fixed Income Risk Manager at Hapoalim Securities and VP, Market Risk Manager at ING, where he managed risks across various asset classes and markets. Yann is a highly skilled product management professional with a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering and Information System Management from Telecom ParisTech. Cargo, Insurance, and Blockchain In this exclusive analytics podcast episode, Yann shares: What inspired him to transition to working in New York after growing up in France His first day arriving in New York What inspired him to leave Wall Street to start his own company How his skill set in market risk still affects his work today His current role as the CEO and Co-Founder of OTONOMI What’s lacking in the current cargo insurance offering, including data collection Why other cargo insurance companies don't cover shipping delays and supply chain interruption Whether telemetric devices can calculate risk for logistics insurance Ensuring there is profit to be made in covering certain risks Why OTONOMI was built with blockchain How this is better than traditional cargo insurance Using this data to drive better decision-making The importance of real-time visibility in logistics and how predictive analytics is helping enable that visibility If you are a data analytics professional or a founder looking to use blockchain and data to make better decisions, this is the episode you do not want to miss.

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E132 - Yann Barbarroux - Revolutionising Cargo Insurance: How Blockchain & Predictive Analytics Are Filling the Gaps in Coverage is an episode from The Analytics Show by Jason Tan.

This episode is 00:52:28 long.

This episode was published on May 7, 2023.

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