Insurtech Radio

Today, I am speaking to Matthias Naumann, founder, and CEO of an exciting new insurtech startup called Companjon. Matthias and I discuss the development of insurance technology over the last 10 years, what the future looks like for insurtech, and Matthias' decision to set up the business in Ireland. Matthias' BioMatthias Naumann is the CEO of Companjon, Europe's up and coming tech venture that specialising in unique and innovative add-on insurance solutions. Matthias has a wealth of experience in banking, financial services, insurance and digital transformation after spending most of his career at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) primarily in Switzerland. There, he held the role of CEO for more than 8 years where he successfully built and extended the entire footprint of the business, increased company turnover x3, and established a dynamic and growth-oriented culture. His passion for innovation and enhancing digital lifestyles sparked the beginning of Companjon, an idea to bring a powerful business model that is already successful in Asia, to Europe. 

This month I am delighted to welcome Bill Suneson, the co-founder and CEO of Bindable. Bindable helps brands who want to distribute insurance products and help insurance companies to streamline their affinity and alternative distribution channels. We talk about how Bindable works with brands and carriers, about what's happening in the Affinity market more generally, and about the entry of big tech into insurance. Please enjoy!

This week I am delighted to welcome Laura Drabik, Chief Evangelist at Guidewire. Guidewire are one of the largest software providers to the insurance industry. Over 400 P&C carriers use the Guidewire platform to engage, innovate and grow efficiently. Laura has been with Guidewire since 2006, first as Director of Business Transformation, and now working as Chief Evangelist. In 2019, Laura was named to Insurance Business America’s “Elite Women 2019” list, and she’s also one of the winners of the Silicon Valley Business Journal “Women of Influence” award for 2019.Please enjoy!

This week I am delighted to welcome Jay Weintraub, the CEO and co-founder of InsureTech Connect. InsureTech Connect (ITC) is the world’s largest insurtech event. Every year since it's inception, ITC has taken place in Las Vegas. But this year, Jay and his team have had to completely rethink how create the same experience in a virtual environment. Jay and I speak about how he met his co-founder, Caribou Honig and how they set up the first ITC event; we also talk about the business of conferences and what it takes to create a successful event. Please enjoy.

This week I am delighted to welcome Vincent LePore and James Bowen from Energetic Insurance. Energetic Insurance have created a first-of- its-kind credit insurance policy covering payment default risk on commercial solar energy projects..Now if that sounds like a mouth-full, don't worry because all will be explained...What really impressed me about Energetic is how the business was born out of an unsolved problem in the solar energy section. As they went to figure this out, they realised that insurance was probably the most appropriate solution. In our conversation, we talk about how Energetic are creating real value for their customers, and about the challenges of getting capacity for a brand new underwriting concept...

My guest this week is Patrick Kosmützky of Hannover Re. Patrick is a Senior Actuary at Hannover Re. His is responsible for Hanover’s global Life and Health pricing methodology. In addition to that, he is also lead the development and launch of Hannover's hr | equarium platform.  hr | equarium is Hannover Re’s online platform for connecting providers of innovative solutions  with insurance companies around the world. In this episode, we tell the story of hr|equarium and how it went from idea to reality. We also talk about innovation more broadly and Patrick provides  practical tips about how to successfully execute internal innovation in large organisations.

Ogie Sheehy is the founder and CEO of regtech firm ViClarity. ViClarity is a very impressive business based in Kerry in Ireland. They help many Global Insurers to automate regulatory compliance, vendor management and Solvency II policy management.I really enjoyed this conversation. As you’ll hear, Ogie is a very engaging storyteller. He tells me about how he transitioned from corporate life at IBM to starting his own business in the middle of a recession. --- Ogie's full bio: Ogie Sheehy is the founder and CEO of ViClarity, a company that provide audit, risk and compliance solutions to Financial and Healthcare organisations. Ogie graduated with a primary Degree in Applied Physics and Electronics and embarked on a multinational career spanning over 15 years in companies such as HP, IBM and Dell. In 2008 Ogie resigned from corporate life as Director of IT at Dell and set up ViClarity. Ogie has led ViClarity for over twelve years and under his guidance the company has successfully implemented Compliance, Risk Management and audit solutions into some of the largest global organisations in both financial services and healthcare. ViClarity now work with over 50 Global Insurers helping them automate areas such as Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Vendor Management, Solvency II, Policy Management and many other areas.

Gene Murphy loves Startups and Entrepreneurs... Gene is the Co-Founder Startup Boost a global pre-accelerator program for pre seed startups and is MD at the NadiFin Fintech Accelerator powered by MiddleGame Ventures. He has also organised, helped or facilitated over 20 Startup Weekends! Previously he was a Co Organiser of Startup Week Dublin, Co-Founder of Startup Ireland and Entrepreneur In Residence at Bank Of Ireland. His passion is working with tech startup entrepreneurs from the glint of an idea in their eye all the way through to their first 12 months of building teams, getting MVP's right, customer development and marketing / customer acquisition and fund raising.

Today, I'm very excited to welcome my guest Chris Lee. Chris is the CEO and co-founder of Exante. Exante is a parametric insurance start-up that is revolutionising the claims process by paying claims based on forecasts. Exante is focussed on protecting underserved segments in areas that are prone to natural disasters or protecting employees in vulnerable sectors. Exante is backed by Shipyard Technology Ventures, a company-builder based in Dublin. With the support of Shipyard, Exante have built a working proof of concept for a product that gives a $1,000 parametric payout to policy holders up to 3 days before a hurricane landfall aiming to protect the 14m people in Florida without emergency savings.   Chris began his insurance career at Hannover Re and worked as an innovation manager there for four years. He worked on products in different business lines and also assessed opportunities to invest in InsurTechs. He left Hannover Re in 2019 to found Exante with co-founder Aidan Breen.     

This week my guest are Mbulelo Mpofana and Shane Curran from InvestSure.InvestSure is the world's first insurance product that protects shareholders from losses caused by management fraud and dishonesty. Think about the loss as a result Enron in the 2000's; the dozens of companies during the financial crisis; or even  Wirecard in June 2020...  All potentially covered by InvestSure's unique offering.In our conversation, Mbelelo, Shane and talk about the founding of the company, how they price risk and their plans for the future... If you want to find out more about Investsure, you can visit investsure.info. Their email address is info@investsuretech.co.za. You can also find them on LinkedIn and Twitter. As always if you like the podcast, please let me know. You can find me on LinkedIn or email conor@insurtechireland.org. The next episode of InsurTech Radio will be released on Wednesday September 9th 2020. Speak to you then...  

Dr. Robin Kiera, one of the most known insurance experts globally with over 80.000+ Follower on Social Media reaching Millions each month. After a career as insurance agent and in headquarters of insurer, banks and start-ups, Robin founded Digitalscouting, one of the fastest growing insurance consulting firms in European. Digitalscouting specialize in strategy, digital products and scaling sales organizations. We speak about how to use technology to scale the effects of good insurance salespeople; how to manage yourself and others remotely; and what Robin would do if he was made CEO of a major insurer... CONNECT WITH ROBIN ONLINE:Digitalscouting.deTikTokLinkedInTwitterYouTubeFacebookInstagramXing

This week, my guest is Paul Carroll, Editor-in-Chief at Insurance Thought Leadership Paul spent 17 years as a reporter and editor at the Wall Street Journal. He was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize and was a finalist in 1996. Now, he is the editor-in-chief at Insurance Thought Leadership, an online publication that champions transformation and change in insurance and risk management. We speak about Paul's book, "Billion-Dollar Lessons: What You Can Learn From the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last 25 Years". We also talk about Amazon, Munich Re and the future of the fax machine... CONNECT WITH PAUL ONLINELinkedInInsurance Thought LeadershipAmazon

Cal McAllister is founder of the Seattle-based marketing agency, the Paper Crane Factory. Cal works exclusively with early stage startups and helps them with strategy, brand development and content creation. We talk about problem-solving, brand building and using creativity to fuel your growth. 

Patrick O'Brien is CEO of Greenlight Re ireland and also heads up Greenlight Re’s innovation division. We speak about how Greenlight partner with Insurtech companies and how to foster intrapreneurship in large organisations. Connect with Patrick on LinkedIn.  Visit Greenlight Re's website. 

This week, my guest is Quentin Coolen, the co-founder and CEO of waffle. Quentin isn't your typical insurtech CEO. And Waffle are not your typical insurtech company. They have take the radical step of removing exclusions from their policies and their goal to cover each risk holistically. Quentin and I talk about how that actually works in practice, what it means for customers and what it means for underwriters and capacity providers. LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Quentin on LinkedInVisit Waffle's website 

Natalie Novick is Chief Community Officer of  Startup Boost Pre-Accelerator. She is a passionate community builder, supporter and advocate of early stage founders globally. Her academic research on entrepreneurial ecosystems and the social practices of founders has taken her to nearly 30 countries. Connect with Natalie online:Twitter: https://twitter.com/nnovickLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalienovick/Startup Boost: http://startupboost.org/

Welcome to InsurTech Radio, the podcast that teaches you about how technology is transforming insurance and about the people making it happen...InsurTech Radio is brought to you by InsurTech Ireland. Visit insurtechireland.org and sign up to our community newsletter. It's a weekly email that gives you three nuggets from the insurtech and startup ecosystems. This week, my guest Jihan Abass, the founder and CEO of Griffin, Kenya's first digital car insurance company. Jihan is also founder of Lami, an insurance as service platform that helps companies to create and distribute digital insurance products. We talk about:Griffin's underwriting and claims processHow Jihan built her team and The startup scene in Kenya. Prior to starting Lami and Griffin, Jihan worked as a sugar trader in the City of London, trading on the New York and London sugar markets. She has an MBA from the University of Oxford and an undergraduate degree in Finance from CASS Business School, London.

This week my guest is Ben Shaw, Director of Programs & Strategy at InsurTech Hub Munich. InsurTech Hub Munich run a very cool accelerator programme. Ben and I speak about how they got started, what their alumni are up to and we chat about the innovative ways that the German government are fostering entrepreneurship.

Roger Peverelli is founder of Digital Insurance Agenda (DIA). The mission of DIA is to accelerate innovation in insurance by connecting insurance executives with insurtech leaders. Roger is a speaker, bestselling author and consultant in digital innovation and customer engagement strategies in banking and insurance. Roger and I speak about the pace of digital innovation post-COVID19 and the kinds of insurtechs that can take advantage;  we talk about what the future roles of underwriters and brokers; and chat about DIA's first InsurTech conference back in 2016. LINKS FROM THE EPISODEDIA websiteConnect with Roger on LinkedIn.  

My guest this week is Ron Glozman, CEO and founder of Chisel AI.We speak about how Ron founded the business in his dorm room at college, how Chisel AI's can instantly read and check complex documents, and why you should educate yourself on artificial intelligence. LINKS FOR THE EPISODEChisel AI websiteRon's podcast, AI WisdomRon on LinkedInChisel AI on LinkedIn

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

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!

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/

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 from Home with Your New “Colleagues": https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-tips-successfully-working-from-home-your-new-paul-o-beirne/ 

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  

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 discuss some of the topics raised during the meetup, and reflect on what's happening in our industry in light of COVID-19.

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 innovation in insurance will continue increasing or flatten as a result of coronavirus... The event was co-hosted by Gerry De Vere and Stan Nazarenko.

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

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

“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!

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.

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.

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 blockchain distributed ledger to store health records. This enables patients to "own" their own medical records.  This means that records that be accessed much more widely and they can updated automatically after every consultation. As Abdullah says - with the problem and solution so clear, you would think mainstream uptake is inevitable. Unfortunately that is not the case. The medical records themselves exist on numerous systems. So the challenge for Abdullah and his team is to figure out how to integrate this new technology with the old data silos. On this episode of InsurTech Radio, Abdullah speaks about:How Medicalchain startedHow Medical chain are utilizing blockchain technologyHow blockchain can be applied in humanitarian contexts to save lives You can find out more about Abdullah on LinkedIn or by visiting Medicalchain's website. Want to stay ahead of the  latest InsurTech trends? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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. 

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 InsurTech trends? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify  or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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.  

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 last year and she is working on getting her pilot's license. During the interview, we speak about what flying has taught her about life and business. 

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.

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/ 

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

Clearcover  is a Chicago-based auto insurance startup that uses artificial intelligence to more effectively market auto insurance.  Their API offering allows shopping sites, car manufacturers, financial service providers and other platforms to complement their services with the addition of Clearcover car insurance. You can learn more at https://clearcover.com/.  --- Adam Fischer is Executive Vice President of Product & Technology at Clearcover, where he leads product strategy and feature expansion. Prior to Clearcover, Adam held Business Analysis positions with Apartments.com, Geneca and Redbox.

Peta Killian is Senior Executive of Market Operations and Innovation at the London Market Association (LMA). Peta joined the LMA in August 2018. Prior to joining the LMA, Peta worked for MS Amlin as a strategy and innovation analyst and previously as an underwriter.

IFRS 17 is a once in a generation change in insurance accounting. In this episode, Mark Millar from Legerity explains what IFRS 17 is, the challenge it poses, and the exciting opportunities to deal with legacy and future-proof insurance business.--Mark Millar is the Global IFRS 17 Lead at Legerity. He is a qualified accountant (ACA) with over 20 years of experience in financial services and telecoms.--Legerity are a RegTech company that help insurance firms deal with the challenges of IFRS 17 accounting rules, accounting complexity, and finance transformation. They have great resources on their website, which you can visit here: https://www.legerityfinancials.com/my-ifrs17/ 

On 30 September 2019 Lloyd’s released ‘Blueprint One’. This 146 page document is the latest instalment in the Future At Lloyd’s – the marketplace’s transformation programme initiated by CEO John Neal. It follows the Prospectus, which was launched in May. In this episode, I speak to Greg Brown of Oxbow Partners about Blueprint 1. We discuss the Lloyd's historical role in the insurance market, their plans for the future and what it means for market participants.  Greg Brown is a Partner at Oxbow Partners. Greg leads Oxbow Partners Operations and Technology practice. Greg helps clients design and build businesses that are fit for a digital future. This includes strategy operating model design and build, technology design and selection. Prior to Oxbow Partners Greg worked at Monitise and Accenture.

Would you like to know what the future holds?... Please join us on Thursday 14th November at Dogpatch Labs in CHQ, Dublin for our next InsurTech Ireland meetup. On the night, we will be discussing "What the future of Insurance might look like".  You can attend for free by clicking here.  We have a fantastic lineup of speakers who will help us navigate this brave new world of insurance:  Peta Kilian and Esther Williams from the Market Operations & Innovation team at the Lloyd's Market Association; andNaoise Harnett, a Partner at the law firm Pensent Masons.  They will talk about a range of perspectives from the potential impact of Brexit, through to the new skills Insurance professionals may need to develop. Registration is from 5:30pm with the event starting at 6:00pm.  We will have the customary pizza and refreshments after the talks, so please plan to network and continue what will be undoubtedly be an interesting discussion. You can sign up for free by clicking here. As always, if you have colleagues or friends that would like to know about our future events, please encourage them to join our mailing list here. Kind regards,The InsurTech Ireland Team.

This week on InsurTech Radio, former AIG Chief Actuary Chris Smerald speaks to us about World Values Day. World Values Day is an annual campaign to increase the awareness and practice of values around the world. Values are increasingly the focus of public debate and discussion, but their role in our lives and their importance are not always fully understood.World Values Day provides us an opportunity to think on our most deeply held values and explore and act on them with others.To find out more about World Values Day, please visit https://www.worldvaluesday.com/ or find them on social media by using the hashtag, #WorldValuesDay.--- Chris Smerald is the Director of Emerald Lake Consulting, helping firms resolve their complex or greenfield business and actuarial problems. He is also an Associate of OAC PLC providing traditional Senior Actuary consulting services. Previously he worked at AIG for a third of a century in various senior reserving, pricing, chief actuary and risk analytics roles, often doing pioneering work.Chris is an active member of the UK Values Alliance, a charities collective working to put values at the heart of UK society. He is an advocate for social change through curiosity, listening and personal leadership.---LinksFor the main event:https://www.worldvaluesday.com/A personal exercise: “Take a values break” https://www.worldvaluesday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Take-a-Values-Break-Guide.pdfOne hour organizational values challenge: https://www.worldvaluesday.com/values-challenge/A guide to values for individuals: https://www.worldvaluesday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WVD-2019-Values-Guide-for-Individuals-vs1-Long-Links-1.pdf---Facebook: www.facebook.com/ValuesDayTwitter www.twitter.com/ValuesDayInstagram www.instagram.com/valuesday/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/worldvaluesday/YouTube: http://bit.ly/2uANxYpWhere appropriate use the hashtag #WorldValuesDay 

This is a fun episode. Mick Cooney is the CTO of Describe Data. Mick is also a mine of information. In this episode we decided to do something different... You’ve probably heard the phrase “data is the new oil” been thrown around. I have too. But I have never known what it actually means. Well Mick knows what it means so I decided to ask him. And as our conversation unfolded I learned much more than I expected to. Press play to find out what we talked about...

Ian Curtin is Director of Human Capital at Deloitte Ireland. Ian has been working in strategic change and business transformation for the last 15 years. He advises clients on leadership, talent, digital enablement on the future of work. In 2018, Ian’s team released a report called the Future of Talent in Insurance. The report emphasises that it’s vital that the insurance sector unlock the opportunities within its workforce. With the rise of automation, cognitive technology, and the 'gig economy', there is real opportunity to capitalise on developing skills that are unique to people and that can generate real value for businesses. Ian offers some great insights into: Scarcity of talent and what to do about it. What new skills should we be developing within our business How to build future leaders, and How to rethink your employee value proposition You can download the Future of Talent in Insurance report by clicking here. If you have any questions for Ian, you can go to deloitte.ie/humancapital.

Nickolaus Sühr is the co-founder and CEO of KASKO. Insurance runs in Nick’s blood – his family’s business are a market leader in classic and premium car insurance in Germany. Given his background, it’s no surprise that Nick is passionate about how insurance is an enabler of personal and commercial enterprise. Nick went to university in the UK. Here he met his co-founder Matt Wardle but after graduation in 2008, Nick went back to Germany. It wasn’t until 2015 that the pair would reunite and start KASKO. KASKO provide insurers with an end-to-end modular platform that can bring new or existing products to the digital market in a quick and cost efficient way. In essence, they provide InsurTech as a Service.

Karl started his career back in the 1990s, writing computer vision algorithms for industrial automation equipment. For the last decade he has worked in the reinsurance sector in various roles: quantitative software engineer, pricing analyst, capital modeller. Now, Karl is the Technology Ventures lead at Renaissance Re. His role at Renaissance Re combines some Corporate VC functions with some innovation-related activities, all relating to digitalisation of the insurance supply chain. Karl holds a B.A. (Mod) in Mathematics from Trinity College Dublin, plus an M.Sc. in Computer Science (TCD) and another in Finance (London School of Economics). In his spare time, he likes to run, play the guitar and lose at video games to his children.

Matt Hodges-Long is the CEO and co-founder of TrackMyRisks. TrackMyRisks is a secure, online platform for risk management. Their mission is to make risk management accessible to all businesses through automation, collaboration and a jargon free user experience. The playform is used by over 3,000 companies in 12 countries. Matt is also a co-founder of InsurTech UK. InsurTech UK are an alliance of 43 insurtech startups and brands. Their founders have come together to speak with one voice about specific insurtech-related issues and needs arising out of the technological revolution in the sector.