Travelers Talks: Podcasts

Sharon Glynn speaks with Lubna Shuja and Christine Williams about International Women's Day, using the opportunity to celebrate women's achievements. The theme for 2022 is 'break the bias', raising awareness of the kinds of bias women can face in their careers, and highlighting actions for equality and inclusivity.

Each year when we are invited to meet with our firms, we will typically be asked what's on our radar and what subjects we would most like to hear our clients' views on. In this podcast we will be lifting the curtain and inviting listeners to eavesdrop on those conversations and topics for discussion. Speakers: Sharon Glynn, Travelers James Kerr, Travelers James Graham, Travelers

Focusing on current and future hot topics for Financial Institutions, Walid Youssef speaks to Susannah Streeter to give an insurers point of view. Speakers: Walid Youssef, Deputy Head of Financial Institutions Underwriting, Travelers Europe Susannah Streeter, Broadcaster and Financial Commentator

The SME insurance sector is a fast paced environment with influences from Technology, New Methods of Distribution, Product Design together with changing client needs driving a dynamic market. Increased competition amongst traditional insurers together with new competition from Schemes, MGA's and Insurtech models are driving change. We discuss some of the key areas around: - Product design - Purchasing behaviour and the drive to digitisation - The impact of COVID driving changes to client needs - The impact of home working Recorded in association with IBUK Talk

Sharon Glynn speaks to Elizabeth Rimmer and John Cleland about the 'Life in the Law' report from LawCare, and how firms can better address the risks identified. Speakers: Sharon Glynn, Senior Development Underwriter, Solicitor and Large Law Firm Lead at Travelers. Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO of LawCare. John Cleland, Managing Partner at Pinsent Masons.

After a time of great uncertainty, what do the insurance challenges look like for the private equity and real estate investment spaces—and how are firms adapting to these new concerns? Nadia Bagijn, head of the Financial Institutions, and Steve Ellis, Investment Management Insurance Specialist at Howden Insurance discuss the key challenges that firms have faced (and may continue to) during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the opportunities brokers should look toward. Recorded in May 2021.

With depictions, perceptions and even memes portraying work in the law as negative, the results of LawCare's recent 'Life in the Law' study come as no surprise. Burnout, autonomy at work, psychological safety and work intensity all play a part in adding to a legal professional's stress levels, and LawCare wants to help firms work towards change by tackling these issues. This episode forms part of our focus on issues within the Legal sector, with host Sharon Glynn (Solicitor, Senior Development Underwriter and Large Law Firm Lead at Travelers). Guest speaker: Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO Lawcare Elizabeth has been managing and developing charities in the mental health sector for over 20 years. She joined LawCare in 2014 from the Institute of Group Analysis, a membership and training organisation for group psychotherapists. Before that she headed up Alzheimer's Disease International, a worldwide federation of Alzheimer Associations. Elizabeth started her working life as a solicitor specialising in clinical negligence, practicing at Leigh Day. LawCare is an independent charity offering emotional support, information and training to the legal community in the UK . We work to promote good mental health and wellbeing in legal workplaces and drive change in education, training and practice. If you need to talk call us on 0800 279 6888 or visit www.lawcare.org.uk

In our latest Travelers Talks episode, Sharon Glynn, speaks to I. Stephanie Boyce, the first black, female President of The Law Society. Recorded during Black History Month 2021, they discuss the importance of having visible role models, taking pride in achievements, and how vital D&I is to industry success.

In our latest Travelers Talks episode, Sharon Glynn, Senior Development Underwriter at Travelers, chats to Tricia Hobson, litigation and insurance lawyer based in Sydney. Tricia is widely recognised as an industry leader and is Norton Rose Fulbright's immediate past Global Chair. Tricia sits on the firm's Global Board and is the Global Board leader for Diversity and Inclusion. She is also the Executive Sponsor for the LGBTI inclusion group. Together, they discuss how a lack of diversity can present real problems for law firms and employees alike.

Episode four of our Insuring Ambition podcast series in association with Insurance Insider is 'Beneath the surface: Uncovering Ports and Terminals insurance'. Listen now for discussions on: - What port and terminal insurance is - The amount of premium volume covered and the size of the market - Current market conditions and the challenges affecting the insured - What large losses are teaching the market - Future-proofing port and terminal insurance Speakers include: - Neil Bridge, Underwriter - Ports and Terminals, Travelers - Andrew Farrant, Senior Underwriter - Ports and Terminals, Travelers - Julien Hubbard, Director, Tysers - Ashley Stewart, Senior Risk Control Consultant, Travelers - Charlie Thomas, Content Director, Insurance Insider (moderator)

Listen to the third episode of our Insuring Ambition podcast series in association with Insurance Insider. This instalment focuses on The Big Power Evolution. Up for discussion: - The shifting balance between conventional power generation and renewables - Key concerns underwriters and brokers need to be aware of as conventional power takes a back seat - The BESS technology issues and safety concerns - The impact extreme weather, such as hail, flooding and tornadoes, has on both conventional and renewable energy - Charlie Richardson, Senior Underwriter and Head of Onshore, Travelers - Louis Scott, Head of Power & Utilities, Travelers - Rob Collecott, Executive Director Onshore, RKH Specialty - Charlie Thomas, Content Director, Insurance Insider (moderator)

The second instalment of our Insuring Ambition series in association with Insurance Insider. This podcast is on Construction Considerations at a Time of Crisis and is broken down into two parts: - How Covid-19 has affected the construction market and assessing the longer-term impact of a dampened economy - A deep dive into the latest CIREG report which outlines the way industry can mitigate against the growing 'escape of water' problem You will hear from: - Nigel Cooper, Senior Underwriter, Global Construction, Travelers - Marcus Gresham, Managing Director of Construction & Engineering, Charles Taylor Adjusting - Ashley Stewart, Senior Risk Control Consultant, Travelers - Charlie Thomas, Content Director, Insurance Insider (moderator)

In association with Insurance Insider, listen to the first episode of a five-part series on Insuring Ambition. This instalment is a podcast formed of two parts: - Discussion on how insurers and their clients should be thinking about crisis management coverage at this time of great uncertainty. - Real life case study involving financial crime, whistleblowing and blackmail. The experts that you will hear from are: - Charlie Thomas, Content Director, Insurance Insider (Chair) - Chloë Brindley, Senior Underwriter, Crisis Management - Special Risks, Travelers - Carlos Caicedo, Senior Principal Analyst, Latin America Country Risk, IHS Markit - Nick Powis, Crisis Management Consultant, Constellis - Ed Zambellas, Senior Underwriter, Crisis Management - Terrorism, Travelers

In our latest podcast, Sharon Glynn, Senior Development Underwriter, is joined by Judy O'Neill, Vice President, Claim at Travelers Europe and Georgia Dawson, Senior Partner at Freshfields. Together they discuss their varied and rich experience of being female senior leaders in celebration of International Women's Day.

Solicitors are expected to think ahead - to provide sound counsel and reliably anticipate risks. The same could be said of law firms themselves. A firm's success and good name depend on its ability to confidently prepare for the future. This series is focused on risk management within the legal sector. We will introduce our Paul Smith, Risk Manager at Travelers, and discuss pertinent risk management trends and forecasts within the sector.

The Knowledge Podcast Sessions are hosted by Gemma Milne, Technology journalist and author, and brought to you by Travelers Europe. During these sessions, Gemma will chat to a number of Travelers underwriting and risk management experts, focusing on trends and challenges we are seeing in the Technology sector, from a variety of perspectives. In this session, Gemma chats to Damon Hazel and Richard Harrison, of the Risk Control team at Travelers.

The Knowledge Podcast Sessions are hosted by Gemma Milne, Technology journalist and author, and brought to you by Travelers Europe. During these sessions, Gemma will chat to a number of Travelers underwriting and risk management experts, focusing on trends and challenges we are seeing in the Technology sector, from a variety of perspectives. In this session, Gemma chats to Craig Mounser, Senior Technology Development Underwriter, at Travelers.

The Knowledge Podcast Sessions are hosted by Gemma Milne, Technology journalist and author, and brought to you by Travelers Europe. During these sessions, Gemma will chat to a number of Travelers underwriting and risk management experts, focusing on trends and challenges we are seeing in the Technology sector, from a variety of perspectives. In this session, Gemma chats to Meg Ryan, Development Underwriter at Travelers.