InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant

Feb 01 2025 300 ep. 30 mins 99
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A weekly interview hosted by Matthew Grant peeking behind the curtain of what‘s going on with some of the most well know companies - and some the newest - from in and around insurance, technology, data and investment.

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Berend de Jong, Global Insurance & Finance Lead: Planet Labs: Planet watch — how satellites are changing risk (340)

Feb 01 2025 25 mins  
Satellite imagery is revolutionising the way insurers assess risk, track disasters and provide coverage. In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks with Berend de Jong, Global Insurance & Finance Lead at Planet Labs, about how high-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial data are reshaping the insurance industry. With a fleet of over 200 satellites capturing daily images of the

Bob Pick, Group Deputy CITO (CIO), Tokio Marine Group: How well do you know generative AI? (339)

Jan 25 2025 40 mins  
How is generative AI changing the way insurers work—and think? In this episode, Matthew Grant sits down with Bob Pick, EVP Chief Information Officer at Tokio Marine North American Services and Group Deputy Chief Information Technology Officer for Tokio Marine Group, to explore the real-world impact of generative AI in the insurance industry. From streamlining underwriting decisio

Alex Haar, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer: Parsyl: Keeping it cool with a fresh $20m (338)

Jan 18 2025 23 mins  
How is technology redefining supply chain insurance and resilience in a changing world? Parsyl is combining innovation, data and ambition to transform the way essential supply chains are insured. Robin Merttens speaks with Alex Haar, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Parsyl, about the company’s impressive growth, their $20M Series C funding and the advanced technologies pow

Adrian Coupland, Head of Sales: Earnix: An Industry at Crossroads (337)

Jan 11 2025 23 mins  
In this episode, Matthew Grant sits down with Adrian Coupland from Earnix to explore the findings of its latest industry report, An Industry at a Crossroads. They discuss how insurers are adapting to modern challenges, from navigating compliance to leveraging real-time analytics. With a focus on modernisation and competition, Adrian shares insights into how technology and data are

Curious minds & bold beginnings (336)

Jan 04 2025 5 mins  
In this special first episode of 2025, Zoja takes the hosting seat to ease us back into work and life post-New Year with a reflective and forward-looking conversation. Here’s what you can expect: 2024 Highlights: A look back at InsTech's key themes, including the growing buzz around catastrophe modeling and exposure management. Zoja shares insights from the year’s most popular

Partners in paradise - Wine, birds and fabulous new friends (335)

Dec 28 2024 37 mins  
Matthew and Robin meet again for our final Partners’ Chat of the year to touch on the highlights of 2024 and dive into key themes shaping the insurance and technology industries. From augmented underwriting to agentic AI, they explore the trends, challenges and opportunities that defined the year—and offer insights on what’s coming in 2025. While Matthew emphasises the growin

Hasani Jess, CTO: Aventum Group: Dare to discover innovation (344)

Dec 21 2024 25 mins  
How can technology and culture drive successful insurance transformation? Aventum is blending innovation and ambition to transform its insurance operations into a tech-enabled powerhouse. Robin Merttens speaks with Hasani Jess, CTO at Aventum Group, about the company's growth, their approach to technology, and the cultural foundation enabling change. With over 650 employees and a t

Emmalina Glinskis, Floodbase & Alex Kaplan, Amwins: Insuring uncovered flood risk (333)

Dec 14 2024 27 mins  
You may have heard that Floodbase and Amwins partnered earlier this year, and are combining satellite data and parametric insurance to tackle flood risk, a peril often underinsured or uninsured altogether. Matthew Grant speaks with Emmalina, who leads Public Sector Partnerships at Floodbase, and Alex, Executive Vice President for Alternative Risk at Amwins, about their work insuri

Jamie Rodney & Ian Bolliger: Reask: Expanding the power of extreme weather events and risk forecasting (332)

Dec 07 2024 28 mins  
How can insurers, brokers, and risk managers better understand and adapt to the growing impacts of climate change on catastrophe risks? Reask is tackling this challenge by leveraging climate science and technology to enhance traditional catastrophe modeling and provide actionable insights for the insurance industry. Matthew Grant speaks with Jamie, Reask’s CEO, and Ian, Principl

Martin Olley, AdvantageGo & Laurence Trigwell, Insurants: Get on with it (331)

Nov 30 2024 22 mins  
This week on the InsTech Podcast, Robin Merttens speaks with Martin Olley, Head of North America and APAC for AdvantageGo, and Laurence Trigwell, Head of Strategy and Chief Revenue Officer at Insurants, about how technology is transforming the commercial insurance and reinsurance landscape. Martin and Laurence explore how their respective platforms are addressing key challenges in