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How is fintech helping with customer stress?
Tottenham Hotspur are completely cashless (and trophyless) at their new stadium. Lionel Messi has launched the ‘Messiverse’ in partnership with blockchain platform Ethernity. Manchester City and Laybuy have teamed up to offer a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service to fans. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Changing the perception of insurance
I recently heard someone suggest that ‘insurance is just like gambling.’ Bit of a stretch, but I could see their point. Both are fundamentally risk-based, and it raised an interesting question - do you ever really ‘win’ in insurance?
What's brewing in web3 during the crypto winter?
At this point we can all agree that the financial market as a whole has gone through a period of lows. Paired with increased inflation (even in developed countries), and the US confirming a recession, things seem to have really taken a turn for the worse - the so-called bear market.
How have insurance products changed in the last few years?
If you’re building a fintech or adding financial services to an existing platform, there’s no doubt that the concept of embedded finance with white-label solutions has passed you by.
Why insurers need to embrace life after price walking
Price walking [common in the insurance industry] a form of price discrimination whereby existing customers, especially long-standing customers, incur a loyalty penalty over new customers. This is taken from our Unfiltered newsletter. Subscribe now for a no BS, uncensored analysis of fintech news and hot topics delivered to your inbox each fortnight.
What’s making headlines in insurtech?
2022 is well underway and if you’re still wishing people a Happy New Year, it’s time to stop living in the past.
Our insurtech predictions for 2022
The UK is in the grip of a mental health crisis. Twin pillars of Covid and a cost-of-living crisis have pushed our collective anxiety to dizzying levels. This is taken from our Unfiltered newsletter. Subscribe now for a no BS, uncensored analysis of fintech news and hot topics delivered to your inbox each fortnight.
What’s the deal with microinsurance?
I know what you’re thinking, but no - microinsurance is not insurance for really really small people. Trust me, I’m as disappointed as you are.
Why should insurance companies care about their UX/UI design?
The insurance industry is a tricky beast. With the sector picking up pace in the race to become truly digital, businesses face the challenge of maintaining trust while overhauling how their service is delivered.
What’s going on in African insurtech?
Africa is the second biggest continent in the world with a population of 1.3 billion. It makes up 20% of the Earth’s total land surface. It comprises 54 countries and its people speak between 1500-2000 languages. Not each, obviously.
Celebrating 100 episodes of Insurtech Insider
It feels more than a little bewildering to be reflecting on 100 episodes of Insurtech Insider. In that time, we’ve seen insurtech go from being a concept to an actual (big!) thing.
Pulse design process: Optimising for content discoverability
In this week’s news show we had representation from both sides of the Atlantic as Nina Mohanty, Doug Bobenhouse and Valentina Kristensen joined new host Ross Gallagher in his first rodeo in the hosting seat, and Simon Taylor to discuss the week’s biggest stories. Listen here for the episode in full, stream it below or read on for additional insights.
Embedded insurance: “We’ve only scratched the surface of what can be achieved”
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Senior people need to understand technology
So. Let’s talk about DAO, baby.
Why the Middle East could be the next fintech hotspot
Back at the end of 2019, we dived into the perfect fintech storm that was brewing in the Middle East. Diversification had already started in the region, but financial inclusion was reluctant to follow. So where are we now? It’s 2020, and things have been hotting up in the region with opportunities continuing to surface. But what does the region hold for fintech and why is the Middle East where the real gold lies?
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Insurtech Insider Episode 18: Accelerators, Hubs, and Innovation Labs
On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah sits down with insurtech experts to give you an intense roundtable on accelerators, hubs, and innovation labs. Joining our host today are:James York, CEO and Founder, Worry+PeaceLiam Gray, Head of Research & Partner Management at Startupbootcamp InsurTechTshidi Hagan, Program Director at StartupbootcampTobias Taupitz, CEO and Co-founder at Laka
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Insurtech Insider Episode 17: Fraud Prevention
On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah and Nigel are joined by insurtech experts to give you the very latest in fraud prevention in insurance. Joining our hosts are George Herber, Business Development Manager at Friss, David Hartley, Director of Fraud and Financial Crime Practice at SAS Global and Greg Brown, Partner at Oxbow Partners.
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InsurTech Insider: Episode 16. Pet insurance
David's back and he joins Sarah and special guest Oke Eleazu to discuss all things pet insurance as well as some of the top insurance news.
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Insurtech Insider Episode 15: Deep Tech and Data Models
On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah meets with insurtech experts to give you the very latest in insurance technology. Our guests joining Sarah are Ruth Foxe-Blader, Venture Capital Investor at Anthemis Group and Chris Sandilands, Partner at Oxbow Partners.We also bring you a great interview with Jason Futers, CEO of Insurdata
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Insurtech Insider Episode 14. Travel Insurance: Meaningful Disruption
On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah and Nigel are joined by insurtech experts to give you the very latest in travel insurance. Joining our hosts are James Gibson from Revolut, and Oke Elazu, COO at Bought by Many. Sarah also has an insightful interview with Parul Green from Axa
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Insurtech Insider Episode 13: Vehicle Insurance Model Disruption
On the latest episode of Insurtech Insider, Sarah and Nigel are joined by insurtech insiders to give you the very latest in insurtech. Joining our hosts are Freddy Macnamara, CEO of Cuvva, Tobi Taupitz, CEO and Founder of Laka, and David Williams, Technical Director at AXA.
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Insurtech Insider Episode 12: London Market Disruption
On today’s episode, Sarah and Nigel are joined by a cavalcade of insurtech insiders to give you the very best in insurtech roundtable discussion. Will Thorne, Innovation Leader at The Channel Syndicate, Oliver Ralph, Insurance Correspondent at The Financial Times, Bernadine Bröcker Wieder, Co-Founder & CEO, Vastari and Alex Hearn, Managing Director at Slipcase.
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InsurTech Insider Episode 11: Cyber Insurance + Lemonade CEO interview
On today's episode, David and Nigel were joined by Hiscox's Gareth Wharton and Zurich's Thomas Clayton. We also bring you an awesome interview with the CEO of Lemonade, Daniel Schreiber!
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InsurTech Insider Episode 10: Connected Homes
On today's episode we were joined by a plethora of insurance wizards to discuss Connected homes. Zurich head of market management Arslan Hannani, Cocoon co-founder Colin Richardson, PolicyCastle co-founder Kristian Feldborg and Fing head of business development Patrizia Cozzoli. How are IOT and data going to change a fragmented retail market with regards to insurance?
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InsurTech Insider Episode 9: Insurance on a Blockchain - the Blockchain Insider Takeover!
In this very special show, we let our sister podcast Blockchain Insider takeover the mics, as Simon Taylor leads a roundtable focusing on blockchain and insurance and the different opportunities and ways of thinking that can be tapped into using smart contracts and DLT, while co-host Colin G Platt interviews Stephan Karpischek, Co-founder of Etherisc, who are building decentralized insurance applications.
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InsurTech Insider Episode 8: The Sharing Economy and changing insurance models
In this week's episode we focus on the Sharing and Gig Economies and changing insurance models as a result. We also chat to co-founders Mike Rudoy & Luke Cohler from New York based start-up, Jetty.
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7: Are Autonomous Vehicles Driving the Future of Insurance?
Today our wonderful guest host Sarah Kocianski leads us into a great discussion all about autonomous vehicles and changing insurance models.
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6: Aviva Takeover
In this episode, host David Brear and co-hosts Nigel Walsh and Sarah Kocianski visit Aviva's Digital Garage for InsurTech Insider's very first takeover show!
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5: Insurance as a platform
This week David is joined by longtime friend of 11:FS, Sarah Kocianski, and James York, Founder of Worry+Peace, to discuss insurance as a platform, and we also speak to Sascha Wischek, CEO of Fjuul.
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4: InsureTech Connect, Las Vegas
In this week’s jam-packed show Nigel visits InsureTech Connect in Las Vegas and talks to Darin Reffitt, Vice President of Marketing at Splice Software; Quentin Colmant, co-Founder of Qover; Tim Hardcastle, CEO of Instanda; Chris Cheatham, CEO of Risk Genius; and Caribou Honig himself, co-founder of InsureTech Connect.
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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
The UK banking battlefield has never been more competitive. Customers expectfinancial apps that are personalised, seamless, and that genuinely make a differenc...
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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
The UK banking battlefield has never been more competitive. Customers expectfinancial apps that are personalised, seamless, and that genuinely make a differenc...
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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
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Insights: The future of Revolut with UKCEO Francesca Carlesi
