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World Innovation Lab (WiL) is a US & Japan-based venture capital firm with capital from governments and leading global corporations based in Japan and throughout Asia. The company's vision is to be the bridge between startups and corporates in key hubs across the globe - starting with Japan and the US.

Matthew was joined by partner Steve Pretre.

Talking points include:

The areas of innovation in insurance that Steve and his colleagues are investing in, including opportunities in the emerging economies
Growth in embedded insurance and low code, and the implications this has on data sharing
How to build and maintain an ecosystem of partners that are distributing and underwriting insurance in different environments
What federated learning for machine learning means in practice
The Tokio Marine fund for seed and early-stage companies
Why WiL has a team based in Japan and the difference in distribution and financial services compared to the US

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Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives


InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme.

The Learning Objectives for this podcast are:

List some innovative opportunities emerging for investors in the insurance space
Explain why low-code platforms have gained traction within the insurance industry
Summarise some of the differences in distribution and financial services for different international markets, such as the US and Japan

If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 203 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast.

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In the second of this two-part podcast with highlights from our live event Matthew Grant looks back on the conversations Robin Merttens had on stage with Andrew Passfield (ICE InsureTech), Freddy Macnamara (Cuvva), Daniel Poole (Cover Genius) and Adrian Davis (Stripe) at our recent London event, “Making Payments Pay: Making the Most of Payments Technologies”.
 
Part one looked at why the method of making and receiving payments is critical to insurers and the evolving needs of customers. This part focuses on managing the movement and financial management of money, the benefits of flexible insurance and the integral role embedded and parametric insurance plays in payment provision.

Talking points include:

Understanding why getting payments right must be a strategic priority for insurers
How to overcome the complexity of the insurance ecosystem which often leads to fragmentation, inefficiency, greater risk and delays
Stripe’s payment technologies and use cases, including how it helped a delivery company earn over £100 million of additional revenue as a result of their technology systems and APIs
How Tik Tok can generate underwriting returns and effective marketing strategies for insurers
Who ICE InsureTech is partnering with and how its digital services are being integrated

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Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives


InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme.

The Learning Objectives for this podcast are:

List examples of payment technologies being platformed by software providers, with some use cases
Summarise the processes that contribute to complexity within the insurance ecosystem
Describe the role of parametric and embedded insurance in the processing of payments

If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 202 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast.

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Join us for the highlights of our live event “Making the Most of Payments Technologies”. Supported by Mastercard and Stripe, we lifted the lid and explored examples of the latest digital payments capabilities from some of the largest, and most innovative companies in this area.

In the first of this two-part podcast, Matthew reflects on conversations he had with Ruth Polyblank, Jason Reddington, Alice Glenister, Ian Slater (Mastercard); Ben Smyth (Arma Karma) and Bruno Soares (Imburse).

Talking points include:

Why payments are so critical to insurers
What consumers really want
How Mastercard data is being used to create parametric insurance products
Overcoming the challenges of legacy systems to join up the banks, payment providers and insurers
The role of TikTok in promoting insurance applications
Virtual cards - what they are and who is using them

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Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives


InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme.

The Learning Objectives for this podcast are:

Describe some of the challenges encountered by banks, payment providers and insurers due to legacy systems
Summarise the properties of a virtual card and its modern benefits for consumers
List some of the ways in which the insurance industry is utilising social media in its practices

If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 201 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast.

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On episode 200 of the InsTech podcast, Matthew and Robin get together for another occasional chat about what is happening in the world of insurance innovation, insurtech and InsTech itself.

Since the launch of the podcast, InsTech has released around 133 hours of podcasts, featured 220 guests and had 170,000 downloads. Our top listener countries are the UK, USA, Germany, Italy and Canada.

Talking points include:

Good news on funding for early-stage companies from the Amsterdam DIA conference
An overview of our Risk Exchange report
Our real-life insurance stories
Celebrating our podcasts guest with the “1,000 fans awards”
Our expanding sub-communities for founders, people in marketing, ESG and parametric

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Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives


InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme.

The Learning Objectives for this podcast are:

Summarise the recent insurtech developments within the industry and where there is potential for growth
Describe some of the different risk exchange models being adopted by insurers, brokers and technology partners
List some of the funding opportunities for early-stage insurance companies and how these are accessed

If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 200 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast.

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Henry Gale spoke to four young people across the insurance industry to produce a podcast about what it's like to be a young person in insurance.

Ainsley Martin, Beazley; Kinga Wazydrag, Markel; Areefih Ghaith, Quantexa; Adam Yasir, Aon Inpoint, share personal experiences in the industry and discuss what the industry can learn from young people - covering topics like diversity & inclusion, technology and social media. The guests highlight where the industry has done well in those areas as well as where insurers can learn from the next generation.


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Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives


InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme.

The Learning Objectives for this podcast are:

List some of the entry points and potential careers paths within the insurance industry for young people
Summarise the common digital practices already implemented by insurers, and where these can be improved 
Identify some of the barriers faced by young people within the industry, and how these can be overcome

If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 199 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast.

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If we want to understand opportunities for innovation in insurance we need to understand what the customer wants – the people and companies buying insurance. Many companies are now setting up captives to use their own capital as an alternative or to complement the insurance they are buying. 

In this episode, Matthew is joined by Richard Cutcher, Executive Producer of the Global Captive Podcast and the Ambassador for the Captive Special Interest Group at the UK Risk Managers Association (Airmic).

They start off with an explanation of what a captive is, and discuss the opportunities for risk managers and insurance buyers for using data and analytics.

Other talking points include: 


How captives are regulated



Examples of companies using captives 



Data and analytics that are being used by captives from companies such as Arbol



Recommended podcast episodes from the Global Captive Podcast



You can find Global Captive Podcasts 35, 63 and 67 mentioned in the podcast here.

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Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives


InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme.

The Learning Objectives for this podcast are:

Define the role of 'captives' in the insurance industry and how they are regulated
List some examples of the relevant data and analytics of interest to captives
Summarise the benefits of companies setting up captives to complement or offer alternatives to traditional insurance

If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 198 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast.

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