35 min

Verena Brenner, Founder: HDI TH!NX: Insurer-led innovation (296‪)‬ InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant

    • Entrepreneurship

HDI TH!NX was founded in 2019 by Verena Brenner, initially operating within the German insurer HDI Global, as an incubator for IIoT solutions. 
Now providing software to support risk management applications for insurers and insurance clients, tune in to hear Verena discuss the mechanics behind founding a startup within an insurer and the company’s development in providing varying solutions for their customers.
Key talking points include:
Why HDI TH!NX was launched - from a PhD in global supply chains to utilising the impact of IIoT solutions
The centrality of the customer
Advice for launching a startup - innovation is not a hobby
Growing into the ESG space - evolution in the company’s direction
Helping insurers understand their risk better
If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Dr Verena Brenner or Matthew Grant on LinkedIn.
To find out more about InsTech, our membership and offerings visit www.instech.co or contact us hello@instech.co
Continuing Professional Development
This InsTech Podcast Episode is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme.
By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives:
Specify what is required to successfully develop a business model intended to help insurers
Define what an IIoT is and how it can help risk managers and insurers in understanding their risk better
Identify sectors where IIoT and sensors are valuable in collecting the right data
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 296 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast.
To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

HDI TH!NX was founded in 2019 by Verena Brenner, initially operating within the German insurer HDI Global, as an incubator for IIoT solutions. 
Now providing software to support risk management applications for insurers and insurance clients, tune in to hear Verena discuss the mechanics behind founding a startup within an insurer and the company’s development in providing varying solutions for their customers.
Key talking points include:
Why HDI TH!NX was launched - from a PhD in global supply chains to utilising the impact of IIoT solutions
The centrality of the customer
Advice for launching a startup - innovation is not a hobby
Growing into the ESG space - evolution in the company’s direction
Helping insurers understand their risk better
If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Dr Verena Brenner or Matthew Grant on LinkedIn.
To find out more about InsTech, our membership and offerings visit www.instech.co or contact us hello@instech.co
Continuing Professional Development
This InsTech Podcast Episode is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme.
By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives:
Specify what is required to successfully develop a business model intended to help insurers
Define what an IIoT is and how it can help risk managers and insurers in understanding their risk better
Identify sectors where IIoT and sensors are valuable in collecting the right data
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 296 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast.
To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

35 min