Q&A
Q&A: Amrit Santhirasenan, Hyperexponential
Amrit Santhirasenan, CEO and co-founder of Hyperexponential, discusses with Insurance Post the value of taking a stream – rather than sliver-based approach to AI product development and the big picture benefits that are likely to emerge from that.
Q&A: Brett Sainty, BLW Insurance Brokers
Brett Sainty, CEO of BLW Insurance Brokers, shares how he intends to double the business in the next five years plus what differentiates it from the consolidators.
Q&A: Jonathan Gray, Pool Re
Jonathan Gray, chief underwriting officer at Pool Re, discusses the impact of recent changes at the state-backed terrorism reinsurer and how its helping businesses manage risk.
Q&A: Samantha Owen, Zurich Community Trust
Samantha Owen, interim head of Zurich’s independent charitable arm in the UK Zurich Community Trust, discusses the various elements of the trust’s work and how it is likely to evolve over the coming years.
Q&A: Jeff Heine, Novidea
Jeff Heine, chief revenue officer at Novidea, tells Insurance Post how the firm plans to be a market leader globally through its data-driven end-to-end platform and the way clients can harness Novidea to drive artificial intelligence development.
Q&A: Testudo’s George Lewin-Smith
George Lewin-Smith, CEO and co-founder of Testudo, shares his pioneering work to create a new category of insurance purpose-built for the generative artificial intelligence era by using real-time litigation data and working with Lloyd’s.
Q&A: Richard Hartley, Cytora
Richard Hartley, co-founder and CEO of Cytora, discusses with Insurance Post how agentic artificial intelligence has bolstered the firm’s risk digitisation platform and the potential he sees for its impact in the industry as a whole.
Q&A: Julian Schoemig, Diesta
Julian Schoemig, CEO and co-founder of Diesta, discusses the challenges with insurance premium payment processing and how he has set up the processing platform for insurers and brokers to fundamentally shift the current landscape.
Q&A: James Burns, CFC
James Burns, global head of cyber at CFC, speaks to Insurance Post about how long a soft market can stay soft, the current cyber claims environment, and the main issues facing the cyber market.
Q&A: Kerry McMahon-White, MD of Police Mutual
Kerry McMahon-White, managing director of Police Mutual, sits down with Insurance Post to talk about life as part of Bspoke Group, having moved over from Royal London last year.
Q&A: Georgina Davis, Zurich UK
Georgina Davis, head of regional market for Midlands, South West and Wales at Zurich, speaks to Insurance Post about Club Blue’s progress, enhancing diversity in the industry, and the insurer’s partnership with Teach First.
Q&A: Gary Gallen, rradar
Gary Gallen, CEO and founder of Rradar, tells Insurance Post why he set up the firm, how he flipped the pricing model of law firms, and why others won't follow suit.
Q&A: Edward Ambrose, RSA
Edward Ambrose, UK head of professional indemnity at RSA, tells Post about the development of the insurer’s pioneering climate professionals PI product, which launched last year, and its reception in the market.
Q&A: Stuart Heath, Tokio Marine HCC
Earlier this year, Tokio Marine HCC appointed Stuart Heath as international head of distribution in addition to his role as head of delegated property. He told Post about how the insurer is hoping to ride out the soft market and its biggest growth…
Q&A: Phil Barton, Partners&
Phil Barton, CEO of Partners&, speaks to Insurance Post about the firm’s five year anniversary, it’s 2024 acquisitions, and why insurance needs more love.
Q&A: Charlotte Koep, Root Platform
Charlotte Koep, CEO of Root Platform, discusses with Insurance Post why the insurtech sees MGAs as a “sweet spot” and how it plans to be the provider of choice for that market.
Q&A: Jean-Philippe Doumeng, Napo
Jean-Philippe Doumeng, CEO and co-founder of Napo, discusses the challenges the firm has faced as a direct-to-consumer insurtech and its mission to provide premium pet insurance despite operating in a price-competitive market.
Q&A: Simon Ball, Embri
Simon Ball, director at Embri, talks to Insurance Post about the potential for embedded insurance to be a disruptor in the industry, as well as the factors enabling and preventing it.
Q&A: Julian Tomlinson, Alps
Julian Tomlinson, chair and founder of Alps, talks to Insurance Post about the firm’s M&A appetite, delivering value in legal expenses coverage, and why artificial intelligence is like Tinder for claims.
Q&A: Andy Hutchinson, Turvi
Andy Hutchinson, chief revenue officer of Turvi, explains how the Crawford & Company-owned insurtech is using artificial intelligence to help insurers address under-resourced aspects of their claims management processes.
Q&A: Adrien Lebègue, Peak3
Adrien Lebègue, CEO of EMEA at Peak3, outlines how his platform works and plans to deepen his penetration of the UK by expanding it to cover commercial lines.
Q&A: Craig Foster, Ondo Insurtech
Craig Foster, founder and CEO of Ondo Insurtech, the first insurtech to list on the London Stock Exchange, discusses with Insurance Post what makes its flagship claims prevention technology unique, the growth opportunities the technology offers and the…
Q&A: Jared Ball, Aon
Jared Ball, recently appointed global practice leader of Aon’s space division, sits down with Post to explore how the broker is navigating changing client needs.
Q&A: Dave Connors, Distribind
Dave Connors, CEO and founder of Distribind, speaks to Insurance Post about the insurtech’s goal of “curing the insurance industry of its spreadsheet addiction”. He highlights some of the limitations of this goal and how flexibility is the key to…