In this episode, Hugues Bertin provides an overview of the InsurTech landscape and initiatives in Central and South America. Hugues talks in-detail about ventures in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Colombia.
Dror Katzav, co-founder and CEO of Atidot
In this episode, Dror Katzav, co-founder and CEO of Atidot, and I talk about Life insurance, LTV, predictive analytics, why Life insurance companies need to adopt a holistic approach, the Talpiot program, and Atidot.
The [insurance] company's challenge is that if I bump the price I'm just going to stay with bad risk and if I don't bump the price I'm stuck with bad pricing so i need to somehow figure out a way to marry premium, profit, mortality and some other risks all together in one equation
Robert Smithson - JUST Insurance
Andrew Johnston - Willis Re
Andrew Johnston joins me from his new abode in Nashville, TN, to discuss InsurTech, investment, and shearing alpacas. Andrew's background is enthralling. He "sold" his Ph.d. to the UN, farmed sea cucumbers in Indonesia, and established Willis Re's InsurTech group.
..when is it [investments in InsurTech] going to burst? The answer is—it's really hard to know because if the terminology or the definition keeps getting wider and wider, then everything that is anything in our industry is going to be captured as an InsurTech investment.
Dan White - NINETY and Alchemy Crew
In this episode, Dan White, managing partner at NINETY, and I talked about Dan’s “insurance bets” for 2021. Dan talked about Micro Insurance; lessons learned from microinsurance that carriers can implement in “medium insurance,” Intangible assets insurance, and ESG rating. We skipped Black Swan Re but did manage to learn about the Alchemy Crew.
“40 years ago, 83% of their (S&P 500) balance sheet would have been tangible assets. Today, it’s only 12%. “ John Neal, CEO Lloyd’s