Best AXA Podcasts (2024)

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S2 Ep9: The Promise and Peril of AI 36:24

3d ago36:24

36:24

There is no getting away from Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the moment - It’s in our phones, on the web and shaping our world. Whether this is a good thing or a troubling development for information security and the wider business, is debated by technology and security expert Yngvar Ugland with ISF research analysts Lee Munson, Mark Ward and ISF …

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EP 227 – Revolutionizing Health Insurance: Embedded Health Solutions and Driving Customer Engagement – Sebastien Gaudin – Founder and CEO of The CareVoice 25:45

4d ago25:45

25:45

“When you talk to customers, I would say both we have to make sure that insurers are willing to embark on the journey with us and that it addresses their needs. But ultimately, the end user is super important, if solutions are not compelling for the end users, you know, it doesn’t work.” – Sebastien Gaudin The Asia InsurTech Podcast welcomed back S…

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Special Ep David Butler of VIPR: Don't install tech - solve real-world problems 23:41

7d ago23:41

23:41

Today’s guest is VIPR’s Client Services Director, David Butler. On this show I speak to lots of CEOs and that means my guests are sometimes quite far removed from the day-to-day solving of problems for clients. David’s job is to be as close to the client as possible, finding out what their real problems are and therefore what they really need. It’s…

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Ep207 Scott Egan SiriusPoint: Chasing the 1% 49:28

10d ago49:28

49:28

Today’s guest has quickly shown himself to be one of the industry’s most accomplished leaders. When he took over at SiriusPoint just over 18 months ago he gave the business a clear but tough turnaround plan that he executed quickly. Now just coming through the other side of a remarkable change in fortunes, he is brimming with confidence and ambitio…

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Ep206 Duncan Dale CEO Dale Underwriting Partners: Excited by the Opportunities 38:59

18d ago38:59

38:59

Today’s podcast is a real tour de force with the founding CEO of a maturing Lloyd’s market business that is starting to come into its own in its eleventh year of trading. Fresh from a takeover by blue-chip private equity investor CVC and now boasting a sub-90 percent combined ratio and $450mn in capacity for 2024, Duncan Dale, CEO of Dale Underwrit…

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S2 Ep8: From CISO to BISO and Back Again 31:40

18d ago31:40

31:40

Business Information Security Officers (BISOs) are a newish addition to the roster of jobs available to InfoSec practitioners, but how do you become one, and how do they relate to being a CISO? Security leader Erhan Temurkan joins ISF analysts Paul Watts and Mark Ward to dissect his journey from BISO to CISO and unpack what he saw along the way. If…

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EP 226 – Bernhard Kotanko – McKinsey & Company – Overcoming Obstacles and Seizing Value in Asia’s P&C Insurance Market 37:59

18d ago37:59

37:59

“Asia, of course, is a construct of many, many geographies. And each geography is very different…I see a real opportunity to leapfrog and not go through all the stages… Here in Asia, you can make markets, you can create markets.” – Bernhard Kotanko In this second episode of the Asia InsurTech Podcast featuring Bernhard Kotanko, a Senior Partner at …

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Ep205 Serene Davis & James Orchard of QBE: Stars aligning for Innovation 46:15

24d ago46:15

46:15

How do you get big, globally diversified insurance companies to innovate? It’s something that we all know is way easier said than done. That’s what today’s podcast is really all about. Today I’m joined by two senior executives who are working together to implement change, improve efficiency and do new things at global insurer QBE. Global Head of Cy…

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S2 Ep7: Handling and Hiring an Infosec Team 43:01

1M ago43:01

43:01

Recruiting individuals to fill roles in information security is tough, compounded by the increasing complexity of managing, mentoring, and training once they're on board. Keith Price, a seasoned CISO at National Highways, and cyber security veteran, delves into the many ways to hire and oversee InfoSec professionals alongside Distinguished Analyst …

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Ep204 What do Teenagers Think about Insurance? 24:33

1M ago24:33

24:33

Today we’re doing something completely different. We are going to try to look into the future. In this Episode none of the people we are going to talk to are senior insurance leaders. But they might be the insurance leaders of the future. We in insurance know that we’re not likely to be at the top of young people's wish lists when it comes to a fut…

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Hold steady: Sustainability in the face of polycrisis 20:34

1M ago20:34

20:34

In the face of the global polycrisis of war, climate change, slow growth, and political instability, corporate leaders are revaluating their net zero commitments to prioritize concerns such as supply chain resources, high interest rates, and declining consumer demand amid a cost-of-living crisis. In this episode of Sound Progress, our host Herschel…

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EP 225 – Bernhard Kotanko – McKinsey & Company – A Paradigm Shift – Navigating APAC’s Dynamic Life Insurance Landscape 31:24

1M ago31:24

31:24

Amidst a backdrop of slowed growth rates in Life Insurance, both developed and developing markets in Asia are facing critical junctures. In an insightful episode of the Asia InsurTech Podcast, Bernhard Kotanko, a Senior Partner and Asia-Pacific Insurance Practice leader at McKinsey & Company delves into the transformative shifts within Asia’s Life …

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Ep203 Greg Hendrick Vantage Risk: Best Talent, Best Insights, Best Decisions 47:53

1M ago47:53

47:53

Greg Hendrick is a dream guest. He’s smart, incredibly knowledgeable and experienced, but also really easy and fun to talk to. He’s also still only in the fourth year of building out a major insurer, reinsurer and capital markets partner completely from scratch. For Greg and Vantage Risk, time moves a lot faster and experience is accelerated and co…

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EP 224 – Adedamola Oloko and Victoria Olorunmola – AXA Mansard – A Deep Dive into Africa’s InsurTech Evolution 33:38

1M ago33:38

33:38

In a truly fascinating episode of the Asia InsurTech Podcast, Damola Oloko and Victoria Olorunmola dive deep into the transformative potential of InsurTech across the African continent. Highlighting the critical importance of tailoring insurance technology solutions to local cultures and consumer behaviors, they discuss how understanding regional n…

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Ep202 Kate Markham Hiscox: Do More, Do it Better, Do it Cheaper 35:48

2M ago35:48

35:48

Today’s guest has one of the biggest jobs in the London Market. Kate Markham is CEO of Hiscox London Market and the last time we spoke she had just brought her business unit through a remediation strategy that was beginning to bear fruit. Eighteen months later, and the results have been stellar. Today the best are looking to invest and grow and get…

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S2 Ep6: Why Women Stay in Cyber 28:37

2M ago28:37

28:37

In celebration of International Women’s Day, some of the leading ladies in cyber at the ISF: Esther Schagen-van Luit, Principal of Services; Hui Shan, Senior Analyst; Shreya Tiwari, Zero Trust Product Lead; and Francesca Williamson, Analyst, share why they choose to stay in cyber. Listen to their reflections on each of their careers so far, their t…

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Special Ep Guillaume Bonnissent of Quotech: Solving pain points you didn't know you had 41:06

2M ago41:06

41:06

Today’s guest is one of the most remarkable and exceptional people I have had on the show. Guillaume Bonnissent is the CEO of Quotech, a business he founded just over four years ago. With over 20 years in underwriting Guillaume can boast one of the most eclectic resumés of any of his peers. He’s written almost every class going, via almost every di…

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EP 223 – Gourab Mukherjee – CEO of Aktivo Labs – It’s Going to Be a $7 Trillion Health Care Bill 40:24

2M ago40:24

40:24

The Asia InsurTech Podcast was joined by Gourab Mukherjee, CEO and co-founder of Aktivo Labs, to discuss the transformative power of technology in the health and insurance sectors. Gourab highlighted the significant advancements in health monitoring and management through the integration of real-time data, personalization, and digital health ecosys…

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S2 Ep5: Cyber Threats: Old and new 37:22

2M ago37:22

37:22

Ransomware emerged in 1989 and continues to afflict organisations today, alongside various other scams, whether cyber-related or not. It's the same threat on a different day. Listen as InfoSec veteran Paul Ducklin, security podcaster Alice Violet and ISF analysts Lee Munson and Mark Ward debate if anything has changed or we are stuck in the same cy…

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Ep201 Natalia Dorfman & James Kench of Kita: Gross Written Carbon 40:41

2M ago40:41

40:41

Most of my interviewees are good at using insurance to solve problems, but today’s guests Natalia Dorfman and James Kench of Lloyd’s Lab Alumnus Kita are taking this to a whole new level. This is because the problem Kita wants to help solve is what most would say is the biggest of our generation: Climate change. Kita’s still going to do this by sol…

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Ep200 Renaud Guidée CEO AXA XL Re: Much more than just a transaction 41:11

2M ago41:11

41:11

Today’s guest has just taken over the running of a reinsurance business that, like many other in the sector has been right-sizing and re-focusing its underwriting over the past few years. But now Renaud Guidée and AXA XL Re are clearly out the other side and are looking to grow from their $2.5bn global premium base. In this podcast we focus on the …

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S2 Ep4: Taking the Lead in Security 40:16

2M ago40:16

40:16

For those recently appointed as security leaders or CISOs, the initial period can be challenging, as the consequences of missteps carry tangible risks. In this podcast, esteemed security lead Lisa Burns-Peake and experienced former CISO Paul Watts, engage in a discussion on strategies for establishing a favorable early reputation and fostering cons…

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Ep199 Kera McDonald Swiss Re Corporate Solutions: Trendspotting and Avoiding Passivity 35:22

2M ago35:22

35:22

Today’s guest has had one of the broadest and most diverse careers of anyone I have interviewed. Today Kera McDonald is the Chief Underwriting Officer of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions but over more than 25 years she has been an actuary and a pensions consultant, a risk manager, an aviation underwriter and a senior executive in an internal audit team…

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EP 222 – Jack Xia – Chief Actuary at Igloo – Using Math and Statistics to Predict and Manage Financial Risk 39:10

2M ago39:10

39:10

The world of InsurTech continues to rapidly evolve, driven by technological advancements, innovative products, and a push to expand insurance penetration in emerging markets. The podcast was joined by Jack Xia, the Chief Actuary at Igloo, who shed light on several critical insights into the InsurTech landscape, particularly in Southeast Asia. Jack …

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Special Ep Mike Steel Moody's RMS: Answering a whole new set of questions 45:34

2M ago45:34

45:34

Today I’m talking to someone with an incredibly long and varied career at the intersection between science, technology and insurance and reinsurance, on both the broking and underwriting sides of the business. Now Mike Steel is General Manager of Moody’s RMS and is serving all facets of the industry from an independent perspective. The legacy RMS b…

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Ep198 Tom Clementi Pool Re: Taking risk off the State 41:16

2M ago41:16

41:16

Today’s guest is Tom Clementi, CEO of UK Government-backed terrorism reinsurer, Pool Re. Now over thirty years old, Pool Re has been through a lot of recent changes that have reflected its growing maturity. It has been classified as a Central Government Organisation by the Office for National Statistics and the UK Cabinet Office designated it as an…

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S2 Ep3: Threat Horizon: All threats, all the time 35:13

3M ago35:13

35:13

The world feels increasingly heated and volatile. Is this a temporary trend or a sign of things to come? Dire forecasts of trouble ahead and what can be done to cope are debated by Paul Watts, Richard Absalom and Mark Ward in this threat-themed podcast. Paul shares his formative experiences from the last big crisis he weathered – the 2008 financial…

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Ep197 Robert Wiest CEO MS Re: A good plan and the capital to execute it 41:43

3M ago41:43

41:43

Today’s guest is Robert Wiest CEO of MS Re. After a long and distinguished career in both insurance and reinsurance, much of which was spent at Swiss Re, Robert took on his latest role in September 2022. With prominent career roles in both P&C and Life - in Europe and Asia Robert is an extremely well-travelled and well-rounded professional and this…

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AIP News RoundUp – EP 65 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – Mergers, Consolidation, and Strategic Market Expansion 36:47

3M ago36:47

36:47

Welcome back to the AIP News RoundUp co-hosted by Michael Waitze and Theresa Blissing. This episode focuses on key developments in the InsurTech sector for January 2024, highlighting significant trends and strategic movements within Asia’s insurance industry. Theresa and Michael discuss the notable acquisition of Singlife by Sumitomo Life, marking …

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Special Ep: Ian Summers AdvantageGo and Jeff Cohen Zywave: Let the client choose what they want 30:09

3M ago30:09

30:09

Today’s episode showcases a really important advancement in the provision of technology to the insurance industry. Back in the early days of computerisation we installed different systems in our businesses to do different jobs. We didn’t expect them to talk to each other. And because each was made of proprietary tech – they almost certainly didn’t.…

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Ep196 Melissa Collett CEO Insurtech UK: A sector in its own right 35:47

3M ago35:47

35:47

Today’s guest is a big personality in the UK insurance sector who has been working in and around our industry for almost 25 years. After a working as an insurance lawyer, an ombudsman, a consultant and a Director at the Chartered Insurance Institute Melissa Collett brings a really well-rounded level of experience to her current role as the inaugura…

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S2 Ep2: Axa Spreads the Word on Security Careers 26:58

3M ago26:58

26:58

Delving into their innovative recruitment project, Florence Bertaut from Axa's French arm details the project's scope and school outreach initiatives to young students - many of whom may not be studying computer science. Providing his first-hand perspective is Benoît de Lavignère, one of the program's first successful recruits. The conversation cul…

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Ep195 Adrian Cox: Beating Inertia 35:15

3M ago35:15

35:15

As CEO of Beazley, Adrian Cox runs one of our sector’s fastest-moving and best-rated insurance businesses and so any time I can get him behind a microphone and talking to me is time well spent. In the past year this firm has pioneered the placement of cyber cat bonds, undergone a major restructure with the formation of a US excess and surplus lines…

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EP 221 – Avinoam Baruch – COO at Previsico – To Be Flooded Is a Devastating Experience 31:58

3M ago31:58

31:58

The Asia InsurTech Podcast recently spoke with Dr. Avi Baruch, a co-Founder and COO of Previsico. Avi shared his insights on the important global issue of flooding, emphasizing its far-reaching impacts beyond just financial loss. He described how his journey from academia to entrepreneurship led to the development of innovative flood forecasting te…

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Transition Minerals: The hidden cost of clean energy 20:19

3M ago20:19

20:19

The move to a low-carbon economy will require a substantial increase in the production of so-called transition minerals which are needed for, amongst other things, renewable electricity networks, battery performance and permanent magnets - key components of wind turbines and electric vehicles. These minerals (including copper, aluminium, lithium, n…

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Ep194 1.1.2024 Renewals: It Feels Like The Time is Now 37:58

4M ago37:58

37:58

Today’s podcast carries on where we left off after the State of the Reinsurance Market Special Episode which was released after the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous of 2023. At Monte Carlo what everyone said they wanted after the great re-set of a year ago was orderliness. Buyers and sellers alike wanted a period of rational calm after the storm which could…

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S2 Ep1: Research in 2024 33:09

4M ago33:09

33:09

Welcome to Season 2 of the Analyst Insight Podcast! Looking ahead to 2024, the ISF research team sit down to reveal what themes they will be looking into over the next 12 months. Listen as Mark Ward, Richard Absalom, Max Brook, Lee Munson and Paul Watts explain how the topics where chosen, and a few changes to the way ISF research effort is organis…

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EP 220 – Shaun Quincey – Simfuni – Capitalizing on the Payment Interactions to Enable More Experiences 30:12

4M ago30:12

30:12

Shaun Quincey, co-founder and CEO of Simfuni, is a self-proclaimed “payments geek” who has dedicated his career to building elegant payment experiences. His initial experience in payments led him to start a successful buy now, pay later business, which was later sold to Latitude in 2019. Driven by a desire to continue to innovate in the payment spa…

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Special Ep: Navigating the DDM switch-off with Paul Templar CEO of VIPR 27:12

4M ago27:12

27:12

Today’s guest is Paul Templar, CEO of insurance technology solutions specialist VIPR. VIPR started out in the London Market 14 years ago and it’s best known for providing software solutions to the endless administrative problem of the ingestion and checking of data in the Delegated Authority (DA) space. And this goes right to the heart of what Paul…

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Year End Special 2023 31:26

4M ago31:26

31:26

When we wrapped 2022, we did a list of the pod’s top ten episodes. This year was a bit different. AIP split into two shows and birthed a brand new podcast we called InsurTech Amplified to give us the opportunity to cover all of the excitement in the Insurance and InsurTech spaces outside of Asia. This allowed us to broaden our guest list to the ent…

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Ep193 Julie Wood CEO QBE North America: Acting on the best available information 42:58

4M ago42:58

42:58

Today’s guest has just become the CEO of a business writing over $7 billion in gross premium a year, which if it were a standalone company, would make her one of the most powerful female CEOs in the global insurance industry. This is a major business unit that has been through a substantial amount of change and re-focusing of strategy in recent tim…

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S1 Ep36: Spreading the Word on Good Books 54:03

5M ago54:03

54:03

What's on your Christmas reading list? Books that deal with hackers, culture, surveillance capitalism and the first principles of Infosec are debated in this special holiday season episode. Alongside cyber specialist Alice Violet, ISF analysts Mark Chaplin, Paul Watts and Mark Ward talk about their favourite books on cyber security principles, data…

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Ep192 James Burns CFC: Classifying Cyber 41:00

5M ago41:00

41:00

We tend to take the institutions that serve our industry for granted. It almost seems that the hundreds of industry trade and standards bodies have always been there. So that’s why this episode is so interesting. Today’s guest is working on setting up the world’s first cyber loss classificatory body that from 1.1.2024 will serve the UK insurance an…

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Outlook 2024: Forces to reckon with - what the year ahead could mean for investors and for the Net Zero transition. 20:48

5M ago20:48

20:48

AXA IM Investment Institute Presents; Outlook 2024: Forces to reckon with - what the year ahead could mean for investors and for the Net Zero transition. As we approach the end of the year, Sound Progress takes a look at AXA IM’s macroeconomic outlook for 2024, asking: what impact will the 2024 economic context have on net zero progress? Will a slo…

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EP 219 – Fred Hegner – Insurance Industry Expert – The Fundamental of the Claim Is the Promise to the Customer 31:34

5M ago31:34

31:34

The Asia InsurTech Podcast hosted Fred Hegner, an expert in life and health insurance claims. Fred’s deep passion for the insurance industry, particularly in the realm of claims, makes for a compelling dialogue. Drawing inspiration from his father’s legacy in the field, Fred shares his unique perspective on the evolution of insurance claims, emphas…

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Ep191 Simon Bird, Brit: Bumping along the top 47:34

5M ago47:34

47:34

Today’s guest is a well-known and respected senior underwriter with a career going back forty years. Simon Bird, Group Executive Underwriter and Active Underwriter of Brit Insurance’s Syndicate 2988, is someone who I’d heard of thirty years ago when I was a broker, but I only ended up meeting him twenty-nine years later. Regular listeners will have…

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The Medicine Supply Chain in Africa, Part 2: The Next 10 Years 22:38

5M ago22:38

22:38

In 10 years, the medicine supply chain in Africa will look very different than it does today. In Part 2 of this podcast, we examine four key trends which are going to re-shape the medicine supply chain in Africa over the next decade - and shout out to a few of the entrepreneurs that are leading the charge. From regulatory changes spearheaded by the…

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S1 Ep35: Once Upon a Time in Infosec 38:16

5M ago38:16

38:16

In many industries, the art of story-telling has the power to get across important and difficult messages. In a bid to change security culture at his organisation, Rouzbeh Barzegar explains to Mark Ward and Paul Watts, how he developed an epic tale of King Infosecios and his three daughters Peoplia, Processia and Technia, to illustrate the concept …

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Ep190 Paul Brand, Convex: Execution is everything 37:17

5M ago37:17

37:17

Today’s episode is a real treat. That’s because I’m talking to an underwriter with encyclopaedic knowledge and over thirty-five years in the insurance industry. But what makes this interview special is that I am talking to someone with huge experience but very specifically the opportunity to put all that experience into practice for a second time. …

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EP 218 – Divyajot Singh – Neutrinos – The Introduction of Technology in Abundance 40:34

5M ago40:34

40:34

The Asia InsurTech Podcast was joined by Divyajot Singh, the Principal Product Strategist at Neutrinos. He dove into the topic of democratizing insurance through the use of technology and low-code platforms. Neutrinos is a platform that helps insurers and carriers overcome the complexities and backlogs in their IT departments, enabling them to move…

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