Connecting Insurance

Is it possible to become a  fluid speaker in German, English, Spanish or French within 200 hours of study? Spoiler Alert: It is.  In this episode of the Connecting Insurance Podcast, KASKO CEO and Co-Founder Nikolaus Sühr talks with Dominik Wexenberg, who lived studied and worked in different countries like Spain, England and France before coming to Mexico, where he currently resides. With a unive...

Astrid Bayer is Sustainability Officer at Provinzial and responsible for all sustainability-related topics since 2018. Not just in her business life but also in her private life sustainability is an important topic for her. In the Connecting Insurance Podcast Astrid shares with Nikolaus Sühr insights about: 📌 More about Astrid, her background and reasons why sustainability is an important topic t...

Marcel Walther is Senior Manager at EY Tech Consulting and considers himself an "Actuarial Data Scientist", as in his past he was both "an actuary and a data scientist. In the past, he helped Oliver Lang, former InsurTech CEO at wefox/One insurance, create the insurance playbook for the insurance unicorn. For him,  insurance is a data product - based on information and risk, that gives him th...

Thomas Bischof is the CEO of Gothaer Allgemeine Versicherung AG and is responsible for the Property & Casualty (P&C) business. Karl Dienst is the Founder of Wegatech, a company that sells and installs Heat Pumps, Photovoltaics, battery storage systems, and e-charging stations that make its predominantly B2C clients self-sufficient in terms of energy usage. Recently Gothaer invested in Wega...

Oliver Lang has a history of working in the Insurance and InsurTech scene with 25 years of experience in the industry. Coming from a background in consulting he founded several businesses (Sales & MGA's, insurers) and held a variety of positions with his last role being the CEO of InsurTech unicorn wefox and his new role as an advisor and part of supervisory boards of several companies in the...

Zaid El-Mogaddedi is the Founder and Managing Director of the IFIBAF, the institute of Islamic and Banking. In the conversation he shares with Nick: 🔎 His background in the insurance and finance industry and how he found 🔎 His way to start his own business and what it consists of 🔎 What does “principle and value-based finance products” means (Takaful) and why the wording is important to break d...

Jonas Piela is InsurTech Management Consultant who also hosts the Digital Insurance Podcast, as a passion and side project. As his daily business, Jonas advises C-level executives and decision-makers from the insurance scene about a bandwidth of topics related to digital transformation and helps them develop strategies for today and tomorrow. In the conversation with Nick, Jonas shares his point o...

Fynn Monshausen ist Head of Department Digital Sales bei der Gothaer und Managing Director der Gothaer Digital GmbH. In diesem Podcast teilt er mit Nick seine Erfahrung einen digitalen Vertrieb für einen OmniKanalen Versicherer aufzubauen.   Themen die Fynn in diesem Podcast anspricht sind z. B.:   📌 Sein beruflicher Weg bis hin zur aktuellen Rolle und dem B2C Geschäft 📌 Erfolgsfa...

Due to the good feedback on the 7th episode of our "Connecting Insurance Podcast" with Oliver Lang, former CEO of WeFox Insurance, we decided to do a spin-off about the "Switch Opportunity". Nick and Oli talk more about the immense opportunity they see within switch products. Of course, Oli also introduces himself to those who might not know him yet 😉 Some topics in this podcast episode are: - Wh...

Welcome to our 7th Episode of the Connecting Insurance Podcast. As we are starting our collaboration with Oliver Lang, former ONE/wefox Insurance CEO, you might be curious to learn more about him. In their conversation, Oli and Nick talk about Olis's professional background, about wefox and the time he spent as CEO of wefox insurance, and also about what important strategic decisions he took...

Welcome to our 6th episode of our Connecting Insurance Podcast! In this episode Nikolaus Sühr spoke with  Mathias Zingg , Director Sales and Marketing Switzerland and member of the executive board at Baloise. In this conversation, Mathias tells Nick about the strategic topics which are currently on his mind, and what are common tasks he handles on a daily basis. Some of the topics h...

Tim Kunde ist der Geschäftsführer und Mitgründer von dem Berliner InsurTech Friendsurance, welches als Online-Makler mit dem ersten Peer-to-Peer Versicherungsmodell bereits 2010 den Schadensfrei-Bonus entwickelt hatte. Tim sprach mit mir über folgende Themen in dieser Episode: ➡️ Wie sieht das Geschäftsmodell von Friendsurance aus? ➡️ Was sind in deiner Erfahrung die Erfolgsfaktoren im Bancassuran...

David Furtwängler ist ein international anerkannter Bancassurance Experte mit 35-jähriger Berufserfahrung in der Versicherungs- und Bankenbranche. Er trat nach 13 Jahren im August 2020 von seiner Position als Hauptbevollmächtigter und CEO bei BNP Paribas Cardif zurück und baut gerade sein startup VALU-X auf. In dieser Episode des Podcasts sprach David mit mir über folgende Themen: ➡️ Welchen Ratsc...

Dr. Sebastian Grabmaier ist CEO und Mitgründer von JDC Group AG und ist für die Ressorts Unternehmensstrategie, Investor Relations, Recht und Richtlinien (Compliance), sowie Produktpartnerschaften/Einkauf und Vertrieb zuständig. Sebastian sprach mit mir über folgende Themen in dieser Episode: ➡️ Wer sind Eure Kunden? Wer sind Eure Wettbewerber? Wie schaut Euer Geschäftsmodell aus? ➡️ Advisortech u...

Thomas Olaynig ist der Geschäftsführer und Leiter von Placement & Specialties bei dem führenden Industrieversicherungsmakler und Risikoberater Marsh Deutschland. In dieser Episode des Podcasts sprach Thomas mit mir über folgende Themen: ➡️ Was sind Eure Hauptgeschäftsfelder bei Marsh? ➡️ Welche Chancen siehst Du in den nächsten 12-24 Monaten? ➡️ Maklerverdichtung und die Auswirkung auf das Ver...

Dr. Veronika von Heise-Rotenburg ist seit 2018 CFO des Münchner Auto-Abo Anbieters Cluno, und verantwortet die Bereiche Accounting, Controlling, Planung, Risikomanagement, Refinanzierung, Financial Technology, und Legal. Das Mobility Startup wurde Ende Februar 2021 von dem britischen Online-Autohändler Cazoo erworben, und als EU Finance Director von Cazoo ist Veronika für das EU-Rollout von Cazoo'...