The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & Innovation

What happens when you bring self-driving car technology to workplace safety and what does it mean for the future of insurance? In the latest episode of The Leadership in Insurance Podcast, host Alex Bond sits down with Josh Butler , Founder & CEO of CompScience , to explore how AI and computer vision are fundamentally reshaping workers' compensation underwriting and loss control. Josh shares h...

In the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast, host Dan Briselden sits down with Stan Smith, CEO and founder of Gradient AI — one of the fastest-growing AI platforms in the insurance industry — for a wide-ranging conversation on data, decisioning, and what it actually takes to build something that sticks in this market. Stan is a six-time startup veteran who came to insurance not fr...

Ty didn't set out to disrupt insurance. He built his career at Google and Amazon, launched a fintech company and then found himself staring at one of the most fragmented, manual-heavy industries in the world. He saw an opportunity. So he built Nolana. In the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast, host Alex Bond sits down with Ty, Co-Founder & CEO of Nolana, for an honest and wi...

This week, host Alex Bond sits down with Tanner Hackett, CEO of Counterpart, a management liability and professional liability MGA that has written 35,000 policies for small businesses and raised $106 million to take on the inefficiencies baked into traditional insurance. Tanner's background isn't in insurance — it's in technology. He built and sold companies in e-commerce and marketing tech befor...

What if the broker channel — often written off as too traditional, too slow, too analogue — is actually where AI's impact on insurance will be felt most? Alex sits down with Martin F., co-founder of Foliume , to explore exactly that question in this week's episode. Founded in 2022, Foliume is on a mission to reinvent insurance distribution by putting AI at the centre of how brokers and agencies wo...

 This week, host Alex Bond sits down with Will Ross, co-founder and CEO of Federato — the AI-native core platform transforming the full insurance policy lifecycle, from underwriting to claims and billing. Will and his Stanford AI research co-founder built Federato on a simple but bold premise: AI should support high-value human decision-making, not just cut costs. And they're putting that con...

This week, host Dan Briselden sits down with Stephen Stonberg , CEO & co-founder of Tabit Insurance — a company bridging the world of Bitcoin and the balance sheet of a regulated insurer. Stephen shares how Tabit is using centuries-old Lombard lending principles to do something genuinely new: bringing Bitcoin onto an insurance balance sheet — dollarising it, holding it securely, and opening up...

In the latest episode, host Alex Bond sits down with Chris Luiz , the founder behind one of Insurtech's most community-driven conferences: the Scout InsurTech event in Columbus, Ohio, which has grown to over 80 startups and nearly 500 attendees this year. What makes the Scout InsurTech conference different: 🚫 No expo floor, no paid mainstage slots, no junior salespeople filling seats 🤝 Structure...

This week, host Alex Bond sits down with James Thom, Chief Product Officer at Vertafore, the insurance technology company powering agencies, MGAs, and carriers across the US and Canada. James brings a fascinating perspective: from consulting at McKinsey to leading product at scale, he's seen first-hand why making the leap from recommendation to real-world implementation changes everything. In this...

What does it take to make AI work in insurance, not just in a pilot, but in production? In the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast , host Alex Bonds sits down with Kyle , founder of Clearcover and the newly launched Dearborn Labs , for a candid conversation about the realities of AI adoption in the insurance industry. Kyle brings a rare perspective: a decade of building one of in...

In the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast, host Alex Bond sits down with Kasey Roh , Head of US at Upstage AI , for a conversation that stretches from the lessons of large-scale manufacturing automation to the cutting edge of AI-powered document processing in insurance. Kasey brings a rare perspective — shaped by hyper-growth stints at Meta and Tesla — to the world of enterprise...

What does the future of underwriting look like and how close are we to getting there? In the latest episode of The Leadership in Insurance Podcast, host Alex Bond sits down with Alex Schmelkin , Founder & CEO of Sixfold , to explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping the underwriting landscape. Alex Schmelkin shares how Sixfold has evolved from building a helpful assistant for underwriters into...

What does real AI transformation in insurance actually look like and how is it different from just speeding up the same old processes? In the latest episode, host Alex Bond sits down with Mark Twigg (CEO) and Rob Agnew (Chief Strategy Officer) of Agentiv-X — an AI decision co-pilot built specifically for complex risk markets. They cover a lot of ground: 🔹 Why Lloyd's Blueprint 2 fell short and wh...

In the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance podcast, host Alex Bond sits down with Michael Streit , President of Applied Systems Carrier Business, for a fascinating conversation about the future of commercial insurance and the technology driving it forward. Michael shares how Applied, a company with over 40 years of institutional knowledge, is tackling one of the industry's most persisten...

What does it take to transform the insurance broker industry from the inside out? In the latest episode, host Alex Bond sits down with Will Johnson , Co-Founder and CEO of Gyde , to explore how his company is reimagining what it means to be an insurance broker in the age of AI. Will shares how Gyde is on a mission to empower brokers to become true, comprehensive guides for their clients - providin...

In this week’s episode, host Alex Bond sits down with Andrew Doran, CEO of UnderwriteMe, to explore what it really takes to bring AI into one of the most regulated corners of financial services — life and health insurance. Andrew shares how UnderwriteMe operates a dual business model: a distribution platform powering up to a quarter of the UK's advisor protection market, and a B2B automation platf...

The next episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast is here  - and it's one not to miss. Host Alex Bond sits down with Abbie Day , reporter at Insurance Insider and one of the  industry's most informed voices on AI, to explore what AI really means for the future of insurance. Abbie brings a uniquely informed perspective: her interest in AI dates back to her Masters dissertation on ed...

Insurance" In the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance podcast, host Alex Bond sits down with Sharon Rodriguez , Co-Founder and CEO of Nevado AI , for a fascinating conversation about the future of artificial intelligence in the insurance industry. With 20 years of insurance experience under her belt, Sharon shares how Nevado AI is using an agentic workforce to help insurers cut through o...

In this episode, host Alex Bond sits down with Georgie Simister, Commercial Partnerships Lead at Artificial Labs, to explore her fascinating journey from broker distribution into the world of InsurTech software sales. Georgie opens up about the challenges of adapting to longer sales cycles, learning new industry terminology, and what it really means to sell technology that automates decisions and...

This week's episode features Dan Grimwood-Bird , Head of Insurance at Nauto , an AI company at the forefront of commercial auto safety technology. This conversation covers everything from cutting-edge AI to the deeply human side of our industry. Dan shares how Nauto's AI-powered device is transforming fleet safety by tackling the root cause of the problem: with 70% of collisions caused by driver d...

This week's episode features a fascinating conversation with Melissa Collett , CEO of Insurtech UK — the only trade association dedicated to representing the UK's thriving Insurtech sector. Since starting in 2018, Insurtech UK has grown from 30 to over 150 member companies , working alongside 50 partners and insurers to advocate for and connect the entire insurance value chain. Melissa brings a de...

The latest edition of The Leadership in Insurance Podcast, features Alex Bond in conversation with Tony Lew, co-founder of Insurtech New York, in an insightful conversation about the future of insurance technology and the critical role of human engagement in an AI-driven industry. Key highlights from this episode: 🔹 The Human Side of Insurance - Tony discusses why Insurtech New York's 2026 confer...

In the latest episode, Alex sits down with Josh Levine, founder and CEO of Cake and Arrow, a design and product innovation firm specializing in the insurance industry. They explore what's really broken in insurance user experience - and how the industry can fix it. Drawing on Cake and Arrow's own research into Gen Z attitudes, the conversation reveals critical insights for the industry's future. K...

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In the latest episode of The Leadership in Insurance podcast, host Alex Bond sits down with Rob Lewis, CEO of INTX Insurance Software, to discuss why the insurance industry's fragmented software landscape is holding back its AI potential - and what it takes to fix it. Rob's journey from launching an online stockbroker in South Africa to acquiring an insurance carrier in Mozambique led him to build...