Insurance Covered

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Craig Turnbull, Senior Technical Specialist at the Bank of England, and our topic is the birth of modern life assurance. Craig has a long background in the actuarial space and has even written a book called A History of British Actuarial Thought in which he discusses, amongst other things...

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Will Bloomer, Chief Corporate & Legal Affairs Officer at Howden Group and we will be discussing the role of an in-house lawyer in the insurance market. In this episode we discuss: What an in-house legal role entails Key differences between a private practice lawyer and in-house counse...

Welcome to Insurance Covered. In this episode Peter is joined by Sarah Kocianski, Strategic Insight Lead at Founders Factory, an accelerator that invests in FinTech and InsurTech start ups. In this episode Sarah gives us an introduction to InsurTech and its different uses in the market.   In this episode we look at: What is meant by the term InsurTech, jargon terms and what it means Uses of I...

Welcome to Insurance Covered. In this episode our guest is Paul Miller, S enior Consultant at HFG Insurance Recruitment, and we will be discussing the sinking of the Titanic from an insurance perspective.     In this episode we look at: ·        A historical background to the Titanic ·        Insurance claims...

Welcome to Insurance Covered. In this episode our guest is Karen Graves, Chief Operating Officer at Inigo Insurance and we will be discussing what goes into creating an insurer. In this episode we look at: Who Inigo are, what they do and the overall structure of their operation. Karen's role as COO. The stages of setting up Inigo, from initial concept to open for business. The story behind the nam...

Welcome to Insurance Covered. In this episode we discuss Slipcase a curator of insurance focused news and insights. Our guest is Alex Hearn, Managing Director at Slipcase and we will be looking at how Slipcase can become a valuable tool for those working in the world of insurance.   We start by looking at what Slipcase is and why it was founded. Alex describes Slipcase in its simplest form as...

Welcome to Insurance Covered. In this episode we discuss the relationship between fossil fuels and insurance. Our guest is Tom Johansmeyer, Head of Property Claims Services at Verisk insurance solutions. Tom recently had an article published in the Harvard Business Review 'How the insurance industry could bring down fossil fuels' which is what we will be focusing on today. First, we take a closer...

Welcome to Insurance Covered. In this episode we are looking at personal accident insurance. Our guest this week is Peter Laidlaw, Head of the accident and health underwriting team at Atrium Underwriting. Peter specialises in writing a variety of risks, from K&R to our topic for today personal accident. We start by discussing what exactly personal accident insurance is and what is included wit...

Welcome to Insurance Covered. In this episode we are looking at embedded insurance. Our guest is Robin Merttens, Co Founder and Partner at InsTech London and we will be discussing a recent report published by InsTech London on embedded insurance and its current uses.    We start by defining exactly what embedded insurance is. In its simplest form embedded insurance is the bundling o...

Welcome to Insurance Covered. In this episode we discuss the role behavioural science can and does have in the insurance industry. Our guest is Ella Morrison, Senior Behavioural Designer at Cowry Consulting.   We start by exploring what behavioural science is. "It's the study of human behaviour. It's made up of the different aspects, from cognitive psychology, social psychology, behaviou...

Welcome to Insurance Covered. In this episode we discuss space insurance, these policies cover and why companies take these out. Peter is joined by David Wade, Underwriter at Atrium Underwriting where he specialises in Space insurance. We discuss, the insurance of space projects, satellites and the future of space exploration. We start by talking about the history of space exploration, the ke...

Welcome to Insurance Covered. In this episode we discuss micro insurance with Rose Goslinga, co-founder of Pula, a micro insurance company based in Kenya. We will look at why micro insurance exists and why it has become a vital source of cover for so many people in Kenya and beyond. We start by discussing how Rose found her way to founding a micro insurance company in Africa. Rose moved to Rwanda...

In a special cross-over episode with our sister podcast Taxing Matters , this episode looks at the tax liability insurance. Peter is joined by Alice Kemp, host of Taxing Matters and Giles Hambly, Tax and M&A insurance specialist broker at Gallagher. We discuss what tax liability insurance is, how it works in practice and why many businesses are now choosing to take it out. We start by discussi...

Welcome to Insurance Covered. In this episode we revisit the 1980s crisis in the Lloyds market, examining the factors that led up to it and how it was ultimately resolved with the help of Lloyd's veteran Reg Brown.  We start by briefly discussing the Insurance Museum initiative, which was our topic last time Reg joined us on the podcast. Reg explains that the pandemic has impacted their initi...

Welcome to Insurance Covered! The podcast that looks at the inner workings of the insurance industry with the help of expert guests. This week we are joined by Samantha Peat, Chair of the professional indemnity insurance group at the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and we will be discussing the current state of construction insurance, focusing on findings from a recent survey. We start by di...

Welcome to Insurance Covered! The podcast that looks at the inner workings of the insurance industry with the help of expert guests. This week we are joined by Rob George, Head of Corporate Governance and Risk at the RSPB and our topic for discussion is the role insurance can (and does) play in environmental conservation. We start by looking at who the RSPB are and what they are trying to achieve....

Welcome to Insurance Covered! The podcast that looks at the inner workings of the insurance industry with the help of expert guests. Our guest this week is Christopher Croft and we will be looking at the London and International Insurance Brokers Association or LIIBA and the role they play in the insurance market. We start by discussing some of the projects Chris has been involved in, he highlight...

Welcome to Insurance Covered! The podcast that looks at the inner workings of the insurance industry with the help of expert guests. This episode we are joined by James Daley, founder of Fairer Finance, and we will be discussing the concept of treating customers fairly. We start by discussing James time as a journalist and how he became involved in the insurance world. The concept of holding up st...

Welcome to Insurance Covered! The podcast that looks at the inner workings of the insurance industry with the help of expert guests. Our guest this week is Trevor Burnard and we will be discussing the most notorious insurance coverage case in history, Gregson v Gilbert also known as 'The Zong Massacre'. Trevor is the Wilberforce Professor of Slavery and Emancipation at the University of Hull and t...

Welcome to Insurance Covered! The podcast that looks at the inner workings of the insurance industry with the help of expert guests. Our guest this week is Ben Bolton, Managing Director of Gracechurch Consulting and we will be discussing what makes a great underwriter.   We start by discussing what the key trends in the insurance market currently are according to studies and research carried...

Welcome to Insurance Covered! The podcast that looks at the inner workings of the insurance industry with the help of expert guests. Our guest this week is blockchain expert and entrepreneur, Walid Al Saqqaf, and we will be discussing blockchain and its uses in the insurance industry. We start by discussing what blockchain actually is. Walid explains that blockchain in its simplest form is used to...

Welcome to Insurance Covered! The podcast that looks at the inner workings of the insurance industry with the help of expert guests. Our guest this week is Andrew Pedler, Head of Claims Client Relationships and Innovation at Liberty Specialty Markets, and we will be discussing the role of claims in client service. We start by discussing Andrew's role at Liberty, what it involves and what he is try...

Welcome to Insurance Covered! The podcast that looks at the inner workings of the insurance industry with the help of expert guests. Our guest this week is Marc McKenna-Coles, Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager at Lloyd's, and we will be discussing diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry. We start by discussing Marc's pathway into insurance, which is one of the more circuitous rout...

Welcome to Insurance Covered! The podcast that looks at the inner workings of the insurance industry with the help of expert guests. This episode we are joined by Dania Rifaat, Speciality Claims Manager at Hiscox, and we will be looking at cyber insurance. Dania starts by explaining what cyber insurance is intended to cover. She explains it is used to cover businesses and individuals from their ex...

Welcome to Insurance Covered! The podcast that looks at the inner workings of the insurance industry with the help of expert guests. Our guest this week is Paul Miller, Senior Consultant at HFG Insurance Recruitment, and our topic for discussion will be recruitment in the insurance industry. We start by discussing Paul's career and how he became involved with HFG, a specialist recruitment agency f...