InsurTech Business Series

In this episode, we delve into the transformative world of microinsurance in Africa, focusing on Motisure , an innovative InsurTech company based in Kenya. Join us as we explore how Motisure is closing the protection gap for commercial motorbike riders (Boda boda riders) through their unique microinsurance offerings, developed in collaboration with trade associations (SAACO). Damola & Folumy s...

On this episode we sit with Ted Pantone who is the Co-Founder/CEO of leading #InsurTech and microinsurance player, Turaco . Turaco has recently announced that they have insured 1m customers across the three markets they are currently in (Uganda, Kenya & Nigeria); the majority of whom are engaging with insurance for the first time. Ted shared in this episode his journey, his motivation and how...

To celebrate the first year of #IBSPodcast in 2021, Damola & Folumy hosted Rob Galbraith, Bryan Falchuk, Eunice Maina & Frederik Bisbjerg to discuss their books, trends in insurance innovation and opportunities that exist for the growth of the space. Your voice matters. For our Nigerian listeners, take this State of Insurance Innovation Capability survey NOW! Check out our free resources o...

In the episode, we sit with Tunji Andrews Founder/CEO of Awabah to discuss the interesting work Awabah is pioneering in the Nigerian Pensions space. Awabah is the first micro pension startup in Nigeria, working with Pension Funds Administrators (PFA) to offer pension services to gig workers, and underserved members of society from developers, influencers, and musicians to market women, general con...

We discussed the realities of insurance in Africa being male-dominated, opportunities that inclusion brings and possible solutions, action points needed to change this reality for good. Speakers Adeolu Adewumi-Zer - MD/CEO, Allianz Nigeria Jihan Abass - Founder/CEO, Lami Insurance Technology Rashidat Adebisi - ED/Chief Client Officer, AXA Mansard Marjorie Ngwenya - Past President, Institute and Fa...

Following the pandemic, we have seen development and drive from forward-thinking insurers and InsurTechs to offer new and innovative insurance services to customers; partnership is being embraced, embedded insurance (finance) is on everyone's lips, new insurance models are being tested and adopted and products are being designed from the scratch with the customer at the center of it all. We a...

We sat with one of the women disrupting insurance as we know it in Africa for an exclusive chat; talking about the opportunities in the space, her journey into innovating for insurance and what the future holds for mTek an InsurTech based in Kenya.  Bente Krogmann is CEO of mTek Services is a "digital online insurance platform that provides an entirely paperless ecosystem for the insurance in...

In this episode, we sit with the InsurTech Queen  Sabine Vanderlinden Co-Founder/CEO of Alchemy Crew , a company whose mission is to guide disruptive leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs to scale-up growth and profitable returns in a post-pandemic world. Sabine shares with us her experience early on in insurance and how she is making a lasting difference in the development of innovation in the i...

On this episode we sit with Gbenro Dara Founder/CEO of Octamile one of the pioneer  InsurTechs in Nigeria. Octamile is helping insurers reach more and most especially new markets by integrating their products on Octamile’s Super API. Gbenro and team is able to offer insurance to customers on  digital platforms in various industries where customers are already transacting. Join our IBS community on...

On this episode, we sit with Elias Omondi from FSD Africa . He is one of the leading voices in insurance innovation in Africa. In our last episode featuring Elias, he was with the Insurance Regulator in Kenya where he pioneered the first-ever regulator-backed InsurTech Accelerator Lab in Africa. The Lab has since been absorbed by FSD Africa who has since replicated the Lab in other African markets...

Following the trends in 2021, 2022 looks to be the year for #InsurTechinAfrica to burst out than ever before. Key to that is the increased interest and activities of investors in the space. In this year's first #IBSWebinar we had an in-depth conversation about the realities of raising capital as an InsurTech operating in Africa and also understand what the investors are looking for in startup...

In this episode we have a chat with Gigaloluwa Ilori former Head of Strategy Execution at AXA Nigeria and Founder of Agnosys Health , a healthtech company based in Nigeria and focused on providing quality home healthcare services to Nigerians. Our conversation with Giga touched on his experience in the insurance industry, his interest in Healthcare and how technology, innovation and collaboration...

In this episode we have a chat with Hermann Fried Managing Director of Bsurance , an insurtech company based in Austria. Bsurance is specialized in embedded insurance and our conversation with Hermann centered around his experience in insurance, what Bsurance is looking to achieve in the insurance space and what the future of insurance is going to look like. Join our IBS community on LinkedIn , Tw...

In this episode, we are joined by Sizwe Ndlovu who is Chief Technology Officer at South African InsurTech company, Pineapple . We talked about his journey into insurance, what Pineapple is looking to achieve and what the future hold for InsurTech in South Africa and RoA. Join our IBS community on LinkedIn , Twitter , Instagram Your voice matters. For our Nigerian listeners, take this State of Insu...

In this episode, we are joined by Marjorie Ngwenya who wears so many hats these days. She is a Past President of the prestigious Institute and Faculty of Actuaries , a leadership Coach, an Actuary by profession, an Author, Speaker and currently a Board Member of Tangerine Africa . We delve into her background and experience in the insurance space and also explore the current landscape as well as t...

Nonso Opurum is the Founder and CEO of Nigerian InsurTech startup SOSO Care who are providing Nigerians with access to quality healthcare by leveraging micro health insurance and alternative premium financing options like collecting Recyclables. Their aim is to get more Nigerians insured especially those in the low-income bracket and are looking for partners to help them grow. Email: nonsoopurum@g...

In today’s episode, we are joined by two women pushing, reshaping microinsurance in Ghana and Kenya. Leona Abban (Country Manager, MicroEnsure Ghana) & Wairimu Njoki (Country Manager, MicroEnsure Kenya) shared with us their experience, the regulatory landscape in their countries and strategies they are employing in order to scale simple and affordable insurance products. Join our community on...

Your voice matters. For our Nigerian listeners, take this State of Insurance Innovation Capability survey NOW! Check out our free resources on InsurTech ecosystem and innovation in the African Insurance space here https://linktr.ee/insurtechbusinessseries Join our IBS community on LinkedIn , Twitter , Instagram

In this episode, we sat with Simon Schwall , a micro-insurance specialist and Founder of OKO ; an insurtech company leveraging mobile technology & Satelite data to offer simple and affordable Crop Insurance to small-scale farmers in Africa. OKO is based currently operating in Mali and Uganda and is looking to expand across Africa starting with Cote D'Ivoire. Register for the IBS Women In...

Having played in the microinsurance space in Africa for almost two decades, Richard Leftley is an authority on the topic. In our episode today, we ask him about the challenges so far, opportunities that still abound through innovation and technology and what models he has tried and which one has worked. Richard is Executive Vice President, Micro Insurance Company which was formally MicroEnsure. Re...

Milad is a Business Consultant and is currently on a journey with Penni.io to revolutionize insurance distribution through embedded insurance. Penni.io is on a mission to make insurance easier to understand and more accessible to everyone. Your voice matters. For our Nigerian listeners, take this State of Insurance Innovation Capability survey NOW! Check out our free resources on InsurTech ecosyst...

In recent months, Blockchain has become come under the spotlight and different use cases have been discussed including insurance. On Episode 25, we were privileged to chat with Africa's Blockchain Evangelist and one of LinkedIn's top voices, Shadrack Kubyane . He is the Co-Founder of Coronet Blockchain and he spoke to us practically about blockchain and the role it can play in building t...

We cap the first year of IBS with a conversation with Elias Omondi who is the Innovation Lead at IRA of Kenya . He shared openly with us the focus of the regulator, how they are fostering innovation in the industry and why they are supporting insurtechs with Bima Regulatory Sandbox as well as Bima Lab. Join us at our anniversary event via LinkedIn Live- https://www.linkedin.com/events/insurtechbus...

On this episode we take a trip down to Sydney, Australia to chat with Naby Mariyam who is the Founder/CEO of Coverhero . Coverhero 's mission is to deliver relevant, hyper-personalised coverage in moments that matter to their customers. At the moment they are focused on providing protection to Gig Economy workers and we were super interested in hearing all about that. Naby also share with us...

On this Episode we sit with Saurabh Sharma who is the General Manager, Microinsurance at one of the biggest insurers in East Africa, Britam . He shares with us his thoughts on how best we can scale insurance on the continent, how Britam is going about that by leveraging ecosystem partnerships & technology and also their journey to profitability. Connect with him on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sa...