The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & Innovation

In the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast, host Alex Bond sits down with Max Bruner, CEO of Anzen Insurance, to explore how the company has evolved since its 2021 founding into a tech-enabled wholesale broker using AI to transform insurance distribution. Episode Highlights: From Hype to Reality - Max discusses how the industry has moved past chatbot buzz to focus on enterprise A...

We're thrilled to launch the new year with an incredible episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast featuring host Alex Bond in conversation with Tiago Prado , founder of BRZ Insurance (acquired by Troop Gordier in 2025) and current CEO of Altoia. From High School Dropout to Insurance Innovator Tiago's journey is nothing short of remarkable. From accidentally landing in insurance to building a...

The latest episode of the Leadership Insurance Podcast features Matt Connolly, founder and CEO of Sonr, making his third appearance on the show as part of host Alex Bond's end-of-year review series. Key takeaways from this episode: 🔄 Innovation is Decentralizing Matt talks about seeing a fundamental shift across Sonr's global carrier clients, moving from central innovation teams to operational fu...

In the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance podcast, host Alex Bond sat down with Joe Zuk, Operating Partner at Altamont Capital Partners, for an insightful year-in-review discussion that captures the key moments in 2025. Key themes explored: Market Transitions and 2025 Dynamics The conversation examines 2025 as a transitional year marked by shifts from hard to soft market conditions, the...

Don't miss this insightful conversation between Alex Bond and Bryan Falchuk on The Leadership in Insurance Podcast, for the second in our series reflecting on 2025. With 25 years of industry experience, Bryan shares his optimistic outlook on where insurance is headed. Key Takeaways: 💰 Smarter Capital, Stronger Companies The shift from easy funding to disciplined investment is transforming the ind...

New Episode Alert: Claims Tech Year in Review 🎙️ In this week’s episode of the Leadership and Insurance Podcast host Alex Bond caught up with Jonathon Valentine from I Love Claims with an end of year review before we head into 2026. I Love Claims (ILC) is a community focused on claims professionals sharing best practices, bringing together claims tech companies to pitch their products to insurers....

Miles Thorson joins us for a deep dive into what it actually takes to innovate in insurance. This one's fascinating because Miles isn't your typical InsurTech founder: he's third-generation insurance expert, with experience across the industry, including brokerage services, specialty MGA, program management, and tech-enabled ventures. Now he's using all his knowledge to build something genuinely d...

🚀 AI Talent Reskilling for CEOs Alex discusses how Finpro helps innovative insurance and InsurTech firms adapt to AI-driven change. His recent CEO presentation explored how leaders can embrace AI-augmented talent and prepare for workforce transformation over the next five years. 🤖 AI’s Impact on the Insurance Workforce The insurance industry is facing a major shift in talent needs. Upskilling is...

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In this week’s episode, I caught up with Dave Connors, CEO and Founder of distriBind, who's on a mission to transform how the insurance industry handles data. Dave shared the story of how distriBind is eliminating spreadsheet chaos in delegated authority processes—a problem even the largest insurers struggle with. The AI Reality Check: One of the most refreshing parts of our conversation? Dave's p...

This week on The Leadership in Insurance Podcast, I sat down with Dr Magda Ramada, Global InsurTech Innovation Leader at Willis Towers Watson (WTW). With over 20 years’ experience at WTW, for the past 12 years she has been solely focused on innovation, especially around digital transformation, advanced analytics, blockchain, emerging risks and Insurtech. In this episode, we discuss actionable data...

In our latest Leadership in Insurance Podcast episode, I sat down with the Finpro team for a debrief on ITC Vegas. This time I handed the mic over to Dan, who put Sophie and I through our paces on the key insights from the conference. What we covered: 🚀 Innovation Across Regions Sophie noted the vibrant startup ecosystem in Vegas, with particular interest in companies like Anthea exploring psyche...

In our latest Leadership in Insurance Podcast episode, I sat down with Garrett Droege (SVP, Director of Innovation & Digital Risk Practice Leader at IMA Financial) for a fascinating discussion on InsurTech with some thought-provoking insights that challenge conventional thinking about insurance technology. With 20 years exclusively on the brokerage side, Garrett brings a unique perspective as...

🎙️ AI, Innovation, and the Future of Claims: Insights from Heather Wilson of Clara Analytics In this week’s episode of The Leadership in Insurance Podcast, I’m excited to share my latest conversation with Heather Wilson, CEO of Clara Analytics . Clara Analytics’ AI Claims platform uses its models and data utilities to fully understand each claim, leading to positive outcomes for both claims profes...

On this week’s episode of The Leadership in Insurance Podcast, I sat down with James Fairgrieve, Head of Innovation at Aventum to explore how their Innovation Lab has designed award winning technology to fit their unique business requirements. From James’ 25 years’ experience in technology, all the way from Y2K testing to UK FinTech innovator of the year 2025, this episode dives deep into the form...

This week on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast , I sat down with Ibrahim Sarwar , Co-founder & COO of Artio , to talk about how they’re building the world’s first early-stage carbon credit insurance business — and why the timing has never been better. Artio was founded to address one of the biggest barriers in climate finance: risk. By insuring carbon projects from the very beginning, they’r...

This week on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast , I sat down with Wardah Inam , CEO of Overjet , to discuss the dental industry challenges she aims to solve. In 2018, a team of dentists and scientists from MIT and Harvard came together to revolutionise dentistry. Overjet was born to help the dental industry provide better care, using AI to reduce administrative overheads with precision, consisten...

This week on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast , I sat down with Tarun Mathur , Co-founder & Chief Business Officer of Policybazaar.com , to explore their journey from pioneering digital insurance in India to building out an ambitious global reinsurance strategy. Founded in 2008, PolicyBazaar has grown into India’s largest insurance broker, managing $3B in annual premiums across life and gen...

On this week’s episode of The Leadership In Insurance Podcast , I sat down with Samuel Broomer , President of NormanMax Insurance Solutions , to explore how parametric insurance is reshaping the industry and what it means for carriers, agents, and customers alike. From its early applications in Sub-Saharan Africa to its role today in addressing protection gaps across the U.S., this episode dives d...

Distribution, Digitized: How Foxquilt is Reshaping Small Business Insurance In this week’s podcast, I sat down with Josh Reznick , Foxquilt's Chief Distribution Officer, to unpack how the insurtech is redefining distribution in commercial insurance. Foxquilt is a digital MGA focused on serving underserved small business markets across North America. By leveraging its proprietary technology platfor...

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This week on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast podcast, I had a brilliant conversation with Rohit Mittal , all about just that. We covered why he chose to buy and operate an insurance tech company and how he’s helping agents reclaim their time and boost productivity through AI. Here’s a few highlights from what we covered... ⚙️ “From 45 minutes to 5 minutes” – Solving the data bottleneck with AI...

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This week I was joined by Grace Hanson , CEO of Elysian , who’s on a mission to fix one of the most overlooked parts of insurance: claims handling. “People underestimate how much profit lives in the claims department — and how much value is wasted when it’s not run well,” Grace calls Elysian an AI-native outsourced claims service — but what that really means is her team uses their own technology t...

I was joined this week by Murtaza Ali, CEO & Co-Founder of Symphony (YC F24) , for a conversation about how he’s tackling some of the biggest challenges in the insurance industry with cutting-edge voice AI — without losing sight of the human touch. A bit of context: Murtaza’s journey insurtech journey started at McKinsey before joining Tractable to build out their platform. He’s seen firsthand...