Africa InsurTech Lab

Hello InsurTech buffs! So we made the announcement recently we had created a spin-off. In our bid to cover Francophone Africa, please join us in welcoming our co-host Jean-Stephane Gourevitch aka J.S. Now J.S s going to be serving us fresh narratives, insights and scoops  in french and damn! does he have an exciting line up or what!! In his first episode, he interviews Souleymane Gning, CEO- Assuraf, Senegal. ASSURAF is a Pan-African insurtech digital insurance aggregation platform, innovation lab for disruptive products, business models and ultra-customized policies; and digital advisor PLUS software factory for the industry value chain (insurers, re-insurers, brokers, end-users,) and ecosystem of partners.

On this episode, we have an extermely intriguing dialogue with Mike who is the  CEO and founder of P1 Ventures, a VC firm backing Insurtechs and Fintechs in Africa! Mike shares with us even minute details from the swahili meaning behind the company name to the kind of portfolio companies they have backed, and also to future trajectory. Fellow VCs, Angels, PEIs, LPs you need to hear this! Why? Mike's confidence level and insights of the terrain could just be your turn-around point for the African market!

Esteemed insurance and technology buffs! imagine a whole new future where all the spreadsheets, table shuffling, physical interfaces are all retweaked in simple and mapped 3 step process? Fascinating! and this is what Jerad and Ben break down in this episode on how they have turned this pain experienced as industry practitioners and birthed a technology driven solution via their company called SUPERCEDE!!! Check this out and get insights on "Reinsurance Technology"

Ovia is the Chief Executive Officer of RADIANT YACU MICROINSURANCE COMPNAY, the First& only Dedicated Microinsurance in Rwanda .

. Ovia has got 15 years' experience in Insurance industry with 5 years in Microinsurance space. She holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Kampala International University and a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.Ovia went through a Microinsurance Master Leadership program in the Philippines and she is now a Microinsurance Master in the Country. Together with other stake holders, she is playing a significant role in the design &implementation of Rwanda National Agriculture Scheme under Livestock & Crop insurance.

On this episode we have a very intriguing and unscripted dialogue with one of the grand- masters of tracking data, insights and the "treasure" trail.  Matt Connolly, the CEO of SONR global shares some very interesting information he's detected and picked up on the SONR radar . Dig in to learn what, why and where the trail is leading.  SONR global is a partner to A.I.R on the bridge program by A.I.R+ITC coming this summer.

Esteemed listeners, again we team up this month with Theresa and Michael for another news round up and conversations on emerging markets. This time around, we talked about alternative distribution channels and the potential this can unlock in the insurance value chain. What do you think?

Pai Health is a global SaaS company servicing life and health insurers that offers the science-backed Personal Activity Intelligence (PAI) metric which is fast becoming a new global health standard for physical activity. Their engaging app and flexible API solutions enable life/health insurers to use wearable data to develop tailored products and experiences hence, guide customers to better health. They are leveraging ambulatory data that the medical community has long-known to be valuable for population health management but historically has been limited to counting steps. Unlike steps, the PAI metric is personalised, scientific and inclusive to all activities because it measures the heart's response to any physical movement.Through a fully inclusive, accessible suite of digital tools, insurers can use PAI to help members build health resiliency and accelerate workflows through familiar data points. PAI Health's Analytics Dashboard gives insurers access to real-time, continuous reporting that can be used to accelerate workflows, enhance risk stratification, and reward members with a meaningful, universal metric. Find out more as we speak to Sally , GM of Pai.

In this episode, we freestyle with the Grandmaster of micro-insurance a.k.a Richard Leftley! We talk about how the emerging markets like Africa can lend learning experiences on the concept of "micro" to mature systems. Additionally, we cover Richard's journey and experiences from transiting from Microensure to the Microinsurance company by his merger with TonkaBI and their ultimate goal- to provide insurance to 4billion people!