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Guillaume Bonnissent, Founder & CEO: Quotech: Built by underwriters, for underwriting teams (316)


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Have you ever built your own solution to a problem?

Quotech, founded by Guillaume Bonnissent, provides technology for commercial underwriters and brokers. Its integrated solutions cover data ingestion and extraction, pricing, distribution, policy administration and claims.

Matthew Grant caught up with Quotech’s CEO and founder to touch on his underwriting past and how it has helped build a company, the issues with Excel spreadsheets and targeting specific insurance lines to produce tailored products.

Key talking points include:

  • From underwriter to entrepreneur - the journey
  • Producing innovative solutions for underwriters 
  • Targeting specific insurance lines - can you really do everything if you can do marine?
  • The importance of user experience
  • Transitioning from coding to leadership
  • Investors and future prospects
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    Continuing Professional Development

    This InsTech Podcast Episode is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme.

    By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives:

    • Describe the current issues underwriters face with Excel spreadsheets and policy platforms
  • Explain what is an underwriting workbench and why are they helpful to multiple members of a team
  • Summarise the importance of turning your frustrations into solutions and entrepreneurial tips for founding a business
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