Insurance Covered

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Martin Lawson, Director and Head of Contingency at Dale Underwriting.

In this episode we cover:

• What contingency insurance covers.
• What kind of events usually get contingency cover.
• What prize indemnity is.
• What would usually be excluded from a contingency policy.
• How Covid-19 impacted the contingency market.
• What the future of contingency insurance might look like.

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Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Ruth Gordon, Livestock Underwriter at Markel Insurance.

In this episode we discuss:

• What livestock insurance is.
• The difference between livestock and bloodstock insurance.
• What a standard livestock policy covers.
• Livestock insurance market trends and appetite.
• Current challenges facing the market
• The role livestock insurance plays in conservation efforts.

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Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Darren Sharp, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Tokio Marine Kiln, and we will be discussing what his role entails.

In this episode we cover:

• What a CIO does.
• How the role has changed in the last 20 years.
• The extent to which it's an internal / external facing role.
• The role of AI and data analysis in insurance.
• The future of the role of CIO in the insurance industry

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Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Michael Brunero, Head of Tech, Media and IP at CFC Underwriting and in this episode we will be venturing into the Metaverse to discuss the applications of insurance.

In this episode we discuss:

• What the Metaverse is.
• Current uses of the Metaverse.
• Where insurance comes into the Metaverse currently and how that might change in the future.
• The opportunities for insurers in the Metaverse.
• Metaverse - utopia or dystopia?
• The future of the Metaverse.

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Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Nik Yeo, Barrister at Fountain Court Chambers. Nik has a particular speciality in tech disputes, including disputes involving cryptocurrencies which is the topic of this discussion.

In this episode we cover:

• What cryptocurrency actually is.
• What is meant by a decentralised system.
• The cryptocurrency ecosystem.
• Is cryptocurrency actually money?
• The uses of cryptocurrency.
• How you protect your cryptocurrency and how to prove ownership.
• The main problem with cryptocurrency.

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Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Peter Bosshard, Director of The Sunrise Project and Global co-ordinator of Insure Our Future. In this episode they discuss climate activism in the insurance industry.

In this episode we discuss:

• Who Insure Our Future are and what their objectives are.
• Climate change targets for net zero and how far along the journey we are in achieving this.
• Why Peter chose to work within the insurance industry in the battle against climate change.
• Insure Our Future's 6 demands for the insurance industry.
• The 'Insurance, Fossil Fuels and the Climate Emergency' scorecard Insure our Future produce and the trends they have seen from producing this.
• Peter's message to the insurance industry

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Welcome to season 4 of Insurance Covered! The podcast that covers everything insurance. We are kicking off this year looking at the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, with guest Meredith Brasher, host of the Insurance vs history podcast.

In this episode we look at:

• Background on the earthquake, the scale and level of damage caused.
• Why it is such an important part of insurance history.
• Insurers facing huge claims and trying to identify fraudulent claims.
• The consequences of the earthquake to the insurance world.
• How this disaster shaped future insurance policies

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Welcome to the final episode of Season 3 of Insurance Covered. As season 3 comes to a close we look to end on a high note. Peter is joined by returning guest Ed Gaze, CEO and founder of IRL, a platform to help launch new InsurTech's. The topic however is nothing to do with that. Instead they will be deep diving into the confusing world of insurance jargon. Throughout the episode Pete and Ed tackle the most confusing terminology in a fun and light-hearted way.

For any new comers to the insurance industry this is a must listen!

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Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Caroline Wagstaff CEO of the London Market Group, which is the topic they will be discussing.

In this episode we discuss:

• Who the London Market Group (LMG) are.
• How Caroline defines the 'London Market'.
• The challenges the LMG and insurance market more generally face.
• The three core areas of focus for the LMG (government, talent and promotion).
• How the LMG are encouraging young people to pursue a career in insurance.
• Caroline's vision for the future of the LMG.

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Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance. In this episode Peter is joined by Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, CEO of Tapoly, an award winning insurtech that provides commerical insurance to small businesses operating in the gig economy, which is what they discuss today.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Janthana became involved in the insurance world.
• How and why she created Tapoly.
• What is meant by the gig economy and how large it is.
• The difference between the gig economy and the sharing economy.
• The challenges Tapoly have faced since their launch.
• What the future holds for Tapoly.

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