InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin Merttens

Johnny McCord: Founder and CEO, Loadsure: Freight insurance - variable, reliable, available (213)


Listen Later

Loadsure is a Lloyd's backed MGA using analytics to automate the underwriting of shipped goods and cargo.

Matthew Grant is joined by Johnny McCord, Founder and CEO of Loadsure. Topics they discuss include the benefits of an instant embedded solution to offer insurance, why traditional insurance is unable to offer flexible products and the importance of a strong company culture in attracting the right talent.

Further talking points and learning points include

  • Examples of how practical ways that improved use of technology and digital exchange of information support the customer needs.
  • How the use of data and analytics can overcome shortcomings such as the difficulty for traditional freight insurance, to provide the necessary cover for products such as alcohol, foods, frozen produce and fireworks.
  • Loadsure’s experience with the Lloyd’s Lab and how to make remote working a benefit for the business.
  • The power and efficiency that comes from using existing categories and industry codes to gain a better understanding of the location and movement of commodities being insured.
  • Find out more about Loadsure and everything else we are up to at InsTech from our website www.instech.co

    Please tell us what you think of the podcasts - or to learn more about how InsTech can help you by contacting Matthew Grant or any of the team [email protected]

    If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn.

    Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning.

    Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives

    InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme.

    The Learning Objectives for this podcast are:

    • List some of the ways in which data and analytics can be advantageous in overcoming the difficulties of traditional freight insurance
  • Summarise how the use of technological & digital advancements can benefit customer needs
  • Identify key advantages of instant embedded solutions when offering insurance

    If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 213 page of the InsTech website or email [email protected] to let us know you have listened to this podcast.

    To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin MerttensBy InsTech

    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6
    • 4.6

    4.6

    9 ratings


    More shows like InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin Merttens

    View all
    Business Daily by BBC World Service

    Business Daily

    529 Listeners

    Wake Up to Money by BBC Radio 5 Live

    Wake Up to Money

    55 Listeners

    The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch by Harry Stebbings

    The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

    538 Listeners

    Masters in Business by Bloomberg

    Masters in Business

    2,175 Listeners

    The McKinsey Podcast by McKinsey & Company

    The McKinsey Podcast

    390 Listeners

    a16z Podcast by Andreessen Horowitz

    a16z Podcast

    1,091 Listeners

    The Times Tech Podcast by The Sunday Times

    The Times Tech Podcast

    172 Listeners

    Eye On The Market by Michael Cembalest

    Eye On The Market

    289 Listeners

    Inside the Strategy Room by McKinsey & Company

    Inside the Strategy Room

    169 Listeners

    FT News Briefing by Financial Times

    FT News Briefing

    666 Listeners

    Behind the Money by Financial Times

    Behind the Money

    226 Listeners

    Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast by Hugh MacArthur, Bain & Company

    Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast

    144 Listeners

    The Voice of Insurance by The Voice of Insurance Mark Geoghegan

    The Voice of Insurance

    27 Listeners

    The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis by Nathaniel Whittemore

    The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

    586 Listeners

    Unhedged by Financial Times & Pushkin Industries

    Unhedged

    167 Listeners