On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews IBM’s David Kwon about how insurance companies have had to navigate a decade of societal change. From the financial crisis and the rise of digital technology to changing consumer expectations, insurers face challenges that are fundamentally altering the very core of our industry. Does the question remain whether property and casualty insurers will be able to keep pace with changes in society over time? Are they focusing on the right priorities? And what about life insurance – is BigTech making any headway here to challenge established practices?  In this episode they discuss these trends and examine how insurers can best position themselves for success during this period of rapid transformation.

On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Dr Dietmar Kottmann, a Partner of Oliver Wyman in Munich and a member of the insurance, and the digital practices. Dietmar has more than 20 years of management and strategic consulting experience. During this time, he has led numerous projects on strategy, IT, operational strategy, organisation, and digitisation. He leads insurance in the DACH region and is the lead author of the “InsurTech radar” series.

On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Tanguy Touffut, founder and CEO of Descartes Underwriting, a top of its grade InsurTech company which is recognised as a top-grade growth venture in its category. It recently raised $120 million in series B funding with the likes of Mundi Ventures, BlackFin, Cathay Innovation to name but a few.

On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews David King, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of fast-growing InsurTech startup, Artificial Labs to discuss the company and how sport influences his business outlook.

On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Nick Pester. Sabine has known Nick for over 4 years. They met when Nick showed strong interest in the tech startups accepted within Sabine’s accelerator programs and was willing to mentor them with advice when he was leading the Financial Services, Insurance & InsurTech practices at Capital Law. Nick moved from legal advice within a legal firm to becoming the group general of one of the leading InsurTech growth ventures in the UK. He is also an Advisor to the Chartered Insurance Institute and the Centre for Data Ethics & Innovation on Digital Ethics and the use of Artificial Intelligence in Insurance. On this podcast they catch-up to understand what the past 4 years has brought to him in terms of lessons learnt.

On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Sid Chakravarthy, founder and CEO of StaTwig and isa leading expert in emerging technology such as the Internet of Things and blockchain and uses these to develop solutions that have large-scale social impact.

On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Tobias Taupitz, CEO and Co-Founder of Laka to talk about interesting points around business model innovation, leadership and culture, and expansion in new markets.

On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Ally Schneider who heads up venture partnerships at Vouch, a business insurance platform for startups which has raised over $70million with well-renowned investors. Ally stalks to Sabine about the company’s business model and help us understand how Vouch helps founders like you.

On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Roman Rittweger, founder and CEO of Ottonova – a digital health insurance provider for individual patients, self-employed people, etc. Today, seven years after it was started, Ottonova has over 100 employees and has deployed a marketplace (end-to-end platform) that helps users register for and access health insurance coverage for medical services. It has raised over $140million in Series E, some of its investors include such names as Early Bird Venture Capital and Seven Ventures

On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Steven Mendel, CEO and Co-Founder of Bought By Many, an insuretech startup which is really well known in the UK market. Bought By Many is making the world a better place for pet parents through its tech-enabled insurance.