Welcome to a special end-of-year series on Making Risk Flow! As we count down the final weeks of 2024, we’re revisiting the Top 5 Most Downloaded Episodes of the Year. Each Tuesday, we’ll re-release one standout episode, starting with the fifth most popular and building up to the fan favourite at No. 1.

To kick things off, we’re thrilled to revisit a milestone moment: our 50th episode featuring Bob James, Chief Operating Officer of Lloyd’s. This conversation captured the attention of thousands of listeners for its insightful exploration of how one of the world’s most iconic insurance markets is driving digital transformation.

In this episode, host Juan de Castro and Bob discuss Lloyd’s ambitious Blueprint Two initiative, which aims to revolutionize the London insurance market through cutting-edge digital strategies. They also explore the challenges and opportunities of industry-wide change, including the role of core data standards in driving efficiency and innovation.

Whether you’re revisiting this conversation or hearing it for the first time, it’s an episode packed with forward-thinking insights that remain as relevant today as when it was first released.

Topics Discussed:

• How Lloyd’s is pioneering digital transformation through Blueprint Two.
• The role of core data standards in the future of insurance.
• Lessons from other industries, like mortgage markets, on accelerating innovation.
• Why insurers don’t always evolve at the same pace—and how they can overcome this.
  
  

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Our previous guests include: Bronek Masojada of PPL, Craig Knightly of Inigo, Andrew Horton of QBE Insurance, Simon McGinn of Allianz, Stephane Flaquet of Hiscox, Matthew Grant of InsTech, Paul Brand of Convex, Paolo Cuomo of Gallagher Re, and Thierry Daucourt of AXA.

Check out the three most downloaded episodes:

• The Five Pillars of Data Analytics Strategy in Insurance | Craig Knightly, Inigo
• 20 Years as CEO of Hiscox: Personal Reflections and the Evolution of PPL | Bronek Masojada
• Implementing ESG in the Insurance and Underwriting Space | Simon Tighe, Chaucer, and Paul McCarney, Moody's