Episode 27
Commercial lines insurance trends
In this episode
Michael is joined by Jeff Van Kley and Nancy Serio, who explore key trends and challenges that are impacting commercial lines insurers, as well as how companies are preparing for the future.
Episode 27: Commercial lines insurance trends
Episode 26
Machine Learning and alternative methods for reserving
In this episode
Vittorio is joined by Lewis Maddock to talk about some of the greatest challenges facing reserving teams today, to explore why historically there has been so little innovation, and discuss the meaning and impact of machine learning in the context of reserving.
Episode 26: Machine Learning and alternative methods for reserving
Episode 25
What it means to be a modern leader in the insurance world
In this episode
Sina is joined by Tammy Richardson to explore what it means to be a modern leader in the insurance world, including consideration of the impact of sustainability, ESG and inclusion.
Episode 25: What it means to a modern leader in the insurance world
Episode 24
The journey to net zero: an insurer’s guide to navigating climate risks and opportunities
In this episode
Carrie is joined by Yingzhen Chuang, Adhiraj Maitra and guest speaker Tim Antonelli, who discuss the contents of a recently published white paper: ‘The journey to net zero: an insurer’s guide to navigating climate risks and opportunities’. The paper, a collaboration between Willis Towers Watson and Wellington Management, is intended to be a pragmatic guide for (re)insurers as they steer their organisations on the journey to net zero.
Episode 24: The journey to net zero: an insurer’s guide to navigating climate risks and opportunities
Episode 23
Is your IFRS 17 programme surviving or thriving?
In this episode
Vittorio is joined by Rosa Salas and Simon Kazmierowski, who discuss the key findings from Willis Towers Watson’s 2021 global IFRS 17 survey, examine how these findings vary around the world, and explore what the wider business implications are for insurers.
Episode 23: Is your IFRS 17 programme surviving or thriving?
Episode 22
IFRS 17 and the principles for Life
In this episode
Vittorio is joined by Teresa Murphy and Andreas Schröder who will discuss why, with just 18 months to go until the effective date for IFRS 17, so many life insurers are still some way from having all their people, processes and technology chosen, trained and embedded; and what they should and can do in the time remaining?
Episode 22: IFRS 17 and the principles for Life
Episode 21
What we learned from the 2020 Life Insurance Predictive Analytics Survey
In this episode
Carrie is joined by Alastair Black and Kim Steiner, who explore key findings and trends from Willis Towers Watson’s EMEA Life Predictive Analytics Survey and shed light on how these results compare to the U.S. market.
Episode 21: What we learned from the 2020 Life Insurance Predictive Analytics Survey
Episode 20
IFRS 17: deriving discount rates in imperfect markets
In this episode
Vittorio is joined by Kunj Behari Maheshwari to discuss construction of discount rates under IFRS 17 for imperfect markets with limited to no market data or with market data that is otherwise unreliable.
Episode 20: IFRS 17: deriving discount rates in imperfect markets
Episode 19
The effects of socioeconomic status on mortality and morbidity
In this episode
Carrie is joined by Matthew Edwards and Richard Marshall, who explore recent trends in setting mortality assumptions and discuss how insurers are attempting to understand the impact of socioeconomic status on mortality.
Episode 19: The effects of socioeconomic status on mortality and morbidity
Episode 18
Claims transformation: Unleashing the full potential of advanced analytics
In this episode
Vittorio is joined by Tom Helm and guest speakers Grace Hanson and Sascha Firle for a discussion on how analytics is going to transform claims outcomes over the next three to five years.
Episode 18: Claims transformation: Unleashing the full potential of advanced analytics
Episode 17
Insights on U.S. commercial insurance pricing trends
In this episode
Jarrett is joined by Jeff Carlson and Yi Jing, who discuss how Willis Towers Watson monitors U.S. pricing trends via the Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey. They explore how pricing has changed since the survey launched in 2005 and share observations on what’s driving it.
Episode 17: Insights on U.S. commercial insurance pricing trends
Episode 16
Uniting Experts In Commercial Lines
In this episode
Vittorio is joined by Tasha Pettet and Bijal Patel, who will explore how you ‘break the silos’ between underwriting, pricing, and portfolio managers, bringing these different experts in commercial lines operations together, to leverage each other's capabilities to improve overall business performance.
Episode 16: Uniting Experts In Commercial Lines
Episode 15
Analytical applications for commercial underwriting
In this episode
Jarrett is joined by Dave Ovenden and Tasha Pettet, who will discuss how commercial lines insurers can improve underwriting performance by digitally enabling the underwriting process and embracing analytics.
Episode 15: Analytical applications for commercial underwriting
Episode 14
Impact of InsurTech on the life insurance industry
In this episode
Carrie is joined by Magdalena Ramada to explore InsurTech for life insurance, current industry trends and ways that traditional insurance companies can integrate new innovations.
Episode 14: Impact of InsurTech on the life insurance industry
Episode 13
Leveraging automation to improve P&C reserving processes
In this episode
Jarrett is joined by Jamie Mackay, who will explore how reserving teams can use automation to improve processes. Jamie discusses what they should automate and how to get started and identifies some challenges to overcome.
Episode 13: Leveraging automation to improve P&C reserving processes
Episode 12
Life insurance M&A and COVID-19
In this episode
Carrie is joined by Nick Komissarov, who will explore M&A market trends and what impact COVID-19 has had on deals. Nick will also discuss how the low interest rate environment is impacting transactions and what companies should do if they’re considering M&A.
Episode 12: Life insurance M&A and COVID-19
Episode 11
So what is parametric insurance?
In this episode
Sina is joined by Dr Simon Young to discuss what parametric insurance is, how it works alongside traditional indemnity insurance, and how it may evolve and grow in the commercial and personal lines space.
Episode 11: So what is parametric insurance?
Episode 10
Navigating the pension risk transfer landscape
In this episode
Carrie is joined by Karen Grote, who will discuss the pension risk transfer market — what it is, current activity levels and why deals are on the rise.
Episode 10: Navigating the pension risk transfer landscape
Episode 9
Key evolutions in technology and their impact on insurance
In this episode
Simon is joined by Magdalena Ramada and Duncan Anderson, who discuss the latest trends, developments and evolutions in technology; consider the impacts of this on insurers; and identify what some of the new opportunities arising for the industry are.
Episode 9: Key evolutions in technology and their impact on insurance
Episode 8
COVID-19 adds some new twists to pricing protection products
In this episode
Carrie is joined by Alastair Black and Matthew Edwards, who will discuss the challenges that companies face when pricing and issuing products during the pandemic as well as the increased interest in protection products.
Episode 8: COVID-19 adds some new twists to pricing protection products
Episode 7
Preparing for emerging risks
In this episode
Sina is joined by Stefanie Schriek and André Gerling who will be discussing emerging risks: what they are; the role insurance plays; how the risk management function should deal with getting to know the unknown; managing liabilities; and dealing with an accumulation of extreme risks.
Episode 7: Preparing for emerging risks
Episode 6
Business technology transformation
In this episode
Jarrett is joined by Joe Milicia and Tom Beasley who explore how insurers are deploying automation to meet rapidly increasing future business needs, reduce errors, simplify processes and drive down costs. They also discuss some key lessons learnt from their experience of running large scale automation and transformation projects.
Episode 6: Business technology transformation
Episode 5
The mortality impact of climate change
In this episode
Vittorio is joined by Richard Marshall and Keziah Baskerville-Muscutt to explore the liability-side impact of climate change, focusing on the effects on UK life insurers.
Episode 5: The mortality impact of climate change
Episode 4
Developments in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market
In this episode
Sina is joined by Matthew Ball and Bill Dubinsky, who will draw on results from Willis Towers Watson's 2020 Global ILS Survey to discuss the current state of the ILS market and how they see it changing over the next few years.
Episode 4: Developments in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market
Episode 3
Driving innovation in insurance
In this episode
Vittorio is joined by Chris Halliday to discuss the importance of ongoing innovation for insurers and the insurance industry.
Episode 3: Driving innovation in insurance
Episode 2
The insurer 2030
In this episode
Sina is joined by Alice Underwood to explore how the nature of insurance, insurance customers and the insurance industry might evolve over the next 10 years.
Episode 2: The insurer 2030
Episode 1
Reimagining the London insurance market in the post-pandemic world
In this episode
Sina is joined by Richard Clarkson and George Zarkadakis to discuss the key lessons learned from the lockdown experience for insurers and their employees, what the post-pandemic ‘new normal’ might be, and how business leaders should re-design work in order to thrive in the ‘new normal’.
Episode 1: Reimagining the London insurance market in the post-pandemic world
