Rosina Smith, CPO: McKenzie Intelligence Services: Innovation and the insurtech journey - are we there yet? (301) – InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin Merttens

McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS) helps accelerate disaster relief and economic recovery for insurers.

Matthew Grant spoke to Rosina, Chief Product Officer for MIS, who shares insights from her MBA dissertation's findings on the adoption of technology in insurance, highlighting the necessity of collaboration between insurtechs, insurance companies, and other stakeholders to drive innovation and effectively address the insurance protection gap.

Key talking points include:

Transitioning from working for a large organization to the world of startup and scale upMBA Dissertation - the process of writing and publishing Managing biases - reconsidering the issue with the protection gapCollaboration and disruption - where do you stand as an insurtech?Evolving approaches for insurtechsWhat you should avoid in partnerships

To read Rosina Smith’s dissertation ‘Barriers to Adopting Insurtech in Natural Catastrophe (Re)insurance’ you can reach out to her on LinkedIn.

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Continuing Professional Development

This InsTech Podcast Episode is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme.

By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives:

Specify what is the insurance protection gap and why it has historically been misunderstoodIdentify some reasons why a business partnership between a insurtech start up and an insurer might not be successfulSummarise why insurtechs need to reevaluate their strategy when partnering with insurance carriers

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Rosina Smith, CPO: McKenzie Intelligence Services: Innovation and the insurtech journey - are we there yet? (301)

InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin Merttens

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