InsurTech Geek Podcast

Data, Underwriting, and the Future of Workers’ Compensation with Carrie Coronado from Care West Insurance

“You cannot form your way out of dishonesty.” Carrie Coronado, Director, Workers’ Compensation Underwriting and Data Analytics Manager at Care West Insurance Company, joi

From AI Activity to Real Impact with Jay Bell from Zurich North America.

Jay Bell, COO and Head of Business Transformation, Global Construction and Surety at Zurich North America, joins host James Benham live at ITC 2026 to explore AI, insuran

Cyber Risk Engineering and Emerging AI Risks with Jay Vinda from Mosaic Insurance

Jay Vinda, Global CISO and Cyber Risk Engineering Lead at Mosaic Insurance, joins host James Benham live at ITC 2026 to explore cyber risk engineering, the emerging risks

Claims Transformation and Operational Excellence with David Fernandez from Kingstone Insurance

David Fernandez, Chief Claims Officer at Kingstone Insurance, joins host James Benham to explore claims transformation, operational excellence, and why the team comes bef

Innovation Ecosystems and Global Market Transformation with Dawn Miller from Lloyd's

Dawn Miller, Chief Commercial Officer of Lloyd's and CEO of Lloyd's Americas, joins host James Benham to explore what an insurance ecosystem actually is, why a 338-year-o

Claims Automation, AI Adoption & The Future of Adjusting

Ken Bunn, Vice President of Claims at Builders Mutual Insurance Company, joins hosts James Benham and Rob Galbraith to explore how a construction only Southeast insurer b

AI Liability, Insurtech Innovation & The Future of Reinsurance | Freddie Scarratt (Gallagher Re) - Ep. 181

Freddie Scarratt, Global Deputy Head of InsurTech at Gallagher Re, joins James Benham and Rob Galbraith to unpack why 95% of all insurtech funding in Q1 2026 flowed into

The Future of Cyber Insurance and Parametric Risk

Cyber risk is evolving faster than the policies written to cover it. Rick Wong, Head of Insurance at Parametrix Insurance, sits down with James Benham live at RIMS 2026 t

Access, Operations, and Scale: Rethinking the Insurance Market with PoloWorks

Paul Andrews of PoloWorks joins us to discuss how insurers can access, operate, and scale across the Lloyd's and broader insurance market. Drawing on decades of experienc

Innovation at Scale: How Generali Is Shaping the Future of Insurance

Danilo Raponi, Group Head of Innovation at Generali, joins us to discuss how one of the world’s largest insurers structures and scales innovation. From venture investment

Leading Digital & AI Transformation in Global Insurance

Dr. Thomas Kuhnt, Chief Information Officer and Chief Operating Officer at HDI Global SE, joins hosts James Benham and Rob Galbraith to explore leading digital and AI tra

Reimagining Risk in the Age of AI | Amir Kabir | InsurTech Geek Ep. 176

Amir Kabir, Founding & Managing Partner at Overlook Ventures, joins hosts James Benham and Rob Galbraith to reimagine risk in the age of AI — what the last decade of insu

Technology Leadership, AI Adoption and the Future of Mutual Insurance

Vineet Bansal, Chief Information and Technology Officer at The Mutual Group, joins hosts James Benham and Rob Galbraith to explore how technology leadership, disciplined

Leading Transformation Through Systems, Strategy, and People

Holly O'Dell, President & CEO of Montana State Fund, joins host James Benham to discuss how systems thinking, people-first leadership, and strategic clarity are transform

Adapting Commercial Auto Insurance to Platform-Based Work

Dan Bratshpis, CEO and Co-founder of INSHUR, joins host Rob Galbraith to discuss how commercial auto insurance is being reimagined for the platform economy — and why trad

Modernizing Insurance Operations from the Inside Out

Hosts ⁠James Benham⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Galbraith are joined by Reghan Brandt, Chief Digital Operations Officer at K2 Insurance Services.Reghan joins us to discuss how d

The Role of Insurance in a Climate-Uncertain Future

Hosts James Benham⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Galbraith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are joined by Dominique Roudaut from Dai-ichi Life Holdings, inc. Dominique joins us to disc

InsurTech 2025: A Year in Review & Predictions for 2026

As 2025 wraps up, ⁠⁠James Benham⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Galbraith reunite in a special episode of the InsurTech Geek Podcast to reflect on a transformative

How Insurance is Transforming the Hospitality Industry with Andrew Bate from VelarisRe

Hosts James Benham⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Galbraith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are joined by Andrew Bate from VelarisRe. Andrew shares his perspective on how insurance is

Driving Innovation at the Nation’s Largest Lawyers’ Malpractice Insurer ALPS with David Bell form ALPS

Host James Benham⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by David Bell from ALPS. David shares his expertise in driving innovation at the nation’s largest lawyers’ malpractice insurer.