Episode #178 May 29, 2026 Innovation at the Edge: Lessons from Generali with Danilo Raponi from Generali SPONSORED BY Danilo Raponi, Group Head of Innovation at Generali, joins James Benham live at InsurTech Insights London 2026 to break down what insurance companies keep getting wrong about innovation — and what the rare successes actually doRead more
Episode #177 May 22, 2026 Leading Digital & AI Transformation in Global Insurance with Dr. Thomas Kuhnt from HDI Global SE SPONSORED BY Dr. Thomas Kuhnt, Chief Information Officer and Chief Operating Officer at HDI Global SE, joins us to discuss leading digital and AI transformation in corporate and specialty insurance. Drawing on his experienceRead more
Episode #176 April 24, 2026 Reimagining Risk in the Age of AI with Amir Kabir from Overlook Ventures SPONSORED BY Amir Kabir has spent the last decade doing what a lot of people in insurance say they want to do: figuring out where the real opportunity is. As Founding & Managing Partner of Overlook VenturesRead more
Episode #175 April 10, 2026 Technology Leadership, AI Adoption & the Future of Mutual Insurance with Vineet Bansal from The Mutual Group SPONSORED BY In this episode, hosts James Benham and Rob Galbraith sit down with Vineet Bansal, Chief Information and Technology Officer at The Mutual Group, to explore how technology leadership, AI adoption, andRead more
Episode #174 March 12, 2026 Leading Transformation Through Systems, Strategy, and People with Holly O’Dell from Montana State Fund SPONSORED BY Holly O’Dell is the President & CEO of Montana State Fund, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer, covering more than 60% of the market in a fully competitive environment. She brings a rare combinationRead more
Episode #173 Feb 27, 2026 Adapting Commercial Auto Insurance to Platform-Based Work with Dan Bratshpis from INSHUR SPONSORED BY Dan Bratshpis is CEO and Co-founder of INSHUR, a digital-first commercial auto insurance platform embedded into gig-economy platforms including Uber, Amazon, and DoorDash. He started his career in equities trading at Lehman Brothers before pivoting toRead more
Episode #172 Feb 12, 2026 Modernizing Insurance Operations from the Inside Out with Reghan Brandt, K2 Insurance Services SPONSORED BY Reghan Brandt is the Chief Digital Operations Officer at K2 Insurance Services, where she leads digital transformation across multiple insurance divisions. She is also the founder of LossRun Pro and President of Columbia Pacific Finance.Read more
Episode #171 Jan 08, 2026 The Role of Insurance in a Climate-Uncertain Future with Dominique Roudaut from Dai-ichi Life Holdings SPONSORED BY Dominique Roudaut from Dai-ichi Life Holdings, shares his diverse career spanning global underwriting, strategy, and cutting-edge innovation, Dominique brings a powerful, experience-based perspective on the current and future landscape of insurance. All EpisodesRead more
Episode #170 Dec 26, 2025 InsurTech 2025: A Year in Review & Predictions for 2026 With James Benham and Rob Galbraith SPONSORED BY As 2025 wraps up, James Benham & Rob Galbraith reunite in a special episode of the InsurTech Geek Podcast to reflect on a transformative year in the insurance technology space. With AIRead more
Episode #169 Oct 30, 2025 How Insurance is Transforming the Hospitality Industry with Andrew Bate from VelarisRe SPONSORED BY Andrew Bate founder and former CEO of Safely and founder of the startup Velaris Re, shares his perspective on how insurance is evolving to better protect the modern hospitality industry. From emerging technologies to shifting guestRead more