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InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin Merttens

Elizabeth Jenkin: CEO, Nimbla: A career in insurance - how to lift as you climb (188)

InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin Merttens

InsTech

Business, Entrepreneurship, Investing

4.9 • 51 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Elizabeth Jenkin is the CEO of Nimbla, Co-founder of the women's network "Lift as you Climb" and is on the boards of Gallagher, Fidelis and the Women's Football Association. She joins Robin to discuss why she left her 20-year career as a broker with Aon and RFIB to join a start-up, how brokers and insurers differ and the importance of curiosity.  Talking points include:  The importance of the voice of the customer Factors that enable a company to scale effectively Embedded insurance What a good partner looks like Their 5-year tie-up with Accelerant Taking inspiration from role models and mentors You can also get more information on the InsTech member profile page for Nimbla. If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise the relationship between brokers and insurers, and some key differences in their practices Identify the factors a company needs to consider when looking to scale its business in the insurance industry Describe how companies can collaborate effectively with customers to enhance the quality of their offering If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 188 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.london to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, Matthew Grant here and welcome to another episode and hello in particular this week if you are listening to us whilst pushing a pram.

0:20.0

Thanks Adam for your support.

0:21.9

It's been tremendous to see so many of you here in the UK and coming in from overseas to

0:26.7

join us for our evening events, dinners, or just grabbing a coffee or a drink in the city.

0:32.2

And we're delighted to have heard from so many of you recently telling us that you are listening.

0:36.9

Certainly keeps me on my toes when you quote back something that we discussed in a previous

0:40.5

episode.

0:41.4

Anyway, I get a break this week and Robbins behind the microphone talking to Elizabeth Jenkins, CEO

0:46.6

of Nimble.

0:47.8

Now, this is a great story.

0:49.3

Nimble was founded in 2016 and according to our friends,

0:52.7

that Pitchbook has raised over ÂŁ14 million or $18 million.

0:58.1

The company is offering credit insurance and as you are here, Elizabeth has left the world

1:02.2

of established insurance organisations to join Nimbleau two years ago.

1:06.4

Now, Nimble is one of many fascinating companies that we are working with at INSTEC, and we are delighted

1:11.4

to have the support of Elizabeth and her team as a corporate member. If you are working for an

1:15.9

insurer and want to know how to tap into the knowledge that we gained from talking to 300 companies

1:20.5

a month, or you're a company with analytics and technology that the world should know about,

1:25.6

then please do contact Robin Mertons or me,

1:28.7

Matthew Grant, on LinkedIn or any of us, hello at instec.com. And yes, you heard that correctly.

1:34.7

Instech London is now just in Steck, reflecting our global coverage these days. We're still based

1:39.8

in London, but if you are listening to this from the UK, you are now in the minority.

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