Gianni Biason: Head Property & Specialty Solutions, Swiss Re: Insurance product innovation at scale (109)

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Entrepreneurship, Investing, Business

4.8 • 50 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Founded in 1863, Swiss Re is one of the world’s largest reinsurance companies and is well known for its innovative use of technology, data and willingness to address global issues like climate change. Head of Property & Speciality Solutions Gianni Biason joins Matthew on Podcast 109 to discuss the opportunities for growth in insurance, building new technology solutions for clients, and what Swiss Re is looking for from external partners. Talking points include: Areas of focus at Swiss Re Balancing partnerships between early-stage and established companies Parametric insurance growth and opportunities Understanding the risks from climate change What insurers can learn from Covid-19 Keep track of everything we are up to at InsTech London and sign up to our newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use, or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech London is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to an InsTech London podcast, or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 CPD hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. Complete the InsTech London Podcast Feedback Survey to claim your CPD time.

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0:00.0	I usually say there are like three aspects for a successful product launch and one is the
0:06.4	distribution, one is the technical aspect and the third one is the underwriting aspect.
0:10.1	Well, if you're listening to this in the North Hemisphere, the clocks will have gone back
0:27.0	and the days are getting shorter. But of course, if you are one of our many listeners from
0:31.5	the Southern Hemisphere countries, then you've someone to look forward to. Lucky you. Now, we may be
0:36.1	broadcasting from London, but more than 50% of our listeners these days are from outside of the UK. So I'm delighted
0:41.8	you can join us wherever you are and whatever the weather. Matthew Grant here, one of the partners
0:47.0	at INSTEC, London. And if you're a regular listener, you will also know that we're covering
0:51.4	a lot more these days than Justin Shortek. In fact, we're fascinated by every company that is pushing the boundaries in the use of data analytics and technology,
0:59.5	big and small in or out of insurance. And by the way, thanks for all the great feedback from so many
1:05.4	of you of you saying how useful you're finding these. Please do let me know what you think, LinkedIn or
1:09.9	Matthew at
1:10.9	instec.l. London. Now, part of the reason we have been so successful in what we're doing at
1:15.8	Instech London is that we are supported by companies both building and using technology, and we speak
1:20.7	to many of them very frequently. Today's guest is from one of the giants in insurance,
1:25.7	or more accurately, I should say, reinsurance. Swiss Re-Ree was founded in 1863 and today from one of the giants in insurance, or more accurately, I should say, reinsurance.
1:28.5	Swiss Free was founded in 1863 and today is one of the largest reinsurance companies in the world.
1:34.5	It has long been known for its use of technology and data and was an early supporter of reducing the impact of climate change.
1:41.1	So we're delighted to have them as a corporate member. And Gianni Biason is at the
1:44.8	heart of what Swiss Free is doing. So let's hear from him directly.
1:54.9	Johnny, delighted to have you joining us today. You've got a very wide role with one of the largest reinsurance
2:02.3	organizations in the world. So we're going to have a challenge covering all this in the time we've got,
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