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InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin Merttens

Richard Garry & Feargal O’Neill: Gamma Location Intelligence: Tracking climate risk - slow, slow then fast (212)

InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin Merttens

InsTech

Business, Entrepreneurship, Investing

4.951 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Gamma is a location intelligence provider, offering solutions to geographical questions. It uses software, data and spatial analytics to help companies reduce the risk of losses. Matthew was joined by Gamma’s Chief Commercial Officer, Richard Garry and CEO, Feargal O’Neill. Talking points include: Overcoming the challenges of local address data in Ireland and the UK Creating complete crime data analytics from different sources Working with partners such as JBA Risk Management and Terrafirma (part of Dye & Durham) Case studies of how companies use Gamma’s data Scoring data quality The incentives available to people for reducing wind and flood impact to their properties 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 how software, data and spatial analytics are being used within the location intelligence space Explain the challenges of local address data in countries such as UK and Ireland, and ways in which these can be overcome Identify the key advantages offered to customers when reducing wind and flood impacts on their properties 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 212 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co 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 and welcome, Matthew Grant here and I'm enjoying a lovely autumn day here in London.

0:15.2

Well, thank you for inviting us to long to join you for your run, walk, commute,

0:19.7

ironing or whatever else you're doing

0:21.3

whilst listening to the podcast. Now, we don't care how you listen, but we do very much

0:25.6

care who you are. So if you haven't already told us what you think in person or by LinkedIn,

0:30.8

then please do it. It makes a big difference to how we do these podcasts. Now, this week,

0:35.0

I'm back with another technology leader, Fergal O'Neill, CEO of Gamma

0:38.6

Intelligence and Richard Gary, commercial director. Now, Gamma has been around for a long time,

0:44.5

decades before the world discovered in Shore Tech, but it is still innovating and bringing new

0:49.1

tools to help people manage climate risks and weather-related risks to insurers, retailers and banking.

0:55.8

So whether you are an insurer looking for solutions or you work at a technology or data company

1:00.3

and you're looking for a partner or maybe just some inspiration, I know you're going to find

1:04.3

something of interest to you here. And if you're running an investment funding and wondering what

1:08.4

characterises companies that can thrive and survive in

1:11.0

insurance, then you may get some hints from Fergal and Richard too. We get a bit technical

1:15.9

in some parts and there's quite a lot to cover, so I'll be jumping in along the way to reflect

1:19.7

on what is being said and explain some of those pesky acronyms that pop up. Well, we're

1:24.8

delighted of Gamma as a member of Instec, and if you are not already part of our global network and

1:29.1

wondering why so many others are, then you can find out

1:31.2

more from me, Matthew Grant, on

1:33.3

LinkedIn or any of us, hello at

1:35.2

instec.gov.

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