There are a lot of people that didn't think we could do it.

And as we gain more traction and grew and we're successful,

it opened more doors in terms of people being comfortable.

And I guess I just have a higher risk appetite.

I don't know. Hello and welcome, Matthew Grant here, partner Adinstek London and your host.

I am delighted to be joining you for the next 30 minutes, whatever you are up to,

wherever you are. Now, we may be broadcasting from London, but despite what is going on

elsewhere in the world, or if that isn't going on, our podcasts do travel freely around the globe,

unconstrained by tariffs or trade agreements, and over half our listeners are from outside of the UK.

And if you are one of our regular listeners, you'll know that my guests range from technology

founders, leaders from the major insurance companies, investors and influencers.

Well, whether you are regular or this is the first time for you, I have a treat for you.

This week I am talking to someone who has achieved success in every one of these areas.

Now Rod Fox is CEO and co-founder of Tiger Risk which is on track to becoming one of the top

three global reinsurance and specialty brokers. I've known Rod and his colleagues at Tiger Risk for

many years and it's been fascinating how they entered a highly competitive market and established a leadership role in just over a decade. Innovation, technology and

outstanding customer service at the heart of what the business does and culture is very important

to Rod. We're going to be talking about what took Rod into insurance and what he could have

done, why and how he founded the company and how and why the company set up a successful division building

and licensing analytical tools with, by the way, some very happy clients.

Rod talks about the future role of the broker and innovation in insurance more generally,

and as we bring this year to a close he shares his vision for the future

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