InsurTech Business Series: Recent Episodes
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This is a clip from a conversation with Temitope Adeyemi, Co-Founder of Pay-U; an InsurTech from Nigeria driving change in the motor insurance segment by offering insurers opportunity to roll our usage based motor insurance quickly and easily.
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This robust conversation was held at the inaugural Nigerian Insurers Association Insurance Innovation Lab Demo Day held on the 9th of December, 2025 at Victoria Island, Lagos.
Nigeria’s insurance industry is at a critical turning point, with NIIRA 2025 and NAICOM’s digital compliance directives pushing the market toward unified data standards, interoperable systems, and transparent digital processes. Yet without shared rails—such as industry-wide eKYC, claims data exchange, and common APIs—the sector cannot truly scale digital insurance.
This panel session, held during the NIA Innovation Lab Demo Day, explores the essential digital foundations the industry must prioritize now and how the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) Innovation Lab is already advancing this vision by co-creating practical solutions with insurers, developing industry-wide prototypes, and demonstrating what a collaborative digital future for insurance can look like.
Speakers
Adetola Adegbayi - Founder, Mutual Specialists & Chair, NIIRA 2025 Digitalization Working Group
Abel Adebayo - Head, Information Technology at SanlamAllianz Nigeria
Lekan Oguntunde - Head of Information Technology at Sovereign Trust Insurance Limited
Rashidat Adebisi - Ex Country Manager at AXA Nigeria
Adedamola Oloko - Chair of NIA Innovation Lab Sub-Committee (Moderator)
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In this exclusive Financial Inclusion Week 2025 feature episode of the IBS Podcast, we sit down with Liza Maru-Chelimo, an actuary and Head of Innovation at Britam Connect, to explore how one of East Africa’s leading insurers is rewriting the rules of inclusion. From her journey as a young actuary with a love for problem-solving to leading Britam’s innovation arm, Liza shares how Britam Connect evolved into a stand-alone InsurTech entity driving “profit with purpose.”
We unpack how Britam Connect is reaching 4.5 million lives, their groundbreaking parametric flood insurance, and a maternal health program redefining value-based healthcare. Liza also opens up about the lessons of innovation — failing fast, building sustainable models, and the power of partnerships in expanding access to insurance.
Key Topics:
- Inclusive Insurance and Financial Inclusion in Africa
- Britam Connect’s transformation into a stand-alone InsurTech
- Parametric Insurance for climate resilience
- Public-private collaboration for scale
- The future of InsurTech in Africa
This conversation reveals why Britam Connect is at the forefront of Africa’s inclusive insurance revolution—and why their story matters for the future of financial protection on the continent.
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This bonus episode of the InsurTech Business Series Podcast takes you inside a special session from the IBS Insurance Innovation Roundtable.
As Nigeria rolls out Open Banking (August 2025) and NAICOM introduces its InsurTech guideline (August 2025), the conversation around regulation, data, and customer-centric innovation has never been more important.
Moderated by Suzanna Prophecy Daniel (Head of Marketing Communications, MyCoverGenius), this fireside chat features Yinka Edu (Partner, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie) and Unyime Tommy (Managing Partner, Assuredly).
Together, they explore how Open Banking can unlock new opportunities for insurers—transforming customer engagement, powering smarter products, and driving industry growth.
A timely conversation on how insurance can plug into Nigeria’s fast-evolving financial ecosystem.
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This was a Keynote Speech by Bente Krogmann CEO of mTek Services, an InsurTech in Kenya driving insurance technology Platform as a Service.
This speech was given as part of the 2022 InsurTech Business Series Conference #IBSConference held on the 10th of December, 2025.
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The IBS Insurance Innovation Roundtable has become a convening ground for leaders across Nigeria’s insurance ecosystem—insurers, InsurTechs, regulators, brokers, investors, and enablers—to engage in open, constructive dialogue on the future of insurance.
The Roundtable emerged from the need to bridge the persistent disconnect between traditional insurance players and the innovation ecosystem.
IBS Roundtable is an initiative of Grye and has been greatly supported by MyCover.ai & Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA)
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In this episode of IBS Podcast, we sit down with Festus William Amoyaw, Co-Founder of FigTech, a rising InsurTech startup out of Ghana that’s taking a bold approach by focusing on life insurance—a space often overlooked.
FigTech isn’t following the crowd. Instead of targeting the more popular health or motor segments, they’ve built a platform aimed at improving access to life insurance and other financial services products like Pension and Investment.
In this chat, we explored:
- Why they chose life insurance and what makes it a powerful yet underserved market
- How they started and the challenges of partnering with traditional insurers
- The funding hurdles faced as a young startup in a niche space
- 4-year wait to get the National Insurance Commission (NIC) of Ghana's approval
- Their Commitment to closing the protection gap in Ghana and beyond
This conversation offers real insight into the grit, vision, and strategic thinking required to innovate in underserved markets like Ghana. It does also paint vivid picture of opportunity that exist for #InsurTechinAfrica
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We’re continuing in the year with an insightful discussion featuring two leading voices in the #InsurTech space speaking on the State of Insurance & Innovation on the African Continent.
Rahab Kariuki, Engagement Director at Busara, agronomist, and seasoned insurance professional with over a decade of experience across Africa. Her perspective? “The industry is moving.” But where exactly is it headed, and how can innovation steer its course? Dr. Ikpeme Neto, Founder/CEO of Wellahealth, sheds light on the numerous untapped opportunities within the insurance industry. But how can we recognize and harness these opportunities in a constantly evolving landscape?
In this episode, we cover:
- The trends shaping the future of #InsurTechinAfrica
- Why Africans do not buy Insurance
- How innovation is driving inclusive and accessible insurance solutions
- Embracing momentum and navigating the industry’s growing ecosystem
Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to the industry, this conversation is filled with practical insights and forward-thinking ideas to inspire fresh perspectives.
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Quickfire Questions for Rahab Kariuki & Dr. Ikpeme Neto
- AI, big data, blockchain, super apps—hype or reality?
- Let’s say you had a magic wand and could instantly fix one thing in Africa’s insurance industry—what would it be?
- Which African country will lead in insurance innovation by 2030?
- The most important tech for the future of InsurTech?
- If you could describe your work in one word, what would it be?
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On this episode Folumy had the pleasure of chatting with the new General Manager, aYo Nigeria Nkiruka Okere on her career and journey into insurance, her mission for aYo in Nigeria and the interesting dynamics of their strategic partnership with Sanlamand MTN Nigeria.
Nkiru describes herself as a customer-centric leader on a mission to help Nigerians get access to simple and affordable insurance coverage.
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Cube Cover recently held its launch event and hosted a timely discussion on insurance accessibility, challenges, lessons, opportunities and what the future holds.
In this episode, Deji Macaulay CoFounder/CEO of Cube Cover sat alongside A’isha Mumuni, Chief Digital Officer at MTN Nigeria, Jumoke Odunlami, Chief Distribution Officer at AXA Nigeria and Habib Kowontan, Group Head, Wealth Products at PalmPay on a panel moderated by Damola Oloko to touch on the practical realities of solving financial inclusion, insurance adoption and penetration via mobile platforms like Telecommunications and Mobile Apps.
Key Takeaways
- Mobile offers a very huge opportunity for driving insurance adoption with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), mass market Fintech players being key players.
- Nigerians want insurance but barriers like education, long processes, high pricing & lack of Trust make it difficult to get one.
- Strategic partnership, collaboration is not negotiable in the drive to ensure more Nigerians have the protection, financial cushion they need when risk occurs.
- Micro-insurance plans are best for mass market approaches and mobile agent networks offer opportunity to make insurance not only more accessible but also relevant to everyday needs.
This episode is sponsored by Cube Cover; an InsurTech startup on a mission to revolutionize insurance accessibility by seamlessly embedding innovative, affordable microinsurance solutions into everyday digital platforms.
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In this episode, we sit down with Temitope Adeyemi, co-founder and CEO of Pay-U, a Nigerian startup revolutionizing the auto insurance industry through a flexible, pay-as-you-use model.
Described as the Uber of Comprehensive Motor Insurance, Temitope shares his personal inspiration behind Pay-U’s creation, the challenges of making insurance accessible to all, and the innovation that set the platform apart.
We also explore the evolving InsurTech landscape in Africa and what the future holds for Pay-U as it continues to empower drivers with affordable, on-demand coverage.
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Welcome to Season Two!
On the first episode of this new season we host a conversation with Jeremy Leach who is the Founder & Executive Director of Inclusivity Solutions; a leading #InsurTechinAfrica focused on micro and embedded insurance offerings to African customers.
Join us to learn about Jeremy's journey into insurance and the evolution of Inclusivity over the years. This work also saw them win the Fintech & E-Commerce Award at Viva Tech Africa Tech Awards 2024.
Since this episode was dropped, Inclusivity has announced that they have served over 3 million customers across the markets they play.
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This is a panel session from the first-ever #IBSConference in 2022 moderated by the new Deputy Commissioner for Insurance in Nigeria (Technical) Ekerete Ola Gam-Ikon and featuring Richard Leftley ( Founder, Wavu), Sam Baddoo (Founder/CEO, Fleri), Eunice Maina (Founder/CEO, Bismart) and Opeyemi Osiyemi (Co-Founder, Claimsify).
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Our guest, Adebowale Banjo is the Co-Founder of MyCover.ai is a serial entrepreneur who has been in the InsurTech space far longer than many in the space today. He was General Manager of the first InsurTech startup in Nigeria; AutoGenius, a business that he described as being way ahead of its time.
In this episode, he shares insights into the pressing challenges within the insurance industry, particularly in the dynamic African market and the critical role of tech infrastructure will play in shaping the future landscape of insurance accessibility and relevance, ultimately paving the way for greater financial inclusion and security across Africa.
It is on this premise that MyCover.ai was born and its what continues to drive their growth and expansion.
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Our guest, Adebowale Banjo is the Co-Founder of MyCover.ai is a serial entrepreneur who has been in the InsurTech space far longer than many in the space today. He was General Manager of the first InsurTech startup in Nigeria; AutoGenius, a business that he described as being way ahead of its time.
In this episode, he shares insights into the pressing challenges within the insurance industry, particularly in the dynamic African market and the critical role of tech infrastructure will play in shaping the future landscape of insurance accessibility and relevance, ultimately paving the way for greater financial inclusion and security across Africa.
It is on this premise that MyCover.ai was born and its what continues to drive their growth and expansion.
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This is a panel session from the first-ever #IBSConference in 2022 where Dooshima Dapo-Oyewole (Digital Transformation Expert) moderated a conversation featuring Dr. Babatunde Obrimah, (COO, FinTech Association of Nigeria), Akin Jones (Founder/CEO, Aella) and Rob Galbraith (Founder/CEO, Forestview Insights).
This session was proudly sponsored by Curacel
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Throwback to when our co-founder ‘Damola Oloko had a fireside chat during the 2020 IBS Conference with Rashidat Adebisi CCO, AXA Mansard & Henry Mascot Founder, Curacel.
The IBS Conference 2020 was the first InsurTech conference in Africa and was sponsored by AXA Nigeria; a leading composite insurance company & Curacel; the leading #InsurTech startup in Nigeria.
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Old but Gold. Here you can listen to the first panel session at our first IBS Conference in 2020 with Muhammed Adebiyi- then of YOA Insurance Brokers (Moderator), Dr. Ikpeme Neto- Founder, Wellahealth, Adeola Adebanjo- then the Head of Retail Solutions, AXA Mansard, Aparajit Bhattacharya- Co-Founder, Insure First and Dr. Tunde Salako- Co-Founder, Hadiel.
This session was proudly sponsored by AXA Mansard Insurance Plc
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Ever wonder what it takes to change the course of a whole industry? We're honored to host Arun P. Iyer, the Founder and CEO of Alpha Direct InsurTech, who is doing just that in the African insurance landscape. Brace yourself for an inspiring journey from a small-town upbringing, to a young boy investing in stocks, to a CEO transforming the insurance industry in Botswana.
Revolutionizing the highly regulated insurance industry, Alpha Direct is challenging the status quo with their disruptive approaches. Arun shares the story of Alpha Direct's genesis, discussing their innovative solutions that address the root cause of low insurance penetration in the lower middle class of Botswana. From the game-changing 'insurance in a box' initiative to leveraging mobile money platforms, expect to be enlightened by the ways Alpha Direct is making waves in the industry.
But what lies ahead for the future of insurance in Africa? Arun casts a spotlight on Alpha Direct's plans and their strategy for maintaining their standing in the underwriting market, optimizing the claims process and enhancing customer experience.
Tune in and join us in exploring the future of insurance in Africa from the city of Gaborone in Botswana.
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Do you ever wonder how the world of insurance is shaking up in Asia? You're in for a treat! This episode offers a deep dive into the evolving landscape of Asia's insurance industry, with insightful conversations with Theresa Blissing, Founder of the Asia InsurTech Podcast.
Theresa Blissing, a seasoned insurance professional who cut her teeth at Generali, takes us on a journey through her career, which has been steeped in insurance from childhood to adulthood and across both mature and emerging markets.
On the episode, we delve into the journey of One Degree, a Hong Kong-based InsurTech, and their innovative foray into pet insurance. We also navigate the fascinating world of Ping An, the second-largest insurer globally, and dissect its successful ventures and unique ecosystem strategy.
For all insurance or tech enthusiasts out there, this episode is a gold mine of insights and stories that promises to enrich your understanding of the industry. Its also amazing to see the uncanny similarities between the Asian and African market.
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For episode 41, we catch up with Dr. Ikpeme Neto, Founder/CEO of leading InsurTech/HealthTech WellaHealth on their work around solving the challenge of out-of-pocket expenditure for healthcare; a $7b market.
In this episode, we venture into the often challenging terrain of global healthcare delivery, tackling thorny issues like regulation & market accessibility, and delve into how the diaspora could potentially unlock access to quality, affordable healthcare in Nigeria. The discussions don't stop there; we also scrutinize the importance of fostering trust within the insurance industry, and the potential impact of broad-scale education campaigns on changing people's perceptions and understanding of insurance benefits.
Finally, we put the spotlight on the potential game-changer: embedding insurance into products. Dr. Neto enlightens us on the exciting challenges and opportunities that this concept brings, emphasizing the importance of understanding customer needs for creating bespoke insurance products. We also take a deep dive into how technology can be a game-changer in making insurance accessible, especially in emerging economies. Plus, you won't want to miss our conversation on the role of partnerships in making insurance more accessible and the potential of technology in creating new markets. Take a listen and discover how insurance can be transformed, one innovation at a time.
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On this Episode Damola & Folumy host an enriching conversation with Patrick Kelahan, The Insurance Elephant. He is the Chief Elephant at The Insurance Elephant Incubator and sits on the board of a number of InsurTech startups.
Patrick is so full of knowledge about innovation and technology within the insurance industry and he unpacks his thoughts during the interview.
With focus and passion for the growth of Insurance Technology #InsurTech in emerging markets, Patrick continues to back and support founders and innovators pioneering groundbreaking initiatives in Africa as well as Asia.
The conversation is broken into two and this is Part 2 (Concluding part)
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In this episode, we delve into the transformative world of microinsurance in Africa, focusing on Motisure, an innovative InsurTech company based in Kenya. Join us as we explore how Motisure is closing the protection gap for commercial motorbike riders (Boda boda riders) through their unique microinsurance offerings, developed in collaboration with trade associations (SAACO).
Damola & Folumy sat with Joel Macharia, the visionary founder of Motisure, to uncover their journey of leveraging technology, data, and human-centered design (HCD) principles to develop customized insurance products that cater to the specific needs of boda boda riders in Kenya. Together, we shed light on the significant impact of microinsurance in increasing financial inclusion and enhancing the livelihoods of this vital segment of the African workforce.
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To celebrate the first year of #IBSPodcast Damola & Folumy hosted Rob Galbraith, Bryan Falchuk, Eunice Maina & Frederik Bisbjerg to discuss their books, trends in insurance innovation and opportunities that exist for the growth of the space.
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In the episode, we sit with Tunji Andrews Founder/CEO of Awabah to discuss the interesting work Awabah is pioneering in the Nigerian Pensions space. Awabah is the first micro pension startup in Nigeria, working with Pension Funds Administrators (PFA) to offer pension services to gig workers, and underserved members of society from developers, influencers, and musicians to market women, general contractors etc.
Awabah's mission is to help people outside of the regular 9-5 work model plan towards a financially safe and secure future
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We discussed the realities of insurance in Africa being male-dominated, opportunities that inclusion brings and possible solutions, action points needed to change this reality for good.
Speakers
Adeolu Adewumi-Zer - MD/CEO, Allianz Nigeria
Jihan Abass - Founder/CEO, Lami Insurance Technology
Rashidat Adebisi - ED/Chief Client Officer, AXA Mansard
Marjorie Ngwenya - Past President, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries IFoA
Bimbo Onakomaiya - Vice President, Professional Insurance Ladies Association of Nigeria
This event is brought to you by Grye Limited & sponsored by AXA Mansard.
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Following the pandemic, we have seen development and drive from forward-thinking insurers and InsurTechs to offer new and innovative insurance services to customers; partnership is being embraced, embedded insurance (finance) is on everyone's lips, new insurance models are being tested and adopted and products are being designed from the scratch with the customer at the center of it all.
We are keen to have a conversation on these new trends and what they mean for the future of insurance in Africa as well as for new markets insurers are now engaging with via InsurTechs. This is why we invited:
Naby Mariyam- Founder/CEO of Coverhero
Joel Macharia- Co-Founder/CEO of Motisure
Sizwe Ndlovu- CTO at Pineapple
Nonso Opurum- Founder/CEO of SOSO CARE
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In this episode, we sit with the InsurTech Queen Sabine Vanderlinden Co-Founder/CEO of Alchemy Crew, a company whose mission is to guide disruptive leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs to scale-up growth and profitable returns in a post-pandemic world.
Sabine shares with us her experience early on in insurance and how she is making a lasting difference in the development of innovation in the insurance industry through Corporate Venture Labs and a new concept called VC-as-a-Service.
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On this episode we sit with Gbenro Dara Founder/CEO of Octamile one of the pioneer InsurTechs in Nigeria.
Octamile is helping insurers reach more and most especially new markets by integrating their products on Octamile’s Super API. Gbenro and team is able to offer insurance to customers on digital platforms in various industries where customers are already transacting.
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Following the trends in 2021, 2022 looks to be the year for #InsurTechinAfrica to burst out than ever before. Key to that is the increased interest and activities of investors in the space. In this year's first #IBSWebinar we had an in-depth conversation about the realities of raising capital as an InsurTech operating in Africa and also understand what the investors are looking for in startups.
Panelists:
Ashley Immanuel - CEO, EFInA
Sam Baddoo - Founder, Fleri
Zacharia George - Managing PArtner, Launch Africa
Gbenro Dara - Founder, Octamile Inc.
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In this episode we have a chat with Gigaloluwa Ilori former Head of Strategy Execution at AXA Nigeria and Founder of Agnosys Health, a healthtech company based in Nigeria and focused on providing quality home healthcare services to Nigerians.
Our conversation with Giga touched on his experience in the insurance industry, his interest in Healthcare and how technology, innovation and collaboration can help propel the Nigerian Insurance industry to new heights in 2021 and beyond.
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In this episode we have a chat with Hermann Fried Managing Director of Bsurance, an insurtech company based in Austria. Bsurance is specialized in embedded insurance and our conversation with Hermann centered around his experience in insurance, what Bsurance is looking to achieve in the insurance space and what the future of insurance is going to look like.
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In this episode, we are joined by Sizwe Ndlovu who is Chief Technology Officer at South African InsurTech company, Pineapple. We talked about his journey into insurance, what Pineapple is looking to achieve and what the future hold for InsurTech in South Africa and RoA.
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In this episode, we are joined by Marjorie Ngwenya who wears so many hats these days. She is a Past President of the prestigious Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, a leadership Coach, an Actuary by profession, an Author, Speaker and currently a Board Member of Tangerine Africa.
We delve into her background and experience in the insurance space and also explore the current landscape as well as the future of the insurance industry.
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Nonso Opurum is the Founder and CEO of Nigerian InsurTech startup SOSO Care who are providing Nigerians with access to quality healthcare by leveraging micro health insurance and alternative premium financing options like collecting Recyclables.
Their aim is to get more Nigerians insured especially those in the low-income bracket and are looking for partners to help them grow.
Email: nonsoopurum@gmail.com
Website: https://sosocare.com
Office email: support@sosocare.com
In today’s episode, we are joined by two women pushing, reshaping microinsurance in Ghana and Kenya.
Leona Abban (Country Manager, MicroEnsure Ghana) & Wairimu Njoki (Country Manager, MicroEnsure Kenya) shared with us their experience, the regulatory landscape in their countries and strategies they are employing in order to scale simple and affordable insurance products.
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In this episode, we sat with Simon Schwall, a micro-insurance specialist and Founder of OKO; an insurtech company leveraging mobile technology & Satelite data to offer simple and affordable Crop Insurance to small-scale farmers in Africa.
OKO is based currently operating in Mali and Uganda and is looking to expand across Africa starting with Cote D'Ivoire.
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Having played in the microinsurance space in Africa for almost two decades, Richard Leftley is an authority on the topic. In our episode today, we ask him about the challenges so far, opportunities that still abound through innovation and technology and what models he has tried and which one has worked.
Richard is Executive Vice President, Micro Insurance Company which was formally MicroEnsure.
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Milad is a Business Consultant and is currently on a journey with Penni.io to revolutionize insurance distribution through embedded insurance.
Penni.io is on a mission to make insurance easier to understand and more accessible to everyone.
In recent months, Blockchain has become come under the spotlight and different use cases have been discussed including insurance.
On Episode 25, we were privileged to chat with Africa's Blockchain Evangelist and one of LinkedIn's top voices, Shadrack Kubyane.
He is the Co-Founder of Coronet Blockchain and he spoke to us practically about blockchain and the role it can play in building trust, ensuring data privacy and curbing claims fraud.
He also sheds light on the new African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) which took effect from January 1, 2021.
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We cap the first year of IBS with a conversation with Elias Omondi who is the Innovation Lead at IRA of Kenya. He shared openly with us the focus of the regulator, how they are fostering innovation in the industry and why they are supporting insurtechs with Bima Regulatory Sandbox as well as Bima Lab.
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On this episode we take a trip down to Sydney, Australia to chat with Naby Mariyam who is the Founder/CEO of Coverhero. Coverhero's mission is to deliver relevant, hyper-personalised coverage in moments that matter to their customers. At the moment they are focused on providing protection to Gig Economy workers and we were super interested in hearing all about that. Naby also share with us her experience as a woman in the industry and what the future holds for her company.
On this Episode we sit with Saurabh Sharma who is the General Manager, Microinsurance at one of the biggest insurers in East Africa, Britam. He shares with us his thoughts on how best we can scale insurance on the continent, how Britam is going about that by leveraging ecosystem partnerships & technology and also their journey to profitability.
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On Episode 21 we had the privilege of hosting the new MD/CEO of Allianz in Nigeria in the person of Adeolu Adewumi-Zer. She shares with us her experience as an Allianzer for the past 10 years, experience in the Turkish and East African market, her motivation and what exactly Allianz 2.0 means for their operations in Nigeria. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
In Episode 20 we host one of the world’s top speaker & thought-leader on insurtech and insurance; Dr. Robin Kiera who is a “recovering agent” and now a consultant helping insurers rejig their sales processes and communication. He is based out of Germany and is CEO of Digitalscouting. Listen, Subscribe and Share this podcast with someone if you enjoyed the conversation. (We are sure you would) #Staysafe COVID-19 is Real--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
To kick-off the year 2021, we sat down with Ope Osiyemi who is Co-Founder/CEO of Claimsify as she shares her personal experience with a fire incident that spurred her to do something about the claims experience of insurance customers. She also shared her thoughts on skills insurance professionals must be embracing and the strategies insurers need to begin to employ in order to grow the industry particularly focusing on providing value other than just bottom-line.
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On our last episode for the year 2020, we speak with Jihan Abass, Founder & CEO of Lami Insurance Technology; an insurtech company based in Kenya but has its sights on having a presence all over the continent of Africa. We speak to Jihan about her journey into the insurance industry, what Lami is bringing to insurers, the role the Kenyan Regulator (IRA) is playing in order to foster innovation, her experience as a young female in a male-dominated insurance industry and a recent partnership with top e-commerce company, Jumia in Kenya.Lami is on a mission to facilitate the increase in the level of penetration of insurance in Africa by offering technologies that can help insurers design and scale their insurance products to more people and markets than ever before.Lami- www.lami.world/--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
A new reality for insurance has berth and this has brought a new realization when it comes to the nature of work in the industry. The skills, abilities, persons needed has changed and there is a need for HR professionals to re-engineer, rethink their work. It’s to this end we had the privilege of hosting Kunbi Adeoti who is the Divisional Director-HR at one Nigeria’s leading insurance firms, Leadway Assurance Company Limited. Recently Leadway was recognized as one of the Best Workplaces 2020 by Great Place To Work Institute ans so it was great to hear the strategies they are using to retain, retrain and attract talent.
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There is a lot of opportunity for microinurance on the African continent and we had the King of Microinsurance, Luis Kinuthia on to discuss in detail the situation, challenges and where the industry can improve in order to get more people insured.With experience working with the likes of Mico Ensure in Kenya, Luis is currently working on his own insurtech startup and consults for a number of microinsurers in Kenya.Connect with Luis- https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-kinuthia/Register for InsurTech Business Series Conference free- bit.ly/IBSConference2020Follow us on: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
Its episode 15 and we host a conversation about Digitalisation in the insurance industry. It was a huge privilege for us to host Frederik Bisbjerg who is the current Executive Director, Digitalisation at Daman Health in the United Arab Emirates. With over 25 years of working in the insurance space helping insurers with digital transformation, he definitely is a thought leader in the space. We talk about what exactly Digital transformation is all about, the role Takaful insurance can play in emerging markets like Africa and the place of reskilling and retraining of insurance professionals on digital insurance.The Digital Insurer: the-digital-insurer.com/Get his book here: amazon.ae/dp/B08KGXTT68/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_OnyLFb56Q42BJFollow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/insurtech-business-series--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
On this episode we feature the Co-Founder/CEO of Aella App and we talk extensively about his investment banking background, why Aella chose to enter into the health insurance space and what the future holds. There is a special announcement at the end of the episode and we are happy to share it with you.
About Aella App: Finance is complex enough. People and businesses deserve easy, straightforward products that actually work. Aella makes it super easy for anyone to borrow, invest, get health insurance and make payments. No excuses. Earlier in the year, Aella has raised a $10m debt financing round, from HQ Financial Group (HQF), a Singapore-based private company specializing in new material science, semiconductor and blockchain financial investments.
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Welcome to another episode and we are excited to share the conversation we had with Sam Baddoo who is the Founder/CEO of Fleri a health insurance marketplace that sells health insurance to immigrants around the world for the benefit of their loved ones in Africa. We spoke about his journey into insurance, what Fleri aims to achieve, when they intend to officially launch and what the future holds for insurance in Africa as we engage use of technology. ***Since we had this conversation, Fleri has launched and have locked strategic partnerships with insurers in a number of countries in Africa. They are also currently fundraising. Check them out here: joinfleri.com--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
On this episode we celebrate another #IBSWomaninInsurance. Her name is Eunice Maina and she is the Founder/CEO of Bismart Insurance based in Kenya. Eunice started her journey in insurance as an Agent earning a commission and today she is trailblazing in the Insurtech space in Kenya. Bismart is an insurance marketplace where Africans can compare and buy insurance easily and conveniently. This episode also featured a company who are looking to provide IoT solutions for the insurance market.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
On this episode we are celebrating another amazing woman on our #IBSWomeninInsurance Project. Her name is Rashidat Adebisi and she is the Chief Client Officer at AXA Mansard. Folumy’s chat with her centered around digital transformation, innovation and AXA’s new plans to target emerging markets by creating simple and affordable products. We love Rashidat and admire her passion, dedication and infectious energy. Twitter Thread on “Why don’t Africans like to buy insurance?”: https://twitter.com/stoneatwine/status/1297786193195741184?s=21--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
In support of female professionals in Nigeria, we have kicked off a "Women in Insurance" Project aimed at celebrating more female professionals doing great things in the industry through our podcast. We decided to flag this off on our 10th episode & who better to have on than Abimbola Onakomaiya the MD/CEO of Peakthrust Insurance Brokers and the new Vice President of PILA (Professional Insurance Ladies Association) established in 1973.On this episode Abimbola speaks to us about her journey so far in insurance, how her company was able to adapt during the lockdown and the goals, passion of PILA as it concerns women and children in Nigeria. Since she clocked 60 recently, we did not let her go until she dropped a word of wisdom for younger professionals in the industry.Thank you Abimbola Onakomaiya for coming on our podcast.https://www.linkedin.com/in/bimbo-onakomaiya-17b16812/https://www.linkedin.com/company/professional-insurance-ladies-association/Did you know that PILA is the 1st female professional body established in Nigeria? Well now you know. Click Play and enjoy the conversation--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
On this episode Damola & Folumy had a rich conversation with Dr. Ikpeme Neto who is the Founder of Wellahealth about his passion and motivation for staring Wellahealth, how they are using insurance to provide quality and affordable Malaria care to Nigerians, how he is tackling mistrust of insurance and expansion plans for Wellahealth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
On this episode we had a Bryan Falchuk, Best-Selling Author of Future of Insurance and we spoke about key lessons from this new book, Customer centric insurers and the change in behavior we are beginning to see in C-Suites in driving innovation within their organization. You can get his book on Amazon by searching for “Future of Insurance”--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
In our 7th episode, we decided to not interview anyone but have a panel discussion with Oluwaseun Ogundolie and Abdullahi Adekanbi about the recent events in the Nigerian Insurance space.
We spoke about
- WAICA Re premium increase in 2019 Financials
- Rate war in the industry
- Pandemic and Cyber Security Liability
- Recapitalization and what it means for the industry going forward
Thank you again to Oluwaseun and Abdullahi.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic has rocked the whole insurance industry and distribution is not left out. The need for innovation and adoption of technology has been accelerated. On the episode we speak to Aparajit Bhattacharya, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Insure First about trends and opportunities that tech brings to insurance distribution. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
We are super excited to be doing our Fifth Episode of InsurTech Business Series Podcast and we want to thank all our Guests as well as everyone who has listened since we started a few months ago.In this episode, we were joined by a good friend Gilad Shai who is a Co-Author of The Insurtech Book and the Founder of InsurTechLA & Bound API.He joined us and shared his thoughts around the changing insurance landscape, how insurers must approach innovation in this COVID-19 era, why insurance professionals must unlearn and relearn, the strategy for choosing the right distribution channel and of course the recent Lemonade IPO announcement.Do not forget to subscribe, share and leave a comment here or on LinkedIn- InsurTech Business Series.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
In our 4th episode, we had an extended conversation with Ekerete Ola Gam-Ikon about the insurance industry in Nigeria. He spoke about the role of the regulator, why industry leaders need to be doing more and the prospects of leveraging tech for collaboration with #Fintech, #Insurtech. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
On this episode of InsurTech Business Series we spoke with Adi Kaimowitz who is the Founder of Virtual Actuary based in South Africa. He shared some very practical ways that tech is changing price modeling, the nature of work & opportunities it opens up for Actuaries in Africa.Virtual Actuary is a turnkey actuarial services business working within the Life, General Insurance, Banking, Investments, Pensions, Wider Fields and Healthcare sectors in and outside Africa. Company is based in Cape Town, South Africa.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
On this episode we had very insightful discussions with two IT Generals who spoke about the opportunities tech can provide for the Nigerian insurance industry in the area of distribution, customer onboarding, engagement & satisfaction plus how tech can help ensure productivity as remote work becomes more prominent today. Thank you Samuel Mbonu, Chief Information Officer at Tangerine Life & Adeyinka Aderombi, Head of Digital Transformation at Leadway Assurance for sharing your thoughts, expertise & experience with us.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message
It’s our very first episode and we are joined by Rob Galbraith (The Most Interesting Man in Insurance) who is a speaker, author and insurtech thought leader. He speaks about how his book & how technology is changing the insurance business. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/insurtech-bus-series/message