Chris Lafond, CEO: Insurity: The 30-year-old InsurTech (313)

As one of the oldest insurtechs and thirty years in the business - what can we learn from Insurity? Robin Merttens spoke to Chris Lafond, CEO of Insurity - a P&C insurance software provider offering cloud-based solutions to help companies focus on profitability. After a series of acquisitions in 2019, Insurity continue to execute their thesis from five years ago in embracing the cloud and providing the industry with out-of-the-box technology solutions. It is currently trusted by 12 of the top 15 managing agents in London.  Tune in to hear Robin and Chris discuss Insurity’s expanding presence in the London Market and whether the term “insurtech” is a helpful word.  Key talking points include: Celebrating three decades in the industry GI Partners and expanding Insurity  Looking back at Insurity’s thesis in 2019 The need for underwriting workbenches in the London Market Is AI the ‘data warehouse’ of our time? To ‘insurtech’ or not to ‘insurtech’? The future of acquisitions for Insurity The curse of past technology decisions - the problems that occur with legacy systems 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 This InsTech Podcast Episode is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme. By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives: Specify how an underwriting workbench can help users Explain what the cloud is in insurance and how it can help users  Summarise why mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be beneficial for a company 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 313 page of the InsTech website or email [email protected] 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.