What Speciality Underwriting Does and How Risk Capital Providers Work (w/Jeffrey Radke, Co-Founder & CEO at Accelerant)

Meet Jeffrey Radke, Co-Founder & CEO at Accelerant, a successful insurtech with more than 150 employees. Accelerant has created a common cause of loss nomenclature across multiple areas and countries. Working across jurisdictions adds complexity, but also informs discovery of new market opportunities for underwriters.  Culturally, Jeff notes a key challenge is finding experienced insurance executives who are not afraid to make a decision, and have a high willingness to collaborate.  Jeff sees a significant opportunity in bundling insurance in such a way that underwriters do not need to look at individual policies as a decision-point in their process, leveraging data science and embedded insurance as a lever to scale. Prior to co-founding Accelerant, Jeff was an Executive Committee Member, Global Head of Strategic Initiatives, of Syndicate, Head of Europe at Argo, CEO at PXRE, CEO and President at Select Re. His experience includes underwriting, operations and management of insurance, and reinsurance in global markets. This experience base has given him a deep understanding of the entire insurance value chain, from the original insured, retail and wholesale brokerage, insurance, and reinsurance to alternative capital and traditional shareholders. Follow the Insurtech Leadership Podcast airing weekly hosted by Joshua R. Hollander. We give you up-close access and personal insights from the leaders of the fastest-growing #insurtechs and most innovative #insurance carriers and brokers.