Making Risk Flow Special Edition | 5 Insurance Leaders on Winning the AI Transformation Race

In this special compilation episode of Making Risk Flow, we bring together five standout conversations exploring how agentic AI, digital transformation, and organizational culture are reshaping the insurance industry. Featuring insights from leaders including Antonio Grimaldi of McKinsey & Company, Sam Lewis, Nicolas Zerbib, Richard Hartley, Bill Harris & Drake Slaikeu-Lawhead, the episode examines why AI leaders are generating dramatically stronger returns than competitors and how technologies like stateful agents, spatial intelligence, and headless orchestration are changing underwriting and distribution.

Beyond technology itself, the discussion highlights the cultural shifts required to unlock transformation at scale. From reducing workflow friction to improving underwriting precision and scaling operations without proportional hiring, this episode offers practical frameworks for carriers, brokers, and tech leaders navigating insurance’s next era. 

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Our previous guests include: Bronek Masojada of PPL, Craig Knightly of Inigo, Andrew Horton of QBE Insurance, Simon McGinn of Allianz, Stephane Flaquet of Hiscox, Matthew Grant of InsTech, Paul Brand of Convex, Paolo Cuomo of Gallagher Re, and Thierry Daucourt of AXA.

Check out the three most downloaded episodes:

• The Five Pillars of Data Analytics Strategy in Insurance | Craig Knightly, Inigo
• 20 Years as CEO of Hiscox: Personal Reflections and the Evolution of PPL | Bronek Masojada
• Implementing ESG in the Insurance and Underwriting Space | Simon Tighe, Chaucer, and Paul McCarney, Moody's