McKinsey on Insurance

In this podcast, three claims experts discuss what insurers should consider as they update their technology, ways of working, and workforces to bring forth the future of claims Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 20:57) >  

In this podcast, McKinsey experts discuss the changing work environment for women in insurance post-COVID and how to strengthen the industry's diverse workforce Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 20:06) >  

The insurance industry struggles to create economic profit. But amid COVID-19’s enduring changes, opportunities await. A new report from McKinsey & Company, the Global Insurance Report 2022, provides an extensive view on the opportunities and challenges insurers face. In this episode of McKinsey on Insurance, Kweilin Ellingrud speaks with Alex D’Amico, Henri de Combles de Nayves, and Bernhard Kotanko about the report’s results and latest research. The four discuss the pandemic’s effects on business, as well as emerging trends that will reshape the industry. The full report can be found on mckinsey.com. Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 18:38) >  

Rosaline Chow Koo breaks down how the CXA Group is working to make group insurance more profitable while simultaneously improving employees’ health and financial well-being. In this conversation with McKinsey Partner Alex Kimura, Rosaline Chow Koo gives insights to CXA, and how the digital-powered benefits platform is making quick gains in the Asian financial services market. Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 21:26) >  

In this episode of McKinsey on Insurance, Partner Alex Kimura shares a conversation with Walter de Oude, Founder and Deputy CEO of Aviva Singlife. Walter talks about his transition from a corporate executive to a start-up CEO, key challenges and trends, and about potential growth opportunities in the industry. Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 23:35) >  

Insurtechs are tech-led companies using new technologies to provide coverage or reinvent business systems in this digital era. Insurtechs are extending innovation throughout the sectors like healthcare, retail, banking – creating a potential competitive threat to incumbents, as well as new opportunities for the entire ecosystem through partnerships. McKinsey experts discuss how insurtechs can learn from insurance companies, take a look at the benefits and challenges of collaborations, and comment on trends influencing insurtechs in the various markets globally. Join the conversation with McKinsey leaders Pradip Patiath, Senior Partner, Chicago; Tanguy Catlin, Senior Partner, Boston; Alex Kimura, Partner, Singapore; and Simon Kaesler, Partner, Frankfurt. Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 29:19) >  

In this podcast, McKinsey experts discuss how post-pandemic business models may require a new procurement strategy built on more collaborative partnerships. Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 24:10) >  

Traditional insurers are seeing growing competition from digital players. The pandemic and customer-behavior changes are pushing the industry to become digital much more quickly, and one of the big levers is building their own businesses. McKinsey’s Ari Libarikian, Pia Schlüter and James Bilefield discuss why and when a traditional insurer should build a new business and how to get started. Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 28:40) >  

McKinsey’s Kurt Strovink, Kia Javanmardian, Dickon Pinner and Antonio Grimaldi discuss climate change and the insurance industry Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 26:24) >  

McKinsey’s Kurt Strovink, Stephan Binder and Brad Mendelson share perspectives on the future of the global insurance industry Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 28:22) >