Ep214 James Slaughter: Innovation at Scale

Today’s Podcast is all about innovation and today’s guest has
been responsible for doing more of it than most.


James Slaughter is Chief Underwriting Officer at Apollo Group, a
Lloyd’s business that has been behind collaborations and new
product launches galore in recent times.


Be it exploring semi-automatic underwriting and the application
of artificial intelligence, the development of its own ibott
syndicate, helping launch a parametric syndicate, or other
specialist start-ups focusing on risks as diverse as Cyber,
Drones, employee parental benefits or unlocking new business from
Africa, Apollo has become one of the go-to market enablers for
innovation in the London Market in recent times.


James is always incredibly direct as an interviewee – and what
you see is what you get – I find he’s exactly the same person
whether the microphones are switched on or off.


And that’s why this Episode is such a treat, James always says
what he thinks - and it’s clear he thinks a lot more than most.


Listen on and you’ll learn a lot about what is coming down the
track, how some of the vanguard technologies are best being
exploited and which of the newest developments at the insurance
cutting edge James is most excited about.


It’s breathless stuff – I had a lot of fun recording this one and
I think you’ll enjoy a listen.


 


NOTES: Abbreviations:


UNL – Ultimate Net Loss. In this context it is shorthand for
traditional contract-of-indemnity insurance versus a parametric
insurance structure.


GUA – the General Underwriters Agreement, which is a leading
underwriters agreement designed to govern and streamline how
amendments to subscription market placements can be carried out,
often allowing a leader or leaders to bind on behalf of following
markets.


ICX and TCX – Lloyd’s class of business codes for innovation and
the energy transition respectively.


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