Special Ep Ian Summers AdvantageGo & Bill Pieroni ACORD: Planting tech acorns for the generations to come

Today’s podcast is one of the most eclectic and far-reaching I
have produced since founding the Voice of Insurance over four
years ago.


And that is entirely down to today’s guests. Ian Summers Global
Business Leader of AdvantageGo (pictured top) is a well-known
figure to anyone who has worked in the Global Insurance Market
and has a full career of pioneering market modernisation behind
him from within the market as Global Information Officer at Aon
and serving the market at major Software companies.


And if were possible, Bill Pieroni (pictured bottom) has had an
even more all-encompassing career to date than Ian. Starting
outside the industry at top consultancies, a senior role at State
Farm and five years as Global Chief Operating Officer at Marsh
followed.


For the last eight years Bill has headed up global insurance data
standards body ACORD.


But if you thought that meant our chat would be limited to global
data standards, you’d be completely wrong


At their core what Bill and Ian do is provide the tech and the
utilities to help insurance get on and do what it does best.


Bill and Ian have only been so successful so far because they
understand the industry inside and out and that means this
podcast is far more wide-reaching than you would imagine.


For instance, you wouldn’t expect tech experts to commission a
historical study on the efficacy of M&A for the insurance
industry, would you? But these two have, principally because they
are so embedded into the sector that their level of understanding
matches most of the most seasoned Executives and analysts.


So get ready for a real feast.


The winners and losers in insurance M&A, really-detailed
insights into the best applications for Artificial Intelligence,
the real reason why insurance is so hard to transform and the
prospects for the London Market if its latest digital reforms are
successful are all to come.


And the style of delivery may surprise you. If Ian is a strong
and forthright character, Bill is almost off the charts in the
energy and passion that he brings to this discussion.


I had a real blast and learnt a huge amount. Listen on and so
will you.


NOTES:


The M&A study we discuss can be downloaded here. I highly
recommend a read – it’s fascinating stuff (and could potentially
save you $billions!)