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July 7, 2023

FS Brew speaks to Harald from SC Ventures

Find out how a corporate venture builder like Standard Chartered Ventures (SC Ventures) can be your partner in your start-up journey, understand their process, and what it takes to make the cut! Harald deep dives into what SC Ventures looks at in an insurtech, and how the insurtech complements their…

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June 20, 2023

What is your biggest fear: AI! In conversation with Avinash Babur from Insurancemarket.ae

## FS Brew Podcast with Avinash Babur, CEO of InsuranceMarket.ae * Avinash Babur is the CEO of InsuranceMarket.ae, the largest retail insurance brokerage in the UAE. * He started the company in 2010 with the goal of making insurance more accessible and affordable for UAE residents. * InsuranceMarket.ae has since…

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June 16, 2023

36: Biggest Fear and Opportunity is AI! : In conversation with Avinash Babur, CEO of Insurancemar...

Sure, here are some more details about the key highlights and learnings from the interview with Avinash Babur: • Focus on the customer. Avinash says that InsuranceMarket.ae has built a strong reputation by listening to customers and constantly improving their products and services. For example, the company regularly surveys its…

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June 10, 2023

35: Building a Venture backable Insurtech : Conversation with Shwetank Verma⁠, Co-Founder and Man...

FS Brew (https://www.linkedin.com/company/fs-brew/) has been speaking to #venturecapital (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=venturecapital&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7072850875211202560) firms interested in #insurance (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=insurance&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7072850875211202560)and #insurtech (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=insurtech&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7072850875211202560) space to know more about what it takes to pique their interest. In this episode, we spoke with Shwetank Verma (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAG-WSgBVIITHyjbuwX5Rc_V7OKU9BLPXlI), Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Leo Capital (https://www.linkedin.com/company/leodotcapital/) and Co-Founder of India Insurtech…

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June 7, 2023

FS Brew: Vidya and Renjit speak with Shwetank Verma, an early-stage VC from Leo Capital

In this episode of FS Brew, Vidya and Renjit speak with Shwetank Verma, an early-stage venture investor in India and Southeast Asia with Leo Capital. They discuss the trends and challenges facing the Insurtech industry, as well as how Leo Capital evaluates startups for investment. Shwetank begins by talking about…

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May 23, 2023

Chat GPT and AI- Insurance industry is being revolutionized by insuretechs using AI

Welcome to the latest episode of FS Brew Hype. **Chat GPT and AI in Insurance** Insurance is a complex and data-driven industry, and Chat GPT and AI are two emerging technologies that have the potential to revolutionize the way insurance is done. Chat GPT is a large language model that…

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May 23, 2023

34: HYPE- Chat GPT and AI Take on the Insurance Industry! Insurtechs Vs. Incumbents

The emergence of Chat GPT and AI technologies has brought about a revolution in the insurance industry. These tools offer promising solutions to the complexity of data-driven insurance operations. Chat GPT, a large language model, can create chatbots that can process claims, answer customer inquiries, and even underwrite policies. AI,…

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May 4, 2023

Developing women leaders in the organization

Listen to the full episode here https://www.fsbrew.co Happy Women's Day! 👩🏻‍💼 Developing women leaders in the organization. #womenempowerment #insurance #insurtech

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May 4, 2023

Support from mentors are important but there are issues too.

Listen to the full episode here https://www.fsbrew.co Happy Women's Day! 👩🏻‍💼 Support from mentors are important but let us acknowledge the issues as well. #womenempowerment #insurance #insurtech

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May 4, 2023

FS Brew speaks to Mohamed Seghir - Rapid Fire questions

Listen to the full episode here https://www.fsbrew.co In our latest episode, we spoke with Mohamed Seghir, CEO of HAYAH Insurance, UAE's recently branded insurance company that specializes in life, medical, and savings. It was a delightful chat as we dug deeper into how Mohamed Seghir went about rebranding and redesigning…

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May 4, 2023

FS Brew speaks to Mohamed Seghir - A different view

A different and controversial view...

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April 18, 2023

33: How to break into VC and how to approach VCs: Ahmed Elgabri from Shorooq Partners

FS Brew has been speaking to #venturecapital firms interested in #insurance and #insurtech space to know more about what it takes to pique their interest and get the fund in! In our first chat with a #venturecapital firm, we spoke with Ahmed Elgabri, an investment professional from Shorooq Partners, a…

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April 18, 2023

How to break into VC and how to approach VCs: Ahmed Elgabri from Shorooq Partners

Questions that we asked: Q: So you have had an interesting career. How did you land into working with a VC firm and also please tell us about your role? Q: Tell us about Shorooq Partners, and its work in the MENA region, specifically with respect to financial services, specifically…

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March 30, 2023

32: In conversation with Gautam Datta- Building a Takaful Insurance Giant using M&A

Here's our latest podcast episode with Gautam Datta from Watania Takaful! When we interviewed him a few weeks back, the freshly merged Dar Al Takaful PJSC and #Watania entity were on the verge of revealing their new name, which he makes reference to in the interview. We had a great…

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March 20, 2023

In conversation with Gautam Datta- Building a Takaful Giant using M&A

In our latest episode, we speak to Gautam Datta, CEO of Dar Al Takaful PJSC! 🔥 Prior to being the CEO of Dar Al Takaful PJSC, he was the CEO of Watania which merged with Dar Al Takaful PJSC (which, prior to this, had merged with Noor Takaful, now rebranded…

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March 11, 2023

31: Women in Insurance and insurtech - Empowering, Energizing and Leading from the front

Happy Women's Day! 👩🏻‍💼 To commemorate this year's international women's day, we spoke with three leaders from the UAE insurance industry. We asked them about their approach to advancing gender diversity and inclusion within the industry, navigating complex situations, and their leadership style. We also discussed in detail some of…

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March 8, 2023

FS Brew Celebrates Women's Day March 8, 2023

Happy Women's Day! 👩🏻‍💼 To commemorate this year's #internationalwomensday, we spoke with 3 leaders from the #uae insurance industry. We asked them about their approach to advancing gender diversity and inclusion within the industry, navigating complex situations, and their leadership style. We also discussed in detail some of the common…

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Feb. 17, 2023

30: FS Brew speaks to Mohamed Seghir - CEO of Hayah, UAE's Digital Insurer. Driving Cultural Tran...

In our latest episode, we spoke with Mohamed Seghir, CEO of HAYAH Insurance, UAE's recently branded insurance company that specializes in life, medical, and savings. It was a delightful chat as we dug deeper into how Mohamed Seghir went about rebranding and redesigning the organization which was previously AXAGreen Crescent,…

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Feb. 15, 2023

FS Brew speaks to Mohamed Seghir - CEO of Hayah, UAE's Digital Insurer

In our latest episode, we spoke with Mohamed Seghir, CEO of HAYAH Insurance, UAE's recently branded insurance company that specializes in life, medical, and savings. It was a delightful chat as we dug deeper into how Mohamed Seghir went about rebranding and redesigning the organization which was previously AXA Green…

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Feb. 13, 2023

29: Interview with Lars Gehrmann of QIC DV- Announcing the latest Hackathon!

FS Brew spoke with Lars Gehrmann from QIC Digital Venture Partners and got exclusive details about the #MENA-wide #startup challenge they recently launched! We also spoke to him about the gaps in the insurance ecosystem in the region for innovative insurtechs to take shape here and what is QIC Digital…

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Feb. 13, 2023

28: Rohit Nambiar- Group CEO of Tune Protect on Partnerships, Transformation and Culture.

In our first episode of #FSBrewInternational for 2023, we speak with the passionate and exuberant, Rohit Nambiar, Group CEO of Tune Protect, based in KL Malaysia! This interview was a playbook on how to run an insurance company that is 'fit-for-purpose' in all aspects- customer, employee, business strategy, culture, partnerships...you…

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Feb. 13, 2023

27: UAE Insurance Market: 2022 Roundup and 2023 Predictions

UAE Insurance Market: 2022 Roundup and 2023 Predictions. Today we have a very special episode on how 2022 has been for the insurance companies in the UAE so far and potentially what that means in terms of how we will be ending the year and setting the tone for 2023.…

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Feb. 13, 2023

26: FS Brew Hype: Open Insurance and its implications in the Middle East region

In FS Brew's latest HYPE episode, we deep dive into Open Insurance to understand: - What is open insurance? - Who are the suitable partners who can benefit from open insurance - International examples & use cases - Business and technology readiness to build open insurance capabilities - Product lines…

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Feb. 13, 2023

25: Hala Insurtech- Innovate offshore and regulate onshore

Here's our interview with Walid Daniel Dib, Co-founder, and CEO of Hala Insurance, the OG millennial insurtech founder from the #UAE! We spoke with Walid on many nuances and factors involved in running an agile insurance start-up brand like Hala: 🎯Hala's business model- tech seems like the starting point...surprisingly, it…

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