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Making Risk Flow | The Future of Insurance

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Insurance
Digital Transformation
Underwriting
Insurance Industry
Insurance Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Cytora
Data Analytics
Commercial Insurance
Generative AI
Cyber Insurance
Risk Digitization
Risk Management
Hiscox
ESG
Leadership
Data Standardization
Agentic AI
Climate Change
Insurance Underwriting

Making Risk Flow is a podcast powered by Cytora. This insurance podcast is designed to bring clarity, know-how and inspiration in driving digital transformation for commercial insurers, paying particular attention to the automation of risk processing. This podcast, led by industry veteran Juan de Castro as well as insurance change-makers, will showcase their learnings, challenges and solutions tha... more

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In this episode of Making Risk Flow, host Jake Harding brings together ten leaders from across insurance, data, and technology to explore how spatial intelligence, real-time data, and climate modeling are reshaping risk assessment and underwriting.  more

In this Greatest Hits episode of Making Risk Flow, we revisit host Juan de Castro’s conversation with David McMillan, former CEO of esureGroup, to unpack how a mid-sized insurer reinvented itself under private equity ownership. Facing COVID-19, reser... more

What if operational excellence wasn't about cutting costs, but about unlocking your organization's true potential?

In this episode of Making Risk Flow, Juan de Castro speaks with Ann Haugh, Group Chief Operations Officer at Axis Capital, about why o... more

What if the insurance industry could move at the speed of modern technology?

In this episode of Making Risk Flow, Christian Stobbs, we revisit one of our top episodes of 2026 where Juan de Castro sits down with Christian Stobbs, Chief Strategy & Cor... more

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Recent Guests

Izik Lavy
CEO of GeoX
GeoX
Episode: Property Intelligence at Scale: How Geospatial Data Is Redefining Insurance Underwriting | Izik Lavy and Jacob Grob
Jacob Grob
Insurance data veteran
GeoX
Episode: Property Intelligence at Scale: How Geospatial Data Is Redefining Insurance Underwriting | Izik Lavy and Jacob Grob
Krist Lundberg
CEO of InsureTech Insights
InsureTech Insights
Episode: Think Slow, Execute Fast: The New Playbook for Vertical AI Transformation in Insurance | Kristoffer Lundberg
Greg Brown
Partner at Oxbow Partners
Oxbow Partners
Episode: Lead, Follow, or Fall Behind? Positioning for Success in the Insurance Market | Greg Brown
Joan Saladich
Climate risk expert, associated with Sustex/Geoscope ecosystem
Soustex/Geoscope (SusTechs)
Episode: Beyond Traffic-Light Risk Scores: Building Climate Risk Models That Actually Work | Joan Saladich (Part 2)
Caroline Grey
Co-founder of Treefera
Treefera
Episode: Why Climate Data is Forming the Risk Intelligence Blueprint for Commercial Insurance | Caroline Grey
Christian Stobbs
Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer at Markel
Markel
Episode: The Speed Advantage: How AI and Customer Obsession Are Reshaping Specialty Insurance | Christian Stobbs
Pierre-Henri Janssens
CEO and co-founder of Topograph
Topograph
Episode: The Real-Time Data Edge: Why Speed and Accuracy Beat Volume in Underwriting | Pierre-Henri Janssens
Jay Wallace
VP of Global GTM at VulnCheck
VulnCheck
Episode: Beyond CVSS: The New Cyber Underwriting Playbook | Jay Wallace of VulnCheck

Hosts

Juan de Castro
Host of the show and a principal on risk and transformation initiatives in insurance.
Jake Harding
Host focusing on the ecosystem, risk flow, and AI-enabled risk processing.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 45 ratings
  • A refreshing forward view on insurance

    Loving Making Risk Flow! As a Commercial Insurance Account Manager, it’s refreshing to hear what’s happening at the cutting edge of our industry. Can’t wait for the next episode!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Tondreka
    United States9 months ago
  • Great content and guests

    Juan's knowledge shines through this podcast. If you are looking for an Insurance & digital risk podcast you can't miss this one👏

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JudyL.S.A
    Spaina year ago
  • Best commercial insurance podcast

    Fantastic guests, insightful conversation and a lot of learnings shared

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Daria00007
    United Kingdom4 years ago
  • Insightful Advice

    Very insightful advice from Juan de Castro, loving this podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    youngentrepreneuracademyph
    Philippines4 years ago

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Property Intelligence at Scale: How Geospatial Data Is Redefining Insurance Underwriting | Izik Lavy and Jacob Grob
Q: What makes GeoX different from other providers in the market?
GeoX builds full databases of properties across countries and offers an API-driven workflow that delivers 100% US property coverage, with high accuracy and scalable, automated processing, enabling carriers to standardize data across markets and support rapid underwriting decisions.
Beyond Traffic-Light Risk Scores: Building Climate Risk Models That Actually Work | Joan Saladich (Part 2)
Q: Azamai, if you could change one thing about the insurance industry, what would that one thing be and why?
Openness to new data and validation, moving away from oversimplified risk scores, and embracing complex, context-rich risk intelligence to replace traffic-light indices.
Why Climate Data is Forming the Risk Intelligence Blueprint for Commercial Insurance | Caroline Grey
Q: What data points and spheres do you operate in from a data perspective in insurance?
Treefera provides probabilistic and actionable signals across commodity types, enabling improved pricing, monitoring, and proactive actions for asset protection and risk management.
Why Climate Data is Forming the Risk Intelligence Blueprint for Commercial Insurance | Caroline Grey
Q: Could you walk us through your background and Treefera's mission?
Caroline Grey describes her long career in sales, Treefera's AI-native data platform for commodities, and the goal of delivering discoverable, transparent insights that help insurers price, monitor, and underwrite risk more effectively.
The Iteration Trap: Why 'Improving' Your Underwriting is Killing Your Growth | Bryan Falchuk
Q: What is a practical starting point for carriers to begin this transformation?
Begin with design thinking training for the entire staff to shift mindsets from 'we can't' to 'how might we,' creating a foundation for more ambitious changes and clearer ROI calculations.

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What is Making Risk Flow about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A forward-looking, data-driven discussion on how technology, AI, and advanced data sources are transforming risk assessment and underwriting in commercial insurance. Episodes emphasize geospatial insights, real-time data, explainable AI, and new operating models that empower underwriters, brokers, and carriers to quote faster, price more accurately, and manage risk at scale. Notable throughlines include the tension between build-versus-buy data, the role of agentic AI and memory-enabled workflows, and the importance of governance, transparency, and collaboration with data providers. The format often features industry practitioners, consultants, and founders sharing pragmatic lessons, real-world market examples, and strategies for achieving ... more

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Recent guests on Making Risk Flow include:

1. Izik Lavy
2. Jacob Grob
3. Krist Lundberg
4. Greg Brown
5. Joan Saladich
6. Caroline Grey
7. Christian Stobbs
8. Pierre-Henri Janssens

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