The Guidewire Connections event that happens every year is not just a celebration for the SaaS insurance software provider, it's a chance see the vision, and extended ecosystem of partners who make the value come alive. Curt Wyatt attended the event this year and was there when news broke, heard from partners about the future of service and value along with some interesting and perhaps more pragmatic takes on AI.

In this episode:

• Joseph Desouza from Pro Navigator on merging with Guidewire
• How claims tech is being powered by AI and the value insurers are seeking
• Why document ingestion and managing unstructured data is becoming more of a priority
• Hear from partners who are helping Guidewire grow and deliver value by experience

This episode is a compilation of thoughts from various people and sheds light on how key industry partners are working to deliver a bigger vision and better experience together.

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Reuters puts on many events and coming up is the Future of Insurance Canada, held in Toronto. As the industry adapts and manages market changes, trade tensions, and global issues we sat down with Ollie Smith, from Reuters Events to learn about the event and how it is evolving to meet the needs of the insurance industry for the future.

In this episode:

• Why curating content has to be constant to deliver value
• Showcasing the Dragon's Den panel and who are the dragons?
• Why the issue of technological debt for insurance has to be discussed
• Pete appearing on a live debate panel- what????
• How AI will affect the next generation of insurance talent
• Global issues that affect insurance locally, for everyone
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Ollie shares the needs he hears from industry and how they have put together the content, speakers and guests to deliver a leading edge look into the future about insurance and what changes the industry sees coming.

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It's rare to get access to underwriters let alone actuaries but this episode features both as Ashley Karg and Kelly Gates from McGill & Partners join the show. They share their perspectives on what goes into underwriting and the actuarial process behind and a whole lot more including debuting Arkana a proprietary solution to help bridge the knowledge gap within insurance.

In this episode:

• How the Peace Corps shaped a vision to insurance for one guest
• Why their technology helps empower risk managers for renewals and beyond
• What challenges risk managers experience when pricing risks
• How developing technology for insurance has to deal with 'real world' scenarios and not mathematical simulations
• A hilarious discovery in Declared Interests
• Candid insight into how risk are looked at, rated, priced, and covered within policies.

Kelly and Ashley are more than competent insurance professionals, they present complex and difficult issues with grace, technical aptitude, and more than a little humor as we explore how technology is driving change after the application is submitted.

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