Built by underwriters, for underwriting teams | Quotech | Ep.316

Have you ever built your own solution to a problem?

Quotech, founded by Guillaume Bonnissent, provides technology for commercial underwriters and brokers. Its integrated solutions cover data ingestion and extraction, pricing, distribution, policy administration and claims.

Matthew Grant caught up with Quotech’s CEO and founder to touch on his underwriting past and how it has helped build a company, the issues with Excel spreadsheets and targeting specific insurance lines to produce tailored products.

Key talking points include:
-From underwriter to entrepreneur - the journey
-Producing innovative solutions for underwriters
-Targeting specific insurance lines - can you really do everything if you can do marine?
-The importance of user experience
-Transitioning from coding to leadership
-Investors and future prospects

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Continuing Professional Development

InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) - https://www.cii.co.uk/. By listening to an InsTech podcast, you can claim up to 0.5 CPD hours towards your CPD scheme.
By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives:
-Describe the current issues underwriters face with Excel spreadsheets and policy platforms
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-Explain what is an underwriting workbench and why it is helpful to multiple members of a team
-Summarise the importance of turning your frustrations into solutions and entrepreneurial tips for founding a business


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00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:27 Meet Guillaume Boissonade: Accidental Entrepreneur
01:40 The Birth of Quotech
03:00 Challenges and Solutions in Underwriting
06:57 Building a Flexible Platform
09:53 Team Dynamics and Modular Approach
17:38 Client-Centric Development
27:10 Third-Party Data Integration
34:05 Conclusion and Contact Information