Humanizing Insurance
About Humanizing Insurance
Meeting the people behind the policies.
Humanizing Insurance is brought to you by Daniel Grimwood-Bird.
It’s a passion project, driven by the evergreen phrase: “Insurance is a people industry.”
Through each conversation, we explore the stories, experiences, and ideas that make our world of insurance more human - from the pioneers and innovators shaping its future to the quiet leaders who hold its traditions together.
This podcast exists to remind us that behind every policy, premium, and claim is a person - someone making decisions, taking risks, and protecting what matters most.
If these stories resonate with you, please follow the show, leave a review, and share it with a colleague or friend who still believes in the people side of this business.
You can also connect with Daniel on LinkedIn to continue the conversation, recommend our next guest, or request a topic that you'd love to hear more of.
Humanizing Insurance - one conversation at a time.
Humanizing Insurance
Latest Episodes
Dr Nicholas Barbon, the father of fire insurance?: Howard Benge
In this episode of Humanizing Insurance, Howard Benge of the Insurance Museum returns to the podcast to explore the life and legacy of Dr Nicholas Barbon, one of the most important and least understood figures in insurance history.Best k...
Claims of the Future, Lessons from the Past: Alan Demers
Alan Demers spent 24 years at Nationwide, building a career in claims, leadership and innovation before stepping out to found InsurTech Consulting.In this episode of Humanizing Insurance, we talk about what claims teaches you ab...
The Magic of Insurance: Tony Cañas
Tony Cañas is one of insurance’s most distinctive voices: recruiter, podcast host, community builder, and, increasingly, magician.In this episode, Tony joins Humanizing Insurance to talk about the winding route that took him from wanting...
In(surtech) Vogue: Rory Pyke
In(surtech) Vogue: Rory PykeRory Pyke didn’t plan to work in insurance.He studied graphic design, interned at Vogue, built a custom trainer business (complete with a Dragons’ Den application), bought property in St...
Risk, Markets, and Mentorship: David Cabral
David Cabral has worked across more corners of insurance than most of us will ever see - Bermuda, the UK, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas - spanning claims, underwriting, leadership, and now senior advisory work at the Bank of England.
