DIGIN 2021

Session archives
2021
Featuring high-level think tanks, engaging workshops, deep-dive roundtables and so much more, DIGIN is thoughtfully curated to provide actionable insights and powerful networking. With an unrivaled level of interactivity, this is where the insurance community connects and collaborates to address the industry’s digital evolution.
Keynote Sessions
Digital Insurance 2021 Opening Remarks & Keynote: New World=New Solutions

In the insurance industry, customers have become a disruptive force. With so much emphasis on instant gratification, there is an abundance of choice and constant change. Customers are fast to abandon any processes when they face friction because comparison sites, ratings, and testimonials are all just a click away. So how do you innovate for the digital native?

June 6
Digital Insurance 2021 Keynote Address: Why Insurance Must Reinvent Itself

The insurance sector faces a rapid rate of change. This session will provide a glimpse into the top-of-mind issues for the industry from an executive of a leading insurance company.

June 6
General sessions
Climate Change and Infrastructure: Seeking Digital Solutions

The impacts of climate change on extreme weather events, and the adequacy of infrastructure to handle them, are of major concern to insurers. This panel discussion will highlight how to use the limited and rapidly changing data about these topics to mitigate their impacts.

June 6
Enabling and Encouraging Agents in the Digital Revolution

The agent channel has been both lauded for its high-touch and criticized for its paper-driven processes during the digital era. As the picture of the digital insurance industry emerges, we’ll talk about how agents fit in.

June 6
Drones: Taking Insurance Into the Sky

In this session discover how drones  can be utilized at any point in the insurance lifecycle, from gathering data to calculating risk before issuing a policy to assisting in preventative maintenance and assessing damage after a loss.

June 6
The Future of Insurance: The Applications of Blockchain Technology

The recent surge of interest in cryptocurrency in all sectors of the economy both lays to rest the thought that this technology is a fad and sharpens the focus on the promise of the technical infrastructure to transform business.

June 6
The View from Venture Capital

Where is the smart money in insurtech? Our experts will debate.

June 6
Tech Talk: Speed to Market

In this session, Greg Murphy, EVP of INSTANDA in North America, and COO of Pouch Insurance, Gloria Guntinas, will be discussing the possibility of launching new products in 6-12 weeks and what this means to the future of insurance.

June 6
Emerging Disruptors: Fraud Detection Using Machine Learning

From premium diversion to impersonation; scammers use numerous ways to commit insurance fraud. Insurance fraud detection using machine learning can be an efficient way to identify these scams. How deep anomaly detection is a popular ML application to detect fraud.

June 6
Customer Experience: Faster, Friendlier, Customized Claims Settlement

Online interfaces and virtual claims adjusters will make it more efficient to settle and pay claims following an accident. 

June 6
AI & Machine Learning: Insurance Big Data Management in the AI Era: Strategies for Insight

The data required to power next-generation services has to be stored and secured. How are insurers handling this with their partners?  

June 6
Accelerating Connected Underwriting on a Global Scale: A Case Study with CNA

Join us as we sit down with Kathleen Ellis, SVP of International Solutions at CNA, to discuss how CNA used low-code to create a single cohesive solution to connect hundreds of strategic business partners around the globe and boost underwriting efficiency while improving service.

June 6
Reinventing Next Generation Experiences with Embedded Insurance

This session will explore how insurers can foster exceptional customer experiences that expand relationships across new product lines and services via personalization and relevant touchpoints of engagement with embedded insurance.

June 6
Emerging Disruptors: What’s the Alternative? Clearly, It’s Distribution Channel Innovation

It is often said that “the more things change, the more things stay the same.” This has been especially true in the insurance industry which sat still for decades, stubbornly neglecting to change products, processes, technology, and even distribution channels in the face of radical societal and economic change.

June 6
Customer Experience: Insurance Product Development in the Digital Era

Digital technology is changing the way insurance policies are underwritten, priced and serviced.

June 6
AI & Machine Learning: Integration of IoT with InsurTech

The IoT technology can be leveraged for insurance to create highly beneficial, real-time systems that can create a time-efficient application. In this session you will learn which ones are the sector to look to implement today.

June 6
Emerging Disruptors: Cybersecurity and the Impact of Insurance

Because of the industry's scale and scope, as well as the huge volumes of data consumed by insurers in this sector, cybersecurity is critical. We will take a look at: • The four common cyber attacks used on insurance agencies • What are the most effective methods of protecting against cyber threats in the insurance sector • What are the risk mitigation strategies every organization should implement immediately

June 6
AI & Machine Learning: Beyond Automation: Using AI and ML in Underwriting

Automated underwriting is rapidly being augmented and replaced by AI and machine learning. How will this impact the practice?

June 6
Telematics Can Keep Your Customer Connected

The world of AI can be further enhanced with the addition of telematics, meaning information inside and outside the car can link to the level of information on the road and through satellite connection; ultimately meaning a small to big picture on an epic scale. Some issues will need to be addressed - consumers do not want to feel intimidated by the technology - for example fear of data misuse, premiums rising, being told what to do. These are real fears.

June 6
Digital Insurance 2021: Editorial Wrap Up & Closing Remarks

A look forward, which technologies will have the most impact on insurance in the next five years.

June 5
Case studies
Case Study: How Mercury Insurance Automated & Democratized Underwriting Decisions

If you’re responsible for your firm’s underwriting or digital strategy, you’ll want to join us for all of the insights from this case study, which will be provided by Kevin Bailey, Mercury’s Director of Underwriting and Innovation.

June 6
Case Study: How to Get ROI from New and Existing Connected Insurance Programs

Join Nationwide Insurance, telematics insurer Carrot Insurance and leading telematics and data company, IMS, where you will: • Learn directly from top insurers how they are navigating trends caused by the pandemic with new connected insurance products; • Uncover new digital tools and best practices to increase ROI in existing digital and connected programs; • Learn about new and future technologies being deployed across the entire insurance value chain, from pricing to claims resolution and across both personal and commercial lines books of business.

June 6
Women in Insurance Leadership
Women in Insurance Leadership: Purpose Driven Innovation

How having a strong connection between personal passion and professional passion creates balance and ultimately drives success.

June 6
Women in Insurance Leadership: How to Negotiate your Pay or Ask for a Raise?

Kate Dixon, Creator, Pay UP: Unlocking the Secrets of Salary Negotiation

June 6
Women in Insurance Leadership: Inclusion & Allyship: How to Find the Right Sponsor/Mentor

Aneesha Deshpande, Head of Product Innovation, Haven Technologies; Sandy Ball, Chief People Officer, Aspida; Danielle Larsen, Head of Operations & Systems for Property & Inland Marine, Everest Insurance; Alex Ranney, Area Vice President, Gallagher; Valerie Turpin, EVP – Head of US Property, Arch Insurance

June 6
Women in Insurance Leadership: Women in Insurtech: Equity in Leadership in a Male-Dominated Industry

Colette Bartosik, Innovation Director for Insurance Programs, Salesforce; Kassie Bryan, Senior Vice President & Head Solutions P&C Americas, Swiss Re; Debra Dunn, SVP, Property General Manager, USAA; Chris Reese, Head of Insurance, Cowbell Cyber

June 6
Women in Insurance Leadership: How to Talk About Mental Health, Wellbeing and Set Boundaries at Work

Kristin Scott, Vice President, US Sales, Appian; Kathleen Ellis, Senior Vice President, CNA International; Mary Policky, VP, Employee Benefits, USI Insurance Services

June 6
Women in Insurance Leadership: Honorees Panel

Angela Noble, Vice President, Innovation, EMC Insurance; Lindsay Hanson, Vice President, Head of Behavioral Insurance, Global Strategy and Delivery, John Hancock; Emily Hartman, Chief, Business Teams, USA, Allianz Partners

June 6
Demos
Digital Insurance 2021: Demos Group 1

Innovation brought to the stage. Explore the latest software solutions through curated presentations designed to inspire, drive efficiency, and transform the way you do business. • Vertafore • Appian • Mendix • Smartcomms • Abbyy

June 6
Digital Insurance 2021 Demos: Group 2

Innovation brought to the stage. Explore the latest software solutions through curated presentations designed to inspire, drive efficiency, and transform the way you do business. • EIS • Haven Technologies • Precisely Software • Dacadoo • Opterrix

June 6