Insurtech: What opportunities does it present to women?

11/29/22 • 23 min

InsurTech is all about using technological innovations to improve the efficiency of the insurance industry – an industry that is facing increasing disruption.

According to a recent report conducted by PwC, there is around £50 billion of potential revenue from disruption in insurance. So, with so much disruption and areas for growth, what opportunities does InsurTech present to women? We speak to one woman in the know!
Janthana Kaenprakhamroy is the CEO of InsurTech, Tapoly, winner of Insurance Provider of the Year at the British Small Business Awards 2018 and recipient of the Technological Development award at the European Business Awards 2021.
Tapoly is an award-winning digital managing general agent (MGA) for commercial lines insurance tailored to micro SMEs and freelancers. Tapoly also provides an end-to-end white labelled SaaS (software as a service) solution, utilising AI, ML and APIs to connect insurers with their distribution partners for more efficient communication, better data transfer and a seamless customer experience.
Janthana sits down with us to take a look at where she sees the sector progressing, the role in which women can play within the sector, and her career advice for those looking to get into InsurTech.

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