Insurance Technology Diary Archive
Insurance data and technology commentary and news from Quotech Founder Guillaume Bonnissent.
Episode 9: It’s what you know, AND who
Last week it was announced that Velonetic is to have a new chief executive. The company (previously known as the Joint Venture, Xchanging…
Episode 8: Say, you want a revolution?
I achieved a little fame this week: I was the guest on the famous @InsTech podcast (if you missed it, the link is below). It got me thinking…
Episode 7: Not chickenfeed
Back in 1993, my class visited a farm where we were shown a tech-driven gadget that would monitor the weight of battery hens, and based…
Episode 6: Dream a little stream for me
An email from a company called Weather Trade Net dropped into my inbox last week. It was super interesting. Based on geocodes…
Episode 5: Saucy secrets
Last week Mark Zuckerberg announced in an open letter that Meta – parent of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram – is making its AI platform…
Episode 4: No Need to Strike
Last Friday’s global CrowdStrike systems outage raised multiple, highly justifiable concerns about our increasing dependence on IT. It showed…
Episode 3: Standard fare
A cartoon I saw circulating here has outraged users complaining that 14 competing sets of standards exist. Ridiculous, they say…
Episode 2: Say what?
A familiar insurance IT company recently issued a news release. It amused me because it presents an incredible volume of meaningless techno-babble…
Episode 1: For better or worse
A cartoon circulating in this space last week showed a man at his desk bragging about his AI. It converted his bullet-point e-mail into…
