{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62822c55f7114f0012f2582a/652f95e614bb5f00128e6454?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Emerging Tech Series with Tom Beale, CTO, Converge","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62822c55f7114f0012f2582a/1697617609266-5f2f4186860c2f96b52d1b791097c6a6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>🚨 Brand new episode of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=theemergingtechseries&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7110170752003248129\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#TheEmergingTechSeries</a>&nbsp;is out today 🚨</p><p>Thank you to everyone who tuned into last week’s episode with Mo El Mahallawy from Shepherd</p><p>Tune into this week’s episode - where we get an insight into the world of cyber&nbsp;insurance, security, and advanced data technology with Tom Beale, the CTO of Converge</p><p>Here are some of the highlights from the conversation with our tech expert Gavin Savage…</p><p>👉 Tom’s career journey into tech, and entering the world of insurtech with Converge</p><p>👉 Gavin asks Tom about building loss models without historical data and the challenges Converge has overcome to tackle this issue</p><p>👉 Tom explains the gaps in cyber risk management</p><p>👉 They discuss the mindset businesses have around technology insurance and why cyber insurance is necessary</p><p>👉 Gavin asks Tom about the USP of Converge and what makes them stand out in the cyber insurance world</p><p>👉 Tom talks about their “everything as code” approach, and why DevOps plays such a significant role in their operations</p><p>👉 Gavin asks Tom about the onboarding process of Converge and the claims process</p><p>👉 Finally, they talk about the company culture of Converge and Tom shares his top tips for starting up a product and engineering-driven insurtech</p><p>Hope you enjoy this one!</p><p>This podcast was brought to you by <a href=\"https://www.wearefinpro.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FinPro</a> - the leading executive search firm, for start up and scale up insurtechs</p>","author_name":"Alex Bond"}