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Mark Budd Discusses What It Really Means To Be Different In Insurance

Welcome back to another episode of the FF News original series: Carpool Conversations. In this episode, FF News’ Douglas Mackenzie is joined by Mark Budd for a tour around London and a conversation about some of the most impactful trends in insurance today.

Mark Budd is the Head of Innovation for the UK at Zurich. Zurich is a leading multi-line insurer servicing people and businesses in more than 200 countries and territories. Zurich was founded in 1872, in addition to providing insurance protection they also increasingly offer prevention services such as those that promote wellbeing and enhance climate resilience.

In this video, Mark talks about the current revolution in insurance, his history in the industry and the things that excite him most about the future of insurance.

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  1. openIDL Launches First-Ever Free and Open Production-Ready Insurance Data Standard: openIDS Homeowners Standard v.1.0 Read more
  2. Liberate and HawkSoft Partner to Empower Insurance Agencies with Agentic AI for Smarter Sales, Service, and Retention Read more
  3. Mutakamela Insurance Company Selects Neutrinos Platform to Digitize SME Health and Motor Insurance Journeys Read more
  4. Fastest Growing Insurtech Previsico Ranks 4th in the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 Read more
  5. Investing $50 Million into AI & R&D, Insurity’s Andromeda Software Release Brings AI, Real-time Risk Intelligence, True Rating Transparency, and Instant Frontline Productivity Capabilities to Carriers, MGAs, and Brokers Read more
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