Humanizing Insurance

About Humanizing Insurance

About Humanizing Insurance Meeting the people behind the policies. Humanizing Insurance is brought to you by Daniel Grimwood-Bird. It’s a passion project, driven by the evergreen phrase: “Insurance is a people industry.” Through each conversation, we explore the stories, experiences, and ideas that make our world of insurance more human - from the pioneers and innovators shaping its future to the quiet leaders who hold its traditions together. This podcast exists to remind us that behind every policy, premium, and claim is a person - someone making decisions, taking risks, and protecting what matters most. If these stories resonate with you, please follow the show, leave a review, and share it with a colleague or friend who still believes in the people side of this business. You can also connect with Daniel on LinkedIn to continue the conversation, recommend our next guest, or request a topic that you'd love to hear more of. Humanizing Insurance - one conversation at a time.

Publisher

Daniel Grimwood-Bird

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Apr 2025

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   The Risk-Averse Adventurer: Captain Thomas Bowrey and Early Marine Insurance

   Captain Thomas Bowrey left London for India in 1669 at just ten years old. By the time he returned two decades later, he had become a sailor, merchant, linguist, map collector and author, with a remarkable understanding of the risks involved in global trade. In this special episode of Humanizing Insurance, created in support of the Insurance Museum’s After the Fire exhibition, I’m joined by Sue Paul, author of Jeopardy of Every Wind: The Biography of Captain Thomas Bowrey. Sue tells the story...

2. 

   22 Apr 2026

   Dr Nicholas Barbon, the father of fire insurance?: Howard Benge

   In this episode of Humanizing Insurance, Howard Benge of the Insurance Museum returns to the podcast to explore the life and legacy of Dr Nicholas Barbon, one of the most important and least understood figures in insurance history. Best known as the father of fire insurance, Barbon was far more than that. He was a physician, a property developer, an economic thinker, a pamphleteer, an MP, and a man who helped shape London in the aftermath of the Great Fire. Together, Daniel and Howard unpack ...

3. 

   1 Apr 2026

   Claims of the Future, Lessons from the Past: Alan Demers

   Alan Demers spent 24 years at Nationwide, building a career in claims, leadership and innovation before stepping out to found InsurTech Consulting. In this episode of Humanizing Insurance, we talk about what claims teaches you about people, pressure and decision-making, and why it remains one of the most misunderstood parts of the industry. Alan reflects on a career spent largely inside one organisation, what loyalty and longevity can give you, and the moments when staying in one place can ma...

Who has been a guest on Humanizing Insurance

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Alex Bond
• Astrid Malval-Beharry
• Ema Roloff
• Sri Ramaswamy

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

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