Making Risk Flow | The Future of Insurance
Making Risk Flow is a podcast powered by Cytora. This insurance podcast is designed to bring clarity, know-how and inspiration in driving digital transformation for commercial insurers, paying particular attention to the automation of risk processing. This podcast, led by industry veteran Juan de Castro as well as insurance change-makers, will showcase their learnings, challenges and solutions that have, or haven’t, worked for them. If you are embarking on leading a transformational project in your insurance company and want to make sense of it all - this podcast is for you.
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Making Risk Flow | The Future of Insurance
Why Operations Is the Ultimate Growth Engine in Insurance | Ann Haugh
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What if operational excellence wasn't about cutting costs, but about unlocking your organization's true potential?
In this episode of Making Risk Flow, Juan de Castro speaks with Ann Haugh, Group Chief Operations Officer at Axis Capital, about why operations should be viewed as a strategic growth engine rather than a cost center. Ann shares how Axis transformed its operating model to improve efficiency while scaling the business, the importance of building cross-functional talent, and how leaders can create alignment across technology, data, and underwriting.
She also explores the role of AI in specialty insurance, explaining how automation can enhance employee experience, empower underwriters to make better decisions, and help organizations grow with greater speed, clarity, and resilience.
Ann Haugh is Group Chief Operations Officer at Axis Capital and a global (re)insurance leader with more than 30 years of experience spanning strategy, underwriting, operations, and general management. She has led transformational programs, improved underwriting performance, driven profitable growth, and built high-performing teams worldwide, earning a reputation for inspirational leadership, innovation, and delivering lasting business impact.
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Our previous guests include: Bronek Masojada of PPL, Craig Knightly of Inigo, Andrew Horton of QBE Insurance, Simon McGinn of Allianz, Stephane Flaquet of Hiscox, Matthew Grant of InsTech, Paul Brand of Convex, Paolo Cuomo of Gallagher Re, and Thierry Daucourt of AXA.
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