Love. Tech. And the Future of Insurance.

LOVE. TECH. AND THE FUTURE OF INSURANCE. is the podcast that delves into the most exciting changes reshaping the insurance industry. We are at a turning point where technological innovations, geopolitical shifts, the demand for resilience, the focus on environmental sustainability, and cultural transformations are fundamentally disrupting the sector.

In this podcast, Eduardo D’Alma, Partner at Wavestone, takes you on a journey through the latest developments and challenges in the industry. In engaging conversations with thought leaders and experts from the insurance world, we explore how technology, sustainable solutions, strategic approaches, and evolving cultural dynamics are coming together to shape the future of insurance.

Whether you’re an industry insider or simply curious about the trends and innovations transforming the insurance landscape, this podcast offers insights into the key topics that will define the future. LOVE. TECH. AND THE FUTURE OF INSURANCE. is your gateway to the visions, ideas, and solutions that are driving change in the insurance world.

Love. Tech. And the Future of Insurance.

Latest episodes

Rowing Across Limits: Risk, Resilience & Insurance at the Edge of the World

Rowing Across Limits: Risk, Resilience & Insurance at the Edge of the World

42m 34s

Risk becomes tangible when there is no safety net.

In this episode, Eduardo D’Alma speaks with Julen Sánchez, who crossed the Atlantic Ocean alone and by human power only. 9,200 kilometres over 131 days at sea. Beyond the physical challenge, the conversation explores what it means to prepare for uncertainty when outcomes cannot be predicted or guaranteed.

They discuss preparation, discipline and mental resilience, how decisions are made when control is limited, and what extreme environments reveal about responsibility, endurance and focus on process rather than outcome. A conversation about living with uncertainty and what that experience can teach us...

Inside Allianz. How 160,000 People Are Learning and Applying AI at Work

Inside Allianz. How 160,000 People Are Learning and Applying AI at Work

47m 22s

AI is already part of everyday insurance work. The hard question is now how to make it useful at scale without losing judgment or trust.

In this episode, Eduardo D’Alma speaks with Bettina Dietsche, Group Chief People and Culture Officer at Allianz, and Isabelle Kokoschka, Global Head of Learning and Skills Management at Allianz, about how AI is changing workflows, leadership and roles across the organization. They discuss trust, culture and fear, why learning has to move into application, and why leaders need to model the change themselves.

From claims and actuarial work to HR and recruiting, they describe how...

The AI Hangover in Insurance: Pilots are Everywhere, But Value is Hard to Capture

The AI Hangover in Insurance: Pilots are Everywhere, But Value is Hard to Capture

34m 53s

In this special Christmas edition, host Eduardo turns the mic inward: no external guest this time, but a conversation with two Wavestone colleagues to introduce "GLITCH werkstatt", our hands-on build-and-test studio for the Insurer of the Future.

Eduardo is joined by Thorsten Schrader, Partner and Insurance Sales Lead, and August Meyer, Enterprise Architect and GLITCH co-founder. The conversation looks at the gap between AI ambition and day to day reality in insurance and how GLITCH is used to pressure test ideas against real constraints.

The Art of Letting Go. Winning with Decommissioning.

The Art of Letting Go. Winning with Decommissioning.

46m 3s

Decommissioning software creates the space and clarity an organization needs to focus on what comes next.

In this episode of LOVE, TECH, AND THE FUTURE OF INSURANCE, Eduardo D’Alma talks with Adam Lantner, EMEA Region CIO & Head of Technology at Aon, about how retiring legacy systems can sharpen focus, and open the door to new opportunities.

Through real-world stories and creative approaches like the “Legacy Index,” Adam shows how decommissioning becomes a strategic move that energizes teams and accelerates transformation.

You’ll hear:
• Why decommissioning is more than “switching things off”
• How to turn legacy clean-up into a...