The Protector Mindset - AI's Role in Shaping the Future of Insurance

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Episode: The Protector Mindset - AI's Role in Shaping the Future of Insurance

In this episode of LOVE. TECH. AND THE FUTURE OF INSURANCE., we explore how AI is transforming the insurance industry as a catalyst for redefining the industry's very purpose: from insurer to protector.

Guest: Frank Schmid, Chief Technology Officer, Gen Re

Frank Schmid is Chief Technology Officer at Gen Re and a member of the executive board of Gen Re AG in Cologne. Previously, Frank was affiliated with AIG, the National Council of Compensation Insurance, and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Frank holds a doctorate in economics (Dr. rer. pol.) and a post-doc in finance (Dr. habil.) from Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany, where he held an appointment as an extraordinary professor of business administration. Frank taught finance at the University of Vienna, Goethe University Frankfurt, Free University of Berlin, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, and other academic institutions. In 2006, the European Economic Association awarded Frank the Hicks-Tinbergen medal, jointly with Gary Gorton of Yale University.

Mentioned in this episode:

AI Index Report 2025 – Stanford University https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index

Mustafa Suleyman – The Coming Wave https://the-coming-wave.com/

DeepMind’s GraphCast & AlphaFold

World Economic Forum – Future of Jobs Report https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/