In episode #7, we talk to Peter Kasahara, Group Chief Data Officer at Zurich Insurance, about the AI opportunity in insurance. We discuss the barriers to AI adoption in the industry, and the importance of trust in that context. We discuss the attractiveness of the insurance industry for data professionals. Finally, Peter shares his views on the AI opportunities about which he is most excited.

About the speaker

Peter leads global data management and governance at Zurich Insurance, and is responsible for developing new data analytics capabilities and products, expanding Zurich’s machine learning competencies, and ensuring delivery against Zurich’s data for good commitments. Before joining Zurich, Peter was Managing Partner at PwC’s Digital Intelligence practice, and also built the data and analytics division of IBM in Europe. Peter is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

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