In this episode on the corp-up approach in the insurance sector, we talk to Stefano Bison, Group Head of Business Development & Partnerships at Generali and Board Member of HITS - House of Insurtech Switzerland, and Oliver Werneyer, CEO and Co-founder of IMburse AG, a participant in Generali Innovation Garage, now HITS.

You will find out more about:

• How Stefano's passion for the start-ups outside of work also serves him well in his role at Generali

• Oliver's entrepreneurship roots from the age of 16 when he started buying and selling computer games and his passion for his current venture

• Generali's overall approach to partnerships, especially with start-ups

• How close the connection between Generali's current business and the start up's focus Generali requires to engage and why

• How do both a corporate and a start-up measure success in a corp-up setting

• How IMBurse pivoted to their current B2B instant payment business, a capability that Generali needed 

• Why IMBurse picked Generali Innovation Garage (now HITS) as a partner

• Innovation trends in the insurance sector and the acceleration of digital transformation by COVID-19 from the perspective of an incumbent and a start-up

• Next steps for both Generali and IMBurse this year

• How to reach out to Stefano and Oliver most efficiently

This episode of the InsurTech Series was brought to you by HITS - House of InsurTech Switzerland. HITS is the innovation corp-up hub focusing on the InsurTech sector, bringing corporates and start-ups to develop customer-centric solutions. HITS creates the perfect environment to make innovation happen with early-stage investors and partners from the InsurTech sector. 

The intro message was kindly narrated by Sara Palmbush, PR and content specialist, and the outro message by Gabriella Trujillo from HITS.