Olly adds: “The insurtech industry is in an exciting space, with rapid advances in technology creating unparalleled opportunities to reshape how the industry operates, improve how customers are serviced and ensure risks are identified and managed at the earliest opportunity. I’m thrilled to join Kennedys IQ at such a pivotal juncture for the business and wider industry, and look forward to supporting the team to deliver innovative solutions to our clients.”

Kennedys IQ have been partnering across the industry as they develop an exciting new portfolio of products aimed at claims and underwriting. Most recently, this included a collaboration with Vested Impact to drive the use of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) data throughout the insurance industry. With a growing market need for the integration of external data to support underwriting, claims and risk & compliance functions, Kennedys IQ has partnered to provide actionable activity-level and market-specific impact insights that combine the wider firms expertise with cutting edge machine intelligence in anticipating of their new product launch later in 2025.

Launched five years ago, Kennedys IQ has grown substantially into an award-winning Insurtech company. With an initial team size of 16 in 2020, the team has now grown to 78 people across its locations in the UK and in India. The global team includes data scientists, web developers, product managers, innovation and commercial managers who are creating smart and innovative tools to help their clients manage their claims process more efficiently.

Richard West, Head of Client Innovation at Kennedys and Kennedys IQ founder concludes: “Olly arrives at an exciting time for Kennedys IQ, as we prepare to launch Kennedys IQ SmartRisk, our cutting-edge addition to the IQ Platform; and to scale our business even further in the USA, UK and beyond.”