How insurers can transform what and how finance delivers

This podcast features Nick Smith, Senior Manager CFO Consulting at Ernst & Young  LLP, Alex Cliff, Group Financial Controller at Direct Line Group, and Martin Müller, Head of Global Finance Transformation, Group Finance at Swiss Re.

Many insurers are reassessing their finance target operating models, coming at this with a transformational mind-set. And while cost is still an important factor, finance leaders are looking at the bigger picture and have a number of choices open to them when redefining their future state.

Learning outcomes

EY, Direct Line Group and Swiss Re cover key questions to help redefine finance, including, but not limited to:

• How do we translate our vision of providing value-added insight into what finance teams do on a day-to-day basis?
• How do we create capacity, often with a focus on time, but also in terms of budget and capability to focus on the new?
• And how can different sourcing strategies help us overcome our technology debt or capability gaps?

EY thanks Alex Cliff of Direct Line Group, and Martin Müller of Swiss Re for an insightful discussion.

Presenters:

• Nick Smith, Ernst & Young LLP, Senior Manager CFO Consulting
• Alex Cliff, Direct Line Group, Group Financial Controller
• Martin Müller, Swiss Re, Head of Global Finance Transformation, Group Finance
  

The podcast is also available to listen to on Spotify and iTunes.

For your convenience, the full text transcript of this podcast is also available. Read the transcript.