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Kennedys IQ, the technology arm of Kennedys, has appointed Olly Savage as its Head of Direct Revenue. In this market-facing role, Olly will lead direct revenue generation, drive business development opportunities, and foster partnership growth to expand Kennedys IQ’s footprint as well as to support the forthcoming launch of the exciting AI driven addition to their software platform.
Olly brings over 15 years of experience in the insurtech industry, with both startup and exit experience working for some of the biggest names in the insurance analytics industry. He has a proven track record of successfully launching new products to market in both the UK and globally and brings a customer-centric approach to product offerings.
Karim Derrick, Chief Products Officer at Kennedys IQ, commented: “It is great to have Olly on board as we expand our Kennedys IQ offering. We remain committed to developing technology to transform the insurance ecosystem, this appointment marks an important step in our growth as we mature and develop into new lines of business and new jurisdictions”.
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.”
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