About this episode

Paul Johnston, CEO of Tower, discusses the transformation of the insurance industry and Tower's shift from legacy systems to a digital platform.

Almost every Kiwi has an insurance policy. Very few know what's happening behind the scenes at the companies they trust to pay out when it matters. Paul Johnston, CEO of Tower, joins Joseph Shuker on the Opening Bell podcast. Tower has been around for 155 years and has spent the last decade transforming how it operates, going from legacy systems to a cloud based platform and simplifying hundreds of products down to just 14. Paul talks about how the insurance industry is changing, what it look...

People in this episode

Host: Joseph Shuker

Guest: Paul Johnston

Topics covered

• insurance industry
• digital transformation
• cloud computing
• product simplification
• legacy systems

Keywords

• insurance
• digital leader
• cloud platform
• product simplification
• legacy systems
• Tower
• Paul Johnston

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tower

Places: Kiwi

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