In a LinkedIn post, Walsh said: “After almost five years of brilliant experiences and exciting customer journeys, launching and designing new propositions, countless podcasts, amazing support across the insurance and insurtech communities, the time has come to take my next leap.
“In an industry where we manufacture nothing but data, [there is] no point being anywhere but the undisputed industry leader. “I’m looking forward to continuing the mission to make insurance loveable, working with our global system integrators (GSI) partners, independent software vendors (ISVs) and, of course, the insurtech community to deliver on this.”
Thanking his former colleagues at Deloitte, who he said helped shaped the future of insurance, he added: “To my new colleagues at Google, there has never been a better time to enable an industry [to] drive change, making Google the number one destination for insurance transformation over the next decade.
Google Hires Deloitte’s Walsh to Lead North American Insurance Business
Google has hired former Deloitte Digital partner Nigel Walsh to lead its insurance business in North America.
Walsh disclosed the news on Twitter and LinkedIn. He noted on LinkedIn that he’ll be part of a team led by Yolande Piazza, vice president of Financial Services for Google Cloud.
The team includes Henna Karna, former global chief data officer at AXA XL, who was recently hired to lead Google’s Global Insurance & Risk Management Industry Solutions initiative.
In his LinkedIn message disclosing the news, Walsh said the timing is right for Google’s focus on insurance.
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