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James Birch
Development Director at Ki Insurance
London, England
Overview
James Birch is the Development Director at Ki Insurance in London. With a background in innovation and strategy, Birch has held key roles at Brit Insurance, InsurTech Gateway, and EY, and has been recognized as a UK FinTech 35 under 35 by Business Insider.
Birch has a proven track record in leading innovation, strategy, and development initiatives in the insurance industry, with notable roles such as Head of Innovation at Brit Insurance and Co-Founder at Pluto.
Work Experience
Development Director
2020 - Current
Ki Management Committee: Responsible for Technology, Product, Engineering and Strategy functions Ki is the first fully digital and algorithmically-driven Lloyd’s of London syndicate offering instant capacity, accessible anywhere, at any time. Built with Google. Backed by Blackstone and Fairfax
Head of Innovation
2019 - 2023
Co-Founder (Exited)
2016 - 2019
Multi-award winning travel startup, backed by Zurich Acquired by Orbzii in 2022
Director
2018 - 2019
InsurTech focused venture capital fund
Associate Director
2017 - 2018
UK FinTech 35 under 35
2018 - 2018
1 minute view of the world as it happens
FinTech Strategy Lead
2015 - 2017
Senior Executive/Manager in the EY Global FinTech team
Strategy Consultant [Executive] | Corporate Finance Strategy
2014 - 2015
Ernst & Young is a provider of assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
Strategy Analyst
2012 - 2014
Global Innovation Team
Accenture Ventures is a venture capital firm arm of Accenture, delivers innovative solutions with strategic partnerships and investments.