
InsurTechTalk · 2026-05-24 · 40 min
What if insurance could pay out automatically - no adjuster, no claim dispute, no waiting? Sid Jha, CEO of Arbol, left a career trading commodities at Citadel to build exactly that. In Episode 158 of InsurTechTalk, Sid breaks down how Arbol went from a blockchain white paper in 2018 to a vertically integrated insurance platform spanning MGAs, a property carrier, and reinsurance - all purpose-built for climate-sensitive risks that legacy carriers are quietly retreating from.In this episode:- Parametric vs.