Matt Potashnick

Matt Potashnick joined the board of directors at Reassured in August 2020, to be responsible for the IT infrastructure across the business.

The appointment of a CIO comes during a time of significant growth and plans to drive further growth by investing in and developing IT within the business.

Matt will help define and implement our long-term IT and digital sales strategy.

Matt Potashnick

Background

Matt has extensive technical experience, previously running several successful insurance businesses and having founded two insurance companies: Swiftcover.com in 2005 and Intergroup Insurance in 1996.

At Swiftcover, Matt created the online solution which allowed customers to buy motor insurance online for the first time in the country; subsequently moving the business into home and travel insurance, before it was acquired by AXA in 2007 where the brand and it’s systems remain in use to this day.

Following the acquisition, Matt became Technical Director and later CIO for AXA until 2019.

Notable achievements

Matt is co-founder of Swiftcover.com, the first business to enable the purchase of UK motor insurance online.

Matt also founded Intergroup Insurance in 1996, the first business to provide UK travel insurance online, which was subsequently acquired by Churchill Insurance in 2001.

Inspiring quote

Matt Potashnik - Chief Information Officer

Matt Potashnick, Chief Information Officer

“Break it & Build it again.”

"Look for the problems.”

"Encourage ideas.”

Why is having life insurance protection important to you?

Matt Potashnick, Chief Information Officer

Knowing first-hand, having experienced testicular and bowel cancer some time ago, having and making provisions for your loved ones is vital as you never know what is around the corner.

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