
Why Insurance Payments Are Broken and How Diesta Is Fixing Them (Podcast)
13 October 2025
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2 min read
Intro
In the latest episode of the Instech Podcast, Robin Merttens sits down with Julian Schoemig, CEO and Co-founder of Diesta, to unpack one of the insurance industry’s biggest operational challenges, payments and settlements.
Main
Despite trillions moving through the global insurance system each year, most finance teams still rely on manual reconciliations, spreadsheets, and fragmented banking processes. The result: unallocated cash, delayed settlements, and limited visibility into where money actually sits.
Diesta is building the agentic payment layer for insurance, giving insurers, brokers, and MGAs the infrastructure to move funds with clarity, speed, and control. By connecting policy systems, banks, and documentation, Diesta creates a single source of truth for all insurance cashflows, helping finance teams operate 100× more efficiently while moving payment terms from months of delay to real time settlement.
🎙️ In this conversation, Julian and Robin explore:
Why insurance payment flows are uniquely complex
How fragmented systems create operational and regulatory risk
Why traditional reconciliation tools fall short for insurance finance teams
How Diesta’s platform automates movement, reconciliation, and reporting
Why now is the right time for vertical, API-first payment infrastructure in insurance
If you’re interested in how money moves through insurance, this episode is for you.
Conclusion
Listen to the full podcast here: https://www.instech.co/knowledge-centre/why-insurance-still-struggles-to-move-money/






