AIRROC's The Legacy Life

Welcome to AIRROC's The Legacy Life, the podcast asking: "what does a career in runoff insurance or reinsurance actually look like?" Join us as we sit down with industry professionals who have built long, rewarding careers in the legacy space and hear their stories.

This podcast is produced by AIRROC's NextGen Task Force as part of our initiative to introduce more young professionals to the legacy insurance and reinsurance space. Whether you are already familiar with runoff or are asking "what's reinsurance?", this podcast is for you. And don't worry, we get that "what's reinsurance?" question all the time!

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AIRROC's The Legacy Life

Grace Hanson - Elysian

September 09, 2026 • AIRROC

0:00 | 15:26

This week on The Legacy Life, we are joined by Grace Hanson, Founder and CEO of Elysian. Before launching Elysian, Grace built an impressive career as a lawyer, claims professional, and Chief Claims Officer, handling some of the industry's most complex and high-exposure matters.

Grace shares the story behind Elysian's creation, including how conversations with her son, a software engineer, helped spark the idea for a platform designed to help claims professionals navigate increasingly complex claims files. Along the way, she discusses the role that technology and artificial intelligence can play in claims management, why human expertise remains essential, and the challenges organizations face when adopting new tools.

As a longtime participant in the runoff and legacy marketplace, Grace also reflects on the evolution of the legacy sector, the opportunities it presents for the next generation of insurance professionals, and the importance of remaining open to new ideas and perspectives.

For young professionals, Grace offers straightforward but powerful career advice: become exceptional at something, embrace difficult problems, and build a foundation of expertise that can open doors throughout your career.

This podcast is brought to you by AIRROC, the ONLY U.S. organization dedicated to insurance and reinsurance companies with legacy business in their portfolios. We serve as the convening hub of the legacy market, bringing companies together to advance transactions, share expertise, develop leaders, and strengthen the industry. Learn more about what we do at AIRROC.org or https://www.airroc.org/

Find more information about AIRROC NextGen at https://www.airroc.org/nextgen.html