This Global Insurance Broker is using Stablecoins & Blockchain! with Glenn Morgan

April 1, 2026

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Glenn Morgan, head of digital assets at Aon—a global risk management and brokerage firm—discusses how the company is integrating blockchain and stablecoins into insurance operations. In this interview, he covers Aon's specialized coverages for crypto firms, the firm's recent stablecoin premium payment, and the operational hurdles in bridging traditional insurance with digital assets.

Morgan's Path to Crypto Insurance Expertise

Morgan, from Georgia and trained in risk management at the University of Georgia, began his career as a broker at Marsh in 2017. He became the "Bitcoin water cooler guy" amid client interest in crypto ventures, like a private equity firm needing advice for a large institution's crypto operation. Self-taught via Twitter, Reddit, and blogs, he differentiated himself in a hierarchical industry lacking formal education on crypto risks. He launched a digital asset division at a smaller broker, pitching Aon on the idea, and joined Aon years later to lead its crypto-native client book and advise "crypto-adjacent" businesses—those operating directly or indirectly in digital assets.

This early entry positioned him to educate insurers on applying traditional frameworks to crypto, though he notes it has been a "long road" due to underwriter hesitancy and past industry scandals.

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1 (03:01) **Guest Introduction** - Host introduces Glenn Morgan, Head of Digital Assets at Aon, highlighting first stablecoin insurance premium payment
2 (03:37) **Glenn's Background** - Grew up in Georgia, studied risk management, started at Marsh brokerage in 2017 as Bitcoin advocate
3 (07:52) **Crypto Industry Maturation** - Shift from fringe to legitimate rails for money movement, bolstered by regulation and institutions
4 (09:34) **TradFi Legitimization** - Institutions like BlackRock provide infrastructure to prevent past issues; Genius Act and Clarity Act enable adoption
5 (11:09) **Aon Overview** - Global risk management broker offering health, wealth, reinsurance, commercial risk services
6 (11:47) **Crypto Insurance Products** - Covers D&O, E&O, cyber, crime, property; specialized in custody (hot/cold up to $1B), staking/slashing, smart contracts, DeFi vaults
7 (15:04) **Flexible Captive Collateral** - Uses Bitcoin, stablecoins, ETH as surplus capital matching native exposures

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Glenn Morgan, Head of Digital Assets at Aon, joined me to discuss the company’s completion of the first stablecoin insurance premium payment and its digital asset strategy.
Topics:
- Aon tests stablecoin payments with Coinbase and Paxos
- Utilizing USDC and PYUSD for payments
- Genius Act and Stablecoin market
- Insurance for Crypto assets and services
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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
03:06 Glenn's background
07:10 Crypto's growth and adoption
10:41 Aon overview
16:04 Institutions working with Aon
18:03 Aon Stablecoin payment
22:19 Stablecoin payment execution
25:05 USDC and PYUSD usage
26:55 Genius Act and Stablecoin adoption
30:24 Utilizing blockchain
34:46 Tokenized assets insurance
38:00 Crypto complexity
45:24 Wrap up questions

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