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InsurTech Geek Podcast

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A bi-weekly interview series highlighting the technology that is shaping the future of insurance and exploring how industry leaders are leveraging technology to grow their businesses.
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Episodes

High Tech Crop Insurance with Simon Schwall from OKO Crop Assurance

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Simon Schwall of OKO Crop Assurance . James, Rob & Simon discuss how his company has created new markets for low cost crop insurance in emerging economy areas such as Africa. Listen in to learn about they're unique system and approach and the tech they use to pull it off! The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow Jam...

Aug 20, 202038 minSeason 1Ep. 28

Smart Water Leak Detection with Dan Sterling from Water Hero

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Dan Sterling from Water Hero . James, Rob & Dan discuss the devastation that can be caused by water leaks, especially when they aren't caught for an extended period of time, and how his company is helping to solve that problem for businesses and homeowners. In turn, preventing costly insurance claims. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠...

Aug 13, 202044 minSeason 1Ep. 27

Car Insurance from Your Phone with Nestor Solari from Sigo

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Nestor Solari from Sigo . James, Rob & Nestor discuss their mobile first auto insurance platform and why Sigo's primary target market is the Latino Community! The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Aug 06, 202032 minSeason 1Ep. 26

High Definition Hazard Data with Bob Frady from Hazard Hub

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Bob Frady of Hazard Hub . James, Rob & Bob discuss the advantages of having a source of comprehensive property risk data available to you at a moment's notice! The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Jul 29, 202041 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Cyber Insurance & CyberSecurity with Sidd Gavirneni from Zeguro

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Sidd Gavirneni CEO & Co-Founder of Zeguro . James, Rob & Sidd discuss the in and outs of Cyber Insurance and Cyber Security. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Jul 23, 202045 minSeason 1Ep. 24

InsureTech for the Independent Agent with Raghav Tanna from Tarmika

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Raghav Tanna , CEO of Tarmika . James, Rob & Raghav Tanna discuss the InsureTech tools Tarmika offers and how it can help improve the everyday life of an independent Agent! The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Jul 15, 202039 minSeason 1Ep. 23

One API to Rule Insurance! with Darcy Shapiro from Cover Genius

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Darcy Shapiro , Head of Insurance Americas at Cover Genius . James, Rob & Darcy Shapiro discuss the role of the API in InsureTech and what role Cover Genius has in that area. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Jul 01, 202052 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Classic Car Insurance for the 21st Century with Desiree Mettraux from OCC

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Desiree Mettreaux , CEO of OCC. James, Rob & Desiree Mettreaux discussed many of the challenges and different aspects of insurance pertaining to the Classic Car! The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Jun 25, 202050 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Predictive Rapid Flood Modeling with Juliette Murphy from FloodMapp

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Juliette Murphy , CEO & Co-Founder of FloodMapp . James, Rob & Juliette Murphy dicuss her personal experience with two major floods and how they inspired her to make a difference and start FloodMapp, which focuses on Predictive mapping before a flood and hazard mapping to help underwriters determine risk. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,...

Jun 18, 202050 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Making Driving Safer by Measuring More of the Risk with Carey Anne Nadeau from Ometry

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Carey Anne Nadeau , CEO & Founder of Ometry . James, Rob & Carey Anne discuss risk management, data, statistics and how they can affect driving & auto insurance. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Jun 11, 20201 hr 13 minSeason 1Ep. 19

The Evolution of Insurance, not the Disruption of It with Bryan Falchuk from Insurance Evolution Partners

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Bryan Falchuk of Insurance Evolution Partners . James, Rob & Bryan discuss what the evolution of the insurance industry looks like and why it differs from the disruption of it. They also discuss Bryan's upcoming book release and dive into a couple recent news stories concerning insurtech. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠...

May 28, 20201 hr 17 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Machine Learning & Automation in Underwriting with Lance Poole from Juniper Labs

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Lance Poole of Juniper Labs . James, Rob & Lance discuss machine learning, automation, underwriting and data efficiency. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

May 14, 202052 minSeason 1Ep. 17

Attention Hacking & Digital Scouting with Dr. Robin Kiera from Digital Scouting

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Dr. Robin Kiera of Digital Scouting . James, Rob & Robin discuss digital strategy, attention hacking, and the art of knowing when the customer is in the market for insurance. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Apr 30, 202047 minSeason 1Ep. 16

The Role of ExoSuits in Insurance with Matthew Marino from HeroWear

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Matthew Marino of HeroWear . James, Rob & Matthew discuss exoskeleton tech, the difference between exoskeletons & exosuits, and the profound impact exo-tech could have on the future of the insurance industry. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As alw...

Apr 15, 202046 minSeason 1Ep. 15

The Ins & Outs of IOT & AI in Insurance with Pankaj Parashar from Purple Ant

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Pankaj Parashar of Purple Ant . James, Rob & Pankaj discuss the unique approach that he and his company have taken to help others use existing IOT hardware and do much more in the sector of home insurance. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, En...

Mar 31, 202050 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Training Startups in InsureTech with Sabine VanderLinden from StartUpBootCamp InsurTech

Hosts James Benham & Rob Galbraith are joined by Sabine VanderLinden of StartUpBootCamp InsureTech . James, Rob & Sabine discuss some of the methods involved in the StartUpBootCamp and their thoughts on startups and the different approaches available to them. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As alway...

Mar 25, 202043 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Clarity with Auto Claims with Ernie Bray from AutoClaims Direct

Host James Benham is joined by Ernie Bray , the CEO of AutoClaims Direct (ACD) . James and Ernie discuss auto claims improvement, the future of claims in a world of self driving cars and Ernie's book The Entrepreneur's Field Manual! The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Feb 24, 202044 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Virtual Insurance Brokering with John Warburton from Konsileo

Host James Benham is joined by John Warburton , the Founder & CEO of Konsileo. James and John discuss the new three pronged approach that Konsileo is applying towards virtual insurance "broking" as they call it across the pond! The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Feb 11, 20201 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Cyber Risk Management with Steven Schwartz from Cytegic

Host James Benham is joined by Steven Schwartz , the VP of Strategy & Insurance at Cytegic . James and Steven discuss the multi-faceted approach Cytegic takes toward Cyber Risk Management & even clearly define the Dark Web for our listeners! The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride ...

Dec 17, 201941 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Water, Sensors, & AI with Yaron Dycian from WINT-Water Intelligence

Host James Benham is joined by Yaron Dycian , the Chief Product & Strategy Officer for WINT - Water Intelligence , located in Israel. Learn how artificial intelligence and sensors and more combine to help solve the problem of stopping water leaks in their tracks for commercial companies. James and Yaron discuss how a desire to help solve the world's big problem of water shortage has inspired Yaron and the team at WINT. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on ...

Dec 09, 201932 minSeason 1Ep. 9

'One Day, There Will Be a Robot' - Talking Automation with Sean Harper from Kin Insurance

Host James Benham is joined by Sean Harper from Kin Insurance . Learn about 'One Day, There Will Be a Robot' - Talking Automation. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by ⁠⁠JBKnowledge⁠⁠ . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Nov 13, 201948 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Hot Dogs! and Computer Vision for Insurance with Graham Leslie from JBKnowledge

Host James Benham is joined by JBKnowledge's Head of R&D, Graham Leslie. Learn about Computer Vision in-depth, its uses in the insurance industry and how in the world all that is related to hot dogs! The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Sep 26, 201942 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Innovation in Insurance with the Most Interesting Man in Insurance, Rob Galbraith, Director of Innovation at AF Group

Host James Benham is joined by Rob Galbraith , Director of Innovation at AF Group, Keynote Speaker, & Author of the Book - The End Of Insurance As We Know It. This episode features an interesting and entertaining discussion about how Rob and his team approach innovation within the Insurance Industry & why he has the moniker - The Most Interesting Man In Insurance! The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte...

Sep 17, 201957 minSeason 1Ep. 6

InsureTech Connect & the History & Disruption of Insurance with Caribou Honig from InsureTech Connect

Host James Benham is joined by Caribou Honig from InsureTech Connect . Learn about InsureTech Connect & the History & Disruption of Insurance. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by ⁠JBKnowledge⁠ . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Sep 10, 201946 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Business Intelligence for Insurance with Graham Leslie from JBKnowledge

Host James Benham is joined by JBKnowledge's Head of R&D, Graham Leslie. Learn about Business Intelligence for Insurance. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by ⁠JBKnowledge⁠ . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Aug 05, 201941 minSeason 1Ep. 4

A.I. & Predictive Analytics with Stan Smith from Gradient AI

Host James Benham is joined by Gradient AI 's Founder & CEO, Stan Smith . Learn about AI & predictive analytics as they apply to the insurance industry. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Jul 29, 201932 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Predictive Analytics with Skip Brechtel from CCMSI

Host James Benham is joined by CCMSI 's Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Skip Brechtel . Learn about predictive analytics as they apply to the insurance industry. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Jul 22, 201953 minSeason 1Ep. 2

The InsureTech Geek Podcast with James Benham

The InsureTech Geek Podcast with James Benham . The introductory episode of the InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ; or follow James on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Subscribe, rate, and comment. As always, Enjoy the Ride & Geek Out!...

Jul 12, 201929 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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