Profiles in Risk

Episode 19 Richard Leftley and Microinsurance

Episode 18 - Ilya Bodner Founder of Bold Penguin

Show Notes: Ilya Bodner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilyabodner/ Bold Penguin: http://boldpenguin.com/ #InsuranceSafari

Episode 17 - Interview with Bob Reville, CEO of Praedicat

Announcement: Profiles in Risk The InsNerds Podcast has now split in two. Profiles in Risk will continue to come out on Mondays and be dedicated to interviews. The InsNerds Podcast will come out on Fridays and be dedicated to Carly, Nick and Tony having fun conversations about insurance, careers and technology. Please subscribe to the InsNerds Podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/106130 Bob Reville - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-reville-6a927111/) Praedicat Homepage: http://p...

Episode 16 with Emerson Willis, Founder of YepInsurance.com

Show Notes: Emerson Willis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emerson-willis-415bb435/ YepInsurance: http://yepinsurance.com/ ISU agency networks: http://www.isugroup.com/isug_default.aspx Salesgenie: https://www.salesgenie.com/ "You can have anything you want in life, if you just help enough people get what they want." Zig Ziglar Insurance paradise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8jZ-ibMTbA

Episode 15 - All about Flood with Ivan Maddox, EVP of Commercial Products, Intermap

Ivan Maddox: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanmaddox/ Intermap: http://www.intermap.com/ The Risks of Hazard: http://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog NFIP: https://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program

Episode 14 - With Michelle Villarreal, Owner of 1-2-1 Claims, A Woman Owned TPA

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, Tony and Nick discuss claims administration with Michelle Villarreal, the owner of 1-2-1 Claims. Michelle discusses what it is that a 3rd party administrator does in the claims process, what it is like to be a woman in the insurance industry and the interesting story of how she once worked for her husband, but now he works for her! We also play a Texas version of Rank the Risk.And we also get to learn who Banjo is!

Episode 13 - Hippo and Digital Insurers

Show Notes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/omribarzilay/2017/04/26/hippo-insurance-launches-on-a-mission-to-redesign-the-home-insurance-market/#28793447322d http://www.builtinchicago.org/2017/04/24/kin-digital-homeowners-insurance Innovator's Dilemma: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062060244/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062060244&linkCode=as2&tag=insn-20&linkId=f0dea54f977e16cd7372c87924f7ec1e The Model: https://insnerds.com/insuretech-mode...

Episode 12 - All about Insurance Agents and Brokers with Justin Fowler

With guest Justin Fowler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinfowler/ Show Notes: Reformed Chicken Farmer image: http://www.eastoregonian.com/storyimage/EO/20160219/ARTICLE/160219692/EP/1/1/EP-160219692.jpg&MaxW=600 Ninja Rater: https://www.ninjarater.com/ Homer Simpson bird that automates his job image: https://www.diabloii.net/gallery/data/500/simpsons-drinking_bird.jpg Dinosaur in a meteor shower image: https://insnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/animals-dinosaur-extinct-extinctions-pos...

Episode 11 - Telematics and Innovation - Paul Harvey from OctoTelematics

Link to Octo Telematics: https://www.octotelematics.com/ Nick's IOT article: https://insnerds.com/iot-partnership/ Don't just network, build relationships: Never eat alone book Find your passion article: https://insnerds.com/so-good-cant-ignore-you/

Episode 10 - Insurance Agents Present and Future

Show Notes: https://insnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/113u61.jpg Nick's flood paper: http://www.naic.org/documents/cipr_study_1704_flood_risk.pdf

Episode 9 - Millennials in Insurance

Show Notes: Our book: http://amzn.to/2oqVXwU Average age of an insurance pro in the US is about 60 years old The number of insurance pros over 55 has increased by 74% between 2002-2012 compared to 45% in overall workforce (McKinsey & Company Building a Talent Magnet) There's 80 million Boomers, 60 million Xers and 80 million Millennials. That 25% difference with so few Xers is a huge deal By 2014 Millennials were already largest generation in the US (Council of Economic Advisers) By 2025, 3 ...

Episode 8 - Litigation, Claims and Analytics in Insurance

Show Notes: Wesley Todd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesley-todd-a9225929/ Casglide: http://www.Caseglide.com http://www.insurancejournal.tv/videos/12272/ https://www.caseglide.com/blog/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/improve-collaboration-between-claims-underwriting-your-grant-woolven http://stoptexaslawsuitabuse.com/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Pipp https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Beane

Episode 7 - How should #Insurance be regulated? #InsurTech

Your favorite nerds have fun discussing the most unlikely of topics: regulation! Show Notes: At around minute 16 Carly forgets the term for "Adverse Selection" which Tony will never let her live down! :-D Personal Auto Rate: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2017/03/30/446206.htm Policyholders in Limbo: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/business/policyholders-in-limbo-after-rare-failure-of-insurer.html Article about how Personal Lines is advertised: Sleeping with the Enemy: https://...

Episode 6 - Is Insurance Gambling?

Your favorite insurance nerds Nick, Carly and Tony discuss whether insurance is gambling. Show Notes: Gambling Article: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38905963 Lemonade 80% article: https://www.lemonade.com/blog/saving-80-90-seconds/ Nassim Taleb books: The Black Swan: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081297381X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=insn-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=081297381X&linkId=98e64d55935a1b624ffa5daafc15a0ca Fooled by R...

Episode 5 - All about Innovation in Insurance and InsurTech

Nick, Carly and Tony discuss innovation in the Insurance and InsurTech industries and whether a carrier can innovate like a startup. Show Notes: The Medici Effect by Frans Johansson. Kill the Company by Lisa Rodell. Insurify article: https://www.dig-in.com/news/insurtechs-sell-coverage-with-facebook-messenger-chatbots Peter Hancock AIG article: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2017/03/15/444464.htm ITA Announcement about Erie Bridge Award: http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/er...

Episode 4 - #InsurTech, #Lemonade, B-Corp Carriers, Health Insurance Reform and the Future of Auto Insurance

Show Notes: Lemonade article: https://www.lemonade.com/blog/saving-80-90-seconds/ Author who writes for Vox: Sarah Kliff http://www.sarahkliff.com/

Episode 3 - Interview with Alex Polyakov, CEO of Livegenic

Nick interviews the CEO of Livegenic in our first podcast interview. They discuss life as a startup, their value proposition, and about the startup scene in Philadelphia.

Episode 2 - Buffett, Musk and InsurTech

The nerds discuss our newest coauthor Taryn and her moving story about finding a home in insurance that allows her to be herself and Nick's article about the importance of sales skills. Then they discuss #InsurTech. Insurance included when you a car or even another product. Carriers transitioning to risk managers as opposed to claims payers. Transition from personal liability to product liability. The 2016 Buffett Letter to the Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway. Tony confesses the REAL reason w...

Episode 1 - The Beginning

In Episode One your hosts introduce themselves, tell their story and talk about InsNerds. Nick talked about how the book Against the Gods got him hooked on insurance. Check it out, tell your friends and let us know what you think