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Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Dave Kaufman, CEO of Motorists Insurance Group and member of ‘Insuring Ohio Futures’. In this episode, we discuss the human capital shortage in insurance and the state of Ohio’s approach to rebuilding talent pipelines.
Back in late 2018, Wesley Todd of CaseGlide and I were discussing the state of the insurtech world. We decided how interesting it would be to discuss building a tech-centric insurance organization with people who have decades of experience actually doing this. So, in the first of a many part series in 2019, Wes and I co-hosted an interview with Werner Kruck of Security First. Werner is a veteran of Florida insurance, perhaps the toughest insurance market in the world. He is part of a team that h...
Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Brandon Schuh, fellow podcast host of Risk Radio. In this episode, we discuss the ways insurance podcasts are benefiting the industry and how even casual listeners can contribute. To listen to Risk Radio, subscribe on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/risk-radio/id1449923455?mt=2
In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Dan Burton, founder of Dronebase. Drones are reshaping our ability to capture and work with high-resolution imagery. For the insurance space, drones will re-define our ability to capture data for inspections & claims. CONNECT WITH DANIEL BURTON: Home Page: https://www.dronebase.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-burton-28711789/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY DANIEL: Books by Robert Heinlein: https://amzn.to/2t4tqlq The 3 Body Problem: h...
Timing is a critical element to a successful workers compensation claim. Delays in reporting and treatment can exacerbate the claim costs. For each week delay in reporting a claim, costs go up 10%...for each month, the claim doubles. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with David Wald of Aclaimant, an comapny using technology platform "to engage the employee, employer, and insurance carrier in making workplace incidents everyone’s responsibility". Aclaimant has been nominated by Busines...
When it comes to Risk Management, insurance plays a small part of the day to day art of managing corporate risk, especially for a Vegas casino. In this episode, I spoke with Mark Habersack, Director of Risk Management for MGM Casinos about Risk Management and all of the wild and zany stuff that keeps him up at night. CONNECT WITH MARK HABERSACK: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-habersack-8867924/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: RIMS: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-habersack-8867924/ Hillsdale Colle...
Carey Anne Nadeau, Founder of ODN, interviews Marvol Barnard, incoming President of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals. Marvol shares her thoughts about the importance of social networking in insurance and her strategies to promote diversity and inclusion, all while having a fun time. If you're looking to learn more about the LPGA and becoming a certified teaching professional, visit: http://www.lpga.com/tcp #inviteher
In this episode of I spoke with Myranda Elizabeth Joseph. Unlike many RMI students who go into industry after their studies, Myranda finished high school and needed to make money then. She immediately found insurance production satisfying. Still, an itch remained, and Myranda decided to kill two birds with one stone by getting her degree in insurance, while also building up her book. Myranda shows a potential pathway for agency owners who are seeking to perpetuate their sales force. Why not recr...
In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Derek Lovrenich & Phil Duncan of InsurEco. Derek will be presenting at the Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator Blockchain conference on January 29th in Palo Alto . We discussed how companies in the insurance ecosystem should contemplate a technical and business strategy for incorporating blockchain. We went deep down the rabbit hole as I follow Derek and Phil in the oblivion of tokenizing aspects of insurance data. My personal belief is that...
In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Thomas Jennings, Director of Business Development at AAIS, on his workshop presentation at the Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator conference on January 29th in Palo Alto. We discussed blockchain (of course) but how this technology may facilitate the sharing of data between parties who may have trust concerns. We discussed how AAIS used design thinking in contemplating their solution for allowing AAIS member companies and the NAIC to share data....
There's nothing like spending the day after Thanksgiving talking to the founder and a leader at one of cutting-edge insurtech companies. In this episode, I spoke with Adam Bratt of Indio Technologies as we spoke about their development of smart, digital application and forms to streamline data processing. CONNECT WITH ADAM BRATT: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-bratt-56342620/ Indio HomePage: https://www.useindio.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Michael Furlong's Episode: https://insne...
Coverwallet Co-Founder, Rashmi Melgiri shares an inside scoop on what has contributed to Coverwallet's insurtech startup success and what they've got planned for 2019. CONNECT WITH: Rashmi Melgiri - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melgiri/ CoverWallet - https://www.linkedin.com/company/coverwallet/ Homepage - https://www.coverwallet.com/...
Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Shana Schlossberg and Rachel Dantes of Upward Hartford Connect with: Shana Schlossberg - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shana-schlossberg/ Rachel Dantess - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-dantess/ Upward Hartford - www.moveupward.city/labs
In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I discussed flood risk and flood risk assessment technology with Juliette Murphy, co-founder & CEO of FloodMapp. CONNECT WITH JULIETTE MURPHY: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliette-murphy/ FloodMapp Homepage: https://www.floodmapp.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Elliot City, MD Flood: https://youtu.be/GKJQ5J1jXFw Slack: https://slack.com/ Monday Project Management: https://monday.com/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY: The Torrent by Amanda Geering: https://a...
In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I had the pleasure to speak with Louis Ziskin, founder of Dropin. Dropin is pioneering the use of on-demand drone and video usage for claims and inspections. Dropin has 6 million "droperators" covering 56 countries. Aside from this, Louis has an inspirational story that you'll want to hear. CONNECT WITH LOUIS ZISKIN: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-ziskin-684b41110/ Dropin Homepage: https://www.dropininc.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Jen Friel: ...
In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Valerie Geogantas and Ernest Hursh of Slice Labs. Slice is one of the original "insurtechs". Well known for its on-demand coverage for home & ride sharing, Slice has continued to evolve. Slice Insurance Cloud Services helps, carriers, program admins & MGAs get products to market faster, digitally. CONNECT WITH: Valerie Georgantas - https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriegeorgantas/ Ernest Hursh - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernesthursh/ Slice...
In this episode of Profiles in Risk, you can meet Carey Anne Nadeau, who will be a guest host of Profiles in Risk indefinitely. We talked about the overwhelming amount of municipal data being captured, ODN's mission for that data and how the insurance ecosystem can use that data and insight. Big Data has come to insurance, the data has arrived! CONNECT WITH CAREY ANNE NADEAU: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carey-anne-nadeau-9a15a37/ ODN - https://www.odnsure.com/ MENTIONED: Rush (Greates...
BIG NEWS - Carey Anne Nadeau , Founder & CEO of Open Data Nation (ODN) will be a guest host of Profiles in Risk! Carey Anne will bring her own unique podcast style to PiR along with some serious data science chops to the show. I'm ecstatic that we can go into a deeper level on some serious topics in data science, insurance, startups and women in leadership/managerial roles. Buckle up as Care Anne brings the goods to you. Also in this episode, Carey Anne and I chatted with her friend Sasha De...
In this episode of Profiles in Risk I spoke with Michael Porpora a broker/agent in Staten Island. We discussed the importance of brokers & agents to focus on niche or specialty markets. CONNECT WITH MICHAEL PORPORA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-porpora-aai-cic-7144a5113/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY MICHAEL: 12 Rules For Life by Jordan Peterson: https://amzn.to/2RRp8Zh Traction by Jonathan Walker: https://amzn.to/2T4xiPd Traction by Gino Wickman: https://amzn.to/2T5mDDS Traction by Gabriel We...
In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I preview the Connected Insurance conference by speaking with Amandah Greiling (Zurich) and Chris Downer (XL Innovate) who both will be on stage at the event. The event is jam-packed with attendees & presenters, which we would expect from an Insurance Nexus event. Use discount code 4915INS200 to save $200 EVENT REGISTRATION PAGE CONNECT WITH: Amandah Greiling - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandah-greiling-4522a38/ Chris Downer - https://www.linkedin.com/i...
In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Chris Stanley of IA Path. Chris has authored his second book, the Independent Adjustor's Playbook, and we discussed why he wrote this book, who he wrote it for and what it was like writing versus the first book. CONNECT WITH CHRIS STANLEY: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iapath/ Home Page: https://iapath.com/ IA Playbook Order Page: https://www.iaplaybook.com/book SUBSCRIBE AT: Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q Google Play: https://goo....
In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Carl Van who has led the International Insurance Institute for over 20 years. Carl has teaching in his blood and his mission is to inspire people to improve themselves. CONNECT WITH CARL VAN: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlvan/ Email: carlvan@insuranceinstitute.com Phone: 504-393-4570 Home Page: http://www.insuranceinstitute.com/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY CARL: The Psychology of Achievement by Brian Tracy: https://amzn.to/2CZwk2b SUBSCRIBE ...
(If you are listening to this, you may want to watch our YouTube broadcast for better effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOsnH2syCXU&feature=youtu.be ) In this special episode, Rob Galbraith, Carly Burnham and I discuss Rob's new book, The End of Insurance As We Know It. We discussed what is covered in the book, why Rob decided to write the book and what it was like for Rob as a first-time author. (Shout out to MC Razaire and Taryn Haas for their help in getting this book published...th...
Geospatial technology is much more than just mapping locations. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, Jon Sonnenschein of SpatialKey and I discuss many of the new valuable ways geospatial technologies are being put to use in insurance. CONNECT WITH JON SONNENSCHEIN: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-sonnenschein-7570b268/ Phone: 203-794-2666 SpatialKey Homepage: http://www.spatialkey.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/ ESRI: https://www.esri.com/en-us/home Q...
Tony Canas interviews some attendees of Insurtech Connect 2018: https://insuretechconnect.com/ CONNECT WITH: Scott Henry of LeakBot: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-henry-7001083/ Marci Devries of Fraud Sniffr: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcidevries/ Luke Bronin, Mayor of Hartford, CT: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-bronin-359a16a/ Jesse Peterson of DroneBase: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesselpeterson/ Matt Workman of DroneBase: https://www.linkedin.com/in/workmanmatt/ Alex Chilow of Acla...
There are podcast guests where my goal is to make sure I can get what I understand of the guest out to the audience. Then there are guests that come onto the show where I know squat. This was one of those recordings. In this episode, Gabriel Glynn of MakuSafe (pronounce Make-You-Safe) discusses the new technology of wearable and their implications to worker's safety and workers compensation insurance. I learned a ton and I think you will as well. CONNECT WITH GABRIEL GLYNN: LinkedIn: https://www...
This episode was fun to record. Arleen & Ted Taveras interviewed the Insurance Nerds a couple of weeks ago and this time, I get a chance at them. As you will see in this video, insurance licensing is a mess. Especially for me. Arleen & Ted help brokers manage the monotonous, yet critical task of managing insurance licenses and continuing education. No surprise...I plan on becoming a customer. CONNECT WITH ARLEEN & TED: Arleen Taveras: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arleen-taveras-arm/ T...
Kin Insurance is one the original insurtech startups in the homeowners insurance space. In this episode, co-founder and CEO Sean Harper and I discuss the founding of Kin, including Sean's thoughts as a consultant, on why they decided to tackle this problem, which challenges they decided to tackle first and the conundrum of taking risk as an MGA or carrier. CONNECT WITH SEAN HARPER: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harpersean/ Kin Insurance Homepage: https://www.kin.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EP...
This recording occurred 3 weeks ago. It is coincidental that it is being broadcast during the weekend of perhaps the worst hurricane to ever strike the Carolinas, Hurricane Florence. FEMA has many, many resources available for anyone affected by this event (if you are an insurance professional, you may want to take note of these): The FEMA mobile app ( https://www.fema.gov/node/35141 ) as well as Disaster Assistance ( https://www.disasterassistance.gov/ ) In this episode, Clark Poland and I disc...
This episode is sponsored by Insurance Nerds Day A full day of Ted-X Style talks, learning labs and networking! Saturday, October 6th in Chicago, IL for only $99 Go to https://insurancenerdsday.com to register In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Kurt Thoennessen. We discussed the Private Client/High Net Worth Space, his involvement with the PRMA , and Kurt was gracious enough to provide a demo (watch the video) of the RiskRevu platform & why he felt the compelling need to creat...
