Profiles in Risk

In this episode of Profile in Risk, I speak with Kevin Grudzien (pronounced Groo-Jean, as in blue jean). Kevin is a forensic accountant who specializes in reconstructing business interruption losses. Business interruption claims are some of the most difficult to adjust in insurance. Kevin and I discuss why that is, and what companies can do to make sure they have the proper BI coverage and to avoi...

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, Rob Galbraith becomes the first person to be on both Profiles in Risk and The Attachment Point Podcast. We discuss Rob's time storm chasing as an embedded civilian with the IBHS and the article he wrote for InsNerds on the trip. MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: IBHS - INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS & HOME SAFETY: https://disastersafety.org/ Disdrometer - https...

I was very fortunate to be able to spend a few days at Plug and Play in Silicon Valley. My company was part of the lucky cohort that was invited to pitch. Here is a description of Plug and Play:

Recently I had to complete an application for Errors and Omissions Insurance (E&O) for my startup. Unfortunately for me, the application required me to download, print, complete, sign, scan and email back to the broker. I then had to re-answer several questions by email. A very inefficient process and one fraught with potential errors for insurance agents. Mike Furlong aims to fix this. In thi...

Jeff Kleid's career really stands out. He started out as an insurance producer but moved to an executive role and used the skills from both positions to become one of the first successful web-based insurance entrepreneurs. Some of his early web-based programs are still alive, bigger and better than ever. ON BEING A GOOD NETWORKER: Toastmasters Internal: https://www.toastmasters.org/ On being...

In this episode of Profiles in Risk we spoke with Rick McCathron, the head of insurance at Hippo Insurance. Hippo is a digitally native homeowner insurer currently writing out of California. Rick spoke about Hippo's mission to provide a modern insurance product, that covers assets that the modern homeowners need covered today (yeah, they don't really focus on stock certificates or gold b...

In his own words: "I was never formally educated, I'm not very talented, and my IQ is average (at best). I was too small for football, too slow for soccer, and too anxious for baseball. I haven't been very lucky, I rarely caught a break, and still have never been given anything for free. I was raised by pessimism, subconsciously taught to fail, and expected to achieve a standard lev...

Allan Egbert https://www.linkedin.com/in/aegbertjr/ is the co-founder of Ask Kodiak https://askkodiak.com/#/home  Show Notes: Ask Kodiak is trying to solve a big communications problems between the insurance markets and distributors such as brokers and agents. The insurance markets believe that they communicate well, to their agents & brokers, what type of exposures they wish to cover...broker...

In Episode 22, Carly and Nick speak with OP Alamaraz and Tim Bauer of Allied Restoration. What was expected to be a conversation entirely about claims contracting and restoration turned into a nearly hour long discussion about the importance of corporate culture. Both OP and Tim have an incredible story to tell and their passion for both their work and self-improvement will be obvious to anyone wh...

Evan Garmon is an agent focused on Drone Insurance. How cool is that? LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/etgarmon/ Harpenau Insurance drone portal: http://www.harpenauinsurance.com/drone/default.aspx FAA 107 Guide: https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/media/remote_pilot_study_guide.pdf Global Aero drone program: http://www.global-aero.com/unmanned-aircraft...

LinkedIn profile;  https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-sweeney-272282b9/ OnRisk: https://www.onrisk.com/HowOW1.html offshore reinsurance: http://www.iii.org/publications/commercial-insurance/reinsurance more offshore reinsurance: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217283/us-reinsurance-premuims-ceded-to-offshore-reinsurers/ Top US reinsurers: https://www.statista.com/statistics/260954/leading-ameri...

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

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 Re...

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

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

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...

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&am...

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 sh...

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/

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

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...

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/Bil...

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-...