Digital Insurance Pint

Season 6 – Episode 8: Quandri Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto (Domo) Now that Styx is stuck in your head, you can only get rid of it by listening to the cnversation with Jackson & Jameson Fregau from Quandri. How can RPA – Robotic Process Automation cure the ills of the insurance industry? Listen to find out! The post Season...

Season 6 – Episode 7: Broker Independence – So what? Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android What is broker independence and what impact does it have on a brokerage? This is a big & much discussed topic in the industry. DIPP doesn’t think that horse is quite dead yet, so we’re also going to flog it. What does independence mean for succession, cl...

Season 6 – Episode 6: Battle of the Bands Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android It’s an epic slugfest as we host Pete Tessier & Curt Wyatt from the Insurance Podcast on the show. We discuss how brokers can grow their books, how connectivity can help and how did Curt manage to end up in Greece? No holds barred – enjoy the ride ! The post Season 6 &#8...

Season 6 – Episode 5: Matthew Turack Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android The DIPP crew welcome Matthew Turack from CAA to the podcast in an effort to get to know this new (ish) market & to understand their growth philosophy. We get into CAA’s business strategy and their approach to broker distribution. We discuss how important is broker modernization to CAA a...

Season 6 – Episode 4: Aggregators Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android Let’s talk about the aggregators. The DIPP crew starts at the beginning – what are they? Why do they exist? How did they become important in the P & C landscape? Who are the major players? We then move on to key discussions, including: are they good or bad for brokers, carriers...

Season 6 – Episode 3: Sherif Gemayel Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android Round 2 with Sherif Gemayel. Sherif gives us an update on the state of broker modernization. Are the advanced brokers separating from the pack? What’s going on with SEO in the insurance industry? What’s holding brokers back from going all in on digitization ? Sherif tells us abou...

Season 6 – Episode 2: Carol Jardine Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android Carol Jardine – one of the leading lights in our industry announced her retirement a number of months ago. We were honoured to be able to talk with her on her last day in the office. Carol told us about her career journey through the insurance industry, including her best & worst me...

Season 6 – Episode 1: CJ Nolan In this episode, the guys talk to CJ Nolan, President of Munn Insurance - Canadian broker of the year. Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android In this episode, the guys talk to CJ Nolan, President of Munn Insurance – Canadian broker of the year. We learn about the origin story of Munn insurance and how they became broker of the ye...

Season 5 – 2023 Predictions What will 2023 bring to the Canadian P & C industry? Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android We asked a panel of leading experts what they thought, rejected everything they said & came up with our own thoughts, including discussions on: The impact of high interest rates & a potential recession The pace of broker M & A The futur...

Season 5 – 2022 Year In Review Time to look back on the year that was 2022 Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android The guys tackle the impact of some of the most interesting (to them) events in the past year, including: The great return to the office Broker M & A Carrier implementations of Guidewire The hard market Facility Association The impact of inflation on...

Season 5 – Episode 11 : Mergers & Aquisitions – (PART 7) In this episode, you'll hear the answers straight from Gregory Belton, Executive Chairman of HUB Ontario - and recipient of the Order of Canada (!!) Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android Selling the insurance brokerage in which you’ve put a lifetime of effort is no small step. How do you know that...

Season 5 – Episode 10 : Mergers & Aquisitions – (PART 6) In this episode we interview Joe D'Annunzio, President of Brokerlink Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android Selling the insurance brokerage in which you’ve put a lifetime of effort is no small step. How do you know that you’ve got the right partner? The right price? The right place for your clients...

Season 5 – Episode 9 : Mergers & Aquisitions – (PART 5) In this episode we interview Jamie Reid from Westland Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android Selling the insurance brokerage in which you’ve put a lifetime of effort is no small step. How do you know that you’ve got the right partner? The right price? The right place for your clients & staff? Goo...

Season 5 – Episode 8 : Mergers & Aquisitions – (PART 4) In this episode we interview Dave Partington from AJ Gallagher Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android Selling the insurance brokerage in which you’ve put a lifetime of effort is no small step. How do you know that you’ve got the right partner? The right price? The right place for your clients & s...

Season 5 – Episode 7 : Mergers & Aquisitions – (PART 3) In this episode we interview Bruce Rabik, Rogers Insurance / CBN Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android Selling the insurance brokerage in which you’ve put a lifetime of effort is no small step. How do you know that you’ve got the right partner? The right price? The right place for your clients &...

Season 5 – Episode 6 : Mergers & Aquisitions – (PART 2) Selling the insurance brokerage in which you’ve put a lifetime of effort is no small step. How do you know that you’ve got the right partner? The right price? The right place for your clients & staff? Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android Good news – the DIPP crew has done a bunch of legwork f...

Season 5 – Episode 5 : Mergers & Aquisitions – (PART 1) Selling the insurance brokerage in which you’ve put a lifetime of effort is no small step. How do you know that you’ve got the right partner? The right price? The right place for your clients & staff? Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android Good news – the DIPP crew has done a bunch of legwork f...

Season 5 – Episode 4: Applied Taylor outlines his two major challenges - culture shift & technology transformation. He tells us that Applied is working on becoming more humble and spending time listening to their customers. His leadership team is mostly new & now has a (Canadian !) Chief Customer Officer. Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android We first hit up Taylor...

Season 5 – Episode 3: Acturis It’s been a little over a year since we last talked with Theo and he brings us up to speed on what’s happened since. We talk about connectivity, CSIO standards, and what learnings they’ve uncovered. Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android For most brokers, their BMS is critical to the success of their business. As such, we felt it was im...

Season 5 – Episode 2: IBC & DASH In this episode, we talk with Don Forgeron (CEO) & James Fordham (CIO) from the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android Buy one get one free ! In this episode, we talk with Don Forgeron (CEO) & James Fordham (CIO) from the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). Don recently announced his retiremen...

Season 5 – Episode 1: Foxquilt In this episode, we are joined by Josh Reznick of Foxquilt. Josh is a former carrier exec who has made the leap into the insuretech world. Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android In this episode, we are joined by Josh Reznick of Foxquilt. Josh is a former carrier exec who has made the leap into the insuretech world. Foxquilt is an Insur...

Season 4 – Episode 7: Power to the People (John Lennon) How many insurance markets is the right number to have for a broker? The DIPP crew dig into this question to see where the balance lies & who should those markets be. Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android How many insurance markets is the right number to have for a broker? The DIPP crew dig into this question...

Season 4 – Episode 6: IFS Premium finance In this episode, we talk about Jai's past, sports, mount everest and where IFS fits into the broker channel. Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android And now a word from our sponsor…. How does the Digital Insurance Podcast get made? A dash of experience, a pinch of sass, a spoonful of wishful thinking and a whole lot of...

Season 4 – Episode 5: Accelerant CEO Jeff Radke One definition of an accelerant is: "A substance used to accelerate a process". In this episode, Jeff Radke, CEO of Accelerant discusses their foray into Canada and how they plan to accelerate that process. Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android One definition of an accelerant is: “A substance used to accelerate...

Season 4 – Episode 4: Blinded Me With Science (Thomas Dolby) In this episode, we dig into the unintended consequences of technology implementations. Was the broker thrown out with the bathwater when insurance companies got rid of their legacy systems and went with Guidewire? Audio Video Audio Video SUBSCRIBE: iTunes Google Spotify Android “She blinded me with science!” And hit me...