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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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JBKnowledge

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News

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insurtechgeek.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Reducing Safety Claims with Tech & Data with Tom West from MakUSafe 11.09.2020

Hosts  James Benham &  Rob Galbraith are joined by  Tom West of MakUSafe . James, Rob & Tom talk about how employing technology and data in many different fields can impact safety and 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...

Engineering Risk with Gary Kaplan from AXA XL 03.09.2020

Hosts  James Benham &  Rob Galbraith are joined by Gary Kaplan of AXA XL . James, Rob & Gary discuss the many sides of risk and how risk can be engineered out of current & future construction and much more! 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 o...

Making Roads Safe With Radar with Justine Del Prete from SafeDrive Systems 27.08.2020

Hosts  James Benham &  Rob Galbraith are joined by  Justine Del Prete of SafeDrive Systems . James, Rob & Justine discuss the radar system from Safedrive and how exactly it helps to make the roads a safer place along with other aspects of future tech that could reduce auto claims. The InsurTech Geek Podcast is brought to you by  JBKnowledge . Find us on social media! We're on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Linke...

High Tech Crop Insurance with Simon Schwall from OKO Crop Assurance 20.08.2020

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 . F...

Smart Water Leak Detection with Dan Sterling from Water Hero 13.08.2020

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 br...

Car Insurance from Your Phone with Nestor Solari from Sigo 06.08.2020

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 Jame...

High Definition Hazard Data with Bob Frady from Hazard Hub 29.07.2020

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 Ja...

Cyber Insurance & CyberSecurity with Sidd Gavirneni from Zeguro 23.07.2020

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,...

InsureTech for the Independent Agent with Raghav Tanna from Tarmika 15.07.2020

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...

One API to Rule Insurance! with Darcy Shapiro from Cover Genius 01.07.2020

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 ; o...

Classic Car Insurance for the 21st Century with Desiree Mettraux from OCC 25.06.2020

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 Jame...

Predictive Rapid Flood Modeling with Juliette Murphy from FloodMapp 18.06.2020

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...

Making Driving Safer by Measuring More of the Risk with Carey Anne Nadeau from Ometry 11.06.2020

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 fol...

The Evolution of Insurance, not the Disruption of It with Bryan Falchuk from Insurance Evolution Partners 28.05.2020

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 b...

Machine Learning & Automation in Underwriting with Lance Poole from Juniper Labs 14.05.2020

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,...

Attention Hacking & Digital Scouting with Dr. Robin Kiera from Digital Scouting 30.04.2020

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...

The Role of ExoSuits in Insurance with Matthew Marino from HeroWear 15.04.2020

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 ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tw...

The Ins & Outs of IOT & AI in Insurance with Pankaj Parashar from Purple Ant 31.03.2020

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...

Training Startups in InsureTech with Sabine VanderLinden from StartUpBootCamp InsurTech 25.03.2020

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 ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte...

Clarity with Auto Claims with Ernie Bray from AutoClaims Direct 24.02.2020

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  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagra...

Virtual Insurance Brokering with John Warburton from Konsileo 11.02.2020

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...

Cyber Risk Management with Steven Schwartz from Cytegic 17.12.2019

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  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Water, Sensors, & AI with Yaron Dycian from WINT-Water Intelligence 09.12.2019

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 inspir...

'One Day, There Will Be a Robot' - Talking Automation with Sean Harper from Kin Insurance 13.11.2019

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...

Hot Dogs! and Computer Vision for Insurance with Graham Leslie from JBKnowledge 26.09.2019

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitt...

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