Profiles in Risk

Bill Devine, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Naitiv Partners, they are a brand new company positioned around the concept that the financial industry, including insurance, has a challenge implementing AI. It's a not a tech problem, it's a business problem! This was a FASCINATING conversation you cannot miss! Bill Devine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-devine-047b571/ Naitiv Partners:...

I chat with returning guest Chris Luiz, CEO at Scout Insurtech about their upcoming conference May 26-27 in Columbus, OH. Beyond that we chat about the AMAZING organization he has built. Scout Insurtech is MUCH more than a conference and this episode is a MUST listen to! See you in Columbus! Chris Luiz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-luiz/ Scout Insurtech: https://www.scoutinsurtech.com C...

Tony chats with Sridhar Ravilla, Author of "Transformation that Lands". After 21 years in IT leadership at AT&T, Sridhar took some time off to reflect on everything he had seen. What made sense? What didn't make sense? Took some time to try to see the forest for the trees and understand the patters of projects that succeed, and crucially projects that don't succeed. A fasci...

Tony chats with Tom Wetzel, AI for Insurance Agents and Cyber Crime Expert. This is a quick update on how cyber criminal are using Agentic AI and what you can do about it. This affects us all: Tom Wetzel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaswetzel957/?skipRedirect=true Prior Episode on PIR: https://youtu.be/bSCQU9QiMZI?si=bd8iTrQm1_fC00uy Video Version: https://youtu.be/fjltAREVkdE

I chat with Kabir Syed, Founder & CEO at ennabl, they enable insurance intermediaries seamlessly manage data and workflows to drive growth and profitability. If you're on the agency/brokerage side of insurance, this is a MUST listen. We had a great conversation, including my obsession with the sweetest guy in insurance, my friend Ryan Deeds 😂 . The average $5M+ insurance brokage uses 50+...

Tony chats with Ann Kelley, Autorpreneur, Speaker and Creative, author of Roof Rules: How Hidden Power Dynamics Shape Personal Development. We chat about career development, how the rules have changed, how to grow talent, and so much more. A career conversation you should not miss! Ann Kelly: https://wwww.linkedin.com/in/ann-kelley-greville-124bb038a/?skipRedirect=true Roof Rules: https://amzn.to/...

Tony chats with Bridgette Ferraro, CEO at iCopy. They make record retrieval for regulated industries like insurance easier, more efficient, and simply much better by combining cutting edge AI with a human in the loop. This conversation was a lot more fun and interesting than it had any right to be. A cannot miss episode! Bridgette Ferraro: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridgette-ferraro-94a7773b/ iC...

Tony chats with Kyle Moore, Founder at SettleSmart, they have created the first tool for consumers to use to negotiate a fair settlement after a small car accident WITHOUT needing to hire a lawyer. This could be HUGE in avoiding needless and expensive involvement by lawyers in claims they really aren't needed in. Kyle Moore: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-moore-b3505126/ SettleSmart: https:...

Tony chats with Hamesh Chawla, Co-Founder & CEO at Mulberri. He is a returning guest from episode 397. Mulberri has evolved a lot and is now very focused on enabling MGAs. If you're in the MGA space you owe it to yourself to watch this space! Hamesh Chawla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamesh-chawla-9354042/ Mulberri: https://www.mulberri.io/ Prior Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

In this milestone episode Tony chats with Kit Chastain, CEO and Lauren Golanty, COO at Third to First. EPLU is broken, and we must fix it. Kit Chastain: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kitchaskin/ Lauren Golanty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-golanty/ Third-to-First: https://www.linkedin.com/company/third-to-first/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/AD8nREIfbQc

Tony chat with Nga Phan, Head of Product at Bolt, they are an insurance Distribution exchange connecting hundreds of carrier P&C products to end consumers and customers. Nga Pha: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phannga/ Bolt: https://bolttech.io/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/sBQjw6PaKww

Tony chats with Brian Riemer, CEO at Riemer Insurance Group, about his path growing up in his dad's agency, actively choosing to go get an Ivy League education to get away from insurance, and deciding to come back and take over the family agency. We also talk about how he transformed the agency since taking over and how to run a modern agency. This is a great conversation no #insurance agent...

Tony chats with Brianna Kimber, Director of Education at CLM Chicago and her career, claims careers in general, and especially why every claims adjuster should join CLM. A fun conversation you shouldn't miss! Brianna Kimber: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianna-kimber/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/98dxHLqjTVQ

Tony chats with David Kindlon, Co-Founder & VP of Strategic Partnerships & Growth at Eppione, they are a global employee benefits platform which allows the employer, the employee and the insurance broker/benefits consultant to interact in one space. Benefits and compliance are different in every country. They built a global platform that can be used globally by a larger employee or locally...

I chat with Vivek Krishnamurthy, Partner at Commerce Ventures. We chat about it's like to invest in insurtechs and some of his war stories. We also discuss the future of insurtech. An awesome conversation you shouldn't miss! Vivek Krishnamurthy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekkri/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/qsZKRsNjCVU

Tony chats with Kyle Nakatsuji, Founder & CEO at ClearCover & Dearborn Labs. Kyle started ClearCover a decade ago, and still runs it. Now he has also founded Dearborn a forward-deployed technology and AI firm focused exclusively on insurance. This new concierge practice is powered by the proprietary technology stack, data infrastructure and the leadership team that built Clearcover and its...

Tony chats with Jeffrey Glusman, Founder & CEO and David Ratner, Chief Investment Officer at Blockchain Deposit Insurance Corporation (BDIC). BDIC  is building the FDIC equivalent for crypto! No other player is working on offering deposit insurance for the 99% of people who are interested in crypto but can't afford the possibility of losing their money. A fascinating conversation!

Tony chats with Craig Caryl, Founder & CEO at InsureMep, they are a tech enabled MGA that created software that tracks electrical, mechanical and plumbing of large electrical facilities to track risk and prevent losses. This was a fantastic conversation you should not miss! Craig Caryl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-caryl/ InsureMEP: https://www.insuremep.com/ Video Version: https://youtu....

Tony chats with Grace McNamara, Chief Strategy Officer at Elfie, they are the health superapp that brings all your health apps into one place with one seamless experience and give you better insights. A fascinating episode! Grace McNamara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-mcnamara-irelandlondonnewyork/ Elfie: https://www.elfie.co/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/t5VyIRBKE5A

Tony chats with Chris Casaleggio, Regional Director NE at MC Consultans, Forensic Expert, and Claims Author. Chris has written six books about the claims trade! Today we chat about his latest book: "Claims Crossroads: Fresh Starts, Smart Pivors & New Paths for Adjusters". The entire series is fantastic, but this latest entry is so important. What happens when a claims adjusters decid...

Tony chats with Kristina Fahl, Founder & CEO at Shuttlebee, 54% of K-12 students in the US don't have traditional school bus service. Kristina set out to solve this issue with a network of highly vetted micro-entrepreneurs and found that insurance was the main stumbling block her partners faced. This is the story of how she's solving that problem. A fascinating episode you cannot mis...

Tony chats with Serge Salager, CEO at Visualping, a simple idea that's incredibly useful. Be notified when an important change happens online. Sounds simple, but the insurance underwriting implications are massive. Don't miss this one! Serge Salager: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergesalager/ Visualping: https://visualping.io/

Tony chats with Kelly Donahue-Piro at Agency Performance Partners, they are the BFF every independent agency owner needs, regardless of the size of your agency. If you're not loving the way your agency is running, think you might need to update your processes or your systems, you owe it to yourself to chat with Kelly and her team. They can help in many ways from deep in-person consulting and...

Tony chats with David Stafford, Co-Founder and COO at Substance, they are a budding insurtech, currently in pre-seed funding round, that is building an An MGA that is powered by AI and robotics to completely change the risk evaluation and loss prevention process focused in warehouse and supply chain space. Their technology will have applicability to warehouses, manufacturing, and the fast growing...

Tony chats with Nicolas Christiaen, Co-Founder andCEO at Donna, this is an update episode. Nicolas first appeared in PIR Ep. 693. Donna is an amazing AI assistant for sales teams and she just keeps getting better. Whether you're in sales or run a sales team you shouldn't miss this episode! Nicolas Christiaen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolaschristiaen/ Donna: https://www.askdonna.com