Profiles in Risk

Video version:  https://youtu.be/to4JLFM0ZRo Tony chats with Hunter Pechin about his very interesting career that went through DC and then into insurance/insurtech. Hunter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunterpechin/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/orWnvJBFYfg Rocket Referrals does everything they possibly can to help agents to get their  customers to stay longer, buy more and refer their friends. I interviewed their CEO Torey Maertz. Torey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toreym/ Rocket Referrals: https://www.rocketreferrals.com/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/iZTBYTUWQ0I In a very special episode of Profiles in Risk, Tony interviews his long-time girlfriend Renee Bruns about her amazing insurance career. Renee Bruns: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-bruns-40155414/ Wheels Travel The World (Travel Blog): https://wheelstravelstheworld.com/ You Can't - Stories of Overcoming (Podcast): https://www. YouCantPodcast.com (...

Video Version: https://youtu.be/q_VxTSwFoGw Tony chats with Emilio Figueroa about Foresight, the WC Insurtech that's taking the market by storm. It all started from a Risk Management Platform with great promise in lowering WC expenses in a humane way, bringing better results for both carriers and claimants and then it grew into its own MGA all starting in the very difficult California WC spac...

Video Version: https://youtu.be/iV9UpUAi0NE Dominic is a young actuary and a visionary. He gave a fantastic TED Talk about the future of the actuarial professional (and how it can be so much more): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ba5wBGeUBk&t=1s . It has now been watched 25k times which is very impressive for something so insurance specific. You should watch it! And then you should watch this...

Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkzBc5zKFpY Not every career move goes according to plan, sometimes you go in the wrong direction for who you are, the important thing is learning from it and it's not the end of the world. Brett McKenzie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettashleymckenzie/ Unfortunately Tony's video is very choppy on this one, but the audio is perfect. Brett&a...

Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4joFdN0ZMnc Tony chats with Noreen Vergara about Behavioral Health and its importance in the insurance industry. I knew nothing about this side before and found it quite fascinating. Noreen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noreenkvergara/

Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAh0tKdXDlw Carl is a lifelong insurance agent with a dream to help local agencies better compete in the 21st century against direct writers with much larger budgets. For over 10 years he has been building the idea of DMCOs - Digital Marketing Co-Ops and now he's built the tools to make his ideas possible. If you're an agent you owe it to yo...

Video Version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB2eT9Ykzgs In Episode 242 of Profiles in Risk, Tony chats with Matt Leiv of expert.ai. We discuss how they can help insurance operations augment business operations, accelerate and scale data science capabilities and simplify AI adoption.

Jim spent 20 years at AIG culminating with being CEO of United Automotive Insurance Company in Florida before joining Bolt Solutions. We discussed Bolt and talked about his career. Great career advice at the end of the chat. Video version here:  https://youtu.be/xSA1cQYPjTI

Video version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W95Mmaa33Q Tony chats with Yann Barbarroux, the CEO of Otonomi. They helps drive efficiencies in insurance operations. Yann Barbarroux: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yannbarba... Otonomi: https://otonomi.ai

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoKyQpBtARA Nestor Solari saw a hole in the insurance market in the way non-traditional customers, like recent immigrants, were rated for auto insurance. He didn't see it as an opportunity to get rich but rather as a way to make a difference for his family and his community. Out of that Sigo Insurance was born as a new auto carrier. Fascinating c...

Best version of this episode is on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b7NHsJtej4 Tony chats with Eric Mitisek about Highwing, the first open data platform for commercial insurance.

Best version of this episode is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rlTABcHQDqw Marty Frappolli worked at The Institutes for 18 years and now that he's an independent consultant he's producing CPCU Prep material from the perspective of having been part of how the sausage is made! Also, he's available to help insurance companies improve their training.

Video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxk6kbaFUJs In episode 236 of Profiles in Risk, Tony discusses how the insurance industry can be a leader in the war against climate change with Mary Sweeters, of Insure Our Futures and the authors of two very interesting articles. Kevin McComber authored this article: https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2020/04/22/why-the-insurance-industry-must...

Best Version of this Podcast is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pto8rxtcxQ Tony chats with Damian Sander. LifeExec is an online life and legacy management platform that helps you store, organize, and communicate your important life information with loved ones and it can be a GREAT benefit you can provide your clients to differentiate your agency in an incredibly cost effecti...

Best Version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Z3w4tvj5g Tony chats with Mark and Reid Tattersall of Back 9 insurance about Life Insurance and a really cool platform they have built that allows every agent to better do Life, even if you're just a P&C agent they make it easy for you. Reid Tattersall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reid-tatt... ​ Back 9: https://Back9Ins.com

The best version of this interview in video format is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQa5Xl_85p8 Tony chats with Brian Ahearn, one of less than 20 Cialdini Certified Trainers in the world about his new business and his new book. Brian Ahearn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianfahe... ​ Influence People: https://www.influencepeople.biz/

Video Version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLq_WuijRio In Episode 232 of Profiles in Risk, Tony chats with Char Hu, CEO of The Helper Bees an insurtech improving the home care experience for both payers and care-recipients.

In Episode 231 of Profiles in Risk, Tony interviews John Fohr, CEO of TrustLayer. #Insurance ​ #InsurTech . Best Version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUkZdwklLyk John Fohr: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnfohr/ Trustlayer: https://trustlayer.io/

Best version of this episode is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wX77u602Zss In Episode 230 of Profiles in Risk, Tony interviews Paul Prendergast about how his company Blink can help your insurance company quickly and profitably deploy Parametric programs! Paul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blinkpaul/ Blink Parametric: https://blinkparametric.com/

In Episode 229 of Profiles in Risk, Tony chats with Brett Fulmer, Mark Moscal and Ed Arango at CaptaIMS about why and how they're building an Agency Management System that makes sense (and is priced properly) for small agencies. YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JR30DyZETY

Tony had an AWESOME chat with Cynthia Hardy about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, her book Crossing Meridians and SO MUCH MORE. You don't want to miss this one! Video version is the best version of this podcast and is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ib-pAIpZ0 Cynthia Hardy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiahardy/ Pivot Global Partners: https://pivotglobal.com/ Crossing Meridians: h...

Best version of this podcast is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ce8LRFnjXkM I had a fantastic conversation with Larry Nicholson about CPCU, the insurance industry, training and so many other topics. A must watch! I recommend you watch this one on YouTube. Larry's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrynich/ SITE: https://www.insurancetrainers.org/ Larry's YouTube: https://www.youtube.co...

In Episode 226 of Profiles in Risk, Tony chats with Christian Harris about the crucial importance of slip prevention and how to easily and effectively help your clients with this. Christian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-harris-slip-safety/ The Safer Portal: https://theSAFERPortal.com