Profiles in Risk

In this special episode of Profiles in Risk, I preview The Insurance Nexus Insurance AI & Analytics USA Conference (May 2 & 3 – Chicago - code INSNERDSAI200 ) by talking about Creating an Outstanding Customer Experience From The Ground Up  with Aviad Pinkovezky , Chief Product Officer at Hippo Insurance. In this episode we discussed: ABOUT AVIAD - Aviad can you provide a little background?...

Here are some of the hysterical scraps of edited audio from my conversation with Olivia Schmitt.

Olivia Schmitt is a Select Business Unit Manager for TRICOR. But this isn't an episode purely about insurance. I wanted to speak with Olivia because she stuck her neck out, stepped out of her comfort zone and began routinely making LinkedIn videos. Making videos is hard. Making videos on a routine basis is harder. Making videos on a routine basis with such a positive message made me want to d...

Carey Anne interviews Chris Ewing, CEO and Co-Founder of One, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based software for the insurance industry. Based on these experiences, Chris founded One Inc with a goal of helping other insurance companies grow their business by transforming the way they interact with their customers. His one-stop-shop platform consolidates many insurance functions to improve operat...

In this special episode of Profiles in Risk, I preview The Insurance Nexus Insurance AI & Analytics USA Conference (May 2 & 3 - Chicago) by talking IoT & Sensors with Mike Gulla, Senior Director of Underwriting at Hippo Insurance. We discussed: ABOUT MIKE - Mike, can you describe Hippo and what your role is there? ABOUT AI & ANALYTICS - What are some of the challenges you are seein...

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Meg McKeen founder of Adjunct Advisors. Meg has taken her expertise in insurance and underwriting and taken a hands-on approach to training producers, agency owners and agency staff. The thing I most appreciate with a hands-on approach is the ability to role play situations and scenarios. You can learn to sell (or manage customer expectations) by r...

In this special episode of Profiles in Risk, my co-host Wesley Todd and I spoke with John Jerger Jr. We discussed the challenges of starting a new insurance carrier from scratch in the toughest insurance market in the world. We discussed natural catastrophes, assignment of benefits, one-way attorney's fees, the challenges of incorporating technology into your insurance operation and more. Con...

Are you financially prepared? Should you find yourself, in say, a natural disaster, are you prepared? There may be no electricity for days, thus no internet, no credit cards, no ATMs! Are you financially prepared? In this episode, I spoke with Tony Steuer. Tony is back to discuss his new book, " Get Ready!: A Step-by-Step Planner for Maintaining Your Financial First Aid Kit ".  CONNECT W...

In this special episode of Profiles in Risk, I preview The Insurance Nexus Insurance AI & Analytics USA Conference (May 2 & 3 - Chicago) by talking AI and claims with Thomas Sheffield, SVP of Specialty Claims for QBE. We discussed: ABOUT THOMAS - Thomas, can you describe what you do? - What is the challenge in managing claims from Specialty lines vs traditional claims? ABOUT AI - There are...

From the outside insurance seems like a monolith. The industry is really an ecosystem though. Products and business models for different lines of business are quite different from one another. Expertise in one line does not mean you have expertise in others, and so insurance professionals must spend an extensive amount of time highly focused in an area. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke...

On this episode, Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Justin Gress and Gary Kaplan of AXA XL Construction business line. We discuss their team’s innovative approach to talent development, identifying insurtechs, and piloting new technologies.  Gary Kaplan, President of Construction at AXA XL Gary is a highly disciplined and results-focused leader with the proven track record developing and motivating high...

Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Dave Kaufman, CEO of Motorists Insurance Group and member of ‘Insuring Ohio Futures’. In this episode, we discuss the human capital shortage in insurance and the state of Ohio’s approach to rebuilding talent pipelines. 

Back in late 2018, Wesley Todd of CaseGlide and I were discussing the state of the insurtech world. We decided how interesting it would be to discuss building a tech-centric insurance organization with people who have decades of experience actually doing this. So, in the first of a many part series in 2019, Wes and I co-hosted an interview with Werner Kruck of Security First. Werner is a veteran o...

Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Brandon Schuh, fellow podcast host of Risk Radio. In this episode, we discuss the ways insurance podcasts are benefiting the industry and how even casual listeners can contribute. To listen to Risk Radio, subscribe on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/risk-radio/id1449923455?mt=2 

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Dan Burton, founder of Dronebase. Drones are reshaping our ability to capture and work with high-resolution imagery. For the insurance space, drones will re-define our ability to capture data for inspections & claims. CONNECT WITH DANIEL BURTON: Home Page: https://www.dronebase.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-burton-28711789/...

Timing is a critical element to a successful workers compensation claim. Delays in reporting and treatment can exacerbate the claim costs. For each week delay in reporting a claim, costs go up 10%...for each month, the claim doubles. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with David Wald of Aclaimant, an comapny using technology platform  "to engage the employee, employer, and insurance...

When it comes to Risk Management, insurance plays a small part of the day to day art of managing corporate risk, especially for a Vegas casino. In this episode, I spoke with Mark Habersack, Director of Risk Management for MGM Casinos about Risk Management and all of the wild and zany stuff that keeps him up at night.  CONNECT WITH MARK HABERSACK: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-habersack-8867924/...

Carey Anne Nadeau, Founder of ODN, interviews Marvol Barnard, incoming President of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals. Marvol shares her thoughts about the importance of social networking in insurance and her strategies to promote diversity and inclusion, all while having a fun time. If you're looking to learn more about the LPGA and becoming a certified teaching professional, visit: h...

In this episode of I spoke with Myranda Elizabeth Joseph. Unlike many RMI students who go into industry after their studies, Myranda finished high school and needed to make money then. She immediately found insurance production satisfying. Still, an itch remained, and Myranda decided to kill two birds with one stone by getting her degree in insurance, while also building up her book. Myranda shows...

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Derek Lovrenich & Phil Duncan of InsurEco. Derek will be presenting at the Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator Blockchain conference on January 29th in Palo Alto . We discussed how companies in the insurance ecosystem should contemplate a technical and business strategy for incorporating blockchain. We went deep down the rabbit hole as I follo...

 In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Thomas Jennings, Director of Business Development at AAIS, on his workshop presentation at the Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator conference on January 29th in Palo Alto. We discussed blockchain (of course) but how this technology may facilitate the sharing of data between parties who may have trust concerns. We discussed how AAIS used design th...

There's nothing like spending the day after Thanksgiving talking to the founder and a leader at one of cutting-edge insurtech companies. In this episode, I spoke with Adam Bratt of Indio Technologies as we spoke about their development of smart, digital application and forms to streamline data processing. CONNECT WITH ADAM BRATT:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-bratt-56342620/  In...

Coverwallet Co-Founder, Rashmi Melgiri shares an inside scoop on what has contributed to Coverwallet's insurtech startup success and what they've got planned for 2019. CONNECT WITH: Rashmi Melgiri - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melgiri/ CoverWallet - https://www.linkedin.com/company/coverwallet/ Homepage - https://www.coverwallet.com/

Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Shana Schlossberg and Rachel Dantes of Upward Hartford Connect with: Shana Schlossberg - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shana-schlossberg/ Rachel Dantess - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-dantess/ Upward Hartford - www.moveupward.city/labs

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I discussed flood risk and flood risk assessment technology with Juliette Murphy, co-founder & CEO of FloodMapp.  CONNECT WITH JULIETTE MURPHY:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliette-murphy/ FloodMapp Homepage: https://www.floodmapp.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Elliot City, MD Flood: https://youtu.be/GKJQ5J1jXFw Slack: https://slack.com/ Monday...