Profiles in Risk

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I had the pleasure to speak with Louis Ziskin, founder of Dropin. Dropin is pioneering the use of on-demand drone and video usage for claims and inspections. Dropin has 6 million "droperators" covering 56 countries. Aside from this, Louis has an inspirational story that you'll want to hear. CONNECT WITH LOUIS ZISKIN: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi...

 In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Valerie Geogantas and Ernest Hursh of Slice Labs. Slice is one of the original "insurtechs". Well known for its on-demand coverage for home & ride sharing, Slice has continued to evolve. Slice Insurance Cloud Services helps, carriers, program admins & MGAs get products to market faster, digitally.  CONNECT WITH: Valerie Georganta...

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, you can meet Carey Anne Nadeau, who will be a guest host of Profiles in Risk indefinitely. We talked about the overwhelming amount of municipal data being captured, ODN's mission for that data and how the insurance ecosystem can use that data and insight. Big Data has come to insurance, the data has arrived! CONNECT WITH CAREY ANNE NADEAU: LinkedIn - https...

BIG NEWS - Carey Anne Nadeau , Founder & CEO of Open Data Nation (ODN) will be a guest host of Profiles in Risk! Carey Anne will bring her own unique podcast style to PiR along with some serious data science chops to the show. I'm ecstatic that we can go into a deeper level on some serious topics in data science, insurance, startups and women in leadership/managerial roles. Buckle up as C...

 In this episode of Profiles in Risk I spoke with Michael Porpora a broker/agent in Staten Island. We discussed the importance of brokers & agents to focus on niche or specialty markets.  CONNECT WITH MICHAEL PORPORA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-porpora-aai-cic-7144a5113/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY MICHAEL: 12 Rules For Life by Jordan Peterson: https://amzn.to/2RRp8Zh   Traction by Jonathan...

 In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I preview the Connected Insurance conference by speaking with Amandah Greiling (Zurich) and Chris Downer (XL Innovate) who both will be on stage at the event. The event is jam-packed with attendees & presenters, which we would expect from an Insurance Nexus event. Use discount code 4915INS200 to save $200 EVENT REGISTRATION PAGE   CONNECT WITH: Amandah Gre...

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Chris Stanley of IA Path. Chris has authored his second book, the Independent Adjustor's Playbook, and we discussed why he wrote this book, who he wrote it for and what it was like writing versus the first book. CONNECT WITH CHRIS STANLEY: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iapath/ Home Page: https://iapath.com/ IA Playbook Order Page: http...

 In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Carl Van who has led the International Insurance Institute for over 20 years. Carl has teaching in his blood and his mission is to inspire people to improve themselves. CONNECT WITH CARL VAN: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlvan/ Email: carlvan@insuranceinstitute.com Phone: 504-393-4570 Home Page: http://www.insuranceinstitute.com/ BOOKS...

(If you are listening to this, you may want to watch our YouTube broadcast for better effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOsnH2syCXU&feature=youtu.be ) In this special episode, Rob Galbraith, Carly Burnham and I discuss Rob's new book, The End of Insurance As We Know It. We discussed what is covered in the book, why Rob decided to write the book and what it was like for Rob as a firs...

Geospatial technology is much more than just mapping locations. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, Jon Sonnenschein of SpatialKey and I discuss many of the new valuable ways geospatial technologies are being put to use in insurance. CONNECT WITH JON SONNENSCHEIN: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-sonnenschein-7570b268/   Phone: 203-794-2666 SpatialKey Homepage: http://www.spatialkey...

Tony Canas interviews some attendees of Insurtech Connect 2018: https://insuretechconnect.com/   CONNECT WITH: Scott Henry of LeakBot: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-henry-7001083/ Marci Devries of Fraud Sniffr:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcidevries/ Luke Bronin, Mayor of Hartford, CT: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-bronin-359a16a/ Jesse Peterson of DroneBase: https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

There are podcast guests where my goal is to make sure I can get what I understand of the guest out to the audience. Then there are guests that come onto the show where I know squat. This was one of those recordings.  In this episode, Gabriel Glynn of MakuSafe (pronounce Make-You-Safe) discusses the new technology of wearable and their implications to worker's safety and workers compensation...

 This episode was fun to record. Arleen & Ted Taveras interviewed the Insurance Nerds a couple of weeks ago and this time, I get a chance at them. As you will see in this video, insurance licensing is a mess. Especially for me. Arleen & Ted help brokers manage the monotonous, yet critical task of managing insurance licenses and continuing education. No surprise...I plan on becoming a custo...

Kin Insurance is one the original insurtech startups in the homeowners insurance space. In this episode, co-founder and CEO Sean Harper and I discuss the founding of Kin, including Sean's thoughts as a consultant, on why they decided to tackle this problem, which challenges they decided to tackle first and the conundrum of taking risk as an MGA or carrier. CONNECT WITH SEAN HARPER:  LinkedIn:...

This recording occurred 3 weeks ago. It is coincidental that it is being broadcast during the weekend of perhaps the worst hurricane to ever strike the Carolinas, Hurricane Florence. FEMA has many, many resources available for anyone affected by this event (if you are an insurance professional, you may want to take note of these):  The FEMA mobile app ( https://www.fema.gov/node/35141 ) as well as...

This episode is sponsored by  Insurance Nerds Day   A full day of Ted-X Style talks, learning labs and networking! Saturday, October 6th in Chicago, IL for only $99 Go to https://insurancenerdsday.com   to register In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Kurt Thoennessen. We discussed the Private Client/High Net Worth Space, his involvement with the PRMA , and Kurt was gracious enough to...

This episode is sponsored by  Insurance Nerds Day Go to https://insurancenerdsday.com Insurance is a wide and vast ecosystem. We take things for granted. When I was told there was a tech company handling experience modification factors for workers compensation , my first instinct was why? I thought this was a government/regulatory function. As with many of my assumptions, I was wrong. In this epis...

(Video of this podcast is available on our YouTube channel - link below)In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Paul Gaglioti of Diversified Risk Solutions. Paul tries to go the extra mile for his customers. Both in customer experience but also in problem-solving. Paul seeks out tough to cove exposures and finds the capacity to provide his clients with the coverages they need. Paul is at...

Join us at Insurance Nerds Day, Saturday, October 6th in Chicago. Go to InsuranceNerdsDay.com to register! In this episode, I spoke with Tom Johansmeyer of PCS. Tom provided a preview of the upcoming Rendez-Vous Reinsurance conference in Monte Carlo . CONNECT WITH TOM JOHANSMEYER:  LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjohansmeyer/   SUBSCRIBE AT: Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q Google Pla...

A half day of learning labs, a half day of TED style talks, Insurance Jeopardy hosted by Nick, it's on a Saturday and it's only $99! Insurance Nerds Day (in conjunction with The International Gamma Iota Sigman Conference) is Saturday, October 6th in Chicago. Go to InsuranceNerdsDay.com to learn more!

Now in its third year, the annual Internet of Insurance is North America’s leading forum exploring how IoT, AI, and blockchain technologies are enabling insurance carriers, reinsurers and brokers to enhance customer engagement and minimize risk and loss ratios. In this episode, I hosted a panel discussion with Brian Gaab (CSAA), Dorothea Westin (CSRisks), Newcombe Clark (AIG) and Ellen Dolan (Inte...

Join The Insurance Nerd In Chicago on October 6th for Insurance Nerds Day - go to InsuranceNerdsDay.com for more info!  A few weeks ago we interviewed Michael Gay about his career creating and building MGAs/programs . This week, I interviewed John Willemsen of Arch Re. John also has a career in the program space, but John is on the other side. Every program needs capacity and John has built a care...

Join us at Insurance Nerds Day, Saturday, October 6th in Chicago. Go to InsuranceNerdsDay.com to register! In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Phil Reynolds founder and CEO of BriteCore. The insurance back-office is rarely discussed in insurtech circles. It is generally an afterthought. Yet, as I have learned over the past year of creating my startup, the back office functionality of...

This episode is sponsored by  IA Path  - Unlocking Your Adjusting Superpowers. Go to https://iapath.com In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Marc DeLeonibus from Bold Penguin. We discussed the origins of the company, the technology required to handle a digitial marketplace and how an insurtech startup thinks about hiring and retaining young talent. CONNECT WITH MARC DELEONIBUS: Linked...

This episode is sponsored by IA Path - Unlocking Your Adjusting Superpowers. Go to https://iapath.com   THIS IS OUR 100th EPISODE!!! In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with David Siekman of Agency Performance Partners. You might remember Agency Performance Partners when I interviewed Kelly Donahue-Piro in episode 88 of Profiles in Risk. Listen as David and I discuss the sort of deep plan...