The DigIn Podcast

Christa Johnson , Team Lead - Cyber at Gallagher Bassett, addresses changing cyber risks and highlights new risks to watch.

  Jason Turner , founder, president, and Chief Executive Officer of Venbrook Group, LLC, discusses the factors critical to a successful M&A integration.

Matt McGrillis , CPO and co-founder of insurtech SEND, discusses how carriers are using AI in the commercial insurance space.

Lee Ann Thigpen of Robins Kaplan examines how AI is affecting underwriting in the property & casualty space.

Amy Cooper , founder of RISE and VP of Carrier Practice at Gallagher Bassett discusses the importance of attracting the next generation to the insurance industry.

Andy Watts, business development director for INSTANDA, explains embedded insurance and why its popularity is growing.

Howard Altschule, CEO of Forensic Weather Consultants discusses the current hurricane season and how technology is changing the ability to predict weather events.  

Bryan Davis , EVP and head of VIU by HUB shares how brokers are utilizing technology and details its impact on the customer experience. 

Lee Elliston, Chief Operating Officer/Group Claims for Aspen Insurance provides a global perspective on the adoption and utilization of technology in the claims process. 

Ken Kinard, founding partner, RKE Partners, shares insights on the power and importance of coaching in the workplace.  

Jess Keaney, chief product & technology officer of Duck Creek, discusses how technology is making the insurance process more transparent and even more empathetic for policyholders   

Garret Gray , president of Global Insurance Solutions at CoreLogic discusses the role of artificial intelligence and its impact across the insurance ecosystem.

A host of factors have affected our daily work lives, but the recent pandemic changed how and where we work. Ken Tolson with Crawford & Company discusses the talent challenges and how to succeed in a new environment.

Insurtech is having a major impact on life insurance, allowing agents to bind policies faster and more accurately. Bethany Jansen , strategic technology program manager at American Family Insurance and a Women in Insurance Leadership NEXT honoree, discusses how insurtech is changing life insurance.

Allison Arzeno of Assurance IQ A shares how GenAI is affecting the insurance process, and discusses job opportunities in the industry and the increased role of technology.

A conversation with Kathy Kranz, vice president and chief financial officer of Pinnacol Assurance on workers' comp insurance for small businesses.

The DigIn podcast returns on every other Wednesday featuring conversations with industry leaders on insurtech usage, AI, the talent shortage and much more.

Like in the industries its reporters cover, the lack of Black representation in business and financial media has created blind spots. Predominantly white newsrooms often miss stories about systemic racism or fail to reach an audience of more than one demographic.  In the wake of this summer's Black Lives Matter protests, there are serious implications for financial services, the reporters covering...

Asset and capital allocations often exacerbate systemic racism across the financial services in some surprising ways. Innovators in the fields of asset management, banking, impact investing and pensions suggest there are also many ways to disrupt the cycle. Shifting the flow of capital could help reduce or eliminate institutional barriers and racial discrimination.

The lack of Black representation in the financial services stems from two interconnected problems. Black professionals face significant hurdles once they break into the industry. And the presence of nearly 175,000 Black financial professionals displays that their widespread absence at the upper executive ranks isn't a product of there being an insufficient talent pool. 

Racism at the branch and in the workplace makes it harder for Black Americans to gain access to financial services. In the second episode of the Access Denied podcast , innovators and researchers from the fields of human resources, banking and wealth management explain how industries leave people out — and what needs to be done to change it.

In this featured episode from the Arizent special series , net worth disparities and the roles housing and mortgage discrimination play in Black homeownership show how it's impossible to close the gaps without eliminating racism.

The pandemic allowed Argo Group to ramp up an already evolving IT and digital organization, Jeff Strohschein, SVP and Global CIO, tells the podcast this week.

In the post-COVID-19 era, IA Capital's Andy Lerner anticipates more investment in low-touch capabilities that allow insurers to acquire customers less invasively.

Deloitte's Gopi Billa joins the show to talk about what the insurance workplace will look like as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and carriers make choices about their workforce.