Season 4
Breaking Boundaries- Trufla 2021
Nov. 9, 2021
You've seen the event and heard the incredible game-changing news now dive deep as Curt and Pete go one-one-one with Sherif Gemayel and discuss the Tru-mobile app, Broker X-ray and Policy X-ray services. Sherif shares his v…
IBAO 2021 Recap and Summary
Nov. 9, 2021
We look back at the IBAO virtual convention and discuss some of the main topics, themes and thoughts that came out off the CEO Panel, breakout sessions, and of course the keynote speaker, Seth Godin. See omnystudio.com/liste…
Parametric Insurance with Tim McCosh of Yokahu
Oct. 29, 2021
If you are looking for the next wave with insurance product innovation and technology look no further than Yokahu. Tim McCosh, the CEO and founder of Yokahu, shares who the cross section of product innovation and technology…
Steve Earl Bauld and Cheep... insurance
Oct. 13, 2021
Want to know why Steve Earle is often referred to as 'angry Steve'? It's because the frustrations that exist in the industry are pushing him to find and create change. As a traditional broker he runs Bauld Insurance but he…
Udi Ziv CEO of Earnix
Sept. 21, 2021
Technology is not always obvious when it comes to insurance. There's a lot going on behind the scenes and Udi Ziv, CEO of Earnix explains how their use of data drives underwriting and helps all sides in the insurance product…
Quote and Apply- Mark Tattersall
Sept. 3, 2021
Want to talk about a family affair? Mark Tattersal principal of Back Nine Insurance shares his thoughts and journey on the evolution of Quote & Apply to add an arsenal of life and ancillary products to your sales channels. …
Bryan Falchuk- Vol 2: The Startups
Aug. 25, 2021
Another past guest joins Pete and Curt to discuss the second book in his series on The Future of Insurance: The Startups. Author, speaker and coach Bryan Falchuk shares what he learned from the next wave in the insurance ch…
Friendly Agent Book- How to build a successful agency
Aug. 13, 2021
You heard about the leading chatbot from Avdhesh Saxena but what about his next project, the Friendly Agent book? On his second appearance Advesh shares what he's been up to and that is talking to insurance industry leaders …
Scott Ferguson CEO Techficient
Aug. 6, 2021
Want to know how to look at insurance distribution differently? Scott Fergusson will tell you how as he comes from a beer and wine background and he's got a very different view on the industry. Scott shares the Techficient…
Bryan O'Connell CEO Huckleberry
July 23, 2021
Bryan O'Connell has start up experience but what caused him to think about starting up an online business insurance solution is a cool reveal in this episode. Aside from inspiration Bryan shares thoughts on how he and Huckl…
Joel Baker: The Insurance Info Guru
July 16, 2021
Joel Baker has his hand in everything with insurance, legacy statistics and information to the current data points, catastrophic loss points, and of course Insuretech North, but there's more. Joel shares the story of his ca…
Derek Merrill founder of Leaselock
July 9, 2021
Leaselock is not your typical insurance it's an embedded platform that solves a problem and founder Derek Merril explains how the product works. What comes out in the discussion is that Leaselock not only empowers renters t…
Chris Gunston VP Channel & Alliances at Embroker
June 16, 2021
Embroker is not like other direct insuretech companies, it targets potential customers that face similar needs as it did and still does as a start-up. Chris Gunston, VP of Channel and Alliances shares some of the concepts t…
Julian Stillitano- Croo Group
June 4, 2021
Julian Stillitano and The Croo Group want to change the way we think about telecommunications and insurance. While the internet may be the best tool for distribution the phone is still a broker or agent's best friend. Juli…
Broker CEO Series- Grant Wainikka IBAM CEO
May 31, 2021
The second episode in our series profiling the leadership of independent broker/agent association features Grant Wainikka, CEO of IBAM. Grant talks about leaving one industry to enter insurance and how his past experiences …
Nestor Hugo Solari and Sigo
May 21, 2021
Insurance needs change but not just with distribution and products. Nestor Hugo Solari the CEO and Co-founder of Sigo has built a platform with a purpose that has as much to do with social cause and socio-economic effect as …
Policy Me CEO Andrew Ostro
May 14, 2021
We're diving into distribution efficiency here but on the 'other' side of insurance, the Life and Accident business. Andrew Ostro was recently part of the Wolfpack session at Insurtech North pitching PolicyMe and how he sees…
Broker CEO Series- Derek Lothian IBAS
May 7, 2021
Kicking off our broker/agent association with Derek Lothian the CEO of IBAS . This series explores the role these dynamic leaders play and how they help steer the independent broker/agent model. Derek shares his route to th…
Adrian Lynch Executive VP- Artex Risk
April 30, 2021
This episode explores captives and how they function in the insurance marketplace. Adrian Lynch, Executive VP of Artex Risk, explains how captives look at risk and the resources they use to explore insuring a niche industry …
InsurTech North Day 2 & Wrap-up Thoughts
April 23, 2021
Another day and another successful virtual conference completed as the hosts revisit some hot topics and ask the question "where do we go from here?" when it comes to technology, innovation and insurance. Plus a breakdown o…
Insurtech North Day 1
April 23, 2021
Joel Baker and his team put on a great event in regular times but with virtual conferences come new challenges yet the first day of Insurtech North went off without a hitch. Curt and Pete discuss some of the topics discusse…
Beneva CEO Jean-Francois Chalifoux
April 20, 2021
Mergers are never easy and often take time to complete, that was the case for SSQ and La Capitale who finally had their nuptials last year and formed Beneva. CEO Jean-Francois Chalifoux tells the story of how this merger ca…
Season 4 kickoff with Greg McCutcheon, Opta Intelligence
April 9, 2021
Let's put data to work! That's what Greg McCutcheon, President of Opta Intelligence wants to do and he explains how. Do you want to improve your underwriting relations, there's data for that! How about predicting how your b…