The Insurance Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

There are many conferences for insurance but few attract the diversity of insurance professionals like Insuretech Connect Las Vegas. We spoke with Drake Slaikeu-Lawhead, Head of Growth for ITC, about the event this year and how they are also innovating to address the needs of industry.

In the epsiode:

• The importance of developing specific content for Agents and Brokers
• How ITC brings the conference together
• The cost benefit analysis on why you should attend ITC Vegas
• Trends the insurance industry wants to see presented
• How to find balance and accessibility with so many topics, sessions, and information
• A special deal for agents and brokers who want to attend

Go behind the scenes with ITC and learn about how they build this event, integrate with industry and get a preview of what's coming in Vegas on Oct 15th-18th and why agents and brokers are getting so much attention.

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As the commercial market cycle changes between hard and soft so does the underlying process of underwriting risk. Nicole Farely, VP Carrier Relations at Bold Penguin, brings her expertise and perspective on how agents, brokers and carriers will have to change to meet underwriting needs.

In this episode:

• What is driving change in underwriting of commercial risks
• How agents and brokers can adapt and succeed in a new process
• Podcast Philosophy
• Perspectives on evolving use of AI, RPA, and data technology
• Skills agents and brokers will need to have in the future
• Unfeathered use of penguin terminology

Nicole has a great history in her career thus far and is a fantastic advocate for change within the insurance industry.

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It may seem odd but educating children about insurance concepts could be a great long-term play. Meteorologist and speaker Cyrena Arnold with her illustrator Landon Goldsborough and our friend Nick Lamparelli join the show to discuss her new book, The Hurricane Story.

In this episode:

• Learn about the Cyrena's reason for creating this series
• How there is an important education piece to letting children learn about insurance-related events
• The concurrent benefits to parents when sharing these stories
• How to understand weather vs climate
• Why insurance is an incredible opportunity to educate our future generations

The passion is amazing and you can also check out the video on our youtube channel here: The Hurricane Story

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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 of content and guests and more thoughts on the Brella app that hosted the convention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 discussed, the guests and speakers as well as the virtual format and how it works well to keep connections and opportunities alive.  Also find out who won the Wolf Pack Pitch competition and what was pitched to the Wolves! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 came to be and what he sees as advantages from scaling up. Jean-Francois explains that Beneva has a different ethos and purpose when it comes to growth, products, and service delivery that position for success in in a hanging insurance marketplace.

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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 book of business will perform?  There's data for that! Want to see where loss might occur? There's data for that too and Greg explains how to use it, where the value lies and how you can find your solution using a slice or whole pie of data that your brokerage or agency has.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Have you ever wondered how athletes or professional sports teams get their insurance? If you have Leigh Ann Rossi, SVP of NFP, shares her experiences around how athletes, teams and leagues manage their insurance needs along with other areas of the entertainment industry.  Leigh Ann talks about the nuances of how insurance plays a role with possible trades and contracts and how thinking about this sector can help agents and brokers take a different approach to gauging risk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Underwriting is a challenge right now and Nick Lamparelli has some thoughts about how it has to change.  Think poker and betting big when opportunity arises and so much more as "Lamps" shares his thoughts with Curt and Pete about innovation and looking at risk differently.  Nick is an industry veteran and a social media must follow- @Nick_Lamparelli on Twitter for insights and thoughts about where the insurance industry needs to go to be better at its core function, underwriting risk.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Agents and brokers are told they are sitting on volumes of data that can help them but is all that data useful for creating the best experience?  Sandeep Kharidhi, manager of data and analytics for Deluxe Corp joins the show to discuss how data can be used to create a better experience for insurance customers.  Whether it be finding touch points after life events or using external data to shape process efficiencies in customer service, Sandeep shares thoughts what he and Deluxe believe data can do to give insurance professionals and advantage when it comes to service.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.