Is AI the future of P&C insurance? Discover how generative AI is revolutionizing the industry and what it means for industry leaders.In this episode of the Insurtech Leadership Podcast, host Joshua R. Hollander sits down with John Loeber, co-f

The Future of Insurance: Integrating Technology and Sustainability

18 days ago 37m 30s

In this episode of the Insurtech Leadership Podcast, host Josh Hollander interviews Valkyrie Holmes, CEO and co-founder of Faura, a company providing climate and property analytics to help insurance companies and homeowners reduce natural disas

The Most Innovative Solutions for Financial Operations in Insurance with Qiyun Cai

Jun 11th, 2024 29m 38s

Have you ever wondered why financial operations within the insurance industry are notoriously complex? The intricate processes involved can be overwhelming, from data reconciliation to commission payouts.In this inaugural episode of the Insu

Bringing New Innovations to Market Means Asking Your Customers First (w/Michael Nadel of Simon-Kucher)

Feb 19th, 2024 13m

Michael Nadel is a Senior Director at Simon-Kucher & Partners, an insurance veteran with over a decade of experience consulting with insurance clients to solve their most difficult challenges. Michael has helped large insurance carriers with t

The Fundraising Environment in Insurtech Remains Healthy if You Focus on the Following Things (w/Bhavan Suri, Managing Director at William Blair)

Feb 6th, 2024 13m

Bhavan Suri is Managing Director at William Blair, an advisory services firm that helps companies including insurtechs to secure growth liquidity and financing. Its team of technology bankers has deep ties to the insurtech sector with more tha

Bringing New insurance Ideas to Market By Understanding Existing Market Profitability & Product Solutions (w/Randel Bennett, Qixent Insurance)

Jan 29th, 2024 13m

Randel Bennett is founder and Principal Consultant at Qixent Insurance Services, turning insurance concepts into tangible, successful products by bridging gaps in pricing, underwriting, and coverage.Randel describes the common thread of insura

What Does Disruption Look Like in Employer Health Insurance? A Call to Arms (w/David Contorno, CEO E Powered Benefits)

Jan 23rd, 2024 13m

Meet David Contorno, CEO E Powered Benefits, giving employers navigable, understandable, and affordable health plans. E Powered Benefits was born out of the continuous cost increases and a lack of transparency within their existing health plans

Designing for Scale: How We Built a Solution for Hundreds of Companies (w/Peter Tilbrook, Founder & CEO Loro)

Jan 16th, 2024 12m 24s

Peter Tilbrook is Founder & CEO of Loro, a web-based toolset that provides digital product distribution. Loro acts as a policy administration system for MGAs, Insurers and Brokers, or a complimentary system to existing processes to supercharge

Using Generative AI to Issue New Certificates of Insurance and Create a Lead Generation Opportunity (w/John Paul Sutrich, Co-Founder Certificate Hero)

Jan 8th, 2024 13m

John Paul Sutrich is Co-founder of Certificate Hero, a SaaS platform for issuing certificates of insurance.Certificate Hero compares contractual insurance requirements to the insured's policy data, automating the certificate issuance process,

An Extremely Motivating Story of Insurtech Success to Start 2024 - How We Built a Business That is Growing 30% a Year (w/David Embry & Belen Tokarski, CEO & COO of Mylo)

Jan 2nd, 2024 14m

David Embry is the founder and chief executive officer of Mylo, an insurtech leader that brings its unbiased, insurance quoting engine, Mind of Mylo, to distribution and agency partners to connect business owners and individuals with top-rated

The US Has One of the Largest Socialized Healthcare Systems for 150m Americans But Insurtech Largely Ignores It (w/Joseph Schneier, CEO Trusty)

Dec 11th, 2023 13m 30s

Joseph Schneier is CEO of Trusty.care, connecting sales, marketing, and member engagement for 150m Americans that receive insurance through Medicare, Medicaid, or Marketplace plans. The company provides an enterprise SaaS solution to the countr

The Blue Ocean Opportunity for Insurance Agencies (w/John Morlan, CEO Smarter Risk)

Dec 4th, 2023 13m

John Morlan founded Smarter Risk that simplifies and streamlines the assessment, reporting, and development of risk control programs. Smarter Risk is a self-serve platform for communicating and improving insurable risk. It enables small busines

Why Actuaries Who Aspire to Become Leaders Need to Have a Point of View (w/Jessica Leong, CEO Octagram)

Nov 27th, 2023 13m

If you are an actuary or lead actuaries or data scientists in your organization, this is episode is for you!Jessica Leong is the CEO of Octagram, a consultancy that brings together a deep knowledge of commercial insurance and data analytics to

What’s Different About Securing Insurance Data from Generative-AI Cyber Attacks? (w/Ian Paterson, CEO Plurilock)

Nov 13th, 2023 14m

Serial entrepreneur Ian Paterson is CEO of Plurilock a publicly traded cybersecurity company. Plurilock identifies and prevents, "insider threats" securing the enterprise and ensuring compliance with requirements in financial, healthcare, and g

Notarization - The Last Holdout from the Paper Age and How to Fix It (w/Joshua Stankard, CEO NotaryLive)

Nov 6th, 2023 12m

Joshua Stankard is the founder and CEO of NotaryLive, a pioneering remote online notary software company. NotaryLive makes document notarization instant, secure, and paper-free, helping businesses go digital and free themselves of paper.Notari

Spend Underwriters Time Wisely - They Are Your Key to Running a Profitable Book (w/Paul Monasterio, CEO Kalepa)

Oct 30th, 2023 12m

Paul Monasterio co-founded Kalepa in 2018 with the mission to help commercial insurance underwriters bind business with confidence. Kalepa's AI-powered Copilot software enables underwriters to focus their time on the highest ROI opportunities a

Why I Bet on Evolving the Insurance Model rather than Technological Disruption (w/Jeff Shi, Insurtech Groups)

Oct 23rd, 2023 13m

Jeff Shi is founder of Insurtech Groups, connecting consumers with industry partners. by help consumers to better understand their policies in an effort to meet each of their unique needs. Jeff talks about insurtech enhancing client experience

How a Claims Processor Morphed into a Leading Insurtech - It’s All About the Workflows (w/Troy Stewart, COO Brush Claims)

Oct 16th, 2023 12m

Troy Stewart is President and COO of Brush Claims an insurtech that is streamlining the claims management process. Troy describes having started as a claims adjuster to now serving as President & COO of this successful business model, with his

Insurtech Investing to Save the Planet - Launching a $100M Climatetech Fund (w/Drew D’Alelio, Sr. Investor at VC Connecticut Innovations)

Oct 9th, 2023 12m

Drew D’Alelio is a senior associate at Connecticut Innovations working on the Climate Tech Fund. He has a passion for combating climate change, innovative financing, and economic development. At CI Drew manages the entire investment cycle, from

Creating the Venmo-Paypal of Insurtech with a Verified Data Layer for Insurance Customers (w/Tolga Tezel, CEO Canopy Connect)

Oct 2nd, 2023 12m

Did you know that over 1900 companies and 8000 agents are using Canopy Connect to increase conversion in insurance sales and verification?Today we talk to Tolga Tezel, Founder & CEO at Canopy Connect, who was an early engineer at Dropbox. He h

Unlocking the Full Potential of Digital for Carriers’ Operating Models (w/Jamie Yoder, President & GM Sapiens N.A.)

Sep 26th, 2023 12m

Jamie Yoder is President of Sapiens North America, a leading global provider of software solutions and services for all sectors of insurance. Jamie talks about the over-hype cycle of AI and ChatGPT, where companies tend to over-estimate the im

Helping Patients and Insurers to Better Manage Chronic Conditions to Drive Down Costs (w/Michael Hennessy, CEO Diathrive Health)

Sep 18th, 2023 12m

Michael Hennessy founded Diathrive Health to helps patients and plans manage diabetes and its costs, with test strips that are 90% less expensive than market. Diathrive seeks to reverse the traditional model and give patients better care and o

Solving the Value Chain on Surety Bonds from Carrier to Broker to End Customer (w/Aaron Steffey and Chris Kolger, Propeller Bonds)

Sep 11th, 2023 12m

Aaron Steffey and Chris Kolger are co-founders of Propeller Bonds, an insurtech managing general underwriter (MGU) equipped with a proprietary instant issue surety bond platform housing nearly 7,000 instant issue surety bonds.Propeller is a te

Insuring Expats, One of the Country’s Fastest Growing Insurance Segments (w/Daniel McChesney, CEO TripDoctor)

Sep 5th, 2023 12m

Daniel McChesney, MD is the Founder and CEO of TripDoctor, pioneering digital health insurance and health care access for expats and nomads. As a world traveler and long-time expat, he saw an opportunity to improve the healthcare access issues

We’re Building the Kayak of Speciality Lines - Starting with Cyber and E&O (w/Kelsey Byrne Kelly, COO & CoFounder eSpeciality Insurance)

Aug 28th, 2023 12m

Kelsey Byrne Kelly is the co-founder and COO of eSpecialty Insurance, a digital agency that uses technology to provide small- and mid-sized businesses with expert advisory on professional liability and cyber insurance.eSpeciality solves for tw