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Insurance Thought Leadership

  • Sep 4, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 24m AVG DURATION
  • 43 EPISODES


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Risk Management Innovation with Chris Mandel

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 27:32


Wayne Allen and Chris Mandel, Senior VP of Strategic Risk for Sedgwick and Director of the Sedgwick Institute, discuss the opportunities and challenges for risk managers to improve the value they provide their organizations, and how many risk managers are not being provided with advice and insight on technology innovation that could improve the management of risk.

Bryan Falchuk - The Future of Insurance

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 29:42


Bryan Falchuk offers his views on the opportunities that insurance industry has to reinvent itself, sharing his experiences and insights and a series of case studies in his new book, titled "The Future of Insurance: From Disruption to Evolution." Bryan has viewed the changes taking place in the industry from the perspective of an advisor, an incumbent and insurtech and believes successful innovation is within reach of all companies. Learn more at http://future-of-insurance.com/

How to Enable Insurance for Pandemic Risk

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 24:45


Wayne Allen, a principal of IE Advisory, speaks with Zachary Finn, Clinical Professor & Director of the Davey Risk Management & Insurance Program at Butler University, about ideas for providing the US insurance industry with a mechanism similar to TRIA for pandemic risks. This federal backstop would enable insurers to provide coverage for losses caused by pandemic, and create greater certainty and protection for businesses adversely impacted by the spread of and response to COVID-19.

The Human Side of Innovation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 29:36


Many organizations that are pursuing innovation can overlook what we call the human side of innovation when adopting new processes and goals to grow their company in new ways. In a new Innovator’s Edge podcast the principals of IE Advisory—Guy Fraker, Wayne Allen and Paul Winston—discuss what some of these human issues are for insurance incumbents.

What Makes An Effective Innovation Strategy?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 33:52


Do you have a defined innovation strategy? The principals of IE Advisory discuss why having a defined innovation strategy is essential for communicating and guiding an effective innovation program. What are the needed elements, structure and reasons behind an innovation strategy? How does it differ from a broader corporate strategy? Send us your questions, comments or requests for future podcast topics at info@innovatorsedge.io

Demetrius Gray, WeatherCheck

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 17:36


Demetrius Gray, CEO and Founder of WeatherCheck, describes how his company is creating an opportunity for carriers and agents to take control of potential weather claims and validate and process legitimate claims. WeatherCheck aims to minimize insurance payouts that may be initiated by storm repair companies or other parties seeking to generate compensation for repairs, particularly hail damage, when not warranted by the evidence.

Andrew Robinson, Groundspeed

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 20:01


Andrew Robinson, Co-CEO of Groundspeed Analytics talks about how the data sciences company is growing and evolving, and discusses how it is using A.I. to solve insurance industry problems and improve decision making.

Maximilian Weiner, Resilient

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 25:08


Maximilian Weiner, CEO and Founder of Resilient, talks about his company's solution to build customer loyalty and engagement for businesses by providing insurance benefits to low and moderate income Americans who otherwise cannot afford it or find suitable coverage. Max addresses the financial vulnerability of a large segment of the population and how insurance can be a tool to make people more resilient, while offering a socially meaningful benefit to corporations.

Gary Hagmueller, CLARA Analytics

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 21:31


ITL Editor in Chief Paul Carroll speaks with Gary Hagmueller, CEO of CLARA Analytics, about the potential for A.I. applications in the insurance industry, common misconceptions about what A.I. can and cannot do, as well as a preview of how CLARA Analytics hopes to expand the value it brings to insurance clients.

Jason Keck - Broker Buddha

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 18:26


Jason Keck, CEO and Co-Founder of Broker Buddha, talks about how the platform helps independent insurance agents to grow their business by automating many routine administrative processes, improving the customer experience and freeing up more time for the agency to be a strategic advisor to their clients.

Jennifer Tescher - Financial Health Network

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 36:49


Jennifer Tescher, President & CEO of the Financial Health Network, the nation's authority on consumer financial health, talks about its mission to help consumers build financial health and resilience. She also shares how insurance and other businesses can do more to support the financial health of their customers, creating a win-win for all.

Ryan Cassin - Asset

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 23:12


ITL CEO Wayne Allen speaks with Ryan Cassin, CEO of Asset, about the importance and challenge for CEOs to build brand trust and defend it against constantly evolving reputational risks. Hear how companies and their leaders need to listen to consumers and respond effectively to build, manage and protect their brand.

Lee Poskanzer - Directive Communication Systems

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 27:23


Lee Poskanzer, CEO and Founder of Directive Communications Systems, talks about how his company helps insurance, wealth and legal professionals to navigate the complex process of accessing digital assets after a loved one dies. DCS makes it easy for people to direct how they wish their digital assets--from email accounts, to social media, to photos, cryptocurrency and more--to be handled after death, preserving financial and sentimental value.

Sean Mulhern, GloveBox

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 20:01


ITL COO Paul Winston talks with Sean Mulhern, a co-founder of GloveBox, a startup focused on helping consumers track all of their insurance documents in a single app while also giving insurance agents tools to eliminate time-consuming service requests and instead focus on more critical ways to serve customers.

Brett Cunningham, Clever RX

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 13:49


ITL CEO Wayne Allen talks with Brett Cunningham, Chief Growth Officer of Clever RX is providing a pharmacy savings app to drive down prescription drug costs for the consumer, and offers benefits to partners like insurance agents who offer the cards to their customers.

Roland Chan, FindBob

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 20:26


ITL's COO Paul Winston speaks with Roland Chan, CEO of FindBob, an insurtech startup that is leveraging technology and behavioral science to help insurance companies deliver robust succession planning services to agents and advisors that preserves a book of business and unlocks the value of the firms they have built.

Kevin May - Amali Solutions Group

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 36:00


ITL CEO Wayne Allen talks with Kevin May, CEO of Amali Solutions Group, about how technology innovation has the power to transform subrogation from a forgotten piece of the claims puzzle to a function that has the power to improve expense ratios, add money to the bottom line and potentially boost customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Audrey Rampinelli - OnRamp Risk

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2019 22:49


ITL COO Paul Winston talks with Audrey Rampinelli, a risk management professional and founder of OnRamp Risk LLC, about the growth of tech startups focused on risk management applications, and how these tools can enable risk managers to not only manage risk but also contribute to strategic innovation at their own organizations.

Vinod Kachroo - SE2

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 16:07


ITL Editor in Chief Paul Carroll talks with Vinod Kachroo, Chief Information Officer of SE2, about how life insurers are approaching the millennial generation and how his company is leveraging innovative technology to connect with them in new ways.

Al Lewis - Quizzify

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 22:45


ITL Editor in Chief Paul Carroll talks about challenging widely held assumptions about the effectiveness of health wellness programs at lowering cots with Al Lewis, widely credited with having invented disease management, and co-founder and CEO of Quizzify, the leading employee health literacy vendor.

Phil Edmundson - Corvus Insurance

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 25:30


Phil Edmundson, founder and CEO of Corvus Insurance, talks about the growth of his insurtech company, and how it uses data to develop insurance products and loss prevention analytics that help brokers in their role of managing client business risks.

Rick Shaw - Awareity

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 23:53


ITL CEO Wayne Allen speaks with Rick Shaw, CEO and Founder of Awareity, on how his company's solution is designed to provide better coordination of warning signs to allow communities to intervene and disrupt active shooters and other violence in workplaces, schools, churches and more. Awareity aims to identify gaps in sharing reports and observations of potential danger before an attack occurs.

Amy Radin

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 25:32


ITL Editor in Chief Paul Carroll interviews Amy Radin on her experience in digital innovation, from the perspective of an incumbent, to an advisor and now as an author. She also offers some advice to insurtech startups from her perspective as angel investor on what makes a good pitch.

Future of Risk Conference

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 33:09


Featured Podcast: Wayne Allen, CEO of Insurance Thought Leadership, talks about the future of risk with Sedgwick CEO Dave North and The Institutes CEO Pete Miller. The proliferation of data sources, along with new tools and technology to analyze and leverage insights from the data, is transforming insurance and risk management. This also is the focus of the April 10-12 Future of Risk Conference in Chicago. events.theinstitutes.org

Rob Galbraith, Author & Innovator

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 27:29


ITL's Paul Winston talks with Rob Galbraith, author of the book "The End of Insurance As We Know It: How Millennials, Insurtech, and Venture Capital Will Disrupt the Ecosystem," which aims to help both tech innovators and insurance executives understand the changing landscape and the unique opportunities for innovation within insurance.

Karlyn Carnahan, Celent

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 37:32


ITL's Paul Winston talks with Karlyn Carnahan, head of the Americas Property Casualty practice for Celent, about her experiences helping family members navigate the claims process after their home and business were destroyed in California wildfires. She discovered multiple instances where insurer processes caused problems and eroded trust, and offers suggestions on how to improve.

Nick Lamparelli, reThought Insurance

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 31:04


ITL Editor in Chief Paul Carroll talks with Nick Lamparelli, Co-founder and Chief Underwriting of reThought Insurance, about using technology and data to take a fresh approach to evaluating cat risk.

Risk Management Opportunities & Challenges

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 27:33


ITL CEO Wayne Allen and Chris Mandel, Senior VP of Strategic Risk for Sedgwick and Director of the Sedgwick Institute, discuss the opportunities and challenges for risk managers to improve the value they provide their organizations, and how many risk managers are not being provided with advice and insight on technology innovation that could improve the management of risk.

Innovator's Edge Podcast - QuantumSense

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 9:12


Interview with Marco Fernandez, Co-Founder and CEO of QuantumSense, which is using quantum computing technology to bring an almost-human level of comprehension to unstructured text data for medical insurance claims.

Innovator's Edge Podcast - InsureTech Connect's Jay Weintraub

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018 14:00


Wayne Allen and Paul Winston of Innovator's Edge speak with InsureTech Connect Co-Founder and CEO Jay Weintraub on what's new for 2018 event and how ITC supports innovation by bringing the insurance ecosystem together.

Innovator's Edge Podcast - Groundspeed Analytics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018 28:58


Insurance Thought Leadership's Paul Carroll speaks with Groundspeed Analytics' co-CEOs Jeff Mason and Andrew Robinson about a new round of funding, solving insurance industry challenges and the opportunities ahead.

Innovator's Edge Podcast - Grace Vandecruze

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 30:46


Grace Vandecruze, Founder and Managing Director of Grace Global Capital LLC, speaks with Innovator's Edge Chairman Dave Dias and CEO Wayne Allen about innovation opportunities and leadership in the insurance industry.

Innovator's Edge Podcast - RiskBlock Alliance

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018 21:34


Innovator's Edge CEO Wayne Allen interviews Christopher McDaniel, Executive Director of the RiskBlock Alliance, on how it is developing blockchain solutions for the insurance industry.

Innovator's Edge Podcast - Jornaya

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2017 30:34


Innovator's Edge CEO Wayne Allen interviews Jaimie Pickles of Jornaya on how it is improving the quality of customer leads for insurance companies.

Innovator's Edge podcast - Infinilytics

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2017 17:51


Innovator's Edge podcast - Infinilytics by Innovator's Edge

Innovator's Edge Podcast - John Logan

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2017 25:41


Innovator's Edge's Wayne Allen interviews Safeguard Guaranty Founder John Logan

Innovator's Edge Podcast Ken Knoll

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2017 17:33


Innovator's Edge's Wayne Allen talks with WeGoLook COO Ken Knoll

Innovator's Edge Podcast - Chris Cheatham

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2017 18:01


Innovator's Edge's Wayne Allen interviews Chris Cheatham, Founder and CEO of RiskGenius

Innovator's Edge Podcast - Guy Fraker

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 36:53


Insurance Thought Leadership's Wayne Allen interviews Guy Fraker--Innovation Consultant, Futurist, Speaker, Author, Inventor, Parallel Entrepreneur--on joining ITL as Chief Innovation Officer and the innovation opportunities in insurance.

Innovator's Edge Podcast - NIPR's Karen Hornig

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2017 32:39


Insurance Thought Leadership's Wayne Allen interviews Karen Hornig, executive director of the National Insurance Producer Registry, on innovation and serving the changing needs of the insurance producer community.

Innovator's Edge podcast - Kout.io Updated

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 20:47


Innovator's Edge interview with Kout.io founder Sam Huber

Innovator's Edge Podcast - GBO InsurIQ

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2017 23:53


An interview with GBO InsurIQ. GBO InsurIQ gives you the ability streamline your backend processes, expand your product portfolio or simply improve your customer's shopping experience.

Innovator's Edge Podcast - NAIC's Andy Beal

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2017 23:21


Insurance Thought Leadership's Wayne Allen interviews Andy Beal, chief operating officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, on serving the regulatory and insurance industry in a time of innovation and transformation.

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