Mark your calendars! On February 26th, the Insuring Cyber Podcast hits a major milestone with its 100th episode, and we’re celebrating in style!

Join us for an exclusive interview with the visionary cofounders of InsurTech Cowbell: CEO Jack Kudale, COO Trent Cooksley, and CPO Rajeev Gupta. They’ll take you behind the scenes of Cowbell’s remarkable journey—from its startup roots to becoming a trailblazer in cyber insurance for small and medium-sized businesses.

Hear firsthand about:
– How Cowbell is revolutionizing cyber underwriting using advanced data and AI.
– The personal stories and experiences that shaped their mission to simplify cyber insurance.
– Valuable advice for startups navigating the fast-evolving cyber risk landscape.

As Cowbell celebrates its fifth anniversary, this episode is packed with insights, inspiration, and actionable takeaways you won’t want to miss on February 26th!

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Join Carrier Management Deputy Editor and host of The Insuring Cyber Podcast, Elizabeth Blosfield, Wells Media Content Editor Allen Laman, and Insurance Journal’s Midwest and South Central Editor Ezra Amacher for a special episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast that explores the most viewed episodes of 2024 to start the year. Check it out!

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Who remembers when you’d never think to “bring your whole self to work?” Boomers do! But today’s workplace is vastly different. Bosses need to watch for signs of employees’ mental health issues. On this recording, we hear from Travelers’ Joan Woodward, who highlights key findings of a new study on the pervasiveness of mental health in the workplace. Joan oversees the Travelers Institute, a public policy platform within the carrier to educate the public about all things insurance. Joan provides actionable, step-by-step guidance for managers on how to properly meet their workers in this space. Some 66% of managers have had conversations with employees about mental health, yet only 45% have received training on exactly how to talk about it. Most managers, too, say they’ve experienced mental health symptoms, to include stress, anxiety and sleep difficulties.

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Insuring cannabis is far from a straightforward endeavor, so one would expect cannabis insurance claims to be a complex subject. One would be correct. Corey Tobin, a director with Symphony Grow, has seen some interesting—and big—claims. Tobin is also formerly a licensed cannabis operator. We spoke to Tobin about cannabis insurance claims for our latest podcast.

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Replay Insurance Journal’s Emergency Podcast discussion, hosted on X, covering the Los Angeles Wildfires and it’s impact on insurance.

Join Patrick Wraight, Director of the Academy of Insurance, Ezra Amacher, the Midwest/South Central Editor of Insurance Journal, and George Jack, Customer Success Manager of the Academy of Insurance as they talk about recent events and how the industry is responding.

Read some of the articles discussed in the event:
Insured Losses From Los Angeles Wildfires Rising: $8B to $20B by Don Jergler

Los Angeles Fires Become Existential Test for California’s Stopgap Insurer by Leslie Kaufman

Re/Insurance Losses From LA Wildfires Expected to Be Significant but Manageable: S&P by L.S. Howard

#Wildfires #LAFires

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Insurtechs and online MGAs increasingly will be folded into tech-enabled carriers and marketplaces. That’s the prediction of Bryan Davis, who leads VIU, HUB’s online insurance platform for consumers and business partners. Most insurtechs aren’t profitable, he says. On this recording, Bryan outlines the underlying reasons why the pressure is on insurtechs, such as more expensive investment capital and incomplete end-to-end technology. He also challenges agents and brokers to focus on sales and leave back-end processing and follow-on service instead to efficient business partners. Also, for all the emerging talent needed to join the insurance industry, Bryan defends the value of the beleaguered liberal arts degree.

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Explore the hilariously absurd world of Santa-related insurance claims, from magical animal damages to holiday endorsements we wish existed, in this Golfertainment episode!

Join George Jack, Patrick Wraight, and Kevin Amrherin for a holly jolly discussion on holiday-related insurance quirks and risks!

Holiday topics include:

-Cybersecurity & Holiday Foods: Krispy Kreme’s online hack highlights a rising trend. Will cybersecurity premiums spike for companies? And should you think twice about ordering your holiday treats online?

-Holiday Perils Showdown: Which holidays have more hazards to insure?

-Christmas Movie Madness: Forget Die Hard. Is Die Hard 2 even more of a Christmas movie? And what’s the strangest Christmas movie you’ve ever seen?

-Santa’s Insurance Exposures: From reindeer roof damage to liability for shouting “Santa!” and causing a tumble, we’ll unwrap the risks of holiday cheer gone wrong.

Catch up on past episodes here: insurancejournal.tv/channels/golfertainment/

#HolidayTips #Cybersecurity

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As we wrap up another eventful and informative year of “On Point” episodes, your host Peter van Aartrijk details the front-seat view he had of Hurricane Helene as it came ashore in St. Petersburg, Fla. Disasters are macabre events to watch from afar. But up close? In a word, surreal. Peter, his family and neighbors experienced what many Americans have witnessed amid fires, earthquakes, floods and convective storms. Put simply: The impact is devasting financially and emotionally. Moreover, Helene is a sad reminder of the lack of overall consumer trust in the basic insurance product and process. The mistrust and misunderstanding is deep. Combined with other factors in and out of the industry’s control, the situation is simply depressing for this four-decade insurance writer, observer and communications guy. On this recording Peter also provides some preparation reminders for natural disasters — assuming you have some advance warning — as well as advice during cleanup.

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Cannabis beverages are a $1 billion and growing market, with some estimates calling for a $100 billion or larger market in the next decade. They are popular, but these infused drinks pose interesting opportunities and risks for insurers. For our latest podcast we spoke with Lee Woodruff, vice president of the cannabis practice for Jencap, and Beth Medvedev, vice president of underwriting for Hudson Insurance Group.

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On this episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast, Coterie Insurance Founder and CEO David McFarland discussed Coterie’s October announcement that the InsurTech is now offering cyber insurance on its platform through a new partnership with Berkley Re Solutions and TransUnion. He discussed how this fits into the company’s growth strategy for next year, and the company’s focus on the small business space – particularly micro small businesses, which he described as mom and pop shops with sometimes just five or 10 employees. Check it out!

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Listen in as insurance carrier veteran Jamie Luce, who recently founded a startup, says parametric products are an “untapped” pathway to unleash more value for customers, agents, insurers and reinsurers. His firm, AIR Parametric, provides commercial customers with financial protection to mitigate the short-and long-term revenue shortfalls and expense overruns of unanticipated, extreme weather events. (Think heat spells, cold snaps, excess rainfall.) These weather events typically don’t cause physical damage to buildings or equipment — but can have devastating effects on productivity or customer behavior. For example, outside temperature is a big deal for farmers raising hogs, swine, cows, cattle or poultry. Cows produce less milk amid extreme heat, and a parametric contract offer financial relief. These products can work in tandem with traditional insurance. You’ll enjoy Jamie’s take on how a slow-to-evolve industry could innovate with new approaches to consumer needs.

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