Join insurance nerds Carly, Nick and Tony as they discuss insurance careers, insurtech startups and current events in the insurance industry in their fresh and unique style. This is not your grandpa's insurance industry!
Tony chats with Jim Sorebo, Positivity Warrior, Author & Speaker about his life and his new book "Positivity Warrior: Strength through sorrow. How a positive outlook can heal, inspire, and change your life." This is a wonderful and inspiring episode about Jim's difficult journey and how he turned it into a force for good. A cannot miss episode!
Jim Sorebo (LinkedIn): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimsorebo/
Jim's author and speaker website: https://www.jimsorebo.com/
Positivity Warrior book: https://amzn.to/4cavzAU
Video Version: https://youtu.be/lGAAuR-acRw
Tony chats with Tom Wetzel, President of Thomas H. Wetzel and Associates. Tom educates agents on how AI can help operate their agencies more efficiently and also on the cybercrime threat that comes with it.
Tom Wetzel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaswetzel957/
Video Version: https://youtu.be/bSCQU9QiMZI
Tony chats with Travis Pine and Justin Waters at Solstice Innovations, originally coming from the Flood space, they have developed a complete insurance technology ecosystem for Flood, Homeowners, and all other P&C lines. A one-stop shop, holistic system that handles policy billing, underwriting, claims, documents, etc. A very robust and highly configurable system.
Travis Pine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-pine-02618a1/
Justin Waters: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-waters-cpcu-8a180b16/
Solstice Innovations: https://solstice.tech/
Video Version: https://youtu.be/g0Z3Rm41rTA
Tony chats with Somil Jain, Principal & Sr. Consultant at Lewis & Ellis Actuarial Consultants. Somil is a creative P&C actuary specializing in helping create new MGAs. I learned a lot about what actuaries do, how MGAs work, and how new technology has enabled the creation of so many new MGAs.
Somil Jain: https://www.linkedin.com/in/somiljainconsulting/
Lewis & Ellis: https://lewisellis.com/
Video Version: https://youtu.be/OmKJ-AaNdhs
Tony chats with Dan Schuleman, Co-Founder and CEO at Qumis, an AI platform built by experts for experts that helps read and interpret insurance policies. Dan was an insurance coverage attorney frustrated by how manual the process was so we built the tool he wish existed when he started.
Dan Schuleman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielschuleman/
Qumis: https://www.qumis.ai/
Video Version: https://youtu.be/W4a5eU3XVs0
Tony chats with Risa Ryan, Founder and CEO at UnRetire, a platform that connects companies in the insurance industry that has project work needing to get done, with retirees with valuable experience who want to stay active.
Risa Ryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/risa-ryan-8b653417/
UnRetire: https://unretire.io/
Video Version: https://youtu.be/mTxoAQg-BGY
Tony chats with Abdul Yusuf, CEO and Co-Founder at EyeFootage. They are building a marketplace where claims adjusters and attorneys can buy videos of car accidents they are working on settling. In a world filling up with cameras, many accidents are caught on camera, but they were not easily accessible before EyeFootage came around.
Abdul Yusuf: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdul-y-33609b283/
EyeFootage: https://eyefootage.com/
Video Version: https://youtu.be/5dcuufojTgo
Tony chats with Todd Schuchart, Founder at Razor Ridge Leads, they started as a life insurance leads company and has grown into a done-for-you leads program that can manage your entire leads program. They also offer a CRM with conversational AI tools to help them nurture their leads. Their leads are exclusive and SMS verified. They also don't resell their leads.
Todd Schuchart: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddcharles/
Razor Ridge Leads: https://razorridge.com/
Video Version: https://youtu.be/wy1Gnzts-2A
Tony chats with Alexis Vaughn, Author of "Insurance Distribution of the Future". Alexis brings her extensive experience in multiple areas of insurance and has put it into her new book. The book is an interactive guide for agents and brokers, new insurtech founders, people new to the industry, and industry professionals wanting to learn more about where distribution is going.
Alexis Vaughn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-cierra-vaughn-77573862/
Her prior episode: https://youtu.be/AC1MPYjfiuY?si=6rE3VNU-I5ZPKTSX
Insurance Distribution of the Future: https://amzn.to/3Fh00ZL
Video Version: https://youtu.be/wH96_mng9I0
Tony chats with Stephanie Mier PIR, Chief Insurance Officer at ServiceUp, an all-in-one digital platform for all things auto repair, from fleet to consumers and everything in between. Their focus is decreasing cycle time and severity when it comes to auto claims. ServiceUp holds your insured's hand through the repair process, with 24/7 updates and a lifetime warranty on the repairs.
Stephanie Mier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniejmier8675309/
ServiceUp: https://www.serviceup.com/platform/insurance
Video Version: https://youtu.be/xk8ZL1k9ckU
Kevin May, Chief Strategy Officer at GIGAFORCE, a technology company focused on reimagining the subrogation workforce, which also affects the claims workforce. They can help in everything from identifying losses with subro potential at FNOL all the way through the process. I learned a LOT about subro in this conversation.
Kevin May: https://www.linkedin.com/in/subroman/
GIGAFORCE: https://gigaforce.io/
Video Version: https://youtu.be/CXxapTveDgI