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Jamie Peers is the VP of Business Development for Synatic and he joins Curt and Pete to discuss how they can help agents, brokers, carriers and more extract and make use of the volumes of data they have. Have you ever wondered what it can take to penetrate the walls of your BMS and what it could look like if you had access to a true CRM for your insurance experience? Jaime explains how that can happen and what can be gained by accessing the data in your system. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Insurance is all about the customer journey and experience and Jon Cooper, formerly of Life.io, is back with a new project- Overalls. John shares his vision about how the insurance distribution channel can supercharge its value and the customer experience by offering service where it has traditionally let others take over. Furthermore, Overalls does more than help with insurance challenges, it can be an integrated experience manager for many aspects of your clients life giving brokers and agents another value touchpoint. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Not everyone understands the need for SEMCI or Single Entry Multiple Company Integration but Zack Yurch, Head of Revenue for Semsee. Zack explains the efficiencies that come with the model and how they benefit both the carrier and insurance agent/broker sides of the insurance distribution model. Dive into where quoting and binding Nirvana can be found and the ask your company and tech partners when this reality comes to your office. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wysa is more than an app, it's a wellness essential. Jo Aggarwal, CEO and co-founder, is helping improve the workplace for all people. Does Wysa have an insurance purpose? Yes, and the data will only help employers, and their insurers, make a better environment. Mental health and wellbeing affects staff and workplace culture. With Wysa, employers can support staff, identify challenges, and provide effective personal support. The workplace can be less intimidating. The insurance industry can benefit with simple, mental health check-ins using AI and other intelligent learning technology via Wysa. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brothers Jackson and Jamieson Fregeau, founder of Quandri pledge to 'take the robot out of the person' with their technology for insurance agents and brokers. Curt and Pete dive into the world of robotic workers with the founders of Quandri and how those robots can lead to huge efficiencies, savings, and the ability to let people do 'people things'. Jamieson and Jackson explain how the future back-office is not about replacing people, rather empowering them by taking the mundane and repetitive tasks out of the job. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will Wood is the head of Life for Instanda and he joins Pete and Curt to discuss how a low code to no code digital transformation is possible for carriers, MGAs and brokers. Will shares his experience from his time at Aviva to what he and Instanda have built for both the life and P&C sectors. He even explains how it's important to know regression in KPIs is common when starting digital transformation and what the trend line is when moving forward. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Eileen Potter knows a thing or two about insurance as she has worked in all sides of through out her career. Now leading the marketing solutions for insurance at ABBYY, Eileen is helping drive process improvement for an industry that relies on processes. ABBYY is more than a data company and Eileen explains how digital transformation means more than connecting with customers in a modern way as the back office has to support the experience and there are many areas ripe for change that the customer never sees but affect the inherent digital experience we are all trying to build. 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 thought about the importance of digital authenticity? Nicos Vekairides has and the company he heads up, Attestiv, is out to show in an age if digital transformation there's value to ensuring what's real and what is accurate. Using various forms of technology and AI, Attestiv can help accelerate change and drive a better customer experience for insurance consumers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's not that Matthew Queen is opinionated (he is) but it's that he's asking the right questions after sharing his thoughts. In this episode Matthew talks about how captives could provide an attractive solution for digital initiatives, the underlying risk with cyber coverage should a mass event happen, and where an untapped source of data for underwriting exists. Needless to say he's got a few hot takes along the way and had the hosts on their toes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Charles Merritt and his buddies had a need for a specific type of insurance so they built Buddy to insure their risk seeking fun but that was only the beginning. Now they help brokers, agents and insurers deliver products and services via APIs to expand the distribution channel and where insurance can be sold. Buddy is more than a service, it's a friend to help you get to where you want to go. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Being difference is a good thing and Jeff Radke, co-founder and CEO of Accelerant explains how they are looking at creating a more stable experience for MGA and their clients. With a tech stack, data stack, analytics stack, combined with company and capacity Jeff and Accelerant are looking to build a better experience when it comes to selling products and building a smoother customer experience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pete and Curt look back on the year that was 2021 with top trends, thoughts about the insurance industry, news, and a look back at various episodes and guests. This freeform episode has the hosts sharing their perspectives on what they see coming for 2022 with trends and predictions about insuretech, insurance products and insurance distribution. There might even be some hints of things to come on the show for 2022 as well. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jessi Park had to do it all herself. That's not unusual but how she came to insurance and realized an opportunity is and she built a a million dollar book of business in less than a year. Jessi shares her thoughts on how to keep focussed on value to customer by explaining that sometimes what's old is new again. Her approach is not one of finding the coolest technology or strategies but focussing on her market and believe it or not, doing the grunt work. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

GeoX founder and CEO Izik Lavy shares his thoughts on how combining geospatial data sets with AI can lead to better underwriting for insurers. Izik describes how underwriting results can be improved by adopting geospatial technology while also using it as a claim predictor in risk rating. However, this is not just a tool for buildings and structures but for landscape and terrain as well by predicting loss due to climate change. Geospatial technology has come a long was and Izik and GeoX are exploring new territory to help underwrite and predict loss better. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rick Fox, head of Agency Sales for Vertafore, joins the show to talk about how agents and brokers need to look at their connections with clients and what moves them forward. This episode is a thought leader seminar as Rick hits hard with many ideas based on his legacy experience and position in the industry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You've seen the event and heard the incredible game-changing news now dive deep as Curt and Pete go one-one-one with Sherif Gemayel and discuss the Tru-mobile app, Broker X-ray and Policy X-ray services.  Sherif shares his vision, and adds context to why it's important to have critical mass adopt the right technology for efficiencies that will keep the broker/agent distribution channel at the forefront of the insurance industry. 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.