Ep 36 – Dan Reed, Managing Director, American Family Ventures

In the space of insuretech, there is a lot of opportunity. Efficiency opportunity, growth opportunity, distribution opportunity, and more. 

Growing a startup may involve an acquisition of funds, resources, and support to gain those opportunities. One such company that provides these opportunities is American Family Ventures.

On this week’s episode of FNO: InsureTech, we are joined by Dan Reed, Managing Director, of American Family Ventures (https://www.amfamventures.com). Dan is the Managing Director of American Family Ventures, the direct venture capital arm of American Family Insurance. American Family Ventures invests in early stage companies focused on insurance, connectivity, and analytics.

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Ep 35 – Tony Triola, Director of Claims, Strategic Partner Solutions at Liberty Mutual Insurance

Not many people have a front row seat to insuretech. To see ideas and concepts from conception to reality, to watch the wave of innovation crash on the shores of the insurance industry.

Our guest this week has the unique experience of having perspectives from boots on the ground to director, a full scope of knowledge and expertise.

On this week’s episode of FNO: InsureTech, we are joined by Tony Triola, Director of Claims, Strategic Partner Solutions, at Liberty Mutual Insurance (https://www.libertymutual.com). A well-respected insurance executive with over 20 years of insurance experience, Tony plays an integral part in developing innovative, high-return, customer-centric programs and procedures for the U.S. consumer market. 

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Ep 34 – Brett Jurgens, Co-Founder & CEO at Notion

The rise of IoT (Internet of Things) has given customers the connectivity, and ability, to control and monitor their property. Partnering IoTs with insurance has created a new experience and changed the way that insurance providers interact with their customers and provide services. 

Notion is one of those companies that is bridging insurance and technology with an enhanced customer experience.

On this week’s episode of FNO: InsureTech, we are joined by Brett Jurgens, Co-Founder and CEO at Notion. Notion has designed a multifunctional smart sensor system that can reduce loss, increase loyalty, and leverage data with insurance providers, as well as provide peace of mind for customers.

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Ep 33 – Rob Galbraith, Thought Leader, Keynote Speaker & Author

Writing a book takes content and a timeline.

Being a thought leader requires identifying problems and finding solutions. 

Becoming a keynote speaker requires certain depth of knowledge and familiarity.

These are things that require time, experience, and motivation. These things have all been done by Rob Galbraith, the “most interesting man in insurance”.

On this week’s episode of FNO: InsureTech, we are joined by Rob Galbraith. With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Rob has become a recognized thought leader on P&C insurance, popular keynote speaker who has spoken at events around the globe, and author of the Amazon bestseller, The End Of Insurance As We Know It.

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Ep 32 – Matt Talbot, CEO/Co-Founder at GoSpotCheck

It is essential to empower your workforce nowadays. 

Utilizing things like mobile technology, automation, and analytics can create useable data, operational insights, and business opportunities. But where do you start? How do you start?

GoSpotCheck has the answer.

On this week’s episode of FNO: InsureTech, we are joined by Matt Talbot, CEO/Co-Founder at GoSpotCheck. GoSpotCheck has enabled over 200 enterprise brands to capture critical data from the field, using web-based reporting & analytics, to make strategic business decisions and impact profitability.

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Ep 31 – Ashish Dudani, Vice President – Insurance, KiwiTech

A startup company can face many challenges in their early stages: fundraising, technology, and developing business relationships.

That is why startups look for help from accelerators, incubators, and partnerships, to turn their possibilities into realities.

That is what KiwiTech is doing for startups: co-building great companies with their startup partners.

On this week’s episode of FNO: InsureTech, we are joined by Ashish Dudani, Vice President – Insurance, of KiwiTech (https://www.kiwitech.com). KiwiTech has leveraged their deep experience and entrepreneurial history to partner with innovative startups, creating state-of-the-art digital products together and bringing fresh ideas and investments.

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Ep 30 – Adam Kostecki, Sr. Asst. Vice President, Amica Mutual Insurance

When it comes to innovation, there is a process that is involved in discovering technology initiatives and emerging technologies.

When you combine that process of seeking innovation with the oldest mutual insurer of automobiles (as well a provider of other lines of insurance) in the country and winner of 49 J.D. Power Awards, you get Adam Kostecki.

On this week’s episode of FNO: InsureTech, we are joined by Adam Kostecki, Senior Assistant Vice President, at Amica Insurance (https://www.amica.com). As one of the highly rated and prominent providers of a variety of insurance products, Amica’s mission statement is the core of their culture: customers always come first and to provide responsive products and services that meet customer’s needs. 

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Ep 29 – Pascal Begin, Sr. Leader, Product Management, CoreLogic Symbility

When someone knows the market and listens to the market, they can create a product that is able to provide the solutions desired and needed.

In today’s age, the market is saturated with many possible solutions– but do they have the right data to give you the exact fit of need? Can integration occur, so that both parties can benefit from one another and be beneficial to the industry? 

On this week’s episode of FNO: InsureTech, we are joined by Pascal Begin, Sr. Leader, Product Management, at CoreLogic Symbility (https://www.symbilitysolutions.com) CoreLogic, a leading global provider of property information, insight, analytics and data-enabled solutions; recently acquired Symbility, a leading provider of property insurance claims workflow solutions. Together, CoreLogic Symbility is changing the insuretech landscape.

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Episode 28 – Cameron MacArthur, Founder and CEO at A.I. Insurance Inc.

Data is essential in developing a comprehensive claim. It’s about making sense of the information collected. Data, however, can be a pain point. The problem? Traditional claims software is outdated, incomplete, and inflexible. 

That’s where A.I. Insurance Inc. (http://aiinsurance.io) comes in. Their aim: bring claim management “to the cloud”.

On this week’s episode of FNO: InsureTech, we are joined by Cameron MacArthur, CEO & Founder of A.I. Insurance Inc. They have created an intelligence-backed claims management software that allows immediate access to data for everyone involved in the claims process.

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Ep 27 – Jay Weintraub & Caribou Honig, Co-Founders, InsureTech Connect

“Lyft is essentially an insurance company, that just happens to do rideshares.” – Caribou Honig

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Ideas spread through a community.

And for many of us siloed in our desk jobs, this phenomenon may be absent in our lives. That’s where the role of conferences come into play.

By gathering groups of people within any given industry—ideas are able to bounce between minds, and creativity is sparked.

However, this isn’t the case for every conference. Many are filled with long lectures, boring keynote speakers, and stale meet & greets.

Not InsureTech Connect.

On today’s episode of FNO: InsureTech—we are joined by Jay Weintraub & Caribou Honig—co-founders of InsureTech Connect—the world’s largest insurtech event — offering unparalleled access to the largest and most comprehensive gathering of tech entrepreneurs, investors and insurance industry incumbents from across the globe.

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