January 03, 2022

Breaking into the Insurtech Space Margo Giles

43 minutes

Margo is an experienced Chief Technology Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the insurance industry. She shares with us her journey from agency ownership to shifting into the Insurtech space and how navigating the hoops of the industry provided her with the tools to lead authentically and transform her company into something unexpected.

Episode Highlights:

Taking a leap of faith and betting on yourself. (3:09)

How to break into the insurtech space. (5:50)

How have you been able to break the ground? (10:20)

The importance of understanding the technology side of the industry. (13:07)

What it was like to have free time after Covid. (17:55)

Traveling across the country with the husband and kids. (20:37)

Building out training to bridge the gap between being an insurance agent and being able to go into technology.(23:08)

What do you have to tell women today? (29:11)

What does transcending mean to you? (31:51)

Key Takeaway:

Insurance plays an important role in the industry especially when solutions are not viable. Now more than ever, the drive to disseminate the advantages insurance can provide should become bigger and wider. Even when your people do not know what to do and how to create an answer to a problem, insurance is the answer and way to go out of any challenge.

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