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Tune in to today's episode where Brian Hemesath announces the second cohort of the Global Insurance Accelerator! Six insurance startups will make their way to the insurance capital of the U.S. (Des Moines, Iowa) to take part in the 100-day accelerator.

Earlier this week, the press release announcing the 2016 cohort of the GIA referenced five participating startups. We are thrilled to be among the first to reveal that there are 6 startups that will join the GIA starting February 9th. The six startups come from Wisconsin, Missouri, New York, California, Quebec, Canada and Dublin, Ireland! Tune in and then let us know what you think by tweeting at us using #denimrivet.

Thank you to our episode sponsors: Melius | Fidelity & Guaranty Life

Show Notes:

Visit globalinsuranceaccelerator.com for more information.

To learn more and register for the Global Insurance Symposium, visit globalinsurancesymposium.com.

Let us know what you think! Tweet at us using #denimrivet and let us know if you believe 23andMe will disrupt life insurance underwriting as we know it.

Have a question you'd like to ask? Send an email to [email protected] and Gregory will answer your questions on a future episode!

Thank you to our episode sponsors: Melius | Fidelity & Guaranty Life

Show note links:

2016 Listener Survey

23andMe

Global Insurance Symposium

Cultivate is where crazy ideas grow to become profitable business. Justin Brady and his newly branded business help companies cultivate innovation and translate that innovation into marketing strategies. On this episode, Justin and I discuss several topics including:

• Drones and crop insurance
• Millennials seeking simplicity in their technology
• The disappearance of technology (it's not what you think!)
• Erie Insurance uses drone to inspect roof damage: https://youtu.be/j_tchQbgo2g
• CES Recap: Fly to Work in The World's First Autonomous, Human-Size Drone
• Owlet. Rest Assured. Baby Vitals Monitor: owletcare.com
• Could Siri sell insurance?
• AgPixel.com
• And much, much more!

Cultivate's website: cultivatestrategies.com

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Want to win a FREE pair of socks? Just head over to iTunes and leave us a review! When you do and you email us proof of your review (a screenshot will do), we'll mail you a pair of these coveted "Des Moines... Selling Insurance" socks!

Email proof of your iTunes review (a screenshot will do) to [email protected]. Be sure to include your name, company name, mailing address and phone number.

In our first episode of 2016, we're joined by Jason Andrew, Co-Founder and CEO of Limelight Health, based in Silicon Valley. Investors in Limelight Health include Launchpad Digital Health, AXA Strategic Ventures and MassMutual Ventures. Jason and Gregory discuss these investors and much more in today's episode.

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In the final episode of 2015, Gregory offers a few year-end thoughts on the state of insurance innovation. Through stories and examples, he challenges us and provides insight into much needed areas of innovation and disruption throughout the global insurance industry.

Have a question you'd like to ask? Send an email to [email protected] and Gregory will answer your questions on a future episode!

Thank you to our episode sponsors: Melius | Fidelity & Guaranty Life

If you enjoy listening to The Denim Rivet, please head over to iTunes and leave us a rating. Ratings and reviews help more people find the show. Thank you!

Subscribe to The Denim Rivet Community and receive our FREE report entitled, Six Insurance Industry Predictions for 2016. Simply visit denimrivet.com/predictions.

Dan Reed is Managing Director of American Family Ventures, the corporate venture capital fund of American Family Insurance. Listen and learn how Dan went from Stanford, to Chicago Booth for business school, to consultant and now strategic investor. In this far ranging discussion, we talk about the types of insurance startups AmFam Ventures invests in, home automation, IoT, data analytics and more.

Have a question you'd like to ask? Send an email to [email protected] and Gregory will answer your questions on a future episode!

Show links:

Website: amfamventures.com

Dan's email: [email protected]

Thank you to our episode sponsors: Melius | Fidelity & Guaranty Life

If you enjoy listening to The Denim Rivet, please head over to iTunes and leave us a rating. Ratings and reviews help more people find the show. Thank you!

Subscribe to The Denim Rivet Community and receive our FREE report entitled, Six Insurance Industry Predictions for 2016. Simply visit denimrivet.com/predictions.

Ask Kodiak keeps property and casualty (P&C) agents and brokers up-to-date with carriers' risk appetite. On today's show, I sit down with Allan Egbert, co-founder of Ask Kodiak.

Ask Kodiak's website: askkodiak.com

Thank you to our episode sponsor Melius. Sign up for a 30 Day FREE trial at denimrivet.com/melius.

Want to win a FREE pair of these socks? Just head over to iTunes and leave us a review! When you do and you email us proof of your review (a screenshot will do), we'll enter you into our monthly drawing for a pair of these coveted "Des Moines, Selling Insurance" socks!

Email proof of your iTunes review (a screenshot will do) to [email protected]. We'll announce the winner each month in The Denim Rivet community email newsletter.

Not a member of our community? Join the Denim Rivet Community and receive our FREE report entitled, Six Insurance Industry Predictions for 2016. Simply visit denimrivet.com/predictions.

Christian Jensen is a principal at Silicon Valley based venture capital firm, Accel. He joined Accel in 2012 and focuses on growth-stage technology companies in enterprise software and SaaS. Prior to Accel, he worked at AEA Investors, Aetos Capital and Merrill Lynch. Christian is from Connecticut and graduated from Yale and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Christian has a unique view of the global insurance industry. He knows what it takes for insurance companies and startups to succeed in transforming insurance. In this episode, he shares his thoughts on a far-ranging number of topics including insurance disruption, big data, the Internet of Things and more.

Accel's website: accel.com

Thank you to our episode sponsors: Melius | Fidelity & Guaranty Life

Will you do us a favor? If you are enjoying The Denim Rivet, please head over to iTunes and leave us a rating. Ratings and reviews help more people find the show. Thank you!

Join The Denim Rivet Community and receive our FREE report entitled, Six Insurance Industry Predictions for 2016. Simply visit denimrivet.com/predictions.

Sureify's Dustin Yoder believes consumers deserve a better consumer experience when it comes to purchasing and owning life insurance. His Silicon Valley based startup is delivering just that by combining wearables, connected devices and big data.

Sureify's website: sureify.com

Thank you to our episode sponsors: Melius | Fidelity & Guaranty Life

Will you do us a favor? If you are enjoying The Denim Rivet, please head over to iTunes and leave us a rating and a review. Ratings and reviews will help more people find the show and we would really appreciate it.

Join The Denim Rivet Community and receive our FREE report entitled, Six Insurance Industry Predictions for 2016. Simply visit denimrivet.com/predictions.

Luke Cooper is Co-Founder & CEO of Baltimore, MD based Fixt. Fixt provides a valuable customer experience for the 40 million people in the U.S. that drop and break their smartphones each year. By combining repairs, replacements and insurance into one simple experience, Fixt delivers for its customers.

Links referenced in today's episode:

Fixt: fixt.co

iTunes: DropBot app by Fixt for iOS

WSJ: Aviva Boss Slams Insurance Industry's Tech Progress

CBInsights: The March of Financial Services Giants into Bitcoin and Blockchain Startups in One Chart

Thank you to our episode sponsors: Melius | Fidelity & Guaranty Life

Will you do us a favor? If you are enjoying The Denim Rivet, please head over to iTunes and leave us a rating and a review. Ratings and reviews will help more people find the show and we would really appreciate it.

Join The Denim Rivet Community and receive our FREE report entitled, Six Insurance Industry Predictions for 2016. Simply visit denimrivet.com/predictions.