It's always great to meet a new friend, and even more so when you share the same interests, especially when it comes to CrossFit.

As my guest today points out, CrossFit. is the perfect combination of competition and collaboration. And that, in my opinion, is also what succinctly describes our Insurtech and insurance community. On the one hand, there is competition between the different startups (healthy competition that should be) and even the startup itself is in constant competition against time. On the other hand, the essential collaboration between all the stakeholders involved in the community - insurance companies, insurance agents, technologists, claims, loss control, and anyone who is actually on the supply chain in our world.

Collaboration is the main topic with my guest, Joshua R. Hollander . Joshua R. Hollander has a leading podcast host in the Insurtech community called Insurtech Leadership Podcast that brings together and presents excellent interviews with various stakeholders in the community. I highly recommend listening, because the interviews are short but comprehensive and give you food for thought and the opportunity to delve deeper into things later.

Joshua R. Hollander brings his many years of knowledge and experience from the fintech world to help companies develop themselves in the field. As CEO of Horton International, they advise companies of all sizes and stages, focusing on unique and caring attention.

We discussed the insurtech industry, the missing qualities in C-level executives of startups, and his 2025 predictions, some of which were distinct.