On this week’s episode, Mike and Steve welcomed Eric Blondeel, co-founder and CEO of Samos Insurance, a new digital insurance product, backed by Berkley Insurance, that offers protection for accidental death during planned surgical procedures. Eric talked about how the company came to be, transitioning from the lab to the boardroom, and the state of the insurtech startup landscape in Canada.

Eric Blondeel on evaluating and insuring surgical procedures

Innovation can emerge from the most unlikely places. Each week, Mike Commito and Steve Gravel, two unlikely innovators in their own right, will highlight stories of unlikely innovation in post-secondary education and the private sector. Drawing from their experiences in the college applied research world, they will showcase the bright ideas happening in colleges and communities across Canada.

Mike Commito is the Director of Applied Research at Cambrian College and Steve Gravel is the Manager of the Centre for Smart Mining, Cambrian's Technology Access Centre.

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Innovation can emerge from the most unlikely places. Each week, Mike Commito and Steve Gravel, two unlikely innovators in their own right, will highlight stories of unlikely innovation in post-secondary education and the private sector. Drawing from their experiences in the college applied research world, they will showcase the bright ideas happening in colleges and communities across Canada. Mike Commito is the Director of Applied Research at Cambrian College and Steve Gravel is the Manager of the Centre for Smart Mining, Cambrian's Technology Access Centre.

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Eric Blondeel on evaluating and insuring surgical procedures

Eric Blondeel on evaluating and insuring surgical procedures