Insurance Speak

Host Patti Harman is joined by guest Aaron Mutnick who discusses the two types of depositions that may involve insurers, explains the different types of witnesses that could be deposed and shares how an insurance professional can prepare for the deposition process

In the second installment of this 4-part series, communications strategist and branding expert Peter Van Aartrijk outlines the next five "Powers" of branding. With 10 in total, the "Powers" are essential factors to successful brand-building, drawn from Aartrijk's published work, The Powers, 10 Factors for Building an Exponentially More Powerful Brand, co-authored by Tony Wessling.

David Vanalek and Ian Stewart discuss legalized marijuana, cybersecurity, the sharing economy and more in the latest podcast.

Co-host Patti Harman and guest Michael Skiba, also known as Dr. Fraud, take us into the mind of a professional scammer, tackling the question, “What makes fraudsters tick?”

An international expert on economic crime, Skiba is referred to as one of the top crime fighters in the world. Having worked 22 years in the insurance fraud industry for claims and special investigations, Skiba is now an international consultant, trainer, and speaker on fraud.

In this episode, Skiba advises how to deter fraudsters and minimize losses to fraudulent claims, getting into the minds of career criminals to help insurers and adjusters recognize the red flags, and better catch and prosecute fraudsters.

In the first installment of a 4-part series, communications strategist and branding expert Peter Van Aartrijk outlines the first of 10 essential factors to successful brand-building, drawn from his published work, The Powers, 10 Factors for Building an Exponentially More Powerful Brand, co-authored by Tony Wessling. In part one, Aartrijk discusses Power 10: “Preparing for the long-haul.”

Co-host Patti Harman is joined by Erik Josowitz, analyst at insurancequotes.com and Senior VP of Technology & Strategy at its parent company, AWL, to discuss business interruption insurance coverage for COVID-19. 

In the episode, Josowitz shares insights from policyholders whose businesses have been closed during the pandemic and identifies where he expects to see the greatest number of claims arise, and what impacts the coronavirus could have on insurance coverage and exclusions in the future.

Dave Tralka, president and CEO of InsurBanc, and Peter van Aartrijk, CEO of Aartrijk marketing agency, sat down with Insurance Speak for a discussion on the recent surge in merger and acquisition activity in the insurance industry and what this trend means for independent agency owners. As annual M&A deals only continue to set new records, agency owners need to know what they stand to gain and lose in selling their business. In this episode, Tralka and Aartrijk provide insight into M&A operations in 2020, and offer advice for owners in selling – or not selling – their agency.

Changing conditions surrounding the coronavirus are creating a large remote workforce around the globe. For some, working outside of the office is a familiar modus operandi, but for others, it is a new and unfamiliar path. As managers learn to navigate this different reality, a new podcast from the PC360 Insurance Speak series provides some practical insights for insurance professionals and others who are supervising remote staff.