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Episode 17 #InsurTechTalk by #InsurTechLA

In this episode, I had the pleasure of hosting Ed Gaze.
Ed is Lloyd's Lab manager, or as his Linkedin profile states, "I run Lloyd's Lab." 

Ed and I talked about Lloyd's of London's market, Lloyd's Lab, the next cohort--cohort 6, The City, British candy, dress code, playing the piano, and the pub.

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In this episode, I had the pleasure of hosting Avi Tuschman.
Avi, or should I call him Dr. Tuschman, is the founder of Pinpoint Predictive. He is a Stanford StartX entrepreneur and an internationally recognized expert in "heritable psychometric traits."

Avi and I talked about the emerging field of 5 factor psychometric model, psychometric AI, privacy, underwriting, predicting fraud at scale, customer retention, and the latest book of the Hunger Games.

Book recommendations:
Avi Tuschman, "Our Political Nature" http://ourpoliticalnature.com/
Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18176747-the-hard-thing-about-hard-things
Suzanne Collins, "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" (Hunger Games, Book 4) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51901147-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes
Rolf Dobelli, "The Art of Thinking Clearly" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16248196-the-art-of-thinking-clearly

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Episode 15 #InsurTechTalk by #InsurTechLA

In this episode, I had a very interesting conversation about Cybersecurity with Avi Bartov, the CEO and co-founder of GamaSec. GamaSec provides pre-breach services helping commercial lines insurance brokers and carriers to manage risk and provide cybersecurity training to their policyholders.

Avi and I talk about the cyber threats that small business owners face, how the insurance companies can mitigate the risk, and the role of GamaSec as a Cybersecurity company and a cyber educator in the insurance industry. We also talked about the attackers and the motivation that drives them.

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In this episode, I had the pleasure of hosting Ben Munro. Ben and I talked about delivering commercial insurance via API, about his company--Briza, building a company that service insurance agents and insurance carriers, founding and funding a startup, CX vs. KPI, and Lord of the Rings.  

Ben is CEO and co-founder of Briza, a Toronto based company that connects Agents with Insurers to enable the instant, online delivery of commercial insurance. Ben has spent his career in the insurance industry, working at firms such as Chubb, AIG, and Markel.

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A Holidays Special

In this episode, I had a jolly chat with Jay Weintraub. We tried to keep it short, but we failed. 

InsureTech Connect (ITC) is the largest InsurTech conference. Each year, thousands of insurance carriers' executives, service providers, startups, and investors attend ITC in Vegas.

 In 2019, +7000 attended ITC, and in 2020, Jay and his team had to adapt and take the conference online. 
On October 4, 2021, ITC is going back to Vegas. 

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In this episode, I am pleased to talk with Jeremy Bluvol, the CEO and co-founder of ANAGRAM.
We talk about health benefits, vision care, anagram, raising funds,  Venice beach, and space.

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Over a century ago, our mobility solutions shifted from horseback to horsepower. Since then, AAA has helped pave the way for advancing new technologies that significantly improved our lifestyles. We now sit at the forefront of an equally massive transformation in personal mobility, creating yet another opportunity for progressive organizations to further advance our way of life.
 
Brian Gaab serves as Managing Principal at CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer. In this role, he addresses the disruption of the traditional insurance industry by focusing on implementing new technologies inside the company to make insurance simple, proactive, and personal. He serves in leadership roles throughout the organization and is driven by a passion for creating real value that improves member lives.
 
Brian is a recognized thought leader in the mobility and insurance space, speaking at events including CES, SXSW, InsurTech Connect, DigIn, OnRamp, Connected Insurance Summit, and the Internet of Insurance. Brian also proudly serves on various diversity initiatives at AAA and is committed to the companies volunteerism culture.

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Episode #10
In this episode, Jake Tamarkin talks about his Boston-based InsurTech startup, Everyday Life, which is making life insurance smarter and more inclusive for everyday people. We also talk about accelerators, life insurance, who is the insurance carrier's customer, and swag.

Jake co-founded Everyday Life in 2018 with his co-founder the innovative technologist Dipali Trivedi. Previously, Jake built a successful career transforming insurance as a strategist at MetLife, EY, BNY Mellon, and Foresters Financial. 

Recommendations:
The Darkest Hour 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34847534-darkest-hour
https://time.com/5183140/gary-oldman-winston-churchill-true-history/

“Churchill by himself” the definitive collection of quotations.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4972085-churchill-by-himself

Malcolm in the Middle
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212671/

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Episode #9 2020
In this episode, Troy Korsgaden will talk about his latest book, "Inflection point," and his experience consulting insurance agencies and insurance carriers and other life hacks.

Troy's career spans over three decades. He has instructed and spoken with hundreds of thousands of executives, agents, brokers, and staff members.

Korsgaden is a highly sought-after speaker and consultant. He authored six books promoting his mission to help the insurance industry to wake up to the radical transformation that is taking place. 

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Episode #8 2020
In this episode, Ryan Mathisen, CEO of GloveBox, joins me in a conversation about GloveBox, insurance agencies, chokehold, being "pro-agent," wearing an astronaut uniform in vegas, and the future of GolveBox.

Ryan, based in Denver, grew up in the insurance industry. He was able to help grow the family agency by $95 million in premium, expand to 10 states, and grow to over 200 agents. In August of 2019, they sold the agency and started GloveBox.

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