Tony chats with Timo Loescher, VP of Strategy at DMI. We have a GREAT conversation about the insurance talent crisis and how technology might help.

Timo Loescher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timoloescher/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/VOjJpXaEfHY

Tony chats with Mike Mensch, Co-Founder and CEO at Agency Brokerage Consultants. They are a merger and acquisition advisor to independent agencies.

Mike Mensch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmensch/
Agency Brokerage Consultants: https://www.agencybrokerage.com/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/8kqiHyHvJkE

Tony chats with Michael Fiedel, Co-Founder and COO at PolicyFly, a specialty insurance focused policy management platform that is specifically distribution enabled unlike policy management systems of the past that were more back office enabled. It's fully capable of providing a fully digital experience for both underwriters and agents/brokers.

Michael Fiedel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfiedel/
PolicyFly: https://www.policyfly.com/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/_k1lJrsdkB8

I chat with Sean Merat, Founder & CEO at Owl.co. They utilize advanced models in order to provide deterministic indications for insurance carriers to make really accurate claims decisions as quickly as possible. They are one of the leading claims intelligence tools and are now serving 14 of the top 20 carriers in North America.

Sean Merat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanmerat/
Owl.co: https://www.owl.co

Video Version: https://youtu.be/GKXAr8Mx75E

I chat with David Gritz, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Insurtech NY and the MGA Lab mostly about the lab and how they help MGAs launch and grow. This is masterclass on MGA creation and you cannot miss it!

David Gritz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgritz/
Insurtech NY: https://www.insurtechny.com/
MGA Lab: https://www.insurtechny.com/mga-lab/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/ELu9iQNW3iY

Tony chats with Rashid Galadanci, Co-Founder and CEO at Driver Technologies. They are a technology company that deals with driving and driving-related activities. They started with a mobile app with the idea of bringing AI safety and connectivity into the cars of today, including video and telematics. Putting all this info in the hands of the consumer, not the OEM.

Rashid Galadanci: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashid-galadanci/
Driver Technologies Inc: https://drivertechnologies.com/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/zCXYmwD10To

Tony chats with Zehra Cataltepe, PhD, CEO at Tazi AI Systems. Returning to the show 2 years after her original appearance on Profiles in Risk. In this episode, Zehra and I discuss the real-life use cases she's seeing in the real insurance world. If you're at all interested in AI and its effects on insurance this is an ABSOLUTE must watch episode!

Zehra Cataltepe, PhD: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zehracataltepe/
Tazi AI: https://tazi.ai/
Zehra's original episode on PIR: https://youtu.be/__fvHRHsWpw?si=LYIp4hodfSbqfA6A

Video Version: https://youtu.be/CRjcjSxKWWI

Tony chats with Jeff Radke, Co-Founder and CEO at Accelerant Holdings. Accelerant has been around for 5 years and exists to improve the specialty insurance value chain. They are "replatforming" the specialty insurance market. They serve specialty underwriters (MGAs and MGUs) and on the other side they serve risk capital sources. Their vision is an incredibly efficient infrastructure that reduces friction as much as possible.

Jeff Radke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-radke/
Accelerant: https://accelerant.ai/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/OT_Lzaq1tIg

Tony chats with Nicole Nwesigwa, Co-Founder and COO at iCover Insure, they deliver the best life insurance buying experience. They offer and e-app and algorithmic underwriting to small and medium-sized life carriers. They can get the consumer through the process in 5 minutes, guaranteed! They started in the fraternal space and then grew into the midrange market. Now they are launching iCover Direct to go after the direct-to-consumer channel. Very interesting stuff!

Nicole Mwesigwa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-mwesigwa-3b438b6/
iCover Insure: https://icoverinsure.com/

Video Version: https://youtu.be/p7UvVgX5ZXE

Tony chats with Lynn Miller, Product Dev. Strategist and Growth Consultant at Straight Talk Writer - PIR Ep. 564. They help experts to generate more revenue through the creation of monetizable online classes.

Lynn Miller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/10xyourexpertise/
Video Version: https://youtu.be/Rf07KuzKJdY