Back in late 2018, Wesley Todd of CaseGlide and I were discussing the state of the insurtech world. We decided how interesting it would be to discuss building a tech-centric insurance organization with people who have decades of experience actually doing this. So, in the first of a many part series in 2019, Wes and I co-hosted an interview with Werner Kruck of Security First. Werner is a veteran of Florida insurance, perhaps the toughest insurance market in the world. He is part of a team that has built Security First. We discuss technology (the good, bad and ugly) and the Florida insurance markets.

CONNECT WITH WERNER KRUCK:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wernerkruck/
Security First - http://www.securityfirstflorida.com/

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Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Brandon Schuh, fellow podcast host of Risk Radio. In this episode, we discuss the ways insurance podcasts are benefiting the industry and how even casual listeners can contribute. To listen to Risk Radio, subscribe on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/risk-radio/id1449923455?mt=2 

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Dan Burton, founder of Dronebase. Drones are reshaping our ability to capture and work with high-resolution imagery. For the insurance space, drones will re-define our ability to capture data for inspections & claims.

CONNECT WITH DANIEL BURTON:
Home Page: https://www.dronebase.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-burton-28711789/

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The 3 Body Problem: https://amzn.to/2t2RPbj

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Timing is a critical element to a successful workers compensation claim. Delays in reporting and treatment can exacerbate the claim costs. For each week delay in reporting a claim, costs go up 10%...for each month, the claim doubles. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with David Wald of Aclaimant, an comapny using technology platform  "to engage the employee, employer, and insurance carrier in making workplace incidents everyone’s responsibility". Aclaimant has been nominated by Business Insurance as "Insurtech Team of the Year": https://aclaimant.com/blog/2019/1/28/aclaimant-named-a-finalist-for-business-insurance-insuretech-team-of-the-year 

CONNECT WITH DAVID WALD:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidawald/
Aclaimant Homepage: https://aclaimant.com/

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Slack: https://slack.com/
Trello: https://trello.com/
Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/
Zoom: https://zoom.us/

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Books by Malcolm Gladwell: https://amzn.to/2FY7h0H
Founders at Work: https://amzn.to/2TnlDuB

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When it comes to Risk Management, insurance plays a small part of the day to day art of managing corporate risk, especially for a Vegas casino. In this episode, I spoke with Mark Habersack, Director of Risk Management for MGM Casinos about Risk Management and all of the wild and zany stuff that keeps him up at night. 

CONNECT WITH MARK HABERSACK:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-habersack-8867924/ 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
RIMS: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-habersack-8867924/
Hillsdale College: https://www.hillsdale.edu/
Deidre Wright: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deidrewright/ 

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Start With Why by Simon Sinek: https://amzn.to/2MCfHew
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek: https://amzn.to/2MzmOo9 
Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard: https://amzn.to/2WnINTu
Jack Welch and The GE Way by Robert Slater: https://amzn.to/2WpCuyH
The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman: https://amzn.to/2WqbSxV
Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson: https://amzn.to/2SgExpW
Fish Sticks/ Fish Tales by Stephen Lundin: https://amzn.to/2Wqc1RZ 

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Carey Anne Nadeau, Founder of ODN, interviews Marvol Barnard, incoming President of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals. Marvol shares her thoughts about the importance of social networking in insurance and her strategies to promote diversity and inclusion, all while having a fun time.

If you're looking to learn more about the LPGA and becoming a certified teaching professional, visit: http://www.lpga.com/tcp

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In this episode of I spoke with Myranda Elizabeth Joseph. Unlike many RMI students who go into industry after their studies, Myranda finished high school and needed to make money then. She immediately found insurance production satisfying. Still, an itch remained, and Myranda decided to kill two birds with one stone by getting her degree in insurance, while also building up her book. Myranda shows a potential pathway for agency owners who are seeking to perpetuate their sales force. Why not recruit high school graduates who you can then train in-house while also training them in the more academic and technical aspects of insurance. Myranda is exactly the type of person who will become the face of the industry.

CONNECT WITH MYRANDA ELIZABETH JOSEPH:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/myranda-elizabeth-joseph-a5263067/ 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Kent State Online Insurance Program - https://www.kent.edu/columbiana/insurance
Gamma Iota Sigma: https://gammaiotasigma.org/
Erin Condren Planners: https://amzn.to/2M6QqJj 

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Books by Bill Whitley: https://amzn.to/2VS7Hu9
Books by Stephen Fry: https://amzn.to/2FuZlmw

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In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Derek Lovrenich & Phil Duncan of InsurEco. Derek will be presenting at the Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator Blockchain conference on January 29th in Palo Alto. We discussed how companies in the insurance ecosystem should contemplate a technical and business strategy for incorporating blockchain. We went deep down the rabbit hole as I follow Derek and Phil in the oblivion of tokenizing aspects of insurance data. My personal belief is that we haven't even begun to imagine all of the possible solutions blockchain technologies will bring to insurance.

The title of Derek's’ workshop is:

Creating a Company Blockchain Strategy & Value Chain
Hands-on exec workshop that guides participants through integrating Blockchain and related ecosystems into the company’s overall Digital Insurance, Product & Partnering Strategy.

Register here to get 30% off: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-insurance-leadership-blockchain-smart-insurance-tickets-46683944936?discount=InsNerds30

Connect With:
Derek Lovrenich - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blocksmith/
Phil Duncan - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/insuranceblock/
insurEco - https://insureco.io/ 

 In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Thomas Jennings, Director of Business Development at AAIS, on his workshop presentation at the Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator conference on January 29th in Palo Alto. We discussed blockchain (of course) but how this technology may facilitate the sharing of data between parties who may have trust concerns. We discussed how AAIS used design thinking in contemplating their solution for allowing AAIS member companies and the NAIC to share data. We also got starry-eyed about how this technology may transform how we subtly communicate and share information with one another. The title of Thomas' workshop is: 

Design Thinking for Blockchain Enabled Products & Business Models
Hands-on exec workshop that guides participants through definition, development & validation of a Blockchain enabled application using design thinking and what is required to launch a first POC.

Register here to get 30% off: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-insurance-leadership-blockchain-smart-insurance-tickets-46683944936?discount=InsNerds30 

CONNECT WITH THOMAS JENNINGS: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-jennings-47b92533/ 
AAIS Homepage: https://aaisonline.com/ 

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Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator: https://sviaccelerator.com/ 
SVIA Blockchain Conference on January 29th (Palo Alto):  https://sviaccelerator.com/digital-insurance-leadership-blockchain-smart-insurance-2019-01/ 

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There's nothing like spending the day after Thanksgiving talking to the founder and a leader at one of cutting-edge insurtech companies. In this episode, I spoke with Adam Bratt of Indio Technologies as we spoke about their development of smart, digital application and forms to streamline data processing.

CONNECT WITH ADAM BRATT: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-bratt-56342620/ 
Indio HomePage: https://www.useindio.com/ 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Michael Furlong's Episode: https://insnerds.com/podcast-e28/ 
Unbounce: https://unbounce.com/ 
CloudApp: https://www.getcloudapp.com/ 
Evernote: https://evernote.com/ 
Notion: https://www.notion.so/ 
Asana: https://asana.com/ 

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Multipliers by Liz Wiseman: https://amzn.to/2Sfe5JV 

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