If you aren't following Pat West, @Hedgequote on X you're missing out, but now you can get a big sample of his insights and extensive knowledge.

In this episode

• Why APIs are still important in the connectivity experience for agents and brokers
• Understanding the nuances of embedded insurance
• How to look at AI as a tool for the future and not a threat
• The data 'gatekeeping issue' within insurance
• Challenges with embedded insurance
• How brokers and agents may have won the branding war and not realize it

Pat is a sincere guy with a ton of knowledge and insight about the future of insurance sales and technology and he graciously shares perspectives on many hot issues.

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How can we keep making data a topic? By bringing in experts like Shannon Shallcross from Pinpoint Predictive who understand how the insurance industry intersects via all the data that's available.

In this episode:

• How insurers and agents/brokers can use data together
• The importance of verifying the quality of your data
• Who should me making the decisions after reviewing data
• Podcast Philosophy and dog talk
• Why 'luck' is still important and quantifiable
• Credit-based rating and why it still reigns supreme
• What behavioural fingerprints are and how they are used for insurance
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Shannon is a talented thought leader and speaker who is able to explain difficulty concepts as they relate to risk and behaviors that affect the outcomes of insurance underwriting processes along with distribution and usage.

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Driving data, telematics, and AI are all part of automobile black box underwriting right? Not with Driver Technologies as CEO and Co-Founder Rashid Galandaci shares his view on how to make your driving data accessible and empowered with your device.

In this episode:

• How data should be accessible to the users who produce it
• Benefits of shared data to all motorists
• Where the sharing economy and fleets will benefit from AI dashcam tech
• Podcast Philosophy
• The challenges and rewards of building a company with purpose

Rashid is an insightful leader and tells his story of inspiration and how Driver Technologies is helping society benefit on the roads.

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For an industry that is tasked with provided security the insurance industry is full of uncertainty considering the future and who will be there to guide it. This episode focuses on the IBAO YBC president Dorothy Renzi and the recent conference in Niagara Falls for young brokers.

In this episode:

• The importance and value of mentorship
• Why caring professions can excel as brokers
• Developing future leaders
• Empowering young brokers
• Podcast Philosophy
• Sales and prospecting for young brokers as the grow
• What young brokers need from insurance companies

Dorothy, along with live clips from chair and past chair of the YBC, Scott Sleightholm and Chuck Ellison, share their perspectives on the role young brokers play, their influence on industry, and how they will affect change for clients.

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Insurance data often appears daunting but Elad Tsur, Co-Founder & CEO of Planck, is making insights for insurance via data accessible for everyone. This is more than another AI it's about Accessbile Intelligence that empowers insurance professionals and organizations across the industry.

In this episode:

• Learn about how accessible insurance data insights can be
• How underwriting risk is going to change
• The process to validate data to ensure accuracy
• Podcast Philosophy
• Where the next frontier of data and insights will come from for insurance
• What it's like to found and grow a company

Elad's enthusiasm is only matched by his candidness about what he sees for insurance and how the fuutre of data, submissions and underwriting will evovle.

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Eugene Lee never planned for an insurance career, now as the SVP & GM of Insurancesuite for Guidewire, he's helping shape the industry via product management and distribution.

In this episode:

• Hear how Guidwire is looking at relationships with partners inclusively
• Why insurance company portals are still necessary
• How the move from legacy systems for insurers is important for sustainability
• Podcast Philosophy
• The role AI has for insurers and how it will impact products and distribution

There is no shortage of insight from Eugene as he helps shed light on how one of the leading enterprise insurance software developers sees the industry and the future.

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Aly Kanji has a different vision for insurance with Insureline, one that empowers agents and brokers to grow as opposed to sell and consolidate. Aly and Steve Pieroway the VP of Marketing, sat down to talk about where they see the future of insurance sales and growth going.

In this episode:

• What are alternative options for brokers and agents to selling?
• How centralized technology can float many boats while being accessible and affordable
• How to use marketing as a tool
• Why understanding 'in market' and 'out of market' consumers are important
• Where opportunities lie for sales producers who want an independent future within insurance

Recorded live from beautiful Banff Alberta at the Fairmont this episode touches on so many issues across the insurance distribution landscape.

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It may seem odd but educating children about insurance concepts could be a great long-term play. Meteorologist and speaker Cyrena Arnold with her illustrator Landon Goldsborough and our friend Nick Lamparelli join the show to discuss her new book, The Hurricane Story.

In this episode:

• Learn about the Cyrena's reason for creating this series
• How there is an important education piece to letting children learn about insurance-related events
• The concurrent benefits to parents when sharing these stories
• How to understand weather vs climate
• Why insurance is an incredible opportunity to educate our future generations

The passion is amazing and you can also check out the video on our youtube channel here: The Hurricane Story

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If Seth Zaremba cannot convince the industry how to chance for the future is it possible? The visionary and founder of B-Atomic steps up to the mic to explain why the future for insurance agents and brokers can be bright, almost neon.

In this episode:

• Learn about how to evaluate service based on the cost of transactions
• How the next insurance journey for customers will be created
• The power of agent's and broker's data and how they can access it
• Why there is a future for independent agents and brokers who adopt change
• Podcast philosophy

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Neuralmetrics is not trying to change this insurance industry, it is trying improve how accurate risk data can be for better underwriting. Marcus Daley, Technical Co-Founder, and Chris Shrenk, Chief Underwriting Officer share the story of how there's a lot more data available to agents, brokers, and insurers to make better quotes and policies.

In this episode:

• Learn about how structured and unstructured data can help identify risk details
• How AI working behind the interface helps make sense of data for key risk insights
• Podcast Philosophy X2
• The nuances of building a company to accelerate the insurance industry
• How data can be accessible to more than insurers and what can be done with it
• Where 3rd party data comes from and what can be learned.

Chris and Marcus talk about why the insurance industry is right for change and how it can be data friendly for everyone.

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