This week’s hot seat episode is with co-founder and CEO of Planck, Elad Tsur, a serial entrepreneur who is passionate about bridging the gap between technology and business. 

Join podcast co-host Christen Kelley as she asks Elad rapid-fire questions to give you a sneak peek into some fun facts about Elad before the full-length episode is released. 

In this episode of The Insurance Technology Podcast, you’ll hear clips from some of our most popular startup story episodes featuring Ilya Bodner, Will Shaw, Jim Hackbarth, Mike Albert and Allan Egbbert. 

Tune in to hear about the challenges, rewards, and the rush these entrepreneurs experienced while creating a startup to impact the industry positively. 

Episode Highlights

• The rush of being in the “fog of war” (3:14)
• It’s not just about you when you start a startup… (6:38)
• There are no shortcuts (9:29)
• Think about it like LEGO blocks (11:33)

In this episode of The Insurance Technology Podcast, Reid continues his conversation with Bill Devine, SVP of Business Capabilities at Travelers, to talk about everything from the rich insurance history of Hartford, Connecticut, to working together as an industry and riding the waves of insurtech.

Join these two So Cal natives as they surf back in time to the first wave of insurtech and ride into what Bill predicts as the third wave of insurtech. 

Episode Highlights

• History everywhere at Hartford, the “insurance capital” (1:37)
• Predicting the third “wave” of insurance (9:16)
• The importance of working with tech hyper-accelerators (36:47)
• The “golden record” (44:23)

In this episode of The Insurance Technology Podcast, Reid sits down with Bill Devine, SVP of Business Capabilities at Travelers, to talk about Bill’s wide-ranging career journey – from being a creative writer to an attorney to becoming a seasoned insurance pro at Travelers.

Tune in to hear Bill’s career twists and turns and how it started as a walk in the parking lot from his law school.

Episode Highlights

• How a walk from his law school parking lot got him into insurance (3:03)
• Traveling from Southern Cal to Connecticut for Travelers (8:40)
• Three pennies on the dollar (16:33)
• The power of independent agents (28:03)

In this episode of The Insurance Technology Podcast, Reid sits down with Jay Eshelman, president of small business, personal lines & affinity at Gallagher Select, to talk about the many hats he wears.

Tune in to be inspired by Jay’s story of finding insurance, discovering “pockets of greatness” in the small business market, and how he fills the funnel with good leads.

Episode Highlights

• Falling into insurance 
• Filling the funnel with good leads 
• Finding pockets of greatness 
• Picking partners, asking the right question

In this episode of The Insurance Technology Podcast, Reid sits down with Talage CEO & Co-Founder Adam Kiefer at the Big “I” InsurTech Summit to get to know him and learn about his journey into insurtech. 

Tune in to hear how Adam’s work and personal experiences helped plant the seeds for success in leading an insurtech start-up.

Episode Highlights

·         Finding a calling in football (4:51)

·         Planting the seeds for Talage (5:53)

·         Learning through experience (8:48)

·         Becoming the “submission management platform” (17:09)

In this episode of The Insurance Technology Podcast, Reid speaks to Trustedchoice.com CEO Chip Bacciocco about what Chip has coined the “producer availability challenge.”

Get ready to learn the math behind the producer availability challenge and the formula needed to solve it.

Episode Highlights

• Coining the term “producer availability challenge” (1:00)
• When prospects lose confidence (5:34)
• Is sales just an art form? (22:30)
• What Chip would change in the industry (46:00)

In this episode of The Insurance Technology Podcast, Reid speaks to Trustedchoice.com CEO Chip Bacciocco about his fishing hobby as a kid, how he stumbled into insurance and found his passion, the influence of his mentors, the transformation of Trustedchoice.com, and more. Catch this episode to find out how Chip changed the bait and switched strategies for success – going from Wall Street dreams to becoming an insurance pro.

Episode Highlights

• Celebrating a decade of helping the independent agent (5:28)
• Fishing in famous trout streams as a kid (9:30)
• Joking about his “insurance professional” ambitions (12:32)
• Turning lemons into lemonade (26:56) 

In this episode of The Insurance Technology Podcast, podcast co-host Christen Kelley puts Chip Bacciocco, CEO of TrustedChoice.com, in the hot seat with rapid-fire questions to give you a sneak peek into some fun facts about Chip before the full-length episode is released. 

In this episode of The Insurance Technology Podcast, Reid and co-host Christen Kelley recap highlights from 2022, and discuss what’s ahead for 2023. As a bonus for some holiday inspiration, we’ve compiled every guest’s favorite cocktail. Grab your favorite and toast with us to the new year!