Vertafore Insurance Podcast

This week on the Vertafore Insurance Podcast (VIP), Rick chats with Dale Steinke, Director of Independent Insurance Agency Marketing Programs for Safeco and Liberty Mutual Business Insurance. As if that introduction wasn't impressive enough, his career has taken some amazing turns that has driven incredible passion about the insurance industry that will be contagious as you listen along.

This week on the Vertafore Insurance Podcast (VIP), Rick's guest, Dustin Mooney, co-founder of Rigid Bits, has literally gone halfway around the world to develop his skillset in cyber security. From averting threats at the world's largest oil company to teaching Cyber Security 101 on the VIP, Dustin breaks down the risk formula and brings a lifetime of experience in the field to you this week. Grab your pen and paper and get ready for some cyber security best practices that are crucial to the industry.

This week on the Vertafore Insurance Podcast (VIP), Rick and Ron Berg, Executive Director of the Agent’s Council for Technology (ACT), break down the customer experience and its technology touchpoints. Ron’s passion for the industry and for ACT is apparent as he shares the resources an agent can use to improve the customer journey.

This week on the Vertafore Insurance Podcast (VIP), Rick chats with Chad Hawkinson, Senior Vice President of Data and Analytics right here at Vertafore. Chad came to Vertafore from a long career in mechanical engineering, literally bringing with him experience in "rocket science" after helping organizations like NASA more effectively manage their data and grow faster. He shares his insight with Rick on how the insurance industry can better harness its data, how it can grow faster, and provide better service to its clients.

This week on the Vertafore Insurance Podcast (VIP), Rick is chatting with Jason Keck, co-founder and CEO of Broker Buddha. Jason brings to the VIP 20 years of experience in tech and his time working with various startups has made him an expert on the customer journey. He and Rick discuss everything from how to make your customer a hero to their customers to how your brand position can make you more effective at creating relationships that are so vital to this industry.

On this week's episode of the Vertafore Insurance Podcast (VIP), Rick chats with Todd Sorrel and Milan Malkani, co-founders of Orange Partner Program member ePayPolicy. Although Todd grew up in the insurance industry and Milan is a relative newcomer, both share a passion for helping independent agencies succeed.

Tune into the Vertafore Insurance Podcast this week for Rick's discussion with Doug Mohr, Vertafore Vice President of Industry Relations & Partnerships. Doug has been working with customers to solve business problems with technology for his entire career, so he knows firsthand the power it has to transform your business. 

This week on the Vertafore Insurance Podcast (VIP), Rick chats with Brad Booth, Manager of IT Solutions at SullivanCurtisMonroe. Brad has witnessed firsthand the evolution of technology in the insurance industry over the last two decades - from a typewriter at his first desk to running 15 technology systems at his current company, he has seen it all. 

On this week's episode of the Vertafore Insurance Podcast (VIP), Rick interviews Dean Giem, Rocky Mountain NetVU Chapter President, NetVU board member, and Security First Insurance Agency CIO. Dean has almost two decades of experience in the industry is passionate about helping not only his customers but also his fellow insurance professionals.

On this week's episode, Rick chats with a trio of experts from Vertafore Orange Partner Program member Agency Revolution: Senior Business Development Manager Justin Lair, Senior Director Dave Morton, and FMG Suite COO Tim Robinson.