The Insurance Podcast

Pete Tessier & Curt Wyatt host the leading podcast about Insurance. Whether it's home insurance, auto insurance, business, people, insurance companies or more the Insurance Podcast discusses the relevant issues within the P&C insurance sector. From CEOs, to insurance brokers, VPs, owners, innovators, the podcast will feature those within the insurance industry who lead change. This podcast also considers the future with social media, consumer facing, fin-tech or startups, or AI, we will shed light on what technology is doing to insurance products and companies.

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Arun Balakrishnan: AI can co-exist with your insurance architecture

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Sept. 17, 2026

Arun Balakrishnan: AI can co-exist with your insurance architecture

As the CEO of Xceedance Arun Balakrishnan has seen many tech changes through his career starting with selling online in India. He explains how AI does not have to upend your vision, team, and tech stack to find success with it. In this episode: Who the companies will be who find success with AI, and sustain it. Why there will not be winners in the AI race but those who get left behind How to consider token usage, budgeting and maximizing ROI Where the most practical value lies for brokers,

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Aug. 31, 2026

NICC 2026- Where industry leaders meet

When insurance industry leaders want learn they show up at NICC. As we sit one month away from this conference in Quebec City, this episode will profile speakers, the agenda, and why NICC is an essential event year after year. In this epiosde: What's in store for attendees How topics and themes are chosen The importance of government in the industry M&A panel preview How a new initiative makes charitable giving for insurance easier Previews of claims, AI, trade, and trucking panels. We'r

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The Global View of P&C Insurance Modernization with Michal Trochimczuk- Sollers Consulting

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Aug. 12, 2026

The Global View of P&C Insurance Modernization with Michal Trochimczuk- Sollers Consulting

It's not often someone who's business touches insurance in almost all global regions wants to share their view but Michal Trochimczuk sat down to share where he sees progress, successes, and challenges with P&C insurance and the lessons learned. In this episode: What global trends need to be noticed The similar needs that insurers have no matter where they are How brokers integrate with insurers Why speed to decisions is driving experience for insurers Where successes are happening globall

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Find 'hire value' with your insurance talent

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June 10, 2026

Find 'hire value' with your insurance talent

Shelley Billinghurst isn't trying to disrupt recruitment for the insurance industry but she might disrupt how insurance approaches finding great talent. As the President and founder of Hire Value Shelley has some insights about the insurance industry and it's talent attraction practices that are long overdue to be heard. In this episode: Why insurance career ads are like bland drapes to good talent How hiring software stifles great talent identification Why saying you have a great culture re

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Reinsurance re-imagined for the future- Gavin Lillywhite SVP Xceedance

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May 18, 2026

Reinsurance re-imagined for the future- Gavin Lillywhite SVP Xceedance

Reinsurance seems to be spoken about but still largely misunderstood. Gavin Lillywhite, SVP with Xceedance pulls back the curtain and explains how reinsurance is evolving and the role it plays. With reinsurers being far more aggressively focused with their capacity and finding new opportunities for distribution, Gavin explores what the industry is asking for and how those requests are being answered. In this episode: How the underwriting behind reinsurance is evolving and modernizing Why rein

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The state of brokerages in 2025? Alex Wong from Smythe LLP shares the data.

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May 3, 2026

The state of brokerages in 2025? Alex Wong from Smythe LLP shares the data.

Smythe LLP has been producing a P&C brokerage report for a number of years so we had Alex Wong, Partner in Advisory Services, talk about the data and answer a few questions about the state of the brokerage industry last year. In this episode: What are the fears most brokers have? How are the trends driving change and where? Will consolidation continue and how? Where are the growth opportunities? What do brokers need to do to keep having sucess? How will technology impact the future of the

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