Bolt Inc is not a new venture, in fact it's over 20 years in the making as a technology company that serves the insurance marketplace. Jim Dwane, the chief revenue officer, explains how connectivity within an open market ec…
Ty Harris didn't wake up with an epiphany for Openly, he actually figured out what he wanted to do and set about building it. That's what Openly is, an insurance company and products designed for a targeted segment. Ty expl…
Fire protection is what insurance is for right? That's what consumers think but Rob Read, President of Bison Fire Protection, explains theres much more for insurance agents and brokers to know when helping their clients. R…
The title is a bold statement but Painworth might have cracked the code for efficient and fair bodily injury claims settlements by writing some code. Mike Zouhri had a personal experience that led him to understand why acce…
Insurance brokers and agents generate tons of data but how many of them know how to harvest it? Colby Tunick, CEO and founder of Refocus AI, is ready to help you make sense of your brokerage data and explains why it's time …
Everyone sees what is happening in the insurance distribution marketplace with mergers and acquisitions but what's driving it? Mike Berris from Smythe CPA explains what's driving the flurry of activity where valuations are …
It's time to look back on the year that was for the hosts Curt Wyatt and Pete Tessier and what happened over 40+ episodes, the insurance industry, the world and everything in between. Pete and Curt take some shots at the in…
The times they are a changing and David Duley, CEO from PlanGap, shares his thoughts about how people should protect against potential shortfall in government pension plans with social security or insurance. David has a grea…
Political action is part of every good strategy but no one does it better than Huw Williams of Impact Public Affairs. As a guiding force for insurance brokers across Canada, Huw has helped many associations advocate on beha…
When talking about innovating to manage disruption with insurance there's no one better than Al McLeod. He's not part of the insurance world hierarchy or patriarch, he's just Al, a guy who has a vast of array of experience …
We had two guests this week with Pierre-Andrew Meunier from PrevTech and Ken Worsley from Wawanesa Insurance talking about the latest needs and technology to help predict where a claim could occur. As agricultural operation…
Sometimes the insurance industry has tunnel vision because 'no one gets it'. In this case, Zensurance co-founder and CEO Danish Yusuf come from outside the insurance industry and he shares his calm and focussed approach to …
Insurance claims are the value part of any policy and that experience is beginning to change. Whether it be an external disruption or internal innovation the process of being made whole' is moving in a different direction. …
Risk engineering never seemed so cool but Ryan McGovern the Chief Risk Engineer from Virtual I Technologies explains what the future looks like for insurance brokers and agents when it comes to risk analysis and data. Virtua…
Data is everything in the insurance industry right now but what about data on the trends and technology that is shaping the industry? That's where Jeff Goldberg and Novarica come in, they make sense of all the different cha…
Pete and Curt breakdown day two of the #IBAO2020 virtual convention discussing the CEO panel featuring Economics, Intact, Wawanesa, and Travelers as well as clips and thoughts from the insurer town halls. It was a differen…
Day 1 from the IBAO #Empowered virtual convention got off to an amazing start with smooth music from DJ Steph Honey and then delivered great content on the state of the industry, Ontario broker technology and recruitment and…
It wasn't just brokers and agents who had to make a pivot to a virtual service model, professional associations did too and Brett Boadway and Norah Black from IBAO share their journey. The Empowered conference is IBAO's 100…
Insurance brokers and agents want real-time transactions and Tom Reid has come on board with IBAC to ensure the industry crosses the finish line. Tom shares his journey from entering the industry to becoming an executive wh…
Change isn't easy, especially when it's unexpected and forces the shuttering of the entire way an industry does business but that's what Joseph Carnevale took on this year as IBAO President. In this episode Joseph talks abo…
Claims can go wrong but what happens if you suspect that a claim might not be what it seems? You might hire an investigator, some one like Dorian Bond , who can help figure out what's going wrong. Dorian joins Curt and Pet…
Home security is changing from an old tech reactive model to a new age proactive system that integrates far beyond the traditional monitoring station. Dhruv Garg drops by to explain how Kangaroo and its connected systems wi…
Telling a story is never easy, but telling a story about insurance is even harder but Charles Alexander knows how. Insurance can scare consumers into purchasing but it can also educate them into purchasing the right coverag…
Is there anyone more energetic in the insurance industry than Bill Pieroni? If so we haven't recorded with them yet. However, after talking with Bill you don't just feel energized, you are informed, educated, and empowered…
