Profiles in Risk

Tony chats with Nadav Interstein, VP of Marketing at Swifter.io, they started as a low-code no-code platform but they have now shifted and have aggressively focused on AI. Now they have created a software development life cycle tool that uses agentic AI to generate the entire software development life cycle process going from project definition all the way through wireframe, processes, actual code in the language you want, automated testing, and deployment. A to Z AI powered creation of enterprise level software for front-end.Nadav Interstein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadav-interstein-45118615/Swifter.io: https://Swifter.ioVideo Version: https://youtu.be/S0lqfKwJniY

Tony chats with Mary Rossi, President at Rossi Claims Training Academy. Mary is a 35 year veteran of the claims world, with extensive experience both carrier claims and running an IA firm. She's now offering training for claims adjuster for both new and experienced adjusters. The teaching is focused around case studies.Mary Rossi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-rossi-b8a3648a/Rossi Claims Training Academy: https://rossiclaimservices.com/claims-academy-enrollment/Video Version: https://youtu.be/7XGxVnA9l0s

Tony chats with Nima Ashtari, Founder and CEO at Manifold, they help insurance in the auto space use video analytics for telematics. From dash cams to telematics devices they can help you digest all of it. Essentially they are an aggregation and analysis tool for underwriting and claims. A very interesting company with a very interesting back story. A must listen to episode if you're into auto insurance.Nima Ashtari: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nima-ashtari/Manifold: https://www.manifold.autos/Video Version: https://youtu.be/zeghwnMskHg

Tony chats with Michael Ley, Director of Network Relationships at Hawksoft, they are the third largest Agency Management System (AMS) with a passionate group of users. (For High Ds: Actual content starts at about minute 8.) I had heard about Hawksoft every once in a while and it was awesome to finally hear the story direct from them. What an interesting company! What started as an app writer because of bad handwriting, grew to be a full fledged AMS. They're still family owned and every agency that uses is part of the family. Michael Ley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/realmichaelley/Hawksoft: https://www.hawksoft.comVideo Version: https://youtu.be/Y1nc-PR_J90

Tony chats with John L. Connell, Co-Founder and CEO at Focal, they are the enterprise grade AI notetaking platform and automation platform for financial advisors and in the insurance agency and broker/dealer space. They are used across Charles Schwab, Vanguard, Commonwealth, and others. They deliver a vertical specific purpose built platform that saves advisors 50 hours a month! It empowers you to deepen your relationships with your clients.John L. Connell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-l-connell/Focal: https://meetwithfocal.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/n0PUISKLMqs

Tony chats with Eric Adler, Founder and CEO at Flume Water, they help save insurance companies money and homeowners the pain and experiences of filing a water claim. They also help decrease the time away from their house which is a win/win. They do this through a combination of DIY self-installed sensor and a network of Flume technicians that help identify issues in the home.Eric Adler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-adler/Flume Water: https://flumewater.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/qr36cZdz8-o

Tony chats with Mike Hallock, Partner at McCoy Leavitt Laskey and President at Chicago CLM. Mike is an expert in fire and explosion catastrophic claims and is working with CLM to build an Emergency Response Taskforce with over 100 members to aggressively defend instead of always playing catchup to plaintiff appointments. A fascinating conversation!Mike Hallock: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hallockmichael/Video Version: https://youtu.be/7wOFHgSTfpk

Tony chats with Lokesh Ballenahalli, Founder and Sunil Shivappa, COO at Enkefalos Technology, they are a research first global AI company focused on building AI solutions for the AI industry. They combine research deep research in LLMs, Responsible AI, and domain expertise to develop what they call the AI operating system for insurance. It has 3 core layers: Insurance GTP, Agentic AI Applications, and Monitoring of that AI.Lokesh Ballenahalli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lokesh-ballenahalli/Sunil Shivappa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunil-m-shivappa-86273519a/Enkefalos Technology: https://www.enkefalos.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/u3_xWZyPDEg

Frederick Fisher, Professional Liability Expert and Author of "Claims-Made Insurance The Policy that Changed The Industry: A Deep Dive, Review, and History". A fascinating conversation about the Claims-Made side of insurance! A must not miss episode for anyone in the Professional Lines side of insurance.Frederick Fisher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederick-fisher-j-d-ccp-46b1944/Claims-Made Insurance The Policy that Changed The Industry: A Deep Dive, Review, and History: https://amzn.to/4nQgWrRVideo Version: https://youtu.be/mCrv3xWRbos

Tony chats with Graham Topol and Michael Topol, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs at MGT Insurance, they are the first Neo Insurer, a modern commercial insurance carrier which they built from the ground up to support small businesses and the agents that support them. A super interesting conversation that you cannot miss!Graham Topol: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-topol-645b5451/Michael Topol: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-topol-74710b99/MGT Insurance: https://www.mgtinsurance.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/_cJv2osE4-w