

Profiles in Risk
Insurance Nerds
The largest insurtech podcast going on 700+ episodes. This is not your grandpa's insurance industry!
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Mar 5, 2025 • 19min
Stephanie Mier PIR, Chief Insurance Officer at ServiceUp - Ep. 642
Tony chats with Stephanie Mier PIR, Chief Insurance Officer at ServiceUp, an all-in-one digital platform for all things auto repair, from fleet to consumers and everything in between. Their focus is decreasing cycle time and severity when it comes to auto claims. ServiceUp holds your insured's hand through the repair process, with 24/7 updates and a lifetime warranty on the repairs. Stephanie Mier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniejmier8675309/ServiceUp: https://www.serviceup.com/platform/insuranceVideo Version: https://youtu.be/xk8ZL1k9ckU

Mar 4, 2025 • 26min
Kevin May, Chief Strategy Officer at GIGAFORCE - PIR Ep. 641
Kevin May, Chief Strategy Officer at GIGAFORCE, a technology company focused on reimagining the subrogation workforce, which also affects the claims workforce. They can help in everything from identifying losses with subro potential at FNOL all the way through the process. I learned a LOT about subro in this conversation.Kevin May: https://www.linkedin.com/in/subroman/GIGAFORCE: https://gigaforce.io/Video Version: https://youtu.be/CXxapTveDgI

Mar 3, 2025 • 45min
James Benham, CEO & Co-Founder at Terra - PIR Ep. 640
Tony chats with James Benham, CEO & Co-Founder at Terra, they are a next-generation cloud-native AI-enabled claims and policy core platform for work comp first organizations. They pride themselves with being far easier to use, far easier to sign up, far easier to set up than the competition. This was a fascinating conversation about core systems that everybody should listen to!James Benham: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbenham/Terra: https://terra.insure/Video Version: https://youtu.be/qjdZyO4sBJs

Feb 26, 2025 • 24min
Cyrus Jaffery, Founder and CEO at Quotamation - PIR Ep. 639
Cyrus Jaffery, Founder and CEO at Quotamation, built by insurance agents for insurance agents, they built a tool to make it easy for consumers and agents to do home and auto quotes within 60 seconds. It makes everybody's life much easier when quoting home and auto with a beautiful UI.Cyrus Jaffery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrus-jaffery-02840365/Quotamation: https://quotamation.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/k00tbKj0eVI

Feb 25, 2025 • 20min
Chris Luiz, CEO at Scout Insurtech - PIR Ep. 638
Tony chats about Chris Luiz, CEO at Scout Insurtech, it started as Insurtech Ohio and has now grown into a fantastic community for carriers, brokers and agencies to find the talent, services and/or technology they need to sustain their impact on the insurance industry. We chat about why the Scout Insurtech events are different and why you should get involved!Chris Luiz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-luiz/Scout Insurtech: https://www.scoutinsurtech.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/k0e0268emks

Feb 24, 2025 • 25min
Jon Kelly, CEO at Modern Metric - PIR Ep. 637
Tony chats with Jon Kelly, CEO at Modern Metric, they serve large national brokers in personal lines. Their core product Discover, takes an insurance agent from data discovery, to quoting, to a fully customized finished proposal ready to send to the client.Jon Kelly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonkelly/Modern Metric: https://www.modernmetric.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/k17ebwYEAaA

Feb 18, 2025 • 24min
Elan Nyer, Co-Founder and CEO at Ownli - PIR Ep. 636
Tony chats with Elan Nyer, Co-Founder and CEO at Ownli, a platform that helps P&C insurers better engage with their policyholders and prospects, increasing engagement and reducing premium leakage. They empower individuals to capture and control their data and transparently share it with the business. It's a really refreshing approach because the individual gets paid for their data. It opens the door for better engagement and the opportunity to capture data that you literally couldn't get earlier.Elan Nyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elan-nyer-a4691823/Ownli: https://www.ownli.co/Video Version: https://youtu.be/oUnktX6fizA

Feb 17, 2025 • 21min
Joe Ems PIR, Co-Founder and Director of Sales at Sembley - PIR Ep. 635
Tony chats with Joe Ems PIR, Co-Founder and Director of Sales at Sembley, a modern cloud-based platform that streamlines insurance submissions and renewals with simple intakes that populate right into the Acord.Joe Ems: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-g-ems-340813123/Sembley: https://sembley.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/oCWgg9nNEr4

Feb 13, 2025 • 19min
Tyler Jensen, President at The Top Performance Group - PIR Ep. 634
Tony chats with Tyler Jensen, President at The Top Performance Group, a professional development platform that helps business owners overcome fear, complacency, the feeling of being overwhelmed, and burnout. They help you achieve top performance and satisfaction in your life and business. Tyler came from running an agency and then being a carrier marketing rep.Tyler Jensen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-jensen/The Top Performance Group: https://thetopperformancegroup.com/

Feb 12, 2025 • 24min
Cheryl Koch - Presenting the Ultimate Account Manager Program - PIR Ep. 633
Tony chats with Cheryl Koch, CEO of Agency Management Resource Group, announcing the launch of their improved Ultimate Account Manager program. This training teaches Account Managers the Caught Up Workflow Management system which helps them get caught on their pending and NEVER fall behind, all without going insane or working crazy hours. How would you like your Account Managers to always be caught up and to love their jobs? The first cohort starts very soon, so hurry!Cheryl Koch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylkoch/Ultimate Account Manager: https://ultimateaccountmanager.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/0it65BqhaRo


