
Profiles in Risk
The largest insurtech podcast going on 500+ episodes. This is not your grandpa's insurance industry!
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Feb 1, 2024 • 30min
Ross Huart, CEO at EcoClaim - PIR Ep. 510
Tony chats with Ross Huart, CEO at EcoClaim. They are a training and certification body that uses a variety of technology and software solutions to help insurers prepares for their road to net zero carbon footprint. First they're focusing on the property claims process where traditionally very little thought is given to how damaged materials are disposed of. Their first product EcoDivert trains restoration contractors to divert waste.Ross Huart: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-huartt/EcoClaim: https://ecoclaim.ca/Video Version: https://youtu.be/Y8zTGNvNp8o

Jan 31, 2024 • 16min
Chris Schrenk, Chief Underwriting Officer at NeuralMetrics - PIR Ep. 509
Tony chats with Chris Schrenk, Chief Underwriting Officer at NeuralMetrics. They were created to solve a lot of questions when it comes to small business insurance how to really know some of the important underwriting attributes of any specific small business. They help classify the business correctly and can quickly find a lot of the important risk attributes of each small risk to help the underwriter quickly reach a proper decision.Chris Schrenk: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-schrenk-b50a439/NeuralMetrics: https://www.neuralmetrics.aiVideo Version: https://youtu.be/k_I2DjMRImc

Jan 30, 2024 • 57min
Ryan Deeds and Brendan Corr - Let's Talk about Mental Health - PIR Ep. 508
Mental health is crucially important to your wellbeing and career. Yet, before 2020 we basically never talked about Mental Health in the corporate world, it was a taboo. Luckily things have changed. In 2022, Tony happened to see 3 sessions at insurance conferences about mental health including a fantastic panel at AppliedNet. In today's episode two of the panelists come on Profiles in Risk, to talk about their Mental Health journeys.Ryan Deeds: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryancdeeds/Brenden Corr: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenden-corr-75a17013/Video Version: https://youtu.be/yGYLdtPRwxk

Jan 29, 2024 • 9min
Sheldon Ohringer - Ep. 507
Tony chats with Sheldon Ohringer about the Global Insurance Accelerator and his new operation "How to Buy your 1st Business".Sheldon Ohringer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheldon-s-ohringer-3985565/Video Version: https://youtu.be/hmawpfaNhT4

Jan 26, 2024 • 21min
Michael Vervena, VP of Sales and Marketing at iGUIDE - PIR Ep. 506
Tony chats with Michael Vervena, VP of Sales and Marketing at iGUIDE, a property documentation company offers a camera system that uses lidar measurement technology with 360 panoramic images to document the built world. It measures and creates digital twins of interior spaces, which can be incredibly useful for property claims.Michael Vervena: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelvervenasalesmarketing/iGUIDE: https://goiguide.com/

Jan 25, 2024 • 25min
Gary Davis, National Practice Leader at Noyo - PIR Ep. 505
Tony chats with Gary Davis, National Practice Leader at Noyo. Noyo is building the digital infrastructure to bring health insurance enrollment into the modern era. Noyo replaces today’s manual data entry and cumbersome legacy systems with a powerful API platform that enables faster, more accurate data exchange between health insurance platforms and their carrier partners.Gary Davis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-davis-1716a2a/Noyo: https://noyo.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/B7P0AH3GOmg

Jan 24, 2024 • 55min
Chris Cline, Author of The Inertia of Legacy - PIR Ep. 504
Tony chats with Chris Cline, Author of The Inertia of Legacy, about his career, book, and many different aspects of the insurance industry. A fascinating conversation between two guys with a passion for insurance and growth.Chris Cline: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-cline-0195121b/The Inertia of Legacy: https://www.amazon.com/Inertia-Legacy-Newtons-Transformative-Managing/Video Version: https://youtu.be/PwA55i40sEY

Jan 23, 2024 • 31min
Jason Keck, CEO at Broker Buddha and Hayden Parra, Head of Internal Development at Acturis - PIR 503
Tony chats with Jason Keck, CEO at Broker Buddha and Hayden Parra, Head of Internal Development. We discussed Broker Buddha and Acturis entry's into the US market through the merger with Broker Buddha and why there's great synergy between the two companies.Jason Keck: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkeck/Hayden Parra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayden-parra-83b413a2/Broker Buddha: https://www.brokerbuddha.com/Acturis: https://www.acturis.com/Jason's prior appearances:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfP8X-IlImMhttps://youtu.be/gzk0CLygPxY?si=t0HeY6KUt0Jxd3io

Jan 22, 2024 • 24min
Peter Dawson, 831(B) Institute - PIR Ep. 502
Tony chats with Peter Dawson of the 831B Institute. Section 831(B) section was setup by Congress in 1986 to provide an insurance solution for small business owners to procure insurance that's not readily available. The 831(B) Institute promotes guidance, education, and compliance of 831(b) microcaptives831(B) Institute: https://www.831binstitute.org/Video Version: https://youtu.be/dLREptpPnlg

Jan 19, 2024 • 44min
Margaret Spence, Founder at The Inclusion Learning Lab - PIR Ep. 501
Tony chats with Margaret Spence, Founder at The Inclusion Learning Lab, an online immersive community-based learning platform designed for talent leaders with the goal of making sure that together we can create an inclusive future for everyone. We have a great conversation on DEI in the corporate world. This was a very honest conversation where I learned a lot.Margaret Spence: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaretspence/The Inclusion Learning Lab: https://inclusionlearninglab.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/g2KnS_f2LRA