Profiles in Risk

If you weren't able to make The 2019 Insurance Nexus AI & Analytics Conference, here is a flavor for what you missed. In this episode, I interviewed various attendees, vendors and the hosts of the conference. In order of appearance:Jeroen Morrenhof of FRISSJim Murphy of FRISSCharles Dagas of Element.aiZahid Ansari of X by 2, LLCDave Jowell of GIA Map, LLCand hosts Doville Nastopkaite & Marsha Irving of Insurance Nexus

"An insurtech company is like a dog, every year is like 7 years"In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with long-time friend Jennifer Linton, founder and CEO fo Fenris Digital.  Fenris enables friction-free applications. With just the name an address of an applicant, Fenris Digital predictively scores & pre-fills applications for commercial, personal and life applicants to determine propensity to buy, lifetime value, credit bin & financial worthiness and upsell and cross-selling opportunities. Jen has had prior successful exits and is a role model for current entrepreneurs and entrepreneur-in-waiting!CONNECT WITH JENNIFER LINTON:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lintonjen/ Fenris Digital Homepage -  https://fenrisd.com/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY JEN:The End of Insurance As We Know If by Rob Galbraith - https://amzn.to/2YnRKMD All Things Pride and Prejudice - https://amzn.to/2LK1LSu All Things Little Women - https://amzn.to/2LQsnkP SUBSCRIBE AT:Buzzsprout RSS: http://www.buzzsprout.com/87086Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN  Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7MiYouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar 

We invited ten thoughtful insurance execs to dinner and an anonymized podcast. Then, we recorded a real conversation about the future of insurance. This dinner was sponsored by our friends at Microsoft. 

Aaron Gordon, an expert in captives and risk management strategies for companies, discusses the benefits of captives, unique types of captives like those covering Uber and ambulatory surgery centers, and the importance of evaluating one's risk profile. They also talk about productivity tools, challenges of adapting to new communication technology, vintage items, influential books, and express gratitude and congratulations.

On the golfcour.se I talk to Margaret Resce Milkint about the data initiative she is chairing to quantify the state of women leaders in insurance, rather than rely on anecdotes.The survey deadline is August 31 and results will be released October 23. In order to register,  company representatives should send an email to wii@stemconnector.com (there is no online link to survey)For more information, you can suggest followers check out the FAQ.

80% of agency and brokerage work does NOT require a license. This means that trained personnel can do this and allow licensed staff to do what they do best (sell and service clients).In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Sarah Muniz of Cover desk about the use of virtual assistants to help brokers and agents become more productive. CONNECT WITH SARAH MUNIZ:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-muniz-a83b2794/ Cover Desk Hompage - https://coverdesk.com/  MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:The new Journey singer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWC9MHgpL8U Zoho CRM - https://www.zoho.com/ Headspace app - https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY SARAH:Atomic Habits by James Clear - https://amzn.to/2ln0Z1G The Psychology of Sales Call Reluctance - https://amzn.to/2llPZS5  SUBSCRIBE AT:Buzzsprout RSS: http://www.buzzsprout.com/87086Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN  Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7MiYouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar 

Delays to the treatment of injured employees makes that ultimate treatment more expensive. Educating employees on workplace safety and how technology can help employers and employees aggressively tackle injuries and treatment was the subject of my conversation with Blaine Hoffmann of iReportSource. CONNECT WITH BLAINE HOFFMANN:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/blainejhoffmann/ The SafetyPro Podcast - http://www.thesafetypropodcast.com/ iReportSource Homepage - https://ireportsource.com/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY BLAINE:Lean Safety by Robert Hafey - https://amzn.to/30pKeSR  The 5 Dysfunction of a Team by Patrick Lancione - https://amzn.to/2LIyAxZ Getting Naked by Patrick Lancione - https://amzn.to/2LIuhCQ SUBSCRIBE AT:Buzzsprout RSS: http://www.buzzsprout.com/87086Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN  Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7MiYouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar 

When someone Googles your name or your company's name, what will they find? How do potential customers or employers think of you?  If you own a company, what do potential employees think of you?In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Ben Baker, author and President of Your Brand Marketing about the importance of branding on a personal and business level.CONNECT WITH BEN BAKER: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yourbrandmarketing/ Your Brand Marketing Homepage - https://yourbrandmarketing.com/get-started/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Powerful Personal Brands by Ben Baker - https://amzn.to/2Nop4mq Your Living Brand Podcast - http://yourlivingbrand.live/ ACT CRM - https://www.act.com/ Dropbox - https://www.dropbox.com/ Carbonite backup - https://www.carbonite.com/ Zoom conferencing - https://zoom.us/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY BEN: Books by Seth Goding - https://amzn.to/2Xih6Qm Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher - https://amzn.to/2FKoau3 Getting Past No by William Ury - https://amzn.to/2XMt6sQ SUBSCRIBE AT:Buzzsprout RSS: http://www.buzzsprout.com/87086Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN  Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7MiYouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar 

I’ve invited Alex Maffeo, CEO of Boost Insurance on the GolfCourse to talk about how the infrastructure to facilitate disruptive innovation is broken and how Boost Insurance is fixing it to accelerate a robust market for new ideas and new approaches to insurance. Learn more about Boost Insurance at BoostInsurance.io

I’ve invited Paul Tetrault to join me on the golf Course, Paul is the Executive Director of the Insurance Library, a hidden gem of information, resources and knowledge about the evolution of insurance products and new innovations, spanning back 132 years. You can find more information about the Insurance Library at insurancelibrary.org