Profiles in Risk

On this episode, Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Justin Gress and Gary Kaplan of AXA XL Construction business line. We discuss their team’s innovative approach to talent development, identifying insurtechs, and piloting new technologies. Gary Kaplan, President of Construction at AXA XLGary is a highly disciplined and results-focused leader with the proven track record developing and motivating high performance teams. As President of Construction at AXA XL, he is responsible for all six P&C product lines including Property, Primary Casualty, Excess Casualty, Professional, Pollution, and Subcontractor Default insurance.Justin Gress, Director of Strategic Operations - Chief Operating Officer at AXA XLAs the Chief Operating Officer (COO)/Director of Strategic Operations for AXA XL, Justin is focused on owning and driving our overall Operational and Strategic Plans across Canada and North America Construction. He reports to the President of NA Construction and the CEO of AXA XL Canada. Justin has written multiple articles, including: “Constructive Conversations: Building customer-focused operations”FastFast Forward – December 2018https://axaxl.com/fast-fast-forward/articles/constructive-conversations_building-customer-focused-operations “Getting started with continuous improvement”FastFast Forward – September 2018https://axaxl.com/fast-fast-forward/articles/getting-started-with-continuous-improvement“Show Me the Money! Using Data to Drive Cost-Effective Innovation in the Construction Industry”FastFast Forward – January 2018http://xlcatlin.com/fast-fast-forward/articles/show-me-the-money_using-data-to-drive-cost-effective-innovation-in-the-construction-industryGary Kaplan shared the following resources, many of which are mentioned in this podcast: “Building a Customer-Focused Business from the Ground Up”Carrier Management Magazine – August 2017http://www.carriermanagement.com/features/2017/08/29/170669.htm?bypass=45489cad35a94e724cd4d9ead76b3c02“The Benefits of Having One Insurer to Meet All of Your Needs”Reuters – October 2018https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSWAOAX382RRD3189Q “Business planning that looks beyond the bottom line”FastFastForward.com – August 2018https://xlcatlin.com/fast-fast-forward/articles/business-planning-that-looks-beyond-the-bottom-line “A winning formula: Customer-centric business strategy”FastFastForward.com – June 2018https://xlcatlin.com/fast-fast-forward/articles/a-winning-formula_-customer-centric-business-strategy “Keeping ahead of competition”FastFastForward.com – April 2018http://xlcatlin.com/fast-fast-forward/articles/keeping-ahead-of-competition “4 Keys to Incredible Employee Engagement”Science of Story – April 2018https://scienceofstory.org/4-keys-to-incredible-

Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Dave Kaufman, CEO of Motorists Insurance Group and member of ‘Insuring Ohio Futures’. In this episode, we discuss the human capital shortage in insurance and the state of Ohio’s approach to rebuilding talent pipelines. 

Back in late 2018, Wesley Todd of CaseGlide and I were discussing the state of the insurtech world. We decided how interesting it would be to discuss building a tech-centric insurance organization with people who have decades of experience actually doing this. So, in the first of a many part series in 2019, Wes and I co-hosted an interview with Werner Kruck of Security First. Werner is a veteran of Florida insurance, perhaps the toughest insurance market in the world. He is part of a team that has built Security First. We discuss technology (the good, bad and ugly) and the Florida insurance markets.CONNECT WITH WERNER KRUCK: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wernerkruck/ Security First - http://www.securityfirstflorida.com/ 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 

Carey Anne Nadeau interviews Brandon Schuh, fellow podcast host of Risk Radio. In this episode, we discuss the ways insurance podcasts are benefiting the industry and how even casual listeners can contribute. To listen to Risk Radio, subscribe on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/risk-radio/id1449923455?mt=2 

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Dan Burton, founder of Dronebase. Drones are reshaping our ability to capture and work with high-resolution imagery. For the insurance space, drones will re-define our ability to capture data for inspections & claims.CONNECT WITH DANIEL BURTON: Home Page: https://www.dronebase.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-burton-28711789/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY DANIEL:Books by Robert Heinlein: https://amzn.to/2t4tqlq The 3 Body Problem: https://amzn.to/2t2RPbj 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 

Timing is a critical element to a successful workers compensation claim. Delays in reporting and treatment can exacerbate the claim costs. For each week delay in reporting a claim, costs go up 10%...for each month, the claim doubles. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with David Wald of Aclaimant, an comapny using technology platform  "to engage the employee, employer, and insurance carrier in making workplace incidents everyone’s responsibility". Aclaimant has been nominated by Business Insurance as "Insurtech Team of the Year": https://aclaimant.com/blog/2019/1/28/aclaimant-named-a-finalist-for-business-insurance-insuretech-team-of-the-year CONNECT WITH DAVID WALD: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidawald/Aclaimant Homepage: https://aclaimant.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Slack: https://slack.com/ Trello: https://trello.com/ Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/ Zoom: https://zoom.us/BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY DAVID: Books by Malcolm Gladwell: https://amzn.to/2FY7h0HFounders at Work: https://amzn.to/2TnlDuB 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 it comes to Risk Management, insurance plays a small part of the day to day art of managing corporate risk, especially for a Vegas casino. In this episode, I spoke with Mark Habersack, Director of Risk Management for MGM Casinos about Risk Management and all of the wild and zany stuff that keeps him up at night. CONNECT WITH MARK HABERSACK:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-habersack-8867924/  MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:RIMS: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-habersack-8867924/ Hillsdale College: https://www.hillsdale.edu/ Deidre Wright: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deidrewright/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY MARK:Start With Why by Simon Sinek: https://amzn.to/2MCfHew Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek: https://amzn.to/2MzmOo9  Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard: https://amzn.to/2WnINTu Jack Welch and The GE Way by Robert Slater: https://amzn.to/2WpCuyH The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman: https://amzn.to/2WqbSxV Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson: https://amzn.to/2SgExpW Fish Sticks/ Fish Tales by Stephen Lundin: https://amzn.to/2Wqc1RZ 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 

Carey Anne Nadeau, Founder of ODN, interviews Marvol Barnard, incoming President of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals. Marvol shares her thoughts about the importance of social networking in insurance and her strategies to promote diversity and inclusion, all while having a fun time.If you're looking to learn more about the LPGA and becoming a certified teaching professional, visit: http://www.lpga.com/tcp #inviteher

In this episode of I spoke with Myranda Elizabeth Joseph. Unlike many RMI students who go into industry after their studies, Myranda finished high school and needed to make money then. She immediately found insurance production satisfying. Still, an itch remained, and Myranda decided to kill two birds with one stone by getting her degree in insurance, while also building up her book. Myranda shows a potential pathway for agency owners who are seeking to perpetuate their sales force. Why not recruit high school graduates who you can then train in-house while also training them in the more academic and technical aspects of insurance. Myranda is exactly the type of person who will become the face of the industry.CONNECT WITH MYRANDA ELIZABETH JOSEPH:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/myranda-elizabeth-joseph-a5263067/  MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Kent State Online Insurance Program - https://www.kent.edu/columbiana/insurance Gamma Iota Sigma: https://gammaiotasigma.org/ Erin Condren Planners: https://amzn.to/2M6QqJj  BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY: Harry Potter Books: https://amzn.to/2AJkt5f Books by Bill Whitley: https://amzn.to/2VS7Hu9Books by Stephen Fry: https://amzn.to/2FuZlmwSUBSCRIBE 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 

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Derek Lovrenich & Phil Duncan of InsurEco. Derek will be presenting at the Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator Blockchain conference on January 29th in Palo Alto. We discussed how companies in the insurance ecosystem should contemplate a technical and business strategy for incorporating blockchain. We went deep down the rabbit hole as I follow Derek and Phil in the oblivion of tokenizing aspects of insurance data. My personal belief is that we haven't even begun to imagine all of the possible solutions blockchain technologies will bring to insurance.The title of Derek's’ workshop is:Creating a Company Blockchain Strategy & Value ChainHands-on exec workshop that guides participants through integrating Blockchain and related ecosystems into the company’s overall Digital Insurance, Product & Partnering Strategy.Register here to get 30% off: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-insurance-leadership-blockchain-smart-insurance-tickets-46683944936?discount=InsNerds30Connect With:Derek Lovrenich - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blocksmith/ Phil Duncan - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/insuranceblock/ insurEco - https://insureco.io/