Profiles in Risk

 In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I preview the Connected Insurance conference by speaking with Amandah Greiling (Zurich) and Chris Downer (XL Innovate) who both will be on stage at the event. The event is jam-packed with attendees & presenters, which we would expect from an Insurance Nexus event. Use discount code 4915INS200 to save $200EVENT REGISTRATION PAGE CONNECT WITH:Amandah Greiling -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandah-greiling-4522a38/ Chris Downer -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-downer-2275bb62/ Insurance Nexus - https://www.linkedin.com/company/insurance-nexus/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Insurtech Daily - https://xlinnovate.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=49b2b0d8a2e58f10671902524&id=41b19e1493 SUBSCRIBE AT:Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3QGoogle 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 Chris Stanley of IA Path. Chris has authored his second book, the Independent Adjustor's Playbook, and we discussed why he wrote this book, who he wrote it for and what it was like writing versus the first book.CONNECT WITH CHRIS STANLEY: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iapath/ Home Page: https://iapath.com/ IA Playbook Order Page: https://www.iaplaybook.com/book SUBSCRIBE AT:Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3QGoogle 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 Carl Van who has led the International Insurance Institute for over 20 years. Carl has teaching in his blood and his mission is to inspire people to improve themselves.CONNECT WITH CARL VAN: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlvan/ Email: carlvan@insuranceinstitute.com Phone: 504-393-4570 Home Page: http://www.insuranceinstitute.com/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY CARL: The Psychology of Achievement by Brian Tracy: https://amzn.to/2CZwk2b SUBSCRIBE AT:Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3QGoogle 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 

(If you are listening to this, you may want to watch our YouTube broadcast for better effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOsnH2syCXU&feature=youtu.be)In this special episode, Rob Galbraith, Carly Burnham and I discuss Rob's new book, The End of Insurance As We Know It. We discussed what is covered in the book, why Rob decided to write the book and what it was like for Rob as a first-time author. (Shout out to MC Razaire and Taryn Haas for their help in getting this book published...they will be on a future episode on this topic)You can pre-order the book at: https://insnerds.com/end-of-insurance/

Geospatial technology is much more than just mapping locations. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, Jon Sonnenschein of SpatialKey and I discuss many of the new valuable ways geospatial technologies are being put to use in insurance.CONNECT WITH JON SONNENSCHEIN: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-sonnenschein-7570b268/  Phone: 203-794-2666 SpatialKey Homepage: http://www.spatialkey.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/ ESRI: https://www.esri.com/en-us/home QGIS: https://qgis.org/en/site/ GIS Stack Exchange: https://gis.stackexchange.com/ Music by The Grateful Dead: https://amzn.to/2RQcYkb Music by The Red Hot Chili Peppers: https://amzn.to/2NLKzsk Google Suite: https://gsuite.google.com/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY JON: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn: https://amzn.to/2RQdgYj Genius Foods by Max Lugavere: https://amzn.to/2CLb6Vt SUBSCRIBE AT:Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3QGoogle 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 

Tony Canas interviews some attendees of Insurtech Connect 2018: https://insuretechconnect.com/ CONNECT WITH:Scott Henry of LeakBot: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-henry-7001083/ Marci Devries of Fraud Sniffr:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcidevries/ Luke Bronin, Mayor of Hartford, CT: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-bronin-359a16a/ Jesse Peterson of DroneBase: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesselpeterson/ Matt Workman of DroneBase: https://www.linkedin.com/in/workmanmatt/ Alex Chilow of Aclaimant: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-chilow-47195a35/ Joel Friedman of Aclaimant:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelash/ Tadas Jucikas of Genius AI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjucikas/ Tyler Wentworth of Genius AI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-wentworth-33420355/ Mica Cooper of Insurecrypt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mica-cooper/ Bobbie Sheivasrav of Benekiva: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbieshrivastav/ Gilad Shai of Bound API: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giladshai/ SUBSCRIBE AT:Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3QGoogle 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 

There are podcast guests where my goal is to make sure I can get what I understand of the guest out to the audience. Then there are guests that come onto the show where I know squat. This was one of those recordings. In this episode, Gabriel Glynn of MakuSafe (pronounce Make-You-Safe) discusses the new technology of wearable and their implications to worker's safety and workers compensation insurance. I learned a ton and I think you will as well.CONNECT WITH GABRIEL GLYNN: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielpglynn/ MakuSafe Homepage: https://makusafe.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Global Insurance Accelerator: https://www.globalinsuranceaccelerator.com/ If This Then That: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFTTT BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY GABRIEL:Shoe Dog by Phil Knight: https://amzn.to/2yoAVWE  Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/2pFbFYr Books by Dietrich Bonhoeffer: https://amzn.to/2IMjtAo The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore: https://amzn.to/2yoT1HZ SUBSCRIBE AT:Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3QGoogle 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 

 This episode was fun to record. Arleen & Ted Taveras interviewed the Insurance Nerds a couple of weeks ago and this time, I get a chance at them. As you will see in this video, insurance licensing is a mess. Especially for me. Arleen & Ted help brokers manage the monotonous, yet critical task of managing insurance licenses and continuing education. No surprise...I plan on becoming a customer.CONNECT WITH ARLEEN & TED: Arleen Taveras: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arleen-taveras-arm/ Ted Taveras: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-taveras-3a800918/ Insurance Licensing Service of America: http://www.ilsainc.com/ Spot In Insurance Homepage: http://spotoninsurance.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:The Essential Barry Manilow: https://amzn.to/2P0ulge Earth Wind & Fire: https://amzn.to/2xN64n5 BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY ARLEEN & TED: Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill: https://amzn.to/2P4494x Books by Tony Robbins: https://amzn.to/2QhqCLt The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack: https://amzn.to/2P27aC3 Whale Done by Kenneth Blanchard: https://amzn.to/2OpSEah  SUBSCRIBE AT: Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4 iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD  Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN  Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7Mi YouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar 

Kin Insurance is one the original insurtech startups in the homeowners insurance space. In this episode, co-founder and CEO Sean Harper and I discuss the founding of Kin, including Sean's thoughts as a consultant, on why they decided to tackle this problem, which challenges they decided to tackle first and the conundrum of taking risk as an MGA or carrier.CONNECT WITH SEAN HARPER: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harpersean/ Kin Insurance Homepage: https://www.kin.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:The Kin founders: https://www.kin.com/about BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY SEAN:Against the Gods by Peter Bernstein: https://amzn.to/2xAHZQk   SUBSCRIBE AT: Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4 iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD  Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN  Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7Mi YouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar 

This recording occurred 3 weeks ago. It is coincidental that it is being broadcast during the weekend of perhaps the worst hurricane to ever strike the Carolinas, Hurricane Florence. FEMA has many, many resources available for anyone affected by this event (if you are an insurance professional, you may want to take note of these): The FEMA mobile app (https://www.fema.gov/node/35141) as well as Disaster Assistance (https://www.disasterassistance.gov/) In this episode, Clark Poland and I discussed FEMA; its mission and many of the initiatives FEMA has in place to reduce, mitigate and prevent loss. FEMA has a lot of big goals and is eager to work with the public and private sector, including insurers, to make those goals a reality.CONNECT WITH CLARK POLAND: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jclarkpoland/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:FEMA YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/FEMA FEMA Independent Study Courses: https://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.aspx?all=trueTo receive NFIP Training GovDelivery updates targeted at insurance agents, including webinar and seminar announcements, sign up at: https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSFEMA_212Adjusters and others who would like to receive GovDelivery claims-related training updates can subscribe at: https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSFEMA_211Flood insurance marketing/campaign materialsGeneral agent materials (though applicable to other insurance professionals): https://agents.floodsmart.gov/marketing/participate-in-campaignsFlood after fire risks: https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/93830BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY CLARK:Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: https://amzn.to/2xwqct5Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard Thaler: https://amzn.to/2MCzmJRThe Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes – and Why by Amanda Ripley: https://amzn.to/2MCzmJR Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein: https://amzn.to/2pehn34  SUBSCRIBE AT: Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4 iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD  Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN  Stitcher: https://goo.g