FNO: InsureTech

On this episode of FNO: InsureTech, we bring back an awesome episode and company that we last had on the podcast back in 2020. Rob and Lee had the opportunity to talk with Rachelle and Henriette, co-founders of Hosta A.I. (a.k.a. Hosta Labs) learn more about this innovative company. Join Rachelle, Henriette, Rob, and Lee as they discuss: what Hosta Labs is, and what is Hopper AI; a walkthrough of their technology and application of it; Rachelle’s education and experience and how it led to the founding to Hosta Labs; thoughts on the value of graduate education; implementation of innovation and change in a conservative, regulated industry; and much more. (Originally released October 30, 2020) Like what you hear on FNO: InsureTech? Let us know! Email us at fno@470claims.com

Rob and Lee talk with the FNO: InsureTech team and chat about 2021 and a little of what’s in store for 2022. Join us as the FNO: InsureTech crew chat it up and talk personal goals, goals achieved in 2021, and more! Like what you hear on FNO: InsureTech? Let us know! Email us at fno@470claims.com.

Rob and Lee talk with Ascend Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Andrew Wynn, in Episode 159 of the FNO: InsureTech Podcast! Ascend is innovating insurance payments. With automated, all-in-one financing, collections, and payables innovations, they are providing customers with a better, greater online checkout experience. Ascend is led by two serial entrepreneurs, and FNO: InsureTech had the wonderful opportunity to talk with one of its co-founders, Andrew Wynn, to learn more about this new insuretech that’s making waves in the insurance payment space, Andrew's experiences leading up to Ascend, and much more. Like what you hear on FNO: InsureTech? Let us know! Email us at fno@470claims.com

Rob and Lee talk with Verikai CEO, Jeffrey Chen in Episode 158 of the FNO: InsureTech Podcast! FNO: InsureTech welcomes Verikai to the podcast! Verikai has poised itself as the most accurate predictive risk tool for insurance, leveraging machine learning and behavioral data to better assess and understand risk and empower the bottom line in underwriting. Like what you hear? Let us know: email us at fno@470claims.com

Rob and Lee have two guests on this episode: Honey Insurance CEO & Co-Founder, Richard Joffe, and Notion, a Comcast Company, CEO & Co-Founder, Brett Jurgens! FNO: InsureTech goes down under again, speaking with Honey Insurance and Notion execs to learn more about their partnership and about the individual companies. With Honey Insurance leveraging IoT and innovation into their products and Notion, who provides IoT and innovation to customers and carriers, it was a match to be made. Join Richard, Brett, Rob, and Lee as they talk innovation, smarter homes, partnerships, and more in Episode 157!

Rob and Lee talk with CJ Przybyl, Chief Strategy Officer at Snapsheet! FNO: InsureTech continues to delve into the company Snapsheet, talking with their Chief Strategy Officer, CJ Przybyl. Snapsheet exists to make claims simple for everyone. Through their pioneering expertise in virtual estimating and leading cloud-native claims management software, they are transforming the end-to-end claims process. Join CJ, Rob, and Lee as they discuss the origins of Snapsheet, their role as a technology-driven company, CJ’s role, pivoting, and much more.

Join Rob and Lee on this week’s episode as they talk with Andrew Bate, CEO & Co-Founder of Safely.com! Safely.com is the leading insurtech and guest screening solution for the vacation and short-term rental market. Since its launch in 2015, Safely.com has covered over $40 billion of homeowner liability. We had the opportunity to talk with Andrew and learn more about Safely.com, his role, the experiences of running an integral part of the vacation and short-term rental market, and so much more.

Join Rob and Lee on this week’s episode as they talk with Matthias Weber, Partner at Mighty Capital! Mighty Capital invest in the best products as defined by product leaders. Along with products that count, their network of veteran product managers, they are the springboard that will enable startups to become market leaders. We had the opportunity to talk with Matthias Weber, Partner at Mighty Capital, and learn more about him, his role, and his experiences that have taken him around the world, across the country, and through the insurance industry.

Join Rob and Lee on this week’s episode as they talk with return guest, Tony Triola! Tony has made the jump from carrier to vendor, jumping into a new role as AVP of Claims Automation & Partner Strategy at Verisk. With a team of nearly 9,000, Verisk helps customers make crucial decisions every day about risk—with greater precision, efficiency, and discipline. As one of the leading data analytics providers serving customers in insurance, we’re excited to learn Tony’s new role and so much more. Join Tony, Rob, and Lee as they discuss: Tony’s new role and transition from carrier to vendor understanding and listening to the insurance/insuretech industry breaking down insuretechs into two categories what’s hot in claims, and more.

Join Rob and Lee on this week’s episode as they talk with Matt Wolf, Head of Partnerships at SimpliSafe. SimpliSafe is ushering in a new era — one where anyone anywhere can have a security system that’s not only simple, but also on the cutting edge. Leveraging seamless 24/7 professional monitoring through an easy-to-use, easy-to-setup system; all without the long-term contracts and sky-high prices of traditional alarm companies. To date, they’re protecting over 2 million Americans, and that number is quickly rising. Join Matt, Rob, and Lee as they discuss: what SimpliSafe is and its origin story. how SimpliSafe differentiates itself from the competition. professional monitoring vs. self-monitoring success through partnerships and product innovation; and more.