FNO: InsureTech

AV8 Ventures (AV8) backs early-stage start-ups focused on healthcare, enterprise, financial services and deep-tech. Their mission is to help founders build category-defining companies; they commit early and partner for the long term. While they are full lifecycle investors, AV8 typically starts their partnership with Seed or Series A investments. They are backed by Allianz, one of the leading integrated financial services providers worldwide. Our guest for this episode is Amir Kabir, General Partner at AV8. Amir leads Fintech and Insurtech investing and has been one of the earliest investors in the insuretech space. Amir has been an entrepreneur, operator and investor with over 15 years of experience, working with early and mid-stage companies on financing, partnerships and strategic growth initiatives. Join Amir, Rob, and Lee on another great conversation diving into AV8, the venture capital world, bank crisis, and more. To learn more about AV8 Ventures, visit https://av8.vc. Like what you hear on FNO: InsureTech? Know someone who would be a great guest for the podcast? Let us know: Email us at almoss@alacritysolutions.com.

Openly provides premium insurance that is robust in coverage and simple to administer. They were created because they saw a gap in the market for premium insurance made simple and rebuilt the insurance technology and operations stack to create a remarkably simple product for agents with robust coverage for consumers. As a previous guest company on the podcast, we bring on Gina Reyes, VP of Claims, to talk about claims, building a claims department, creating the Openly culture, and more. To learn more about Openly, visit https://openly.com.

CCC keeps people’s lives moving forward when it matters most. Founded in 1980, CCC is a technology leader pioneering solutions that power insurers, automotive manufacturers, collision repairers, parts suppliers, lenders, fleet operators and more through our advanced cloud-based SaaS platform of digital and data services. CCC is a trusted leader in AI, IoT, network management, customer experience, and digital workflows. Returning to the show is Marc Fredman, SVP, Chief Strategy Officer at CCC. With a few years between his last appearance, Marc gives us an update and refresher on CCC and all that they’ve been doing. Also joining us on this episode is guest host Matt Pietrowicz, VP, Products and Services at Alacrity Solutions. Don’t miss this great conversation! To learn more about CCC, visit https://cccis.com.

Attila Toth is the Co-founder & CEO of ZestyAI, a property risk analytics platform powered by artificial intelligence that offers access to precise intelligence about every property in North America. ZestyAI’s value proposition is simple: deliver risk and value insights about each and every property. They leverage aerial imagery, permit, transaction, weather and IoT data, combined with artificial intelligence (AI) to turn more than 200 billion data points into comprehensive digital records and property-specific risk scores. Join Attila, Rob, and Lee as they talk ZestyAI, artificial intelligence, rich data, wedding cake, Attila's experience, and more. To learn more about ZestyAI, visit https://zesty.ai.

Ali Geramian is the Managing Director at Anthemis, a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses committed to resiliency, transparency, access, and equity. With an impressive portfolio that includes some of our past guests (Branch, flo, and Vouch), we bring Ali on to explore and understand what Anthemis is, their involvement, the current state of insuretech, a typical day for Ali, and much more. Join Ali, Rob, and Lee on an episode that sheds more light on the growing, resilient, impactful spaces of venture capital and investments. To learn more about Anthemis, visit https://www.anthemis.com.

Michael Konialian is the CEO and Co-Founder of Modern Life, a life insurance company working to transform the life insurance industry and help everyone protect what matters most. Modern Life is aiming to innovate and streamline the life insurance process--from client, to advisor, to underwriter--faster, more confident, and more streamlined than ever before. Join Michael, Rob, and Lee as they discuss what Modern Life is, accelerated underwriting processes, brokerage innovation, building trust with clients, and more. To learn more about Modern Life, visit https://www.modernlife.com. Like what you hear on FNO: InsureTech? Know someone who would be a great guest for the podcast? Let us know: Email us at almoss@alacritysolutions.com.

Kyle Nakatsuji is the CEO and Co-Founder of Clearcover, a next generation insurance company providing smarter car insurance for digital consumers. Since co-founding Clearcover in 2016, Kyle remains laser-focused on his vision to build a company designed to lower operating costs through innovative technology and long-term customer centricity. Join Kyle, Rob, and Lee as they talk about Clearcover, Kyle’s history in Clearcover and in venture capital; Kyle’s four-pillar approach, startup success, and much more. To learn more about Clearcover, visit https://clearcover.com.

It’s always a pleasure to have American Family Ventures (AmFam Ventures) on the show, and this week we bring on Kyle Beatty, Managing Director, to talk his position and experience; perspective and thoughts on venture capital; personal health, insuretech trends, and much more. AmFam Ventures operates at the forefront of insurance, and has developed an ecosystem of limited partners, founders, and innovators, from across all major lines and beyond, to join them in the pursuit of one goal: To shape the future of the industry. To learn more about AmFam Ventures, visit https://www.amfamventures.com. Like what you hear on FNO: InsureTech? Know someone who would be a great guest for the podcast? Let us know: Email us at almoss@alacritysolutions.com.

Join Rob and Lee as they talk with Mike Fulton, former President of Property Estimating Solutions at Verisk and the new President of Property Estimating Solutions at Verisk, Aaron Brunko, in our special edition of FNO: InsureTech, recorded live at the 2023 Verisk Elevate Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Join Rob and Lee as they discuss the present and past with Mike, as well as the future and what’s next for Verisk and their solutions with Aaron. Two great conversations that celebrate Verisk and two conversations you don’t want to miss. To learn more about Verisk, visit https://www.verisk.com/. Like what you hear on FNO: InsureTech? Know someone who would be a great guest for the podcast? Let us know: Email us at almoss@alacritysolutions.com.

Rob and Lee talk with Ellen Carney, Principal Analyst at Forrester. Ellen serves decision makers in roles such as CIOs and enterprise architects in the insurance and wealth, investment, and asset management industries. Her research focuses on the technology decisions that financial services firms are investing in, including core platforms modernization and replacement and the integration of emerging technologies with legacy systems to drive better digital experiences and improved operational efficiency. Join Rob and Lee as they discuss trends in insuretech, P&C and Life insuretech; 2023 predictions, and more. To learn more about Forrester, visit https://www.forrester.com/bold. Like what you hear on FNO: InsureTech? Know someone who would be a great guest for the podcast? Let us know: Email us at almoss@alacritysolutions.com.