Best Falchuk Podcasts (2024)

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The Future of Insurance – Joshua Morey, President, The J. Morey Company & Chair, Ori-gen Insurance 17:51

3h ago17:51

17:51

Joshua Morey is the Chairperson of Ori-gen and President of The J Morey Company Inc. Ori-gen amplifies the voice of diverse communities throughout America by providing resources, services, and perpetuation planning for indepedent agents and brokers from diverse backgrounds. With offices in Hawaii, Los Angeles, Orange County, Torrance, and San Jose,…

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The Future of Insurance – Bill Pappas, EVP Global Head of Technology & Operations, MetLife (Live from ITI) 29:42

4d ago29:42

29:42

Bill Pappas is Head of Global Technology and Operations, and is a Corporate Officer and a member of the company's Executive Leadership Team. In this role, he directs a team of more than 43,000 people responsible for technology development, infrastructure, information and cyber security, data strategy and analytics, customer service, operations, cri…

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The Future of Insurance - Rick McCathron, President & CEO, Hippo (Live from ITI) 30:35

11d ago30:35

30:35

Richard McCathron is CEO and President of Hippo Insurance and has served as a member of the Board of Directors since February 2017. Prior to Hippo, Rick held senior executive positions at various insurance companies including First Connect Insurance, Superior Access Insurance and Mercury Insurance Group. Rick is both a Chartered Property & Casualty…

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The Future of Insurance – Charlie Sidoti, Executive Director, InnSure 35:37

19d ago35:37

35:37

Charlie Sidoti is the Executive Director of InnSure, an industry-funded not-for-profit with a mission to foster innovation in insurance. InnSure’s integrated programs are designed to help insurance professionals and organizations survive and thrive by improving their ability to respond to the disruptive forces that are reshaping the industry. InnSu…

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The Future of Insurance – Amir Kabir, General Partner, AV8 Ventures 19:02

26d ago19:02

19:02

Amir leads Fintech and Insurtech investing at AV8 and has been one of the earliest investors in the Insurtech 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. Prior to AV8, Amir was an investment direc…

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The Future of Insurance – Yaron Ben-Zvi, COO, Oka The Carbon Insurance Company 26:41

1M ago26:41

26:41

Guest Bio Yaron Ben-Zvi is an executive with a track record of building innovative businesses in complex spaces, such as insurtech and financial services. Yaron is currently COO at Oka, The Carbon Insurance Company. Oka is de-risking the voluntary carbon market (VCM) for buyers and sellers of carbon credits with first-of-its-kind carbon credit insu…

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The Future of Insurance – Festus William Amoyaw, Co-Founder & CEO, Figtech & InsurTech Ghana 26:51

1M ago26:51

26:51

Festus William Amoyaw started his career with Amex International Incorporated, a contractor for the USAID in Ghana Trade & Investment Reform Programme, Increased Private Enterprise Performance (IPEP) Component Project as a Market Research and Business Development Assistant. He subsequently worked in an indigenous Ghanaian Financial Institution, HFC…

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The Future of Insurance Podcast – Wayne Slavin, Co-Founder & CEO, Sure 38:10

3M ago38:10

38:10

Wayne Slavin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sure, a VC backed insurtech startup. Prior to Sure he was the VP of Product Management at Tapingo, TechCrunch’s Most Innovative Company of 2013. His other past projects and companies include NetStumbler, a consumer app with more than 1.5 billion downloads, the Barnes & Noble Nook eBook reader, Buddy Media (…

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The Future of Insurance Podcast – Chetan Kandhari, Chief Innovation & Digital Officer, Nationwide 36:41

4M ago36:41

36:41

As Chief Innovation and Digital Officer, Chetan is accountable for leading the company’s digital vision and maturing our enterprise digital capabilities and expertise while creating new customer-centric products and services for members and partners. Chetan is a visionary leader who has repeatedly developed high performing teams to work towards a c…

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The Future of Insurance – Paige Halam-Andres, Managing Director, Innovation, Highline Beta 19:45

4M ago19:45

19:45

Paige leads Highline Beta's Corporate Innovation group that works at the intersection between venture capital, startups and enterprises businesses. Her background is in using qualitative, quantitative and behavioral research to shape and build new companies, products and services. During her time at Highline Beta she's worked with numerous Insuranc…

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The Future of Insurance – Bryan Falchuk on Culture & Opportunity (Bonus Episode) 11:49

4M ago11:49

11:49

This is a short bonus episode to share that there won't be a new episode for a couple of weeks. I also share the message from a recent talk I did on how we, as a legacy industry, can find a path to innovate and evolve. Highlights from the Show Due to some scheduling issues, there won't be a new episode of the show until the week of March 25th, 2024…

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The Future of Insurance – Dr. Robin Kiera, Author of "Attention Hacking" 11:08

4M ago11:08

11:08

Dr. Robin Kiera is the Founder and CEO of Digitalscouting a consulting and marketing agency based in Germany. Robin is an author, renowned speaker, entrepreneur, top-ranked insurance and finance influencer. He started Digitalscouting as an after-work hobby that exploded positively and became a multimedia B2C, B2B and B2B2C consulting and marketing …

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The Future of Insurance – David Gritz, Co-Founder, InsurTech NY 31:38

5M ago31:38

31:38

David Gritz joins the show again, this time solo, to share some of the important themes he and his InsurTech NY co-founder, Tony Lew, are making the center of their 2024 Spring Conference. Those themes, AI and Analytics, are each powerful and important in their own right, but the interplay of the two is exponentially more impactful for the future o…

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The Future of Insurance – Josh Levine, Founder & CEO, Cake & Arrow 31:36

5M ago31:36

31:36

Josh Levine is the founder and CEO of Cake & Arrow, an experience design and product innovation company that works exclusively with insurance companies to create digital products and services that are grounded in real customer needs. With over 25 years practicing human-centered design methodology, Josh has led innovation initiatives for some of the…

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The Future of Insurance – Stacey Brown, Founder & President, InsurTech Hartford 27:23

5M ago27:23

27:23

InsurTech Hartford Founder and President (and Godfather of InsurTech), Stacey Brown, joined the show to share what drove him to start the community years ago, how it’s evolved into a thriving, international source of impact for the future of industry, how the InsurTech Hartford Symposium is evolving for its fourth year, and the exciting launch of c…

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The Future of Insurance – Tomer Kashi, Co-Founder & CEO, Voom 29:02

5M ago29:02

29:02

Tomer is CEO and Co-Founder of VOOM. VOOM is an InsurTech pioneer, crafting cutting-edge, usage-based insurance solutions for the future of mobility. Among VOOM products are VOOM&Fly/SkyWatch - the leading digital drone insurance product in North America, VOOM & RIDE - the world's first pay-per-mile motorcycle insurance product, and VOOM & Drive - …

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The Future of Insurance – Wesley Pergament, Co-Founder & CEO, Sola 24:05

6M ago24:05

24:05

Wesley is CEO and Co-Founder of Sola Insurance based in Atlanta, GA. Wesley comes from a tech background and jumped into the insurance industry at a flood insurance startup where he was tasked with working on the data side with private and FEMA flood maps. Realizing this data was telling us exactly where the damage is, Wesley became obsessed with h…

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The Future of Insurance – Kobi Bendelak, CEO, InsurTech Israel 23:10

6M ago23:10

23:10

Kobi is the CEO of InsurTech Israel that established by him to promote and lead the Israeli Insurtech ecosystem. The company has four areas of activity, investments, Bizdev, media and Acceleration program. All that activities make InsurTech Israel as the leading and most active company in the Israeli Insurtech. Kobi was the founder and CEO of Reshe…

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The Future of Insurance – Bobby Touran, Co-Founder & CEO, Rainbow 35:50

6M ago35:50

35:50

Bobby Touran is the CEO and co-founder of Rainbow. He is a founder, CEO and operator with over 15 years of experience in insurance and software development, having previously founded Pathpoint, a digital insurance brokerage focused on retail agents and their E&S risk. Follow him on LinkedIn. Highlights from the Show Bobby is an entrepreneur, with t…

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The Future of Insurance – Adrian Jones, InsurTech Investor 26:43

7M ago26:43

26:43

Adrian Jones is venture capitalist in insurance and former reinsurance executive. Organizations that he has been a part of have invested in 40+ young insurance sector companies. Adrian has been a Board director or observer at eight young companies including distributors, carriers, and service providers in insurance. Before joining HSCM Ventures as …

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The Future of Insurance – Juan de Castro, COO, Cytora 39:40

7M ago39:40

39:40

Juan de Castro is COO of Cytora, leading product strategy, sales, distribution, partnerships and operations. He was previously UK COO at Hiscox (FTSE100), and lead Group Strategy and Corporate Development at the Group level, reporting to the Group CEO. Before moving into Insurance, Juan was a senior manager at McKinsey’s Silicon Valley office, focu…

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The Future of Insurance – Jean-Christophe Garaix of Liberty Mutual Re & Andy Thompson of Safehub 35:39

8M ago35:39

35:39

Jean-Christophe Garaix, Head of Agriculture & Parametric Insurance for Liberty Mutual Reinsurance, and Andy Thompson, Co-Founder & CEO of Safehub, join the show to discuss their collaboration on addressing earthquake exposure. Using Safehub's IoT sensors, they've been able to design a parametric insurance product that's live in Mexico City – one of…

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The Future of Insurance – ITC Recap with Nick Lamparelli 30:04

8M ago30:04

30:04

Nick and I sit down once again to talk about all the things on our mind. We recorded this in the hotel the morning after ITC 2023 ended, so we recap the event a bit, talk about insurability in Florida and how the rest of the nation is likely to follow that state, Hurricane Otis and more. As always, Nick is a source of a ton of knowledge, perspectiv…

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The Future of Insurance – Tanguy Catlin, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company 24:52

8M ago24:52

24:52

Tanguy helps companies build out their digital capabilities to deliver rapid results and sustained growth. He leads the McKinsey Digital hubs across North America and Mexico. Until recently, Tanguy shepherded the firm’s property and casualty insurance work in North America. In his client work, Tanguy helps leading global financial-services firms wi…

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The Future of Insurance Podcast – Rob Schimek, Founder & CEO, bolttech 17:39

8M ago17:39

17:39

Rob is the Group Chief Executive Officer of bolttech, the fast-growing international insurtech, responsible for the company’s development and growth around the world. With more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, Rob has previously held senior leadership roles in insurance, including President and CEO of AIG’s commercial i…

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The Future of Insurance – ITC Recap with Ema Roloff 12:16

8M ago12:16

12:16

Ema Roloff is a passionate educator and digital transformation expert with a unique background in teaching and over a decade of experience guiding companies through their digital evolution. She is the co-founder of Roloff Consulting and the Host of Leading Change. Ema has received prestigious awards and accolades, including the RISE 35 under 35 Awa…

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The Future of Insurance – Tim Hays, CIO, Mountain West Farm Bureau 39:57

9M ago39:57

39:57

Tim Hays has spent the last couple decades leading digital transformation efforts for pharmaceutical & manufacturing companies. With a track record of over 30 successful full-life-cycle ERP implementations, he has been constantly at work transforming companies through technological innovation & business intelligence. Tim is currently Vice President…

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The Future of Insurance – Patrick Schmid, President, RiskStream Collaborative 31:02

9M ago31:02

31:02

Patrick G. Schmid, PhD is an economist and the President of The Institutes’ RiskStream Collaborative—a risk management and insurance blockchain & emerging technology consortium. He works with RiskStream’s member-led governance boards and oversees RiskStream’s products, relationship management, operations, and technology workstreams. Dr. Schmid offe…

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The Future of Insurance – David Glawe, President & CEO, NICB 23:07

9M ago23:07

23:07

David J. Glawe is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Mr. Glawe is responsible for leading a united effort of property-casualty insurance companies, law enforcement agencies, car rental companies, and other strategic partners to prevent and combat insurance fraud and crime. Mr. Glawe oversees the operat…

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The Future of Insurance – Sudheendra Galgali, VP & Head of Innovation & Digital, American Modern 41:22

9M ago41:22

41:22

SG leads the Innovation and Digitalization team at American Modern, the US P&C subsidiary of Munich Re. In this role, he is accountable for delivering on the company’s Digital strategy and roadmap as well as the long- term Innovation agenda with a focus on transforming the way we do business. He is also the Business Sponsor for American Modern’s st…

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The Future of Insurance – Theresa Blissing, Author of "The Future of Insurance - Asia Rising" 36:32

10M ago36:32

36:32

Theresa Blissing has more than 15 years experience in the insurance industry both in Europe and Asia. Excited by the first signs of change in an industry typically resistant to change, she followed her passions into technology and big data after working with Italian insurer Generali for 10 years. Theresa is responsible for some of the first academi…

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The Future of Insurance – Dan Israel, Managing Director, Global Insurance Accelerator 19:21

10M ago19:21

19:21

The Global Insurance Accelerator started in 2014 with a mission to drive innovation through the insurance industry. It was formed as a partnership between insurance carriers, innovation leaders, and local governmental leaders in Des Moines. Their goal was to bring a program to the industry that would combine mentor-led programming and early-stage c…

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The Future of Insurance – Alex Frommeyer, CEO, Beam Benefits 42:15

10M ago42:15

42:15

Alex Frommeyer is the co-founder and CEO of Beam Benefits, a digitally-native employee benefits company that offers dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health coverage for employers of all sizes. The company simplifies and modernizes the $100+ billion ancillary benefits industry through its intuitive online platform, self-service too…

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The Future of Insurance – Lisa Wardlaw, CEO, 360 Digital Immersion 26:32

12M ago26:32

26:32

Lisa Wardlaw a highly-experienced insurance executive with decades of experience. Lisa's entrepreneurial drive and deep industry knowledge can help your startup succeed in the insurance industry. She supports companies with unique perspectives and an authentic desire to innovate the insurance marketplace. Lisa's thought leadership and ability to cr…

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The Future of Insurance – Jeff Radke, Co-Founder & CEO, Accelerant 36:07

1y ago36:07

36:07

Jeff Radke is CEO and Co-Founder of Accelerant, a technology-fueled insurance platform that empowers MGUs to more effectively and confidently serve small and medium enterprises. He has spent his career working across all areas of the insurance value chain, from underwriting to reinsurance in global markets. Prior to Accelerant, Jeff spent a decade …

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The Future of Insurance – Steve Shaffer of Homesteaders Life & Brent Williams of Benekiva 33:16

1y ago33:16

33:16

Steve Shaffer, CEO of Homesteaders Life, and Brent Williams, CEO and Co-Founder of Benekiva, join the show to share more behind-the-scenes details about the relationship their two companies have built. Homesteaders became Benekiva's first customer while also taking on the role of first investor in a story full of lessons, insights and guidance abou…

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The Future of Insurance – Lars Boeing, VP, Capgemini Invent 24:39

1y ago24:39

24:39

Lars Boeing is a Vice President in Capgemini Invent’s Insurance Practice and leads Capgemini’s global Future of Claims offering. He has been working for 20+ years in consulting and corporate strategy roles, primarily on strategic projects, process optimization/ intelligent automation projects and business model redesign programs. Prior to joining C…

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The Future of Insurance – Joshua Hollander, CEO of North America, Horton International & Co-Founder, InsurTech Association 35:39

1y ago35:39

35:39

Joshua Hollander is an experienced CEO and entrepreneur with a successful track record in executive search, executive leadership, fintech, and insurtech. He currently serves as North America CEO, Regional Director Americas and Board Member at Horton International, a boutique global retained executive search firm, where specializes in leadership rol…

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The Future of Insurance – Andrew Mais, Commissioner, Connecticut Insurance Department 31:19

1y ago31:19

31:19

Andrew N. Mais was nominated by Governor Ned Lamont to be Connecticut’s 33rd Insurance Commissioner. Mais is President-Elect and has served on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners since 2021. He currently serves on the International Relations, Property & Casualty, and Financial Regulation Standards committe…

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The Future of Insurance – Andrew Johnston, Global Head of InsurTech, Gallagher Re 37:26

1y ago37:26

37:26

Andrew Johnston is the Global Head of Gallagher Re InsurTech. Based out of Nashville, Andrew is responsible for managing all InsurTech engagements (where InsurTechs are clients, and where InsurTech solutions are providing solutions to Gallagher Re’s traditional insurance client base). Andrew runs a global team who conduct deep forensic research on …

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The Future of Insurance – Randel Bennett, VP of Strategic Partnerships, Swiss Re 30:08

1y ago30:08

30:08

Randel is a dynamic insurance professional who recently joined Swiss Re's Reinsurance Solutions division as a VP of Strategic Partnerships. Prior to this, he co-founded an insurtech MGA focused on providing private passenger auto insurance to Hispanic consumers in the US. With a strong background in insurance product development and management, he …

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The Future of Insurance – Margeaux Giles, Co-Founder & CEO, IRYS Insurtech 34:41

1y ago34:41

34:41

As Chief Executive Officer of Irys Insurtech, Margeaux has more than 15 years of executive experience in operations and digital transformation for the insurance and finance space. Named Insurtech Woman CEO of the Year, Top 20 Insurtech provider of 2022, Forbes Technology Council member and regular Forbes.com contributor, Margeaux is not only passio…

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The Future of Insurance – Sam White, Founder & CEO, Stella Insurance 34:01

1y ago34:01

34:01

Sam White is the multi-award-winning CEO of Freedom Services, an ever-expanding insurance business including Action 365, Pukka Insure and Freedom Brokers in the UK, and Stella Insurance in Australia. Having started her first company in 1999 aged just 24 in her sister’s conservatory, 22 years later she employs over 160 staff with offices in Cheadle,…

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The Future of Insurance – Paul Tyler, CMO, Nassau Financial Group 33:02

1y ago33:02

33:02

Paul Tyler serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Nassau Financial Group where he leads the marketing strategy, digital channels and innovation activity. Paul drives the branding of the insurance companies and affiliated asset management companies. He built a direct-to-consumer channel for Nassau Re. In addition, he launched Nassau Re/Imagine, an In…

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The Future of Insurance – Carey Anne Nadeau, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, LOOP 39:34

1y ago39:34

39:34

Carey Anne Nadeau is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of LOOP, a car insurance agency that makes it their business to serve the underserved, including people who have no or low credit. Using data in novel ways, LOOP is capitalizing on industry-wide mis-pricing, delivering an affordable and dignified experience to its members. Carey believes that by using …

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The Future of Insurance – Omari Jahi Aarons, Executive Director & COO, NAAIA 39:49

1y ago39:49

39:49

Omari Jahi Aarons is a disruptive leader and transformation coach with over 15 years of experience in Corporate America at Fortune 150 companies. He is the Executive Director and COO of the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA). NAAIA was organized to create a network among people of color and others employed in or affiliated with…

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The Future of Insurance – Jae Arias on Zurich North America's Apprentice Program 10:40

1y ago10:40

10:40

Jae Arias is an Underwriting Account Service Associate in construction for Zurich North America and a 2022 graduate of the Zurich Apprenticeship Program. She became a member of Zurich’s first New York cohort of apprentices after Zurich expanded the program beyond its Illinois headquarters in 2020. Despite the challenges of working and studying remo…

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The Future of Insurance – Keith Daly, Chief Claims Officer, Zurich North America 31:35

1y ago31:35

31:35

Keith Daly is Chief Claims Officer for Zurich North America, where he is responsible for leading the Claims unit in delivering transactional excellence in claim handling and achieving a consistent level of superior customer service. Prior to his current position, Daly was President of Personal Lines for Farmers Insurance®, where he was responsible …

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The Future of Insurance – Aaron Steffey, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Propeller Bonds 26:54

1+ y ago26:54

26:54

Aaron Steffey is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO for Propeller Bonds—a company with a goal to simplify, automate, and distribute surety bonds more efficiently for agents and carriers. In his role, he is responsible for the company’s strategy, fundraising, and growth efforts. Steffey began his career as a managing pa…

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The Future of Insurance – Nationwide's Brian Anderson & Kinetic's Haytham Elhawary 41:34

1+ y ago41:34

41:34

Haytham and Brian join the show to share the story of how Nationwide and Kinetic worked together initially as an investment, and then to build an MGA backed by Nationwide to help reduce worker injury through the application of Kinetic's IoT-based intervention that helps stop dangerous movements as they're happening. Their story is the first case in…

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