Best Curt Wyatt Podcasts (2024)

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Using data effectively- Shannon Shallcross Pinpoint Predictive 52:06

1h ago52:06

52:06

How can we keep making data a topic? By bringing in experts like Shannon Shallcross from Pinpoint Predictive who understand how the insurance industry intersects via all the data that's available. In this episode: How insurers and agents/brokers can use data together The importance of verifying the quality of your data Who should me making the deci…

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Accessible driving data? CEO Rashid Galadanci shares his vision 1:06:14

1h ago1:06:14

1:06:14

Driving data, telematics, and AI are all part of automobile black box underwriting right? Not with Driver Technologies as CEO and Co-Founder Rashid Galandaci shares his view on how to make your driving data accessible and empowered with your device. In this episode: How data should be accessible to the users who produce it Benefits of shared data t…

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The Kids Are Alright & Ready For the Future 46:34

1d ago46:34

46:34

For an industry that is tasked with provided security the insurance industry is full of uncertainty considering the future and who will be there to guide it. This episode focuses on the IBAO YBC president Dorothy Renzi and the recent conference in Niagara Falls for young brokers. In this episode: The importance and value of mentorship Why caring pr…

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Accessible Insights with Data- Elad Tsur CEO Planck 1:00:46

23d ago1:00:46

1:00:46

Insurance data often appears daunting but Elad Tsur, Co-Founder & CEO of Planck, is making insights for insurance via data accessible for everyone. This is more than another AI it's about Accessbile Intelligence that empowers insurance professionals and organizations across the industry. In this episode: Learn about how accessible insurance data in…

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Transforming Insurance with Guidewire 1:21:30

1M ago1:21:30

1:21:30

Eugene Lee never planned for an insurance career, now as the SVP & GM of Insurancesuite for Guidewire, he's helping shape the industry via product management and distribution. In this episode: Hear how Guidwire is looking at relationships with partners inclusively Why insurance company portals are still necessary How the move from legacy systems fo…

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Insureline- a place to grow for brokers and agents 39:32

2M ago39:32

39:32

Aly Kanji has a different vision for insurance with Insureline, one that empowers agents and brokers to grow as opposed to sell and consolidate. Aly and Steve Pieroway the VP of Marketing, sat down to talk about where they see the future of insurance sales and growth going. In this episode: What are alternative options for brokers and agents to sel…

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The Hurricane Story- Education for the next generation 52:43

2M ago52:43

52:43

It may seem odd but educating children about insurance concepts could be a great long-term play. Meteorologist and speaker Cyrena Arnold with her illustrator Landon Goldsborough and our friend Nick Lamparelli join the show to discuss her new book, The Hurricane Story. In this episode: Learn about the Cyrena's reason for creating this series How the…

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Seth Zaremba is Empowering Agents & Brokers for future success! 1:06:39

3M ago1:06:39

1:06:39

If Seth Zaremba cannot convince the industry how to chance for the future is it possible? The visionary and founder of B-Atomic steps up to the mic to explain why the future for insurance agents and brokers can be bright, almost neon. In this episode: Learn about how to evaluate service based on the cost of transactions How the next insurance journ…

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Risk Data that Powers Submissions & Underwriting 1:07:25

3M ago1:07:25

1:07:25

Neuralmetrics is not trying to change this insurance industry, it is trying improve how accurate risk data can be for better underwriting. Marcus Daley, Technical Co-Founder, and Chris Shrenk, Chief Underwriting Officer share the story of how there's a lot more data available to agents, brokers, and insurers to make better quotes and policies. In t…

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The Evolution of Cyber Insurance 55:08

3M ago55:08

55:08

Cyber insurance is still evolving just as the threat vectors are that require insurance coverage. In his second appearance on the show Cowbell Cyber Co-founder and CEO Jack Kudale talks about how cyber insurance is adapting. In this episode: Understanding the 3D business model to evolve and adapt as a company The underwriting pillars for cyber insu…

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Ryan Hanley: Focussing through the noise 58:53

4M ago58:53

58:53

The topics were wide open when Ryan Hanley agreed to come on the show so we started near his beginning and let it run. We know Ryan is coming up to speak at IBAM soon and wanted to give the audience a preivew of who they will see and after it all, what we learned was Ryan knows how to focus through the noise. In this episode: How Ryan evolved in hi…

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Modernizing the claims and restoration experience 52:56

4M ago52:56

52:56

Claims and restoration is where the most policy holders determine the value of their insurance and Bill Dietz, President of Paul Davis Restoration Canada, talks about how to modernize and expand the value at a difficult time. In this episode: How to address service and expectations of insureds post CAT losses Why investing in company culture has he…

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Making data work for insurance- Garret Gray, Core Logic 54:46

4M ago54:46

54:46

The insurance industry has data everywhere but making it useful is a challenge. Garret Gray, President of Insurance Solutions at Core Logic has some ideas for what insurance professional need to consider when gathering data and using it. In this episode: Understanding the diverse data sources that provide insurance insights Importance of good data …

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Targeting Insurance Fraud in a Digital World 55:43

4M ago55:43

55:43

Insurance fraud is one of the biggest drivers of expense for the industry and Joel Stephenson, Director of Digital Intelligence for Intertel, explains the new realities in a digital world. With a background in law enforcement and accident re-recreation Joe talks about fraud, how it happens and what Intertel is doing to catch fraudsters with new art…

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Cybersettle aims to streamline claims settlements 54:35

5M ago54:35

54:35

The claims process is where insureds realize the value of their policy and it's not always easy. Cybersettle President and CEO Vinodh Swaminathan explains how this SaaS platform is a service that can be integrated into the claims settlement process and provide an efficient and fair experience. In this episodes learn about The financial side of clai…

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More business, less risk: Tanner Hackett CEO of Counterpart 51:02

5M ago51:02

51:02

Tanner Hackett, CEO and Co-founder of Counterpart has some interesting perspective for insuring the entrepreneurs of small and medium-sized business. As a serial entrepreneur himself Tanner's past experience helps him and the team at Counterpart address issues that businesses really don't understand or have time to understand. In this episode: Lear…

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Bitcoin backed insurance? Zac Townsend CEO of Meanwhile is making it happen 55:13

5M ago55:13

55:13

Can Bitcoin be a financial tool for insurance policy holders? The CEO and co-founder of Meanwhile Zac Townsend believes so much in the future of Bitcoin that he's built an insurance company and product to support those who want to deal in Bitcoin. In this episode: Learn how a product was built around a new financial currency How to scale up and wor…

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Products for a society with unique needs 58:08

6M ago58:08

58:08

As society ages and lives longer there are unique challenges which happen in that journey and Larry Nisenson, Chief Growth Offices, of Assured Allies sees the problem and the opportunity. In this episode learn about: How aging creates unique needs and opportunities for insurance What the insurance industry can do to help future liabilities The type…

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Think like a risk architect! Commercial insurance with Skylar Romines 51:24

6M ago51:24

51:24

If you are an agent or broker looking to dive into understanding what the best in class are doing this is your episode, because Skylar Romines knows risk. As a leading commercial realty specialist and new insurance social media sensation, Skylar has shared incredible insights about working with complex risk and clients. In this episode Skylar share…

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Lessons in AI with Stefan Heck, CEO of Nauto 1:01:31

6M ago1:01:31

1:01:31

Stefan Heck shares his perspective on AI, how it has evolved, and some of the concerns that might be unfounded. Drawing on his experience using neural networks Stefan presents ideas and concepts that could solve many problems related to the use of cars, and ultimately insurance. The results are staggering about what has been learned about changing …

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NICC Part 2- The Finance, Rating, MGAs, and DEI for insurance! 1:40:08

6M ago1:40:08

1:40:08

The insurance industry is diverse with entities that provide incredible value and in part two of the NICC interview we feature session with: CABIP & NAAIA RIMS Canada Luge Capital Southwestern Group DBRS Morningstar First Insurance Funding of Canada CAMGA Hear from leaders about DEI for insurance, risk management, funding for innovation, technology…

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CAT Loss & Data with CAT IQ 51:37

7M ago51:37

51:37

CAT losses are top of mind for everyone within insurance, no matter what part of the industry you represent. With 2024 starting off and the CAT IQ Connect conference coming it's a great time to talk to the people who look at the losses and compile the data so we have CAT IQ CEO Laura Twidle and Director Caroline Floyd on this episode. Laura and Car…

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NICC 2023: Perspectives for a new year 1:28:21

7M ago1:28:21

1:28:21

Perhaps you have seen some of the videos from the podcast studio at NICC 2023, now it's hear all together to understand the diverse perspectives from industry leaders. In episode one we feature the following: Peter Routledge- OFSI Marc Lipman- Lloyd's Canada Laura Twidle- CAT IQ Jolee Crosby- Swiss Re Celyeste Power- IBC Greg Smith- Crawford Canada…

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Looking back at 2023- The Year in Review 58:22

7M ago58:22

58:22

The end of the year is a time to reflect and the hosts Pete and Curt reflect on the events they were at- many! They discuss the year that was 2023, their most important trends, their favourite guests, technology, and episodes. 2023 was year of convergence for insurance, technology, business and the hosts explain how they see 2024 proceeding and wha…

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Insurance compliance made easy? It's possible! 50:08

8M ago50:08

50:08

No one likes compliance and even less enjoy insurance compliance but Kingston Koser, from Rhoads Online explains how there is an easier way to avoid trouble. Kingston and Rhoads are trying to address the headaches that come with need for regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions and how licensing can go awry and lead to costly mistakes fo…

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From Data to Solutions: ITC Episode 2 1:16:12

8M ago1:16:12

1:16:12

Insuretech Connect presented so much about data and it's future and in episode 2 we show case initiatives and how they will use data to shape the industry. Hear from Instanda CEO Tim Hardcastle, GPT interface pioneers Indemn, claims settlement automation Itel, risk evaluation with Neural Metrics, jewelry tech insurer Brite Co, pain management innov…

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Advocacy for Succes with George Hodgson 1:03:03

8M ago1:03:03

1:03:03

Whether it is insurance or other industries that manage regulation, advocacy is a key pillar for success. Long time friend of the Podcast, George Hodgson- former CEO of the Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta, shares thoughts and advice for effective advocacy via politics, industry, and business. Insurance is an incredible ecosystem for advoca…

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Insuretech Connect 2023 Ep. 1 AI Powered Data: convergence for UX & CX? 1:01:36

8M ago1:01:36

1:01:36

Insuretech Connect is arguably the biggest insurance event every year and for once the attendees almost all expected the same theme, generative AI, and the conference delivered. In the first of 2 episodes profiling the event hear from Lexis Nexis, Planck, Carpe Data, Equisoft, Akur8, Clara Analytics, and John Hancock discuss how they are using data…

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Theresa Blissing- Podcaster & Co-author, The Future of Insurance Vol 4: Asia Rising 52:55

9M ago52:55

52:55

It's not often when insurance podcasters get together but the results are usually awesome. Theresa Blissing who is with The Asia Insuretech Podcast and Insuretech Amplified stops by to share her insights on co-authoring The Future of Insurance Volume 4: Asia Rising. Theresa shares perspectives and stories about insurance, Asia, insuretech, and how …

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Podcasts, Pints & Portals- The roundtable discussion at IBAO 33:25

9M ago33:25

33:25

Opinion are like... Well that's true, and when you get 6 of us sitting around talking distribution challenges with insurance there are more than a few opinions. We sat down at the IBAO Convention to talk about the state of insurance sales, technology, processes and portals with the guys from the Digital Insurance Pint. We shared personal perspectiv…

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Looking at insurance from a different Viewpoint with Drew Aldrich 1:06:29

9M ago1:06:29

1:06:29

Drew Aldrich is not your normal insurance person- he grew up wanting to get into finance and banking and discovered that insurance is awesome! As the founder and managing partner of Viewpoint Drew has built an organization that brings insurance people together to help them grow and prosper. Drew shares his perspectives on the history and growth wit…

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Insuretech to Rival the establishment 53:55

10M ago53:55

53:55

Greg Purdy, CEO of Rival IT, knows how the industry works and what it needs to move forward. He's leading the transformation of a legacy insurance software company to challenge the establishment and provide solutions that have long been asked for but rarely followed through. Greg speaks to his background in legacy systems, to starting new projects …

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Marketing & Storybranding for success in your insurance ecosystem 41:25

10M ago41:25

41:25

Sometimes what's old becomes new again, or said another way we can learn from the past to help with the future. Jessica Embree from Tulip Media Group shares her perspective and success stories by repurposing past successful marketing strategies with a modern twist. As a certified Storybranding expert, Jessica shares the how the value of telling sto…

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Get Amped- The preview of Amplify with Sherif Gemayel 39:16

10M ago39:16

39:16

There are many conferences with around insurance and technology but two stand out- Insuretech Connect and this one- Amplify powered by Trufla. Friend of the podcast and general great guy Sherif Gemayel drops in to talk the tech trends that are happening across the industry and what to expect at Amplify next week. He shares a few nuggets of wisdom a…

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Data for personalized insurance experiences- Lars Boeing Capgemini Invent 50:55

12M ago50:55

50:55

Data is everything in the changing insurance world and that can be scary but Lars Boeing, Insurance Practice Lead at Capgemini Invent explains how using 5 simple buckets can help insurance entities manage their data. Lars shares his experiences with companies large and small and how they are creating personalized experiences that lead to better res…

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Tredder with CEO David deJesus 52:23

1y ago52:23

52:23

The off road vehicle customization market is an $800 million industry that enthusiasts pump into their toys. Enthusiasts like David deJesus, the co-founder and CEO of Tredder saw an opportunity and now at about 155 days old they have a product to market that few companies want to look at. David explains some of the things they have had to address a…

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Sarah Sutton & Send Technology are making data transfer for insurance work! 47:50

1y ago47:50

47:50

Data management with insurance is a challenge at the best of times and Sarah Sutton, Chief Marketing Officer for Send Technology shares how their connected workbench drives change and results. Sarah shares how often Send hears from companies about inefficient submissions and the time needed to make sense of data for accurate underwriting and premiu…

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Independent & Growing- the battle smaller brokers face 41:50

1y ago41:50

41:50

We came across this episode's guest, Alyssa Keyes, by chance as her compelling and troubling LinkedIn post came up in our feed. Alyssa and the brokerage she works for know all to well where the attention is focussed by many national insurance companies- consolidators and aggregators. It's easy work for the business development reps- get scale quick…

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AI & RPA together for insurance? Chaz Perera from Roots Automation shares how. 50:30

1+ y ago50:30

50:30

Technology is never easy to understand and just as the industry starts embracing RPA it gets even crazier when we through AI into the mix. This is not a ChatGPT play, this was recorded long before the AI craze took over with CEO and Co-Founder of Roots Automation who explained how intelligence turns RPA into digital co-workers. It's the next evolut…

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Insurance with a communal purpose for good 46:50

1+ y ago46:50

46:50

Steve Reffit, the Head of Agency for Branch Insurance, came into insurance the old-fashioned way- unexpected but found a purpose in his journey. Now with Branch, Steve is helping bring back insurance to its core roots of the premiums of the many helping the losses of a few through building community. Branch is not simply another options for agents …

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DXCA with Tom Reid- why it matters and when does it arrive? 59:00

1+ y ago59:00

59:00

Data Exchange has long been a pot of gold at the end of rainbow for insurance brokers but Tom Reid from IBAC's Technology team explains what the Data Exchange Connect Alliance is about and why IBAC with other partners have put out white papers to industry to drive change. There's more to APIs and efficiency than underlying technology, they are the …

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Tracy Riley- CDO Wawanesa- Moving forward with Innovation 51:28

1+ y ago51:28

51:28

Innovation is critical for any organization but for insurance companies it has to be more than a strategic item right now. Tracy Riley, the SVP and Chief Digital Officer of Wawanesa explains how this company has evolved through innovation and where it wants to go. Tracy's experience within insurance is diverse starting in an age long before technol…

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Lesson in Customer Experience- Howard Goldberg from Plymouth Rock Assurance 44:00

1+ y ago44:00

44:00

As the VP of Customer Solutions for Plymouth Rock, and an insurance industry veteran, Howard Goldberg has seen a few things in his career. With the customer experience being driven by many external factors and expectations Howard shares some lessons and insight into how the insurance distribution channel can find and build a better experience for c…

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Commercial Quoting for the Future 58:13

1+ y ago58:13

58:13

As the insurance industry looks to consolidate commercial products, Nick Kidd, CEO and co-founder of Quotey explains how the future can really work with commercial quoting in real-time. Quotey helps brokers combine the benefits from all contracted partners to provide a standardized quote form, rating and policy comparison and tracing. What's also d…

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2022 Year in Review- Trends, Tech, Guests and more! 46:24

1+ y ago46:24

46:24

Like all years it's time to look back before we look forward and your hosts Curt and Pete go through the year in insurance that was 2022. They each share their top 3 trends of 2022, favourite insuretech idea, and biggest challenge (or in Pete's case peeve) for the industry. Along with that they debut a new segment, Bound or Declined, where they tal…

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Parametric Insurance solutions- Peter Lacovara from Coud2Street 1:02:47

1+ y ago1:02:47

1:02:47

With the industry dealing with more extreme weather events causing losses insureds need new solutions and products. Peter Lacovara, head of commercial, from Cloud 2 Street shares his thoughts on parametric flood solutions and how data mapping and AI is can help manage the needs of new insurance products. Peter dives deep on how data can be used for…

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AI for Business Insight with Erin Kelly 52:13

1+ y ago52:13

52:13

AI is changing business quickly but what about understanding customers and how they relate to your business? Erin Kelly, CEO & co-founder of Advanced Symbolics Inc joins the show to talk about gaining market insights using artificial intelligence. Using the AI entity she helped design and build called Polly, Erin explains how insurance brokers and …

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Executive Talks from NICC 2022 in Halifax 1:05:19

1+ y ago1:05:19

1:05:19

The NICC is arguably the most important insurance event in the country and this year we had the honor of being involved with our sponsor First Insurance Funding of Canada to not only host and moderate a panel on talent attraction and retention but chat with industry leaders about the state of the industry and where it's heading. In this episode you…

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Rebranding with purpose: Introducing Sandbox 38:07

1+ y ago38:07

38:07

Rebranding is never easy but when it's driven by the need to grow with purpose it becomes harder. Shelley Willick, President and CEO of SMI, Sandbox Mutual Insurance shares the journey and how the name becomes part of the company philosophy and purpose. Learn about how Sandbox determined what their purpose and goals for the future are and how they …

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From the floor at IBAO 2022 - featuring Matthew Turak Group President of CAA Insurance 34:53

2y ago34:53

34:53

A week ago everyone was nursing the effects of an epic hospitality night and after party from the IBAO Conference 2022. However, before that a lot went down including insurer town halls, the CEO panel, and of course the dynamic trade show. We caught up with all of it and placed the best here to give you insight from vendors, companies and CAA Insur…

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