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FNO: InsureTech by Alacrity Solutions is a place where movers and shakers from all points within the insurance ecosystem gather and discuss all things insuretech. Industry veterans Lee Boyd and Rob Beller talk technology and innovation and how it affects and drives change in the industry. We sit down and talk with CEOs, Thought Leaders, Venture Capitalists, Carrier Execs, Innovators, Startups, Founders, and other high-profile experts. New episodes air every Friday, with occasional bonus treats in between. FNO: InsureTech is a production of Fourseventy Claim Management.

Location:

United States

Description:

FNO: InsureTech by Alacrity Solutions is a place where movers and shakers from all points within the insurance ecosystem gather and discuss all things insuretech. Industry veterans Lee Boyd and Rob Beller talk technology and innovation and how it affects and drives change in the industry. We sit down and talk with CEOs, Thought Leaders, Venture Capitalists, Carrier Execs, Innovators, Startups, Founders, and other high-profile experts. New episodes air every Friday, with occasional bonus treats in between. FNO: InsureTech is a production of Fourseventy Claim Management.

Language:

English


Episodes

Ep 213 – ZestyAI Co-founder & CEO, Attila Toth

3/31/2023
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...

Duration:00:59:49

Ep 212 – Anthemis Managing Director, Ali Geramian

3/24/2023
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...

Duration:00:55:22

Ep 211 – Modern Life CEO & Co-Founder, Michael Konialian

3/17/2023
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...

Duration:00:57:36

Ep 210 – Clearcover CEO & Co-Founder, Kyle Nakatsuji

3/3/2023
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...

Duration:00:52:41

Ep 209 – American Family Ventures Managing Director, Kyle Beatty

2/24/2023
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...

Duration:00:58:51

Ep 208 – 2023 Verisk Elevate Conference – Mike Fulton & Aaron Brunko

2/20/2023
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...

Duration:00:42:23

Ep 207 – Forrester Principal Analyst, Ellen Carney

2/13/2023
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...

Duration:00:55:08

Ep 206 – Demotech President and Co-Founder, Joseph Petrelli

2/6/2023
Join Rob and Lee as they talk with Joseph "Joe" Petrelli, President and Co-founder of Demotech on this episode of FNO: Insuretech you don’t want to miss. Demotech leverages information to help assign an informed Financial Stability Rating (FSR). FSRs help level the playing field for financially stable insurers and are based upon a series of quantitative ratios and certain qualitative factors. The rating process provides an objective baseline for assessing solvency based upon changes in...

Duration:00:57:57

Ep 205 – IA Capital Group Managing Partner, Andrew Lerner

1/27/2023
FNO: InsureTech continues its dive into venture capital, and this week we’re happy to have Andrew Lerner, Managing Partner of IA Capital Group, on the show. Andrew is responsible for the day-to-day activities of IA Capital and is a member of its investment committee. Join Lee and Rob as they talk with Andrew and learn more about IA Capital Group, their past investments, Insuretech 2.0, chess, and more on this episode you don’t want to miss. To learn more about IA Capital Group, visit...

Duration:00:51:11

Ep 204 – Aquiline Technology Growth Partner & Head, Max Chee

1/20/2023
Aquiline’s venture capital group, Aquiline Technology Growth (ATG), is dedicated to making early and growth stage investments across Insuretech, Fintech and related Enterprise. With several of our past insuretech guests having been grown and supported by Aquiline, FNO: InsureTech wanted to bring them on the podcast to learn more about ATG, how they’re funding insuretech, and to pick the mind of the Max Chee, Partner and Head. Join Max and Rob on this episode that dives into venture capital...

Duration:00:53:17

Ep 203 – Insurtech Innovations Founder & Principal Consultant, Adam Kostecki, Part II

1/6/2023
FNO: Insuretech brings back former guest and friend of the show, Adam Kostecki, Founder & Principal Consultant of Insurtech Innovations, to continue the conversation of innovation in insurance. Join us as we continue to pick Adam’s mind in this follow-up conversation you don’t want to miss. Listen to Part I of our conversation with Adam. To learn more about Insurtech Innovations, contact Adam via email at adam@insurtechinnovations.com or connect with him on LinkedIn.

Duration:00:54:56

Ep 202 – Mulberri Co-Founder & CEO, Hamesh Chawla

12/30/2022
Mulberri is an intelligent business insurance platform that HR and payroll providers, brokers, small-medium businesses, and carriers trust to help them be more efficient and productive when writing business together. Mulberri leverages technology to connect people and help them make intelligent data-driven decisions to make the business insurance process simple, efficient, and transparent. Join Rob and Lee as they talk with Hamesh Chawla, Co-Founder & CEO at Mulberri. To learn more about...

Duration:00:39:09

Ep 201 – Socotra Founder & CEO, Dan Woods

12/16/2022
FNO: InsureTech revisits with former guest Dan Woods, Founder & CEO, of Socotra. As a modern platform for technology-driven insurers founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, Socotra is the first cloud-native core platform for insurance and the first core system to believe its APIs and configuration formats should be open to the world. Join Dan, Rob, and Lee as they catch on the continued success of Socotra, Dan’s experience, insights on insuretech and embedded insurance, and much...

Duration:01:04:04

Ep 200 – We did it. Our 200th Episode!

12/9/2022
On this week's episode we celebrate the 200 episode of FNO: InsureTech! While we’re away celebrating, some of our guests have left some kind words in our voicemail. Join Rob and Lee keep it short and sweet as they talk about the origin of the podcast, share some special moments, and give shoutouts to notable guests. 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.

Duration:00:26:21

Ep 199 – Embroker Chief Revenue Officer, Ben Jennings

12/2/2022
On this week's episode we bring on the podcast an insuretech whose mission is to make it radically simple to get the right business insurance for the best price: Embroker. Embroker is leveraging the latest technology to make policies more tailored, less expensive, and easier to purchase. As the first company where businesses can apply for all types of commercial insurance online and manage their policies through a modern cloud-based portal, they continue to make strides in innovating the...

Duration:00:37:38

Ep 198 – InsurTech Innovations Founder & Principal Consultant, Adam Kostecki

11/28/2022
Rob and Lee talk with Adam Kostecki, Founder & Principal Consultant of InsurTech Innovations, LLC. With over 20 years of carrier experience and innovation expertise, Adam continues his passion of embracing insurance and technology in a new light as he sets out on a new journey with his own consulting and advisory service. Join Adam, Rob, and Lee as they talk origins, experience, IoT, leveraging innovation, Bob Villa, EVs, and more. To learn more about Insurtech Innovations, contact Adam via...

Duration:00:48:00

Ep 197 – Broker Buddha Co-founder & CEO, Jason Keck

11/18/2022
Rob and Lee dive into the agent space and talk with Jason Keck, Co-founder & CEO of Broker Buddha. Broker Buddha is empowering agents, bringing a world-class experience and the tools to take client services to the next level. Their vision is simple: A connected, digital world where you can quickly get insurance for your business through a simple online experience. Join Jason, Rob, and Lee as they hear the founding story of Broker Buddha, the agency side of insuretech, changing the way...

Duration:00:38:59

Ep 196 – COVU Co-founder & CEO, Ali Safavi

11/14/2022
Rob and Lee talk with return guest Ali Safavi, Co-founder & CEO of COVU. COVU's mission is to help both everyday people and professional advisors manage risk and insurance better through helping fill in their coverage gaps and achieve true peace of mind. COVU works with a broad range of carriers and hand-picked agents while leveraging artificial intelligence and an outstanding service team to provide customers with simple one-stop shopping for insurance products. Join Ali, Rob, and Lee as...

Duration:00:46:55

Ep 195 – bolt CEO, Jim Dwane

11/4/2022
Join Rob and Lee as they talk with Jim Dwane, CEO of bolt. bolt is the world’s largest P&C insurance exchange, matching distributors with providers on a single digital platform. With over 100 carriers in their exchange that spans across all 50 states, their network of over 7.5 million active users is driving insurance and insurance innovation forward. Learn more about bolt, their exchange, thoughts on embedded insurance, and much more. Like what you hear on FNO: InsureTech? Know someone...

Duration:00:40:55

Ep 194 – Fairmatic President, Jamie Trish

10/7/2022
Join Rob and Lee as they talk with Jamie Trish, President of the recently “out of stealth” insuretech Fairmatic. With their recent raise of $42M, they’re on a road to redefine commercial auto insurance with data and artificial intelligence. Join Jamie, Rob, and Lee as they talk Fairmatic, Jamie’s experience, the startup culture, and much more. Don’t miss this great interview! Like what you hear on FNO: InsureTech? Know someone who would be a great guest for the podcast? Let us know: Email...

Duration:00:46:53