Best Parametric Podcasts (2025)

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From Niche to Mainstream: Parametric Insurance at Scale : An Interview with Samuel Broomer, President, Embedded Parametric Solutions at NormanMax Insurance Solutions 27:57

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On this week’s episode of The Leadership In Insurance Podcast, I sat down with Samuel Broomer, President of NormanMax Insurance Solutions, to explore how parametric insurance is reshaping the industry and what it means for carriers, agents, and customers alike. From its early applications in Sub-Saharan Africa to its role today in addressing protec…

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Prediction markets and disrupting insurance with Kalshi's Shannon Magiera 33:40

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Join the Risky Science Podcast for a live discussion with Dr. Paul Wilson, Tuesday, September 23, 11 a.m. ET. Register HereBy Risk Market News

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S1E13 | From wearables startup to $85M MGA: How he built one of the fastest-scaling MGAs in the industry feat. Adam Price, CEO, Kinetic 1:06:26

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What if preventing injuries was just the starting point—and building an $85M MGA was the real story? In this episode of The Age of the MGA Podcast, we sit down with Adam Price, CEO of Kinetic, who shares how an aerospace engineer turned a wearable device company into one of the fastest-growing MGAs in workers’ comp. From pivoting away from hardware…

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Precision, Consistency and Speed — How Overjet Seeks to Make Dentistry Less Painful 32:39

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This week on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast, I sat down with Wardah Inam, CEO of Overjet, to discuss the dental industry challenges she aims to solve. In 2018, a team of dentists and scientists from MIT and Harvard came together to revolutionise dentistry. Overjet was born to help the dental industry provide better care, using AI to reduce adm…

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Climate, Correlation, and Cat Bond Investing with Plenum Investments’ Dirk Schmelzer 46:55

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We speak with Dirk Schmelzer, Partner at Plenum Investments in Zurich. Dirk has spent more than 15 years managing catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities funds, and he brings a practitioner’s perspective on how catastrophe models are actually used in portfolio management and investment decisions. We’ll explore how models have evolved, wher…

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S1E12 | The $1B MGA Built on Broker Trust feat. Nick Wright (Pen Underwriting) 1:17:39

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They said MGAs couldn’t scale. Nick Wright didn’t just prove them wrong—he helped build a £1bn gross written premium (GWP) book to make sure they never said it again. If you’re building, investing in, or operating an MGA… stop what you’re doing and watch this. This episode is a tactical masterclass in what it actually takes to build a durable, defe…

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From Digital Insurance to Global Reinsurance – PolicyBazaar’s Next Chapter : An Interview with Tarun Mathur, Co-founder & Chief Business Officer of Policybazaar.com 29:46

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This week on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast, I sat down with Tarun Mathur, Co-founder & Chief Business Officer of Policybazaar.com, to explore their journey from pioneering digital insurance in India to building out an ambitious global reinsurance strategy. Founded in 2008, PolicyBazaar has grown into India’s largest insurance broker, managing…

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Why Trust, Transparency, and Testing Define the Future of Cat Bonds And Models with KCC’s Karen Clark 41:40

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This week we speak with Karen Clark, founder of Karen Clark & Company, about the evolution of catastrophe modeling and the shift toward higher-frequency, climate-driven events.By Risk Market News

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The Modeled Through Line from Hurricane Katrina to Cyber Catastrophe Risk with Fermat Capital’s John Seo 52:48

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John Seo, founder of Fermat Capital, about the lessons of Katrina for catastrophe bonds and models 20 years later. (00:00) - Introduction (02:00) - Katrina as a Market Catalyst (06:30) - Investor Confidence Under Fire (11:00) - The First True Test of Catastrophe Models (16:00) - Politics, Policy, and Deductibles (22:30) - The In-House View of Model…

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Pricing and Modeling Wildfire Risk in the Nation's Most Expensive Housing Market with Stanford's Michael Wara 54:01

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Less than a year after the devastating Los Angeles fires, I’m joined by Michael Wara from Stanford University. We explore why Michael is skeptical about California developing a public wildfire model, despite being part of the strategy group that studied it. We'll dig into how the newly approved private wildfire models are about to transform Califor…

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Digitizing Small Business Insurance, Foxquilt’s Dual Distribution Strategy : An Interview Josh Reznick, Chief Distribution Officer at Foxquilt 36:05

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Distribution, Digitized: How Foxquilt is Reshaping Small Business Insurance In this week’s podcast, I sat down with Josh Reznick, Foxquilt's Chief Distribution Officer, to unpack how the insurtech is redefining distribution in commercial insurance. Foxquilt is a digital MGA focused on serving underserved small business markets across North America.…

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Severe Convective Storms are Reshaping Insurance and Modeling with Dr. Victor Gensini 45:03

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We talk with Dr. Victor Gensini, a professor at Northern Illinois University and one of the leading experts on severe convective storms. Dr. Gensini works with the Insurance Information Institute and has just launched a new center for convective storm research, bringing together academic research and industry needs to tackle this modeling challenge…

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'Uncertainty Is What You Make It' : An Interview with Robin Russel, CEO, Satva Trust 31:43

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Cascading Risks And a Cascadia Mega Quake With Dr. Tina Dura 42:43

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In this episode we talk with Dr. Tina Dura, a coastal hazard researcher at Virginia Tech, as she unpacks a threat that most risk models still underestimate: Sudden land subsidence from a long expected Cascadia subduction zone earthquake.By Risk Market News

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AI, Insurance, and the Power of Operator Mindset : An Interview with Rohit Mittal, CEO InsurGrid 33:11

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This week on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast podcast, I had a brilliant conversation with Rohit Mittal, all about just that. We covered why he chose to buy and operate an insurance tech company and how he’s helping agents reclaim their time and boost productivity through AI. Here’s a few highlights from what we covered... ⚙️ “From 45 minutes to…

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Multi‑Hazard Events, Messy Data and Climate Insurance Models with Michiel Ingels 38:21

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We're joined by Michiel W. Ingels, lead author of research that takes stock of the state of climate risk insurance modeling and maps out where it needs to go next.By Risk Market News

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S1E11 | They Invented a New Insurance Category: Inside the MGA Power Move at PlaceCovr - feat. Bob Clark and Diane Coogan 1:13:12

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Imagine getting a check in the mail just because your town got more expensive or less safe. This week on The Age of the MGA Podcast, we sit down with the founders of PlaceCovr, an MGA that’s launching a brand-new category of insurance: Location Insurance. It’s parametric. It’s data-driven. And it’s built to protect homeowners from the hidden costs …

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The Invisible Advantage: Decoding Insurance Market Dynamics : An Interview with Dimitris Paterakis, CEO of Pythia 35:55

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Floods, Risk Models, and the Future of Insurance With ReThought's Cory Isaacson 42:02

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On this episode of the Risky Science Podcast, we talk with Cory Isaacson, CEO of ReThought Insurance — a longtime tech and insurance executive who’s spent years building new models aimed at making flood risk more accurate, more transparent, and more insurable.By Risk Market News

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Beyond Automation: The Real Power of AI in Insurance Claims — with Grace Hanson, CEO of Elysian 34:23

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This week I was joined by Grace Hanson, CEO of Elysian, who’s on a mission to fix one of the most overlooked parts of insurance: claims handling. “People underestimate how much profit lives in the claims department — and how much value is wasted when it’s not run well,” Grace calls Elysian an AI-native outsourced claims service — but what that real…

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S1E10 | Parametric Insurance at Scale: How NormanMax Is Reinventing Embedded Risk - feat. Samuel Broomer 1:10:01

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Ready to learn how parametric insurance is being re-engineered for the mainstream? In this episode of The Age of the MGA Podcast, we sit down with Samuel Broomer, President of Embedded Parametric Solutions for NormanMax, to explore the massive unlock happening in the MGA space. Sam breaks down how they’re converting complex parametric products into…

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Modeling Pandemic Risk: Dr. Neil Ferguson on the Future of Epidemiology, Policy, and Private Markets 43:43

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In this episode we speak with Dr. Neil Ferguson, a leading voice in infectious disease modeling and Director of the Jameel Institute at Imperial College London. We talk about how disease models are built, how they’ve evolved over the last two decades, and what happens when they move from academic research into policy, politics, and even the private…

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Putting Humanity in the Loop — How Symphony AI Is Redefining Insurance Claims Training : An Interview with Murtaza Ali, CEO and Co-Founder of Symphony 31:18

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I was joined this week by Murtaza Ali, CEO & Co-Founder of Symphony (YC F24), for a conversation about how he’s tackling some of the biggest challenges in the insurance industry with cutting-edge voice AI — without losing sight of the human touch. A bit of context: Murtaza’s journey insurtech journey started at McKinsey before joining Tractable to …

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Multi-Hazard Modeling, AI, and the Future of Risk With Paolo Bocchini 41:02

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We're joined by Dr. Paolo Bocchini, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lehigh University, a leading researcher in catastrophe modeling and infrastructure resilience. Dr. Bocchini is the director of Lehigh’s Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience, and he’s spearheading a new collaboration with Rice University—the Consortium …

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Wargaming, Combat Modeling, and Escalation Risk With CNA’s Dr. Jeremy Sepinsky 35:32

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In this episode of the podcast, we are shifting from modeling physical risks to exploring how wargaming and combat modeling is being used to understand the growing threat of geopolitical conflict. Our guest is Dr. Jeremy Sepinsky, Lead Wargame Designer at CNA, a federally funded research and development center that supports national security analys…

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Open Models, Collaboration, and Catastrophe Risk With Oasis’s Dickie Whitaker 41:01

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In this episode of the Risky Science Podcast, Dickie Whitaker, CEO of the Oasis Loss Modelling Framework, discusses how open-source catastrophe modeling is transforming the risk ecosystem. Whitaker shares the origin story of Oasis and how the platform is working to lower barriers to entry, spur innovation, and increase transparency in a space long …

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From Risk to Resilience: Empowering Africa's Smallholder Farmers : An Interview with JP Fabri, CEO of Myubuntu 27:27

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I'm excited to share this week's conversation on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast with no other than JP Fabri, CEO of myUbuntu all about transforming agricultural insurance in Africa 🌱 🎙️ Tune into the episode: "From Risk to Resilience: Empowering Africa's Smallholder Farmers" We discuss a whole host of topics, here are some of the highlights...…

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Private Credit, Liquidity, Longevity and Life Insurance With S&P’s Carmi Margalit 28:09

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As insurers seek higher yields in a persistent high-rate environment, private credit has become an increasingly significant part of portfolio strategies. But with that growth comes a new set of questions—about liquidity, transparency, and the long-term implications for credit quality. Carmi Margalit shares S&P’s analytical framework for assessing t…

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Ep. 9 | Why most MGAs fail before they launch...and how to build one that wins. feat. David Gritz, Co-Founder, InsurtechNY 1:00:34

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Want to launch a successful MGA in 2025? Before you pitch a reinsurer or raise a dime, watch this. In this episode of The Age of the MGA Podcast, we sit down with David Gritz—co-founder of InsurtechNY and the InsurTech Fund. He’s helped launch 80+ InsurTech startups and runs the only accelerator built specifically for digital MGAs. Inside this conv…

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Transforming insurance economics through Actuarial Science and AI : An Interview with Onur Gungor, CEO of Allegory 30:54

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Unlocking the Future of Short-Term Rental Insurance : An Interview with Andrew Bate, CEO of Safely 30:22

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Ep. 8 | What if your MGA was built like a Silicon Valley tech company? feat. Jacob Landman, Co-Founder, Carma Cannabis Insurance 1:00:09

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Would you trust a frustrated cannabis operator to disrupt the insurance space? Jacob Landman did more than just trust—he became the operator-turned-MGA-founder who’s taking on the outdated, exclusion-ridden mess that defines most cannabis insurance programs. And in this episode, he breaks down exactly how he’s doing it. From building proprietary un…

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Modeling Risk in a Non-Stationary Climate with Dr. Daniel Swain 1:10:57

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After a long hiatus, we’re back—launching a new series of conversations with finance professionals, academic researchers, and technology leaders focused on a rapidly growing and often misunderstood area of risk: modeling. In this episode, we kick things off with a conversation about weather and climate modeling with Dr. Daniel Swain, a climate scie…

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Ep. 7 | Why Thore Was Built As a Reciprocal Exchange MGA — And What Most Founders Still Get Wrong - feat. Johnathan Yazdani, Thore Underwriters 1:10:14

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What if writing a billion dollars in premium was actually the easy part? In this episode of The Age of the MGA Podcast, we sit down with Johnathan Yazdani, CEO and co-founder of Thore Underwriters — a reciprocal exchange + MGA hybrid designed from the ground up to remove bias in claims, plug tech into execution, and rethink how underserved markets …

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"Mitigating Flood Risks: Transforming Insurance Through Prevention with Lauren from Mitigate" : An Interview with Laurent Feuilleaubois, CEO of Mitigrate 30:34

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Ep. 6 | The MGA Boom Is Real...But Most Insiders Are Reading the Data Wrong - feat. William Pitt, Partner, Lexicon Associates 1:04:30

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MGAs are on fire. But is the growth hype real? In this episode, the hosts sit down with William Pitt from Lexicon Associates – one of the foremost researchers on the MGA, fronting carrier, and delegated authority space globally. William unpacks the latest data, trends, and real talk behind the explosive rise of MGAs in the U.S., U.K., Europe, and b…

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Navigating InsurTech Innovation: Beyond the Buzzwords : An Interview with Rory Pyke, Insurtech Insights 36:54

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Tune into our latest episode of The Leadership In Insurance Podcast Podcast, where I was joined Rory Pyke at Insurtech Insights, to unpack the real state of innovation in insurance. 👉 We discuss the truth about AI in insurance - separating hype from real innovation and how InsurTech Insights is catalysing industry transformation 👉Upcoming event ins…

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Ep. 5 | Why MGAs Are Flocking to This Conference That Banned Thought Leadership feat. Chris Luiz 43:23

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🎙️ What happens when you build an event for MGAs, founders, and VCs—and intentionally ban the fluff? In this episode of The Age of the MGA Podcast, we sit down with Chris Luiz, CEO of Scout Insurtech, to unpack how a grassroots meetup in Ohio evolved into one of the most respected and deal-focused platforms in the insurance space. From 60-second fo…

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Ep. 4 | Building a 10X MGA: Inside the iTOO Success Story with Justin Naylor, CEO—A Visionary MGA Leader 1:17:24

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What does it take to scale a specialty MGA from startup to market leader across 10 African countries? This week on The Age of the MGA, we sit down with Justin Naylor, CEO of iTOO Specialty Risks, to uncover the secrets behind one of the most inspiring MGA growth stories in the world. From mastering distribution through brokers, to launching cutting…

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Ep. 3 | They Built the First Fertility Insurance MGA (Flora)—and Made It Affordable for Millions feat. Dr. Christy Lane and Laura McDonald 1:27:06

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🎙️ Welcome to the Age of the MGA—Where the Future of Insurance Is Being Written. In this episode, we sit down with Laura McDonald and Dr. Christy Lane, the founders of Flora, the world’s first fertility insurance MGA. These two powerhouse entrepreneurs are redefining what it means to build a category-defining product—one that blends personal missio…

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Surfacing The Science of Risk : An Interview with Jared Kaplan, CEO at Indigo Insurance 30:31

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Good morning and welcome to the latest episode of The Leadership In Insurance Podcast where where this week we are joined by Jared Kaplan, CEO of Indigo Insurance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep. 2 | She Didn’t Just Build a Cyber MGA — She Invented an Entirely New Category, feat. Kirsten Bay, Co-Founder & CEO of Cysurance 1:18:15

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🎙️ Welcome to the Age of the MGA—Where the Future of Insurance Is Being Written. In this episode, the crew sits down with Kirsten Bay, Co-Founder and CEO of Cysurance—a bold force rewriting the rules of cyber insurance with a model that fuses prevention, warranty, and embedded risk protection. This isn't your typical "cyber MGA" story. It’s a maste…

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Simplifying AI with Simplifai : An Interview with Niels Zijderveld 32:00

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Ep. 1 | From Zero to Niche Reinsurance MGA Powerhouse: Inside the Untold Story of Ladder Re - feat. Charles Decrucq and Andrew Matczak 1:14:19

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🎙️ Welcome to the Age of the MGA—Where the Future of Insurance Is Being Written. In this premiere episode, Dylan, Doug, and Peter sit down with Ladder Re co-founders Charles Decrucq and Andrew Matczak to dissect the real story behind building a niche reinsurance MGA from scratch. This isn’t your typical origin story. It’s raw. Tactical. Bootstrappe…

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Teaser "Trailer" Episode — The Age of the MGA Podcast Begins: What It Is, Who It’s For, and Why It Matters 8:33

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🎙️ Welcome to the Age of the MGA—Where the Future of Insurance Is Being Written. In this teaser episode, Doug, Dylan, and Peter pull back the curtain on why they launched this podcast—and why now is the defining moment in the evolution of the MGA model. If you’re building, scaling, investing in, or operating within the MGA ecosystem… this show is f…

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Better Coverage for America’s Truckers : An Interview with Nyles Oppenheimer, CEO, Cover Whale 35:31

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Finpro Presents ... InsurTech Sales: What's driving deals in 2025 (and what's not) - Connor Berry Feat. Daniel Grimwood-Bird (Maptycs), Jaeton Cary (Supercede) & Matt Hudson (Layr) 48:18

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As a first in a webinar series, GTM lead, Connor Berry invites senior sales leaders from the InsurTech industry to discuss what is actually driving sales in 2025 and what's just noise. The panel discuss AI, Social selling, Cold calling & how to attract and build a successful sales team. Also, if you enjoy these conversations, make sure to follow Th…

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Rewriting the Rules of Auto Insurance with AI, A Conversation with Jonathan Matus, CEO of Fairmatic 30:07

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We've had plenty of conversations about how insurance should work, but this one really got me thinking. This week on The Leadership in Insurance Podcast, I sat down with Jonathan Matus, CEO of Fairmatic, to talk about something that’s been a huge challenge in our industry—fairness in commercial auto insurance. The way risk is priced right now often…

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Building a Specialty Insurance Powerhouse: CEO Gerard Van Loon on Leadership, Growth & Innovation 32:09

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What does it take to build a speciality insurance business from the ground up? This week on The Leadership in Insurance Podcast, we’re joined by Gerard Van Loon, CEO of Alta Signa, to talk about his journey in launching and scaling a speciality insurer, the challenges of underwriting unique risks, and what the future of speciality insurance looks l…

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#71 - Pablo Zamorano Mosnaim - Heatherwick Studio, Computational Design, AI, Technology 41:52

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In this episode of PA Talks, we step inside Heatherwick Studio to meet Pablo Zamorano, Head of Geometry & Computational Design. From crafting complex geometries to developing custom digital tools, Pablo and his team are pushing the limits of architecture with cutting-edge technology.We dive into his journey to Heatherwick, the studio’s unique team …