Profiles in Risk

Tony chats with Alexis Vaughn, Author of "Insurance Distribution of the Future". Alexis brings her extensive experience in multiple areas of insurance and has put it into her new book. The book is an interactive guide for agents and brokers, new insurtech founders, people new to the industry, and industry professionals wanting to learn more about where distribution is going.Alexis Vaughn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-cierra-vaughn-77573862/Her prior episode: https://youtu.be/AC1MPYjfiuY?si=6rE3VNU-I5ZPKTSXInsurance Distribution of the Future: https://amzn.to/3Fh00ZLVideo Version: https://youtu.be/wH96_mng9I0

Tony chats with Stephanie Mier PIR, Chief Insurance Officer at ServiceUp, an all-in-one digital platform for all things auto repair, from fleet to consumers and everything in between. Their focus is decreasing cycle time and severity when it comes to auto claims. ServiceUp holds your insured's hand through the repair process, with 24/7 updates and a lifetime warranty on the repairs. Stephanie Mier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniejmier8675309/ServiceUp: https://www.serviceup.com/platform/insuranceVideo Version: https://youtu.be/xk8ZL1k9ckU

Kevin May, Chief Strategy Officer at GIGAFORCE, a technology company focused on reimagining the subrogation workforce, which also affects the claims workforce. They can help in everything from identifying losses with subro potential at FNOL all the way through the process. I learned a LOT about subro in this conversation.Kevin May: https://www.linkedin.com/in/subroman/GIGAFORCE: https://gigaforce.io/Video Version: https://youtu.be/CXxapTveDgI

Tony chats with James Benham, CEO & Co-Founder at Terra, they are a next-generation cloud-native AI-enabled claims and policy core platform for work comp first organizations. They pride themselves with being far easier to use, far easier to sign up, far easier to set up than the competition. This was a fascinating conversation about core systems that everybody should listen to!James Benham: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbenham/Terra: https://terra.insure/Video Version: https://youtu.be/qjdZyO4sBJs

Cyrus Jaffery, Founder and CEO at Quotamation, built by insurance agents for insurance agents, they built a tool to make it easy for consumers and agents to do home and auto quotes within 60 seconds. It makes everybody's life much easier when quoting home and auto with a beautiful UI.Cyrus Jaffery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrus-jaffery-02840365/Quotamation: https://quotamation.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/k00tbKj0eVI

Tony chats about Chris Luiz, CEO at Scout Insurtech, it started as Insurtech Ohio and has now grown into a fantastic community for carriers, brokers and agencies to find the talent, services and/or technology they need to sustain their impact on the insurance industry. We chat about why the Scout Insurtech events are different and why you should get involved!Chris Luiz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-luiz/Scout Insurtech: https://www.scoutinsurtech.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/k0e0268emks

Tony chats with Jon Kelly, CEO at Modern Metric, they serve large national brokers in personal lines. Their core product Discover, takes an insurance agent from data discovery, to quoting, to a fully customized finished proposal ready to send to the client.Jon Kelly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonkelly/Modern Metric: https://www.modernmetric.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/k17ebwYEAaA

Tony chats with Elan Nyer, Co-Founder and CEO at Ownli, a platform that helps P&C insurers better engage with their policyholders and prospects, increasing engagement and reducing premium leakage. They empower individuals to capture and control their data and transparently share it with the business. It's a really refreshing approach because the individual gets paid for their data. It opens the door for better engagement and the opportunity to capture data that you literally couldn't get earlier.Elan Nyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elan-nyer-a4691823/Ownli: https://www.ownli.co/Video Version: https://youtu.be/oUnktX6fizA

Tony chats with Joe Ems PIR, Co-Founder and Director of Sales at Sembley, a modern cloud-based platform that streamlines insurance submissions and renewals with simple intakes that populate right into the Acord.Joe Ems: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-g-ems-340813123/Sembley: https://sembley.com/Video Version: https://youtu.be/oCWgg9nNEr4

Tony chats with Tyler Jensen, President at The Top Performance Group, a professional development platform that helps business owners overcome fear, complacency, the feeling of being overwhelmed, and burnout. They help you achieve top performance and satisfaction in your life and business. Tyler came from running an agency and then being a carrier marketing rep.Tyler Jensen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-jensen/The Top Performance Group: https://thetopperformancegroup.com/