Episodes

June 26, 2020

Joshua Motta- Coalition

Coalition Cyber is a different kind of insurance company and company co-founder Joshua Motta explains how his approach is via risk management not tech solutions. Certainly there is technology involved but the way Coalition …
June 19, 2020

Tom Super from JD Power Part 2

It's rare a guest comes back so fast but Tom Super was far too interesting and informative to not continue with his insights. Consumer data is always hard to understand and Tom with JD Power share information and what they …
June 16, 2020

Rick Bauman- Passion and Success

Have you ever wondered what the underlying traits of successful insurance businesses are? Rick Bauman from IC3 joins Curt and Pete to discuss how a passionate workplace leads to a successful culture. Rick brings his years o…
June 5, 2020

Tom Super talks Insurance Consumer Behaviour-Part 1

The insurance consumer is changing and no one knows that better than JD Power the leader in consumer data and analytics. Tom Super, head of P&C insurance for JD Power, joins Curt and Pete to talk about what's influencing con…
May 29, 2020

Alyson Shane- Marketing in a Pandemic

Back for a third appearance, social & content marketing expert Alyson Shane discusses how reaching new customers is changing due to the pandemic. Insurance has always been a difficult product to market and by touching on va…
May 22, 2020

Joe D'Souza Founder and CEO-Pro Navigator

Artificial Intelligence is still a developing technology within in the insurance industry but the misconceptions are gradually disappearing. Joe D'Souza the founder and CEO of Pro Navigator wants to make those misconception…
May 15, 2020

Stuart Bruce- First Insurance Funding of Canada

Stuart Bruce is more than a CEO, he's a an entrepreneur who is driven to make the business experience better for everyone from owners to customers and it all revolves around the payments process. Stuart and First Canada are…
May 8, 2020

Syd Roe from bAtomic

Syd's more than fun, she's dynamic and cool and she's some one you want to sit down and chat with, often. She joins Pete and Curt to talk about how and what insurance brokers should be paying attention to when it comes to d…
May 1, 2020

Data Shift with @InsuranceGenY

The generation shift is real in the insurance industry but who is the shift moving towards? The next generation isn't necessarily a problem as much as they want to adopt solutions soon. This episodes features @InsuranceGenY…
April 24, 2020

Insuring Cannabis with Excel Insurance Group

Cannabis has been legal for 18 months but there's still many unknowns about the business and insurance. Scott Treasure and Scott MacInnis from Excel Insurance Group came on the show to discuss how they went about building a…
April 17, 2020

Sonia Johannson- HR for Insurance and using Data

Sonia Johannson is not any HR professional, she specializes in how insurance professionals can understand how their offices and teams can best function. Insurance agents and brokers are undergoing a transformative industry …
April 12, 2020

Curtis Killen, KBD Insurance

Perhaps we should listen to millennials in the insurance industry and Curtis Killen, President of KBD Insurance in Montreal is as good a reason as any. They look at things differently like hiring tactics, lead generation, a…
April 3, 2020

Jack Kudale Cowbell Cyber

Cyber insurance is not new but it's not widely accepted and understood. Jack Kudale CEO of Cowbell Cyber explains where the market is headed and how it's evolving when it comes to threat vectors and industries. Furthermore…
March 27, 2020

Sahas Katta- Smartcar

The Insurance industry doesn't need any more UBI solutions, or does it? This episode features Sahas Katta, CEO and co-founder of Smartcar.com and he sees the world of automobiles, insurance, drivers and data differently. S…
March 20, 2020

Commercial Insurance and Covid-19: What you need to know

The insurance industry is focussing on Covid-19 just like all other industries and nowhere is there more pressure for answers than with commercial insurance professionals. Cole Leitch and Chantelle Markus from Avant Insuran…
March 17, 2020

Dealing with COVID-19- Remote Services and Processes

A quick discussion from 3 brokers, and IBAO on some advice and thoughts for dealing with your insurance business and COVID-19. This is not a regular episode but something to be shared so that you can find some help, guidanc…
March 13, 2020

Recruitment & Retention with Page Forron & Bettina Urban

The insurance industry is not the easiest one to sell as a career but it can be one of the most rewarding. Recruitment and retention is difficult at the best of times so how do insurance professionals fill the talent pipeli…
March 6, 2020

Ryan McMahon-Cambridge Mobile Telematics

Usage-based insurance is not a new concept but telematics has evolved and Ryan McMahon, VP of Insurance for Cambridge Mobile Telematics explains how. The technology has moved way beyond plugging something into the OBD II po…
Feb. 28, 2020

Chat Bots Expained with the Friendly Agent Chat Bot

Talking to a chat bot should not be this fun but Avdhesh Sexana, the founder and creator of the Friendly Agent Chat Bot, explains what so many within the insurance industry don't understand about the technology. Chat bots a…
Feb. 21, 2020

Jeff Brown- Vpay

Claims service is when insurance matters most but the often overlooked part is how to make the payment of claims efficient. Jeff Brown, the President of Vpay, explains how their service solves so many problems for the payee…
Feb. 12, 2020

Trulfa and Broker Technology

Broker technology comes in many forms but Sherif Gemeyal has been a pioneer in the next phase of the customer-facing insurance experience. Sherif and Marnie Osborne share their experience with how the broker distribution ch…
Feb. 6, 2020

John Taylor- CEO OMIA

There's a perception about the mutual insurers but John Taylor, CEO of OMIA, is ready to dispel it. These aren't smaller companies filling a niche, rather they are a group of long-standing innovators that have served segmen…
Jan. 24, 2020

Social Responsibility Matters- Catherine Brown, Aviva

All corporations are using social responsibility as part of their brand value but no on within the insurance industry does it like Aviva. They started with the Aviva Community Fund and have now moved on to a new cause, Take…
Jan. 17, 2020

AJ Altman- CEO Hover

AJ Altman, the CEO and founder of Hover is happy to change the parts of the insurance industry, in fact he's inspired to do so for all the right reasons. AJ has a incredible story about inspiration and risk and not how to l…