Episodes

Jan. 16, 2021

Colby Tunick- agents, brokers & their data

Insurance brokers and agents generate tons of data but how many of them know how to harvest it? Colby Tunick, CEO and founder of Refocus AI, is ready to help you make sense of your brokerage data and explains why it's time …
Jan. 8, 2021

Mike Berris- M&A Activity and Valuations

Everyone sees what is happening in the insurance distribution marketplace with mergers and acquisitions but what's driving it? Mike Berris from Smythe CPA explains what's driving the flurry of activity where valuations are …
Dec. 31, 2020

2020 Year in Review

It's time to look back on the year that was for the hosts Curt Wyatt and Pete Tessier and what happened over 40+ episodes, the insurance industry, the world and everything in between. Pete and Curt take some shots at the in…
Dec. 23, 2020

David Duley PlanGap Founder & CEO

The times they are a changing and David Duley, CEO from PlanGap, shares his thoughts about how people should protect against potential shortfall in government pension plans with social security or insurance. David has a grea…
Dec. 18, 2020

Huw Williams on Political Action

Political action is part of every good strategy but no one does it better than Huw Williams of Impact Public Affairs. As a guiding force for insurance brokers across Canada, Huw has helped many associations advocate on beha…
Dec. 11, 2020

Al McLeod- Innovation, Disruption & Insurance

When talking about innovating to manage disruption with insurance there's no one better than Al McLeod. He's not part of the insurance world hierarchy or patriarch, he's just Al, a guy who has a vast of array of experience …
Dec. 5, 2020

Risk Detection & Claim Prevention

We had two guests this week with Pierre-Andrew Meunier from PrevTech and Ken Worsley from Wawanesa Insurance talking about the latest needs and technology to help predict where a claim could occur. As agricultural operation…
Nov. 27, 2020

Danish Yusuf- CEO Zensurance

Sometimes the insurance industry has tunnel vision because 'no one gets it'. In this case, Zensurance co-founder and CEO Danish Yusuf come from outside the insurance industry and he shares his calm and focussed approach to …
Nov. 20, 2020

Erin Fischer- The Modern Claims Experience

Insurance claims are the value part of any policy and that experience is beginning to change. Whether it be an external disruption or internal innovation the process of being made whole' is moving in a different direction. …
Nov. 12, 2020

Ryan McGovern- Virtual I Technologies

Risk engineering never seemed so cool but Ryan McGovern the Chief Risk Engineer from Virtual I Technologies explains what the future looks like for insurance brokers and agents when it comes to risk analysis and data. Virtua…
Nov. 4, 2020

Jeff Goldberg- Novarica

Data is everything in the insurance industry right now but what about data on the trends and technology that is shaping the industry? That's where Jeff Goldberg and Novarica come in, they make sense of all the different cha…
Oct. 28, 2020

Empowered- IBAO2020 The Aftermath!

Pete and Curt breakdown day two of the #IBAO2020 virtual convention discussing the CEO panel featuring Economics, Intact, Wawanesa, and Travelers as well as clips and thoughts from the insurer town halls. It was a differen…
Oct. 22, 2020

IBAO Convention Day 1 After Party

Day 1 from the IBAO #Empowered virtual convention got off to an amazing start with smooth music from DJ Steph Honey and then delivered great content on the state of the industry, Ontario broker technology and recruitment and…
Oct. 18, 2020

Brett & Norah- How Empowered came to be

It wasn't just brokers and agents who had to make a pivot to a virtual service model, professional associations did too and Brett Boadway and Norah Black from IBAO share their journey. The Empowered conference is IBAO's 100…
Oct. 9, 2020

Tom Reid: IBAC data exchange & connectivity

Insurance brokers and agents want real-time transactions and Tom Reid has come on board with IBAC to ensure the industry crosses the finish line. Tom shares his journey from entering the industry to becoming an executive wh…
Oct. 2, 2020

Joseph Carnevale- IBAO President

Change isn't easy, especially when it's unexpected and forces the shuttering of the entire way an industry does business but that's what Joseph Carnevale took on this year as IBAO President. In this episode Joseph talks abo…
Sept. 25, 2020

Dorian Bond Claims and Investigations

Claims can go wrong but what happens if you suspect that a claim might not be what it seems? You might hire an investigator, some one like Dorian Bond , who can help figure out what's going wrong. Dorian joins Curt and Pet…
Sept. 16, 2020

Dhruv Garg- President Kangaroo

Home security is changing from an old tech reactive model to a new age proactive system that integrates far beyond the traditional monitoring station. Dhruv Garg drops by to explain how Kangaroo and its connected systems wi…
Sept. 4, 2020

Charles Alexander Video Marketing for Insurance Professionals

Telling a story is never easy, but telling a story about insurance is even harder but Charles Alexander knows how. Insurance can scare consumers into purchasing but it can also educate them into purchasing the right coverag…
Aug. 17, 2020

Bill Pieroni President & CEO of ACORD

Is there anyone more energetic in the insurance industry than Bill Pieroni? If so we haven't recorded with them yet. However, after talking with Bill you don't just feel energized, you are informed, educated, and empowered…
July 31, 2020

Daniel Ramse- CEO My Outdesk

Outsourcing is not a dirty idea anymore, in fact it's far more common in the insurance industry than we think and Daniel Ramsey, the CEO of My Out Desk will explain how his company and services allow for back office efficien…
July 17, 2020

Kent Rowe- IBAC President

Have you ever wondered how the IBAC president looks at the insurance industry and its current state of change? Kent Rowe joins Curt Wyatt and Pete Tessier to talk about what he sees and how IBAC is addressing and manager ch…
July 10, 2020

Peter Hohman CEO Insurance Institute of Canada

Education is the key to opportunity and any professional never stops learning through their career and Peter Hohman, CEO of the Insurance Institute if Canada joins Curt and Pete to discuss the importance of education. The I…
July 4, 2020

Bryan Falchuk - Future of Insurance

Insurance professional, author, and so much more, Bryan Falchuk joins Curt and Pete to talk about his new book, The Future of Insurance: From Disruption to Innovation. Bryan's insight and research shows how it's not just te…