Andrew Johnston - Willis Re

Andrew Johnston - Willis Re

Andrew Johnston joins me from his new abode in Nashville, TN, to discuss InsurTech, investment, and shearing alpacas. Andrew's background is enthralling. He "sold" his Ph.d. to the UN, farmed sea cucumbers in Indonesia, and established Willis Re's InsurTech group.

..when is it [investments in InsurTech] going to burst? The answer is—it's really hard to know because if the terminology or the definition keeps getting wider and wider, then everything that is anything in our industry is going to be captured as an InsurTech investment.

Dan White - NINETY and Alchemy Crew

Dan White - NINETY and Alchemy Crew

In this episode, Dan White, managing partner at NINETY, and I talked about Dan’s “insurance bets” for 2021. Dan talked about Micro Insurance; lessons learned from microinsurance that carriers can implement in “medium insurance,” Intangible assets insurance, and ESG rating. We skipped Black Swan Re but did manage to learn about the Alchemy Crew.

“40 years ago, 83% of their (S&P 500) balance sheet would have been tangible assets. Today, it’s only 12%. “ John Neal, CEO Lloyd’s

Brian Anderson - Nationwide Ventures

Brian Anderson - Nationwide Ventures

In this episode, Brian Anderson and Gilad Shai talk about investments in #InsurTech startups. We warmed up the conversation with Patagonia (VC) vest and then moved to hotter topics as SPAC, the shift of capital from public to the private sector, 2020, 2021, and Brian Dawkins.

SPAC is just another way of raising capital. I think you can take a thematic view of companies that can't go IPO maybe SPAC is the right way.

Jay D’Aprile - War for Talent

Jay D’Aprile - War for Talent

Jay and I talked about the state of the workforce that makes the insurance industry, the challenges the legacy companies face to recruit employees to technology roles, and the impact of the COVID pandemic on the future of office-culture and performance.

To succeed, once they're (new talent) brought into to your organization, we work to prevent an organ rejection...

Daniel R'bibo - Entertainment Insurance

Daniel R'bibo - Entertainment Insurance

In this episode, I have the great opportunity to bring together two industries that flourish in Los Angeles - Insurance and Entertainment. Daniel R’bibo, Area SVP at Arthur J. Gallagher, shares his endless knowledge, energy, and his deep understanding of the customer’s needs.

People come to LA from all over the world. They have a great idea for a show or for a movie. Finally, they meet some guy at a bar and he says “oh yeah I'm a producer...”
You gotta get a title report, an E&O policy...