Get Plugged In
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -Actuaries interview InsurTech start-up executives in the “Get Plugged In” podcast series. They share knowledge on evolving technology and InsurTech, as part of the knowledge exchange partnership with the InsurTech accelerator Plug and Play and the Society of Actuaries.
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Blake Hill and Arthur da Silva interview Laura Bennett
January 30, 2024 14:00 - 41 minutes - 24 MBListen to Hosts Blake Hill and Arthur da Silva talk with Guest Laura Bennett, Actuary, and Principal at Gosling’s Leap Consulting, about Laura’s very interesting InsurTech journey which began by co-founding a completely digital pet insurance company. InsurTech landing page: https://www.soa.org/programs/insurtech/
Blake Hill and Arthur da Silva interview guest Gaurav Upadhya
January 03, 2024 18:01 - 44 minutes - 33.3 MBListen to Gaurav Upadhya, Board Director, Amex Bank of Canada share his history and insights with hosts Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo and Arthur da Silva, VP Actuarial at Slope Software.
InsurTech Insights with Ahmed Sherif Abdelgalil
October 12, 2023 17:48 - 16 minutes - 9.63 MBHear Guest Ahmed Sherif Abdelgalil, Chief Product Officer and Chief Actuary at Kaf Insurance talk with Host Blake Hill, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo about his very unique actuarial and InsurTech journey.
InsurTech Insights with Ben Blakeslee
September 28, 2023 16:01 - 14 minutes - 7.32 MBListen to Ben Blakeslee, AVP & Actuary at Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. share his insights with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo.
InsurTech Insights with Aneesha Desphande
September 26, 2023 14:41 - 21 minutes - 11.9 MBHear Aneesha Deshpande talk about her unique InsurTech journey with host Blake Hill.
InsurTech Insights with Jim Cristallo
August 02, 2023 14:43 - 23 minutes - 12.9 MBHear Jim Cristallo, Chief Insurance Officer at Meanwhile Inc. (a Bitcoin life insurer), talk about his InsurTech journey with host Blake Hill.
InsurTech Insights with Farooq Sheikh
July 17, 2023 17:41 - 23 minutes - 11.5 MBHear Farooq Sheikh, Global Head of Insurance for Unqork, talk about his InsurTech journey with host Blake Hill.
InsurTech initiative and the Society of Actuaries
June 12, 2023 13:46 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBBlake Hill turns the microphone around and interviews Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, on the growth of the Insurtech initiative within the SOA.
InsurTech Insights with Ken Leibow
May 17, 2023 13:53 - 16 minutes - 8.9 MBListen to Blake Hill interview Ken Leibow, CEO at InsurTech Express. Ken talks about his background and gives good advice on those wishing to join the InsurTech industry.
InsurTech Insights with Scott Harrison
May 09, 2023 22:34 - 22 minutes - 6.98 MBListen to Scott Harrison, Lawyer & Consultant and Co-Founder of the American InsurTech Council share his views on key regulatory issues facing InsurTechs today with host, Dale Hall, Managing Director of the SOA Research Institute.
InsurTech Insights with Mike Bishop
April 19, 2023 16:46 - 21 minutes - 12.5 MBBlake Hill, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo, leads the conversation with Mike Bishop, Principal and Managing Director at Milliman IntelliScript regarding Mike Bishop’s professional background story.
InsurTech Insights with Leon Punambolam
February 28, 2023 17:00 - 13 minutes - 7.52 MBLeon Punambolan shares his InsurTech journey and the drivers behind why Samos Insure makes sense by responding to the questions from Blake Hill, FSA host of the Podcast.
InsurTech Insights with Josee Deroy
February 07, 2023 17:00 - 19 minutes - 11.7 MBListen to Josee Deroy, FSA, MAAA, Founder and CEO of Savvy Services, share her insights on InsurTech with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo.
InsurTech Insights with Yann Barbarroux
January 18, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 12.3 MBListen to Yann Barbarroux of Otonomi share his insights on InsurTech with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary. Download the SOA Research Institute Decentralized Finance for Actuaries report referenced by David Schraub.
InsurTech Insights with Manisha Dias
December 14, 2022 13:00 - 9 minutes - 7.62 MBListen to Manisha Dias of SCOR Life & Health, U.S. share her insights on InsurTech with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary
InsurTech Insights with Eric Buatois
December 06, 2022 22:14 - 7 minutes - 4.88 MBListen to Eric Buatois of BGV share his insights on InsurTech with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary.
InsurTech Insights with Kevin Pledge
November 14, 2022 21:23 - 11 minutes - 8.55 MBListen to Kevin Pledge of Acceptiv share his insights into InsurTech with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA.
Making Insurance buying Easier with Bestow
November 04, 2022 22:45 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBJeremy Bill, Chief Insurance Officer, of Bestow discusses how Bestow is innovating to make insurance buying easier with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA.
InsurTech Start Up Funding
August 10, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 11.4 MBLori Weyuker, ASA, Independent Consulting Actuary discusses InsurTech Start Up Funding with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary. Listen to learn about sources of start up funding for InsurTechs.
Actuarial Involvement in InsurTech
July 11, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBLori Weyuker, ASA, Independent Consulting Actuary discusses actuarial involvement in InsurTech with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary. Listen to learn about how independent actuaries can set their pricing and other aspects of working in InsurTech as an independent actuary.
How Array is challenging incumbents
May 25, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 11.2 MBTyler Lange, Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Array discusses how Array is challenging incumbents with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA. Listen to learn about Array's core value proposition and how Array leverages data to make better business decisions.
Akur8 on AI Based Insurance Pricing Solution
December 17, 2021 22:07 - 20 minutes - 19 MBHeroko Yihe Zhao, FSA, CERA, MBA, Head of Strategic Partnerships, North America at Akur8 speaks with Robert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, about the changing role of the actuary and the need for actuaries to emphasize their value as judgement-based decision makers. Zhao stresses the importance of learning to communicate your ideas effectively in a business environment.
Incorporating Actuarial Perspectives: SOA InsurTech Office Hours Program
September 24, 2021 16:51 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBActuaries Lori Weyuker, ASA, MAAA, and Victor Zhao, FSA, CERA, discuss their volunteer experiences as InsurTech advisors with the SOA InsurTech Office Hours Program. They share perspectives on how actuaries can provide guidance to start-ups.
Evolving Ideas on Insurance: SOA InsurTech Office Hours Program
September 24, 2021 16:42 - 8 minutes - 7.44 MBActuaries Jean-Marc Fix, FSA, MAAA, and Henry Chen, FSA, MAAA, FCIA, discuss the SOA InsurTech Office Hours Program, where they volunteered as InsurTech advisors. They share key learnings from their discussions with InsurTech start-ups.
ClosedLoop.ai on Utilizing Data Science in Healthcare
August 25, 2021 19:25 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBCarol McCall, FSA, MAAA, MPH, Chief Health Analytics Officer at ClosedLoop.ai, speaks with Robert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare has become both possible and necessary. McCall emphasizes the importance of navigating your career with curiosity and genuine caring about your chosen area of focus. They also discuss the factors that contributed to ClosedLoop.ai recently being announced the winner of the AI Health Outcomes Challenge sponsored by the Centers ...
Penguin Benefits on the Challenge of Navigating Family Leave
July 07, 2021 19:04 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBChengchen Li, FSA, MAAA, founder and CEO of Penguin Benefits, speaks with Robert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, about the value of embracing uncertainty and being open to new career experiences. Li shares how personal experience led her to create Penguin Benefits offerings to help parents and employers navigate the complexities of family leave benefits.
Reeske Insurance on Life and Disability Coverage
June 15, 2021 14:03 - 21 minutes - 20 MBDennis Li, FSA, CEO, and Co-Founder of Reeske speaks with actuary Robert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, about the inspiration to create an InsurTech focused on a positive, trusted customer experience. Li also shares sound career advice including the need to assess and amplify your strengths to make the greatest impact.
Root Insurance on Innovation with Auto Insurance
May 07, 2021 18:32 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBIsaac Espinoza, FSA, FCAS, MAAA, head of Reinsurance at Root, speaks with Robert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, about the creation and evolution of Root Insurance in offering auto insurance products. They discuss the collaboration of actuaries and data scientists in working with mobile data and how they address data challenges. Espinoza offers his perspective on the necessary skill sets and opportunities for actuaries, from experienced professionals to those early in their career.
A Conversation with Brella on Addressing Health Insurance Challenges
April 07, 2021 13:50 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBVeer Gidwaney, founder and CEO of Brella, speaks with host Robert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, about the inspiration for Brella’s approach to offering supplemental health insurance. They also discuss how to work with actuaries as product designers who can deliver value for customers by solving specific problems.
InsurTech Collaboration with Plug and Play
March 09, 2021 21:23 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBPlug and Play Tech Center’s CEO Saeed Amidi and Desiree Wagner, Senior Partner Success Manager, discuss the origin of this start-up accelerator with Robert Eaton, FSA, MAAA. They discuss collaborations between large insurance companies and start-ups, effects of the pandemic on their business model, and the benefits actuaries provide to InsurTech start-ups.
Lifestyle Analytics for Insurance with Pilotbird
December 23, 2020 18:52 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBRobert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, speaks with Evgeny Aleksandrov about InsurTech startup Pilotbird. They discuss how to analyze social data points to empower insurance teams to better score risk, engage with customers and in turn to detect claims fraud.
Lifestyle Analytics for Insurance
December 23, 2020 18:52 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBRobert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, speaks with Evgeny Aleksandrov about InsurTech startup Pilotbird. They discuss how to analyze social data points to empower insurance teams to better score risk, engage with customers and in turn to detect claims fraud.
Limelight Health and Employee Benefits
December 02, 2020 22:55 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBRobert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, speaks with Jason Andrew, CEO and co-founder of Limelight Health, which provides quotes, rating and underwriting solutions for employee benefits. Andrew discusses how the company works with brokers and carriers to create a positive user experience for insurance quotes, ratings and enrollment.
TCARE Family Caregiver Support
July 29, 2020 19:36 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBRobert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, speaks with Ali Ahmadi, CEO and co-founder of TCARE, a predictive analytics-powered tool to prevent burnout from family caregiving efforts. Ahmadi shares his personal story which inspired him to create TCARE to help with long-term care, providing content for different cultural backgrounds and languages.
Dacadoo and Digital Health
June 29, 2020 15:24 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBRobert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, speaks with Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA, Vice President of Life Insurance Business Development at Dacadoo, about digital health and health risk quantification. They also discuss actuaries’ skillsets and how it can be applied within tech companies and InsurTech.
Montoux and Life Insurance Data
May 28, 2020 18:15 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBRobert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, speaks with Geoff Keast, co-CEO of Montoux, about linking actuarial models with data science models. They discuss ways to increase modernization of certain actuarial aspects within the life insurance sector.
Slope and Modeling
May 14, 2020 13:57 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBRobert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, speaks with Andy Smith, FSA, MAAA co-founder and CEO of Slope Software, discusses applying his actuarial knowledge to develop easy-to-use software for modeling and valuation, and the importance of transparency with such software systems.
DeepScribe and Telemedicine Today
April 30, 2020 15:10 - 26 minutes - 24 MBRobert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, speaks with Matthew Ko, Co-Founder and COO of DeepScribe, about blending telemedicine and dictation software. They discuss how physicians benefit from having access to deep learning software to connect with electronic health records.
Traffk and Tech in Underwriting
March 31, 2020 13:52 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBRobert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, speaks with Paul Ford, co-founder and CEO of Traffk, about incorporating new technologies and data points in the underwriting ecosystem. Eaton is a consulting actuary with Milliman’s Tampa office.
Lapetus and Longevity
February 12, 2020 15:49 - 36 minutes - 33 MBRobert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, speaks with Dr. S. Jay Olshansky, co-founder and chief science officer of Lapetus Solutions, about longevity, facial analytics and machine learning. Eaton is a consulting actuary with Milliman’s Tampa office.