Innovation

Andy Priesman - CEO and Founder of Cover Desk

Andy Priesman - CEO and Founder of Cover Desk

Cover Desk Founder and CEO Andy Priesman is an insurance industry veteran with extensive operational experience. He knows what it takes to make an independent insurance agency run well because he’s done it in his own business. Andy talks with Gilad about Cover Desk, a call center that started as a back office for Greenway and rapidly grew from there.

…we become more of a service center for some of those agencies, and as long as you can give the service and the support that's needed and the client gets what they need in a great way, I think that’s where the future lies

Paul Tyler - CMO for Nassau Financial Group

Paul Tyler - CMO for Nassau Financial Group

Paul Tyler serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Nassau, where he leads the marketing strategy, direct-to-consumer channel, and innovation activity. In addition, he launched Nassau Re/Imagine, an Insurtech-focused incubator based in Hartford.

A lot of people in our industry are suffering right now. The agents who used to be going out, running to dinner seminars, showing up at people's houses and just doing their rounds, can't do it. So, we we've jumped into the lurch and said "raise your hands who want help…."