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...

Ed Gaze - Lloyd's Lab

Ed Gaze - Lloyd's Lab

In this episode, I had the pleasure of hosting Ed Gaze. Ed is a senior manager of the Lloyd’s Lab, or as his Linkedin profile states, "I run Lloyd's Lab." Ed and I talked about Lloyd's of London's market, Lloyd's Lab, the next cohort--cohort 6, The City, British candy, dress code, playing the piano, and the pub.

I think there's something cool about the tradition of Lloyd's of London, and it's something that draws people to Lloyd’s