The Insurance Podcast

Hosted by Pete Tessier & Curt Wyatt

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Jun 2026

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Pete Tessier & Curt Wyatt host the leading podcast about Insurance. Whether it's home insurance, auto insurance, business, people, insurance companies or more the Insurance Podcast discusses the relevant issues within the P&C insurance sector. From CEOs, to insurance brokers, VPs, owners, innovators, the podcast will feature those within the insurance industry who lead change. This podcast also considers the future with social media, consumer facing, fin-tech or startups, or AI, we will shed light on what technology is doing to insurance products and companies. ]]>

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June 11, 202654 min

Find 'hire value' with your insurance talent

Shelley Billinghurst isn't trying to disrupt recruitment for the insurance industry but she might disrupt how insurance approaches finding great talent. As the President and founder of Hire Value Shelley has some insights about the insurance industry and it's talent attraction practices that are long overdue to be heard.In this episode:Why insurance career ads are like bland drapes to good talentHow hiring software stifles great talent identificationWhy saying you have a great culture really doesn't say much at allWhen allowing expression becomes the most important part of your brandHow to promote your brand and not the blandAs a fellow podcaster Shelley is a great speaker and and provides an entertaining look at how insurance lags and why the results prove it and what can be done to change those results, if you date.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 19, 202646 min

Reinsurance re-imagined for the future- Gavin Lillywhite SVP Xceedance

Reinsurance seems to be spoken about but still largely misunderstood. Gavin Lillywhite, SVP with Xceedance pulls back the curtain and explains how reinsurance is evolving and the role it plays. With reinsurers being far more aggressively focused with their capacity and finding new opportunities for distribution, Gavin explores what the industry is asking for and how those requests are being answered.In this episode:How the underwriting behind reinsurance is evolving and modernizingWhy reinsurers are leveraging new data for growthWhere new services and insights are required to sustain profitiballityHow reinsurance shapes capacity through the distribution channelWhy AI is also a tool at the highest levels and where it's impact is seenGavin has a great many years of experience but more importantly he can address new issues and problems without losing the lens of the past the lessons that sometimes seem forgotten. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 4, 20261 hr 10 min

The state of brokerages in 2025? Alex Wong from Smythe LLP shares the data.

Smythe LLP has been producing a P&C brokerage report for a number of years so we had Alex Wong, Partner in Advisory Services, talk about the data and answer a few questions about the state of the brokerage industry last year.In this episode:What are the fears most brokers have?How are the trends driving change and where?Will consolidation continue and how?Where are the growth opportunities?What do brokers need to do to keep having sucess?How will technology impact the future of the channel?It's never easy to be honest and up front about an industry that is changing so fast, but Alex lays out the facts and backs it up with data and his own experience advising companies.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

April 27, 202654 min

Building with AI to solve your insurance business problem.

Ty Robben is not a tech expert, nor is he an AI wizard. In fact he's an underwriter and someone who probably leans more to the 'old fashioned' way of doing things but that does not mean he's not trying make business processes better. We met via social media on X as Ty described his efforts to build practical AI solutions for his needs. He has been journalling his process and we wanted to talk to the man in person and hear how he bucked the trend of outsourcing and decided to build it himself.In this episode:How AI has become a tool for Ty and the processes he wants to improveWhere he has seen AI providers miss the mark entirelyWhat problems insurance entities & people face that AI can help withSome of the challenges that still exist with AI that no one wants to addressHow easy and accessible solving problems with AI tools is and where you can startTy is a soft spoken but incredibly curious insurance professional, and shares his journey from entering the industry to now building process solutions with AI despite not being a 'techie' or part of an IT team. He simply sees a better way and has decided to pursue it!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

April 7, 202636 min

ReConnect 2026: accessible & regulated capital

Reinsurance has long been looked at as the top end of the insurance capital food chain but with marketing conditions changing rapidly, understanding how reinsurance works and how it is more accessible than ever has never been more important. At ReConnect in the Cayman Islands, the industry is blowing up as companies set up in a favourable market with strong regulations. In this episode:Why offshore jurisdictions thrive with reinsuranceHow regulation and compliance support access to capital around the globeWhere the reinsurance industry sees growth and potentialHow ReConnect is bringing awareness and creating value for the insurance industryWhy access to reinsurance has become easier for more entities and how Cayman supports the industry.The three panelists share their perspectives on the growth of reinsurance, how it is regulated to support the industry in many jurisdications and why having an event like Reconnect can help many insurance organizations create new opportunities for growth.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

March 16, 202654 min

Technology & Transformation for insurance with Trust

James Benham isn't trying to convince insurance entities to transform and modernize, he knows that's inevitable. His company JBK is there to help insurance organizations realize potential and minimize the pain along the way. In a rare business model, James and his team provide the services that allow for realization of solutions, not a one size fits all approach.In this episode:Why so much waste happens by building the wrong product. How Excel as an underlying language and format needs to be replaced.Where insurance technology transformations stall and failWhat pitfalls insurance entities are prone to experience, and whyJames is not trying to upend the industry and reinvent it, a refreshing stance, more importantly he provides a path forward for companies that need to evolve and cannot afford more 'tech debt' or solutions that cannot fulfill needs.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

March 2, 202647 min

Scalable AI that adapts for insurance organizations

Jai Mansukhani didn't plan to develop AI systems for insurance however he saw an opportunity to bring expertise into an industry that needed more than another tech product. When he co-founded General Magic the name was Open Sesame but now with an incredible $7.2m seed round and a pivot in purpose and strategy Jai see's opportunity for growth and value to the insurance industruy.In this episode:Learn about the challenges tech companies have when dealing with the insurance industryWhat are the most misunderstood aspect of AI and insuranceWhy some aspects of insurance still remain perplexing and frustratingHow building partnerships slowly helps innovationAn honest assessment of where & how insurance professionals can find value with AIJai shares his journey, lessons learned, and provides a candid look at how technology needs to be prepared to adapt for insurance and not the other way around.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

February 23, 20261 hr 0 min

The Insuretech Trust Index- Steve Pieroway

Steve Pieroway is no stranger to technology or insurance with a career spanning over 25 years across both fields. Now as the founder of Benevolent Marketing Steve has conducted an insuretech trust index survey and recently published the results. We caught up with Steve to help contextualize the results and dive deeper into insuretech consumer sentiment.In this episode:What the data shows and how to interpret itContext to nuances in the questions and responsesWhy positive belief still reigns for most users of insuretechHow insuretechs can improve their value proposition for better satisfactionWhy understanding what ROI is needed before embarking on a purchase is importantSteve explains all this and so much more that is vital information for anyone who is looking to make an insuretech investment.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

February 17, 202653 min

Google Alerts for Insurance? Visualping brings new technology for risk assessment

Visualping isn't a new company but it is a new entrant to insurance. Co-founder and CEO Serge Salager drops by to discuss how his company is attempting to become the Google Alerts for insurance with real-time risk insights. In this episode:How real-time data can help underwriters assess and monitor riskWhere new data sources for understanding and managing risk are coming fromHow partnerships with distribution channels can lead to sales opportunitiesWhy real-time data can prevent loss and tragedySerge shares a candid look at how this technology is used in other industries and what it can do for insurance as the new entrant and who can benefit by adopting this for risk management.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

February 3, 202642 min

Looking back at 2025 and what's ahead for 2026

2025 was a year for the making for the podcast and P&C insurance. Not only did we find ourselves at a variety of different events, these allowed the show to tap into new content and perspectives. So take a stroll down what was 2025 and get ready for some thoughts on where 2026 will go and what to look for.In this episodeWhere technology and data align and what innovation is happeningHow to understand transformation and scale to your insurance needsWhy industry partnerships are important and how leaders look at valuing partnershipsThe effect of CAT losses and how they drive insurance Why finding niches are important but so is effective insurance marketingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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