David Schapiro

Manufacturing Fundamental Change in Insurance, with David McFarland

Interview Notes I had the honor of interviewing David McFarland in the Planck booth at ITC 2022 in Las Vegas — together with Elad Tsur and Leandro DalleMule.   David is a real Renaissance man: His in-depth understanding of mathematics, physics, actuarial science, history, and culture, combined with his insurance background, make his founding of …

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The Future of Embedded Insurance, with Rob Schimek

Interview Notes I was introduced to Rob Schimek by our mutual friend and colleague, Leandro DalleMule. In addition to being a leading global insurance executive, Rob is an extreme sports enthusiast—a passion he shares with Leandro. In this interview, Rob shares his vision of embedded insurance and how insurtechs, like bolttech (which Rob helms), can …

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The Digitization Imperative, Insurance, and Change with Bill Pieroni

Interview Notes This interview is based on extensive research performed by ACORD exploring the linkage between digital maturity and financial performance across the global insurance industry. The complete research paper can be found at www.acord.org/research.   The study examines digital maturity versus key financial and operating metrics over the last 10 years for the top …

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Improving People’s Lives through Better Data and Pricing with Rudi Van Delm

Interview Notes The tagline on Rudi Van Delm’s LinkedIn profile is “Improving people’s lives through insurance”. This describes Rudi’s unique approach—while successfully leading pricing for some of the largest global insurers, he has always been guided by how to improve people’s lives. Rudi has been in general insurance for more than 30 years. He has …

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Coenraad Vrolijk

The Imminent Inflection Point in Motor Insurance with Coenraad Vrolijk

Interview Notes Dr. Coenraad Vrolijk has been studying automotive safety statistics for nearly 20 years. Within this span, he has witnessed the application of countless safety developments and driver regulations, as well as the advent of autonomous vehicles, and followed the effect of each on the insurance industry. A Doctor of Economics, his positions have …

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Forty Years of Lessons Learned in Insurance with Jim Sutcliffe

Interview Notes Jim Sutcliffe has the unique distinction of over four decades in insurance; global experience spanning three continents; CEO and Chairman positions at large carriers, agriculture and mining companies; trustee positions at non-profit organizations; and he is an actuary. I have personally experienced Jim’s exceptional leadership in his position as Chairman of the Many …

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Learning from the Past to Improve the Insurance Industry

Interview Notes Matthias Weber and I stumbled across each other last year and since then have conducted an ongoing discussion about insurance.  He has a PhD in Physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), and the unique insurance experience of being Swiss Re’s Group Chief Underwriting Officer; combined with now investing, advising and …

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A Journey to the Future of Insurance with Alex Horvitz

Interview Notes Alex has a unique combination of global insurance and financial experience, from an executive and consultant viewpoint – coupled with exceptional intellect. Alex has Latin America roots, went to University in the US, occupied senior insurance, banking and consulting positions in Europe, the UK, US, and Latin America; and is now the CEO …

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Customer experience focusing on human-centered design – using data beyond pricing

Interview Notes I was introduced to Toby Alfred by our mutual friend – Meryl Golden, COO at Kingstone Insurance, Meryl worked with Toby at Progressive and with me at Earnix. Toby’s name was familiar to me in the insurance industry, but I never had a chance to speak with her before preparing for this interview. …

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