Insuretech Connect is a lot of things, overwhelming being the most obvious description. However, within the vastness of the event lies some very smart people and interesting technology and strategies. We caught up with FOTP- (friend of the podcast) Nick Lamparelli on the last day and discussed what we learned, take aways and how this event has changed since we all first met there 5 years ago.

In this episode:

• The importance of knowledge management
• How partnerships within the industry are thriving
• The overhyped demise of agents and brokers 5 years ago compared to now
• The evolution of underwriting data
• A little bit on AI and new perspectives from Nick

Sit back and enjoy some on the spot thoughts and analysis of the biggest insurance conference on earth, right from inside it.

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Underwriting is the backbone of insurance and Will Harnett, Head of Business Strategy for Send Technology, drops some big thoughts on why there are still so many friction points in the ecosystem.

In this episode:

• What a digital underwriting ecosystem should look like
• Why it's important to manage the flow through of meaningful data make it useful for underwritiers
• The power of Excel and its grip on holding as a data standard
• How email reigns supreme for distribution of data from the broker/agent channel
• The way APIs can be used with current systems, their limitations, and with AI
• The importance of insurance companies developing methods to gather unstructured data efficiently for better underwriting.

Will has over 20 years of experience working in both Europe and the US insurance industries and shares his experiences and thoughts about why it's so hard to break cycles and make true progress.

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Digital distribution is on every radar across the insurance industry but how to achieve it is not always apparent. Mylo CEO and Co-founder David Embry shares his views on a digital strategy that generates over 10,000 leads per month. In this episode:

• How embedded insurance grows leads and sales
• What a digital strategy for agents and brokers looks like
• How the Mylo platform can help independents grow their business
• The importance the customer experience and journey
• Why driving internal efficiencies is the critical to change
• Podcast philosophy and lessons from skydiving

David is not just a dreamer, he's realized his dreams of change and built a company that can serve insurance distribution challenges and help others grow and prosper.

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