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The Insurance Podcast

The Insurance Podcast

Pete Tessier & Curt Wyatt 268 Episodes Sep 30, 2026

Pete Tessier and Curt Wyatt host a podcast focused on the insurance industry, covering topics like home, auto, and business insurance. They feature interviews with CEOs, brokers, VPs, and innovators who are leading change within the property and casualty sector. The show also explores how social media, fintech, startups, and artificial intelligence are transforming insurance products and companies.

Episodes

WICC celebrating 30 years: grass roots to national force
WICC celebrating 30 years: grass roots to national force Sep 30, 2026 00:51:24 The women in insurance cancer crusade, or WICC, is more than an insurance based charity, it is a purpose to change how we address cancer and support the fight against it. We had the pleasure to sit down with the current co-chairs and past chair to talk about it's origins, the stigma of cancer, and how it grew to be the most important charitable initiative in the insurance industry.In thi
Arun Balakrishnan: AI can co-exist with your insurance architecture
Arun Balakrishnan: AI can co-exist with your insurance architecture Sep 17, 2026 00:53:29 As the CEO of Xceedance Arun Balakrishnan has seen many tech changes through his career starting with selling online in India. He explains how AI does not have to upend your vision, team, and tech stack to find success with it. In this episode:Who the companies will be who find success with AI, and sustain it.Why there will not be winners in the AI race but those who get left behindHow t
NICC 2026- Where industry leaders meet
NICC 2026- Where industry leaders meet Aug 31, 2026 00:42:57 When insurance industry leaders want learn they show up at NICC. As we sit one month away from this conference in Quebec City, this episode will profile speakers, the agenda, and why NICC is an essential event year after year.In this epiosde:What's in store for attendeesHow topics and themes are chosenThe importance of government in the industryM&A panel previewHow a new initiative m
The Global View of P&C Insurance Modernization with Michal Trochimczuk- Sollers Consulting
The Global View of P&C Insurance Modernization with Michal Trochimczuk- Sollers Consulting Aug 12, 2026 01:04:39 It's not often someone who's business touches insurance in almost all global regions wants to share their view but Michal Trochimczuk sat down to share where he sees progress, successes, and challenges with P&C insurance and the lessons learned.In this episode:What global trends need to be noticedThe similar needs that insurers have no matter where they areHow brokers integrate with i
Find 'hire value' with your insurance talent
Find 'hire value' with your insurance talent Jun 11, 2026 00:54:08 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 go
Reinsurance re-imagined for the future- Gavin Lillywhite SVP Xceedance
Reinsurance re-imagined for the future- Gavin Lillywhite SVP Xceedance May 19, 2026 00:46:47 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 be
The state of brokerages in 2025?  Alex Wong from Smythe LLP shares the data.
The state of brokerages in 2025? Alex Wong from Smythe LLP shares the data. May 4, 2026 01:10:18 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 opportun
Building with AI to solve your insurance business problem.
Building with AI to solve your insurance business problem. Apr 27, 2026 00:54:27 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
ReConnect 2026: accessible & regulated capital
ReConnect 2026: accessible & regulated capital Apr 7, 2026 00:36:25 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:
Technology & Transformation for insurance with Trust
Technology & Transformation for insurance with Trust Mar 16, 2026 00:54:27 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 m
Scalable AI that adapts for insurance organizations
Scalable AI that adapts for insurance organizations Mar 2, 2026 00:47:24 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 e
The Insuretech Trust Index- Steve Pieroway
The Insuretech Trust Index- Steve Pieroway Feb 23, 2026 01:00:25 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 show

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