Insurance is an industry built on data – we need data points to evaluate risks, set prices, and understand customers. Even so, the ability of many insurance organizations to refine their most basic raw material and produce more impactful insights has often eluded even the biggest players in the space. As the speed of business continues to pick up, it's time we shift our perspective on data from an ill-defined byproduct of doing business to recognizing it for what it truly is: a critical source of information that has the power to fuel innovation, foster differentiation, and propel growth. Toda ..read more

It’s no secret that embedding insurance offerings into an existing customer experience provides a great opportunity for generating new revenue and expanding customer relationships. However, it’s not always easy to get started with an embedded insurance strategy, especially if you don’t have an insurance background. If you truly want to embark on a successful insurance program, you’ll have to approach it with the right mindset. Today we’re joined by Zach Shefska, Founder, CEO, President of CarEdge. Founded in 2020, CarEdge makes buying, owning, and selling a car more efficient and fair for ever ..read more

Bindable's chief product officer, Risa Pecoraro, sat down with Charlie Sidoti, the executive director of InnSure, an industry-funded nonprofit focused on fostering innovation in insurance and risk management to learn how he and his team are leaning into the issue of climate change and aiming to solve it from an insurance perspective ..read more

The competition for talent across all industries continues to heat up - and insurance is no exception. As insurance talent begins to “age out” of the workforce, organizations need to reconceptualize how they find talent. They need to find novel ways to appeal to newer generations who may not be proactively seeking careers in our space. However, with the right mindset and dedication to nurturing young talent, insurance is well-poised to attract, develop and retain the right employees. We are joined for this episode of UNBIND by Tim Roberts, VP of Workers Compensation Claims at Everest Insurance ..read more

Evolving customer expectations are accelerating the pace of change in insurance; old-school thinking won’t cut it in the digital age. It’s clear that the insurance organizations who have continued to invest in innovation to improve products, service, and delivery have an enormous competitive advantage in our hardening market. One such innovative organization is GradGuard, who has been on the forefront of embedded insurance experiences for more than a decade…which is honestly probably longer than most of us have even been familiar with the term, “embedded insurance”!   In this episode of U ..read more

Digital transformation. Innovation. Elevated customer experiences. We’ve all heard it before - insurance can no longer prioritize the old way of doing things ahead of providing exceptional client experiences. But while everyone is talking about the “why,” it’s the “how” that often feels vague and aspirational versus. clear and actionable. In his role as Managing Principal of Core Innovation at CSAA Insurance Group, Brian Gaab has led the implementation of new technologies and innovative risk transfer solutions for new and existing insurance products. Considering that CSAA Insurance Group has b ..read more

The push to innovate both insurance distribution and the consumer products themselves is really a global effort. And while in some cases, there is a regionality consideration where certain products are needed based on the exposure of that area or consumer preferences, ultimately there is so much to be learned by looking beyond the country you operate in and see how the rest of the world is tackling insurance innovation. On this episode of UNBIND, we were joined by Dr. Robin Kiera, the founder of Digitalscouting, a global consulting company focused on supporting insurance professionals by scout ..read more

When thinking about the strategic direction of your company or even your industry, many of us probably have had a moment of “what would Amazon do?” Afterall, they are the world's most valued brand, so why not take the same approach as they would to the challenges and opportunities your business may face? Well, for anyone who has ever had that thought, you’re in luck. John Rossman, Managing Partner at Rossman Partners, former Amazon leader and author of The Amazon Way joined us on UNBIND to share his insider point-of-view and discuss how “the Amazon way” may resonate with our own industry and t ..read more

No matter what business you’re in, it is no secret that winning and retaining customers is critical to long term success. But sometimes that’s easier said than done. The challenge is that we are living through a time of unprecedented disruption. Everything from digital advancements to social, economic, and environmental changes are impacting life - and business - as we know it. What may have worked for organizational leaders five years ago (or even sooner than that!) is not necessarily going to have the same impact on success today. This episode will identify the essential areas that businesse ..read more

If there’s anyone that knows something about developing innovative ideas and seeing them through to success, it’s Laura Bennett, SVP e-Consumer North America at Chubb. Not one to shy away from a challenge, Laura is making a difference in insurance by thinking differently, executing on new programs and bringing her genuine and authentic leadership style to every new initiative. Today we get to hear first-hand the path that has led Laura to her current role, which included being the first pet insurance actuary in the US, and what it has been like bringing an innovative brand like Blink to life w ..read more