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2024 Annual Conference
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Conference introduction video and Welcome, Rob Reed, President & CEO, Physicians Mutual
Navigating the Future: Opportunities for Insurers in a Changing Landscape, Karl Hersch, Vice Chair, US Insurance Leader, Deloitte
AI-Driven Innovation: The Impact of Generative AI on Insurance, James DeMarco, Industry Digital Strategist - Insurance Lead, Microsoft
Panel: The Venture Capital View: Trends and Opportunities in Insurtech, Andy Lerner, Managing Director, IA Capital; Martha Notaras, General Partner, Brewer Lane Ventures; David Gritz, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Insurtech NY accelerator; Moderator: Sophie Norman, Senior Director, Assurity Ventures
CEO Perspective: A Conversation with an Industry Leader, James Blackledge, Chief Executive Officer, Mutual of Omaha; Moderator: Eric Dunning, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Clearcover: Leveraging Cutting-edge Tech & AI to Build a Next-Gen Insurance Company, Kyle Nakatsuji, Chief Executive Officer, Clearcover
Regulators Panel: Regulatory Considerations in Insurtech and Innovation, Kevin Gaffney, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, Chair, NAIC Innovation, Cybersecurity and Technology (H) Committee; Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, Director, Department of Business Regulation and Superintendent of Insurance, Rhode Island, Secretary-Treasurer, NAIC; Judi French, Director, Ohio Department of Insurance; Scott Kipper, Commissioner, Nevada Division of Insurance; Andy Beal, Chief Operating Officer, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC); Moderator: Eric Dunning, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance; Chair, NAIC Technology, Innovation, and InsurTech (H) Working Group
Panel: Leveraging AI and Technology for Digital Acceleration and Innovation, Eric Huls, Chief Data Officer, Allstate; Senan O’Loughlin, Executive Vice President, U.S. Individual Life, RGA; Allyson Laurance, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Global Technology, Prudential; Moderator: Lisa Wardlaw, President and Founder, 360 Digital Immersion
Benchmarking Automated Driving Systems: Historical On-road Performance of the Waymo Driver, John Scanlon, Ph.D., Safety Researcher, Waymo; Ruoshu Chen, Lead Actuary, Waymo; Xilin Zhou, Products and Partnerships, SwissRe
Jeffrey Chesky, Chief Executive Officer, Insuritas
Jim Cristallo, Chief Insurance Officer, Meanwhile
Panel: From Threats to Mitigation: Solutions for Cyber Risk Management, Ralph Severini, Global Leader, Insurance Alliances, Amazon Web Services; Tera Ladner, Global Practice Lead and Vice President, Information Risk Management, Aflac; Trent Cooksley, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Cowbell; Jesse Magenheimer, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, State Farm; Moderator: Megan Garza, Content Editor, Varonis
Yuval Man, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, DigitalOwl
Alex Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Clearspeed
2023 Annual Conference
2023 Conference Sessions Click links to view sessions
From Traditional to Transformational: Harnessing Innovation in Insurance, Andrea Keenan, EVP and Chief Strategy Officer, AM Best
How Stuff Works with Professor Winter: Exploring the Evolving World of Generative AI, Victor Winter, Professor of Computer Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Panel: From Ideas to Impact – Realizing The Potential of Insurtech Innovation, Pawan Verma, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer, MetLife; Brittany Clements, Managing Director, American Family Ventures; Jacob Sloan, Global Industry Vice President, Insurance, Appian; Lisa Wardlaw, President and Founder, 360 Degree Digital Immersion
Panel: CEO Perspectives: A Conversation with Industry Leaders, Darryl Button, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Life; Dan Amos, Chief Executive Officer, Aflac; Eric Dunning, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Branch: Restoring Insurance to Its Original Intent, Steve Lekas, Chief Executive Officer, Branch
Regulators Panel: Regulatory Considerations in Insurtech and Innovation, Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, Superintendent of Insurance, Rhode Island; Cassie Brown, Commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance; Scott White, Commissioner, Virginia Bureau of Insurance; Andy Beal, Acting CEO, National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Eric Dunning, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Panel: Modern Rules for Modern Times – Charting the Course of Insurtech Regulation, Scott Harrison, Co-founder, American InsurTech Council; Tracey Laws, Head, Government and Public Affairs, GEICO; David Snyder, Vice President, American Property Casualty Insurance Association; Robert Bell, Executive Director, Nebraska Insurance Federation
Insurtech Spotlight: Sola, Wesley Pergament, Founder and CEO, Sola; Shawn Pollock, Director, Regulatory Relations, Mutual of Omaha
Insurtech Spotlight: AgentSync, Jenn Knight, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, AgentSync
Insurtech Spotlight: Cover Genius, Darcy Rittinger, Chief Risk Officers, Americas, Cover Genius
Panel: Distribution Amplified – Unlocking New Markets Through Insurtech Solutions, Dawn Goldbacher, Head of Simplified Solution Sales and Distribution, Prudential; David Embry, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mylo; Bob Gaydos, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pendella Technologies; Eric Dunning, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Insurtech Spotlight: BOXX Insurance and The LATAM Insurtech Accelerator, Hilario Itriago, President, BOXX Insurance; Chairman, The LATAM Insurtech Accelerator
Insurtech Spotlight: Sixfold, Alex Schmelkin, Founder and CEO, Sixfold
Insurtech Spotlight: FireBreak, Tac Leung and Kate Stillwell, Co-founders, FireBreak
Insurtech Spotlight: Vie, Jake Bass, Co-founder and CEO, Vie
We enjoyed hosting our virtual Speakers Series event, Spotlight on the UK.
2022 Annual Conference
2022 Conference Sessions Click links to view sessions
A Wave of Innovation: Transformation Trends and Opportunities in Insurance, Jason Ralph, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Using Gamification to Drive Engagement and Build Healthy Habits, Sammy Rubin, Founder & CEO, YuLife
Panel: Accelerators and Venture Capital Investing - Supercharging Startups, Disruption and Innovation, Alex Tran, Plug and Play Tech Center, Adrian Jones, Partner, HSCM Ventures, Jason Gross, Vice President and Head of Platform ManchesterStory, Zach Kane, Head, Assurity Ventures
Panel: Embedded Insurance - Unlocking New Markets and Customer Opportunity with Technology and Partnerships, Denise Garth, Chief Strategy Officer, Majesco, Christopher Frankland, Founder InsurTech360, Jared Carlson, SVP, Sales and Ventures, Insurance Supermarket International, Robert Bell, Executive Director, Nebraska Insurance Federation
Regulators Panel: Regulatory Considerations in Insurtech and Innovation, Kathleen Birrane, Commissioner, Maryland, Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, Superintendent of Insurance, Rhode Island, Andrew Mais, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Insurance, Evan Daniels, Director, Arizona Department of Insurance, Denise Matthews, Director National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Eric Dunning, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Panel: Sifting Through the Data - Exploring the Use of Big Data and AI in Insurtech to Drive Innovation, Adam Fox, Head of Data, MassMutual, Rachel Jrade-Rice, Associate General Counsel, NEXT, Kathleen Birrane, Commissioner, Maryland Insurance Administration, Anthony Habayeb, Co-Founder & CEO, Monitaur
Bridging the Protection Gap with Microinsurance, James Whitelaw, Chairman, Board of Directors, Blue Marble Microinsurance
Panel: Tapping into Insurtech to Drive Insurance Company Innovation, Efficiency and Customer Service, Linda Apsley, Chief Technology Officer, GEICO, Niki Manby, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Mutual of Omaha, Brian Woolfolk, EVP & Head of Institutional Division, Pacific Life, Jill Gleason, Assistant Chief Examiner, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Insurtech/Startup Presentations:
Degree Insurance, Dennis Murashko, President & Founder Angle Health, Caleb Parker, Chief Commercial Officer benefitbay, Zach Harris, Founder
Socotra, Dan Woods, CEO Ideon, Michael Levin, Co-Founder & CEO Instabase, Bastiaan De Goei, Insurance Leader
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Host: Eric Dunning, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Moderator: Robert Bell, Executive Director, Nebraska Insurance Federation
Spotlight on Insurtechs and Startups
Leaders of innovative startups presented their companies to our national audience.
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Moderator: Jennifer Webb, AVP, Pacific Life
Panel on Algorithmic Accountability
Our panel explored the latest regulatory issues around the use of algorithms in big data and artificial intelligence.
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Moderator: Eric Dunning, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Regulator Panel on Insurtech and Innovation
Our October event featured Jon Godfread, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner and Chair, NAIC Innovation and Technology Task Force, Elizabeth Dwyer, Superintendent of Insurance and Banking, Rhode Island and Vice Chair, Innovation and Technology Task Force, and Denise Matthews, Director, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Host: Eric Dunning, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Moderator: Robert Bell, Executive Director, Nebraska Insurance Federation
The Future of Insurance
Our June event feature Kweilin Ellingrud, McKinsey & Company’s North America practice leader for insurance. Kweilin shared insights on trends and opportunities for the industry today and in the decade ahead.
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Host: Eric Dunning, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Moderator: Alison Kelly, Assistant Vice President, MetLife
A Closer Look at Regulatory technology
Experts and companies discuss RegTech tools and trends, including a case study in what the Texas Department of Insurance is doing to utilize artificial intelligence to improve form filings.
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Host: Eric Dunning, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Moderator: Shawn Pollock, Director, Mutual of Omaha
What’s New with Insurance Company Innovation?
Corporate innovation officers from leading companies discuss innovation and insurtech.
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Host: Bruce Ramge, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Moderator: Michelle Muirhead, AVP, Physicians Mutual
Spotlight on Insurtechs and Startups
Leaders of innovative startups presented their companies to our national audience.
underwriting and big Data
Over 550 registered for our February panel session taking a deeper dive into underwriting and data modeling with Big Data.
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Host: Bruce Ramge, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Moderator: Jennifer Webb, AVP, Pacific Life Insurance
Brooks Tingle, President and CEO, John Hancock
Our January session with Brooks was titled, “What’s Next with Wearables and Insurance?” and covered John Hancock’s innovation in the smartwatches and wearables space, insurance evolution in the modern economy and other topics.
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Host: Bruce Ramge, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Moderator: Robert Bell, Executive Director, Nebraska Insurance Federation