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Take a listen to the latest SOA Young Professional Advisory Council Podcast!

InsurTech Hartford has kicked off! Come by the CLARA booth to see some real magic in reducing operational expenses and loss costs for P&C claims. Thank you Tony Cañas, CPCU, MBA, AU, ARM, ARe, AIC, AIS of the Insurance Nerds for the demonstration. Check out the podcast where our own Tyler Jones speaks with Tony about how AI can help combat social inflation. Link in the comments. #ihs2024 #ai #claimsmanagement

🎙 Excited to share that I recently had the privilege of being a guest on the Evolution Exchange UK Podcast! A big thank you to Andy Davis for the thoughtful questions and an engaging conversation—it was a real pleasure. 🙏   In the episode, I spoke about: 💡 Why the insurance sector is a goldmine for data professionals, offering opportunities from tackling legacy challenges to driving real-time data enrichment and advanced analytics. 💡 How your approach to data can unlock the ability to consistently generate game-changing insights that will transform decision-making. 💡 The fascinating potential of large language models to revolutionise how we interact and understand data.   I also shared a few pivotal lessons from my career, including: 1️⃣ "He was a genius, how could I compete?"—The power of recognising your unique strengths and aligning your career with them. 2️⃣ "Instead of being made redundant, I was promoted!"—A testament to how being proactive and bold can help you seize opportunities that matter to you. 3️⃣ "Not one person knows how to make a pencil"—How systems thinking helps unravel complexity to make better decisions.   And I couldn't resist diving into a favourite framework of mine: the OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act)—a practical, agile approach to solving big or small problems by acting, iterating, and learning continuously.   If these topics resonate with you, or you’re curious to hear more about my perspective on data, systems thinking, or career growth, tune in to the episode here: https://lnkd.in/eCGSwrJT.   #DataLeadership #InsuranceInnovation #CareerGrowth

Power’s still out after Hurricane Milton, so wet hair and all I’m Vegas-bound for NWCDC! Join us tomorrow for CCMSI’s fireside chat on the future of Workers’ Compensation, AI, and Automation. 🗓 Date: October 15, 2024 🕐 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT 📍 Room: Secession Room 3 Featuring: James Beham, a leading insurance technologist and host of The InsurTech Geek Podcast, and Skip Brechtel, Executive VP & CIO of CCMSI, will discuss: • Navigating the evolving landscape of AI and technology in claims management. • Building an InsurTech ecosystem that ensures AI is used ethically and responsibly. • Addressing bias, claimant fraud, and societal challenges in modern claims. #InsurTech #AI #WorkersCompensation #Automation #RiskManagement #NWCDC2024

In the last episode of Making Risk Flow we deep dive into Reinsurance digitisation with Emmanuel Clarke (Chair at BMS Group, NED at Intact and former CEO at PartnerRe). In the episode Emmanuel highlights the digitisation challenges reinsurers face, and why they are more similar than they immediately look on the surface to those that insurers experience. He also explains how AI and data can be used to evolve reinsurance workflows, the impact seasonality has on the quality of data, and why it’s crucial to digitise unstructured data as soon as it’s received. Listen to podcast here: https://lnkd.in/d3ykFeps Read transcript here: https://lnkd.in/d9A6mJAh #makingriskflow #insurance #podcast #reinsurance #data #ai

🎉 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 2025! 🏠📊 We’re excited to kick off the year with Philip Yang, Director of Data & Analytics at Insurance Office of America, as our guest! 🎙️🚀 Philip dives into: 🔍 Why insurance is a goldmine for data professionals 🌍 The power of global insurance data for innovation 💡 Unlocking unstructured data and leveraging AI to drive impact 🔑 Key career lessons and strategies for overcoming challenges If you’re passionate about data, analytics, or innovation, this episode is for you! #DataAnalytics #Podcast #Insurance #AI #CareerGrowth

New on The Disruption is Now #podcast: Andrew Schwabe, a leader in integrating #AI into the insurance sector, shares insights from his journey with ForMotiv and Saigon A.I. He and host Greg Matusky discuss the challenges and innovations of applying behavioral data science to enhance customer engagement and risk management in traditional industries. Tune in: https://lnkd.in/dZiM4Df3

As wildfires grow more frequent, intense, and costly, insurers face unprecedented hurdles in protecting communities and managing risk. At ZestyAI, we’re redefining how insurers navigate these challenges. Kumar Dhuvur, our Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, shared how we leverage the world’s largest wildfire loss database and advanced AI to provide hyper-accurate, property-level risk assessments—empowering smarter underwriting, proactive mitigation, and stronger partnerships with policyholders. Thank you to Hannover Re for featuring ZestyAI in this important conversation. #WildfireRisk #AI #InsurTech #ClimateResilience #ZestyAI

"The ZestyAI approach enables insurers to not only lower wildfire claims costs but also foster stronger partnerships with policyholders by supporting proactive risk management efforts." This approach will help address the pervasive availability and affordability crisis emerging in the western wildfire states.

Couldn’t make it to our "Penalized Regression and Lasso Credibility" webinar? No problem—watch the full recording now! 🎥 Thomas Holmes, FCAS, Chief Actuary US Region at AKUR8, shared practical insights on how penalized regression can enhance GLM modeling, including its application through lasso credibility. Check out the recording below and explore how these techniques can improve your modeling approach. ⬇️ Watch now 👉 https://lnkd.in/edKvsvNM #Akur8Academy #PenalizedRegression #GLMModeling #LassoCredibility #ActuarialScience #Webinar