The Insurtech Canada podcast

In this insightful and lesson-packed interview with Lloyd’s Canada Inc. President, Marc Lipman, we delve into the company's pioneering progress over the past 350 years and beyond. Join us as we explore Lloyd's historical milestones, their contributions to the insurance industry, and their unwavering commitment to driving innovation.

Where have you been all our lives?..  We present Montreal based FlightClaim.ca - It's finally here a consumer advocacy service that helps you seamlessly manage your passenger flight claims in the event of flight disruption.  Do you know your rights?  Don't worry, FlightClaim has your back.  We sat down with founder & CEO Jacob Charbonneau who unpacks the important topic of navigating the flight claims process with an expert in your corner.  Host John Harvey delves into the details with Charbonneau as they discuss their "Peace of Mind" product and what the company is doing to lobby government, influence legislation and empower Canadians, Americans and others when they have airline claim event.  To learn more visit:  https://flightclaim.ca/Or: https://volenretard.com/ (en Francais)

We caught up with Wisedocs founder & CEO Connor Atchison a military veteran and energetic leader who started his company after experiencing the client journey himself when he had to make a disability claim.  This was the catalyst and the fuel that propelled the creation of Wisedocs.  Connor and John go deeper into the importance of building a team and feeding the sales machine.  They also talk about the challenges founders can face in addition to fundraising and the process of bringing their product to market.  To learn more: https://www.wisedocs.ai

In this interview we sit down with Optimity CEO Jane J. Wang and host John Harvey to talk about the transition from start-up to scale-up and everything in between. Optimity also launched their new premium app which we discuss in more detail along with other interesting topics like being a "Momtrepreneur" and making it all work! 

To learn more about Optimity visit: https://www.myoptimity.com/ 

Sponsor shout out to Trufla Technology: https://www.trufla.com/

Insurtech Canada founder and host John Harvey was a guest speaker at the Insurtech Balkans Hub international summit.  In this video Harvey provides an overview of the Insurtech industry in Canada.    To learn more visit: Insurtech Canada - https://insurtechcanada.caInsurtech Balkans Hub - https://insurtechbalkans.tech References: Luge Capital Canadian Insurtech Landscape https://www.luge.vc/status-of-the-can... Fraser Group & Statista The Digital Insurer

Show host John Harvey moderates a panel of leaders at the IoT PropTech Summit 2021. This is a must watch. We get the perspective of two property tech CEO's, an engineer and investment analyst. Enjoy and learn.

Meet the future of insurance - Coalition combines technology and cyber insurance to keep businesses safe from modern risks.

Get moving, live longer! PAI is Personal Activity Intelligence for everyone! We sat down w/ Sally Powell to talk about the PAI journey and what makes them different. Show host John Harvey digs deeper into the health, wellness and monetary benefits associated with using their platform. Unlike many of their counterparts, PAI focuses on more than just steps per day; they measure all movement making their platform accessible and inclusive for anyone with a human heart!

Check out their website: https://www.paihealth.com

PAI Health on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/paihealth

RDP and associates is Canada’s Leading  SR&ED Tax Credit and Government Funding Consultancy.  We sat down with Hunter Cookson who is an expert at helping start-up companies secure tax credits and government grants in Canada.    There's so much available to companies but this can be a very complicated field to navigate and requires the help of a professional.  Hunter breaks down some of the most common programs available as show host John Harvey asks questions from a founders perspective.    This is an extremely informative interview for any founders or leaders of technology based start-ups, insurtech, fintech or other early stage company.    To learn more about RDP visit their website: https://rdpassociates.com

Transforming the ergonomics world CEO Reed Hanoun sat down with show host John Harvey to talk about the mission at MyAbilities.    They’re looking to standardize an extremely fragmented process and ultimately help reduce injuries and help expedite return to work.  Reed has some interesting stories to tell like scuba diving without knowing how to swim!  A true entrepreneur and risk taker Reed will inspire you as you listen to his journey and amazing attitude towards life and business.    To learn more about MyAbilities visit:   https://myabilities.com

We sat down with Gerry De Lauro, President of Hub International, Ontario Personal Lines to talk about all things connected insurance.  Show host John Harvey digs deeper into the connected home in particular as Gerry talks about the paradigm shift that is happening and still needs to happen and how courage and trust is a key ingredient in this whole journey.  We also wrestle with topics of privacy and how much is too much to share.  For more information on Hub Insurance visit:  https://www.hubinternational.com

Two Canadians sat down together for a chat at the Insurtech Connect 2021 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Canadian Sales Leader, Sindy Houle and show host, John Harvey explore the amazing fraud detection solutions offered by Friss while talking about the unique needs of the Canadian market.  Friss delivers an end-to-end P&C insurance fraud analytics solutions powered by next generation AI.  Want to learn more?...  Watch the full interview or visit https://www.friss.com(Watch to the end for some funny bloopers)

Walnut is changing insurance!  CEO Derek Szeto sits down with show host John Harvey to talk about how they've brought insurance into the realm of membership subscriptions.  Walnut offers budget-friendly plans, instant coverage, and benefits from world-class brands.  Available with your life insurance Walnut partners with world-class brands to support you mentally, physically, and digitally. Add Walnut member benefits with over $25 of monthly value.  Get insured in minutes.  Fully online. No medical required. Not to mention, you’ll get access to some really great benefits.   Visit their site to learn more:  https://www.gowalnut.com

Bread crumbs of joy! Optimity makes movement and staying active fun. CEO Jane J. Wang sits down with show host John Harvey to talk about their vision, growth story and challenges along the way. Optimity helps insurers, consumer brands and employers support their community in being healthier, wealthier and happier. Their SaaS platform enables the best-in-class engagement methodology to reward healthy lifestyles.

Learn more at: https://www.myoptimity.com/

What a great interview with Carey Anne Nadeau Co-CEO of Loop Insurance.  Host John Harvey talks to Carey Anne about founders diet, childhood dreams, Canadian roots and building a new revolutionary car Insurance company.  Loop is a mission-driven car insurance company, powered by AI and driven by good. Loop uses proprietary technology to measure only what matters when you're on the road, so you can have insurance that's honest, transparent, and fairly priced.  This is everything insurance should be!

We sit down with Dr. Andrew Johnston, Global Head of InsurTech at Willis Re to talk about global trends in the Insurtech Space.  We cover a variety of topics including distribution, delivery, investment trends, micro and macro economic trends and a little crystal ball gazing!  Andrew really unpacks some nuggets of wisdom a must watch for start-up founder and insurance nerds.  Watch out for Andrews quarterly insurtech briefings that will surely set the table for many follow up conversations.

We sat down with Shkya Ghanbarian of Eddy Solutions to talk about all things water!  Show host John Harvey dives into other topics such as music, 1980's wolf t-shirts and the stages of scaling a start-up company into a global force to be reckoned with.  This interview is full of fun moments and some great lessons for anyone that wants to understand business development in insurance.    Eddy Solutions is an innovative North American manufacturer of smart water metering products and related technologies. Their intelligent suite of products continually tracks and monitors the water environments of buildings of all types, including single-family homes, ensuring that water damage is mitigated.

Managing Life founder Tahir Janmohamed sits down w/ show host John Harvey to talk about why he developed a pain management app to help people living with chronic pain.  Motivated by his personal connection to chronic pain Tahir was inspired to help people better communicate, measure and monitor their pain when dealing with health practitioners and insurance companies.  A passionate and compassionate founder, Tahir's story talks about the bumps, peaks and valleys of being a founder and what is takes to make a start-up work.

Put your foot on the accelerator - there's no stopping Beneoffice Canada from making employee benefits advisors more profitable, efficient and productive.  We had so much fun chatting we lost track of time.  Charles Bedard, CEO of Beneoffice Canada sits down with John Harvey to talk about the challenges that Canadian founders face and how they've overcome many of those obstacle by controlling the pace of their growth and staying focused on what matters to their end consumer.  One of the rare examples where the founder is also a customer, many insights shared by Charlie as well as a passion for Formula One race cars and some other cool stuff!

Think Blue, think smart!  We sit down with Bluemind App founder Akil Balachandran to talk about helicopters, flying objects and how Bluemind is keeping things smart and blue by empowering financial and insurance advisors to be at their best at all times!  BlueMind was born with a single thought in mind, to provide advanced technological solutions such as artificial intelligence, not to replace advisors, but to support the global community of financial institutions, and advisors to help their clients effectively.

Lets talk Tequila, Technology & Trufla! We sat down with Sherif Gemayel, CEO of Trufla Technology - Sherif is an entrepreneur that came from outside the industry and started his own brokerage from scratch.  After learning the ropes, Sherif launched Trufla Technology with the mission of digitizing the broker world.  Sherif recently sold his brokerage (Sharp Insurance) and is now all in and laser focused on delivering end-to-end digital solutions for brokers and agents through Trufla.  We talk about tequila, gaming, expanding beyond the Canadian border and more.

Interview Highlights:

Bullish on Brokers: Why brokers will win long term 22:20-26:20

What is Trufla:  26:26-33:44

Expanding beyond Canada - what about the USA?: 46:55-53:25

Matt Inglis founder of Mobile Advisors and Creditor Insurance Watchdogs sits down with host John Harvey to talk about the creditor insurance landscape.  Matt has created a unique illustrator tool that compares creditor insurance to traditional life and health insurance products in one place!  This is an insurance advisors dream come true and something that is focused on giving Canadian's the best value and coverage for their premium dollars.

John Harvey of InsurTech Canada sites down with the Italian Insurtech Association General Secretary & founder Gerardo Di Francesco to talk about some super interesting topics.  We cover space exploration, being a multi-planetary species and the role insurance + technology plays in this mission.  All while exploring other neat stuff like wine, connected insurance, food and so much more.

John Harvey sits down with Finaeo co-founder and CEO Aly Dhalla. On a mission to revolutionize insurance by creating an ecosystem where advisors can do everything from prospect to policy! Finaeo is changing the game; Canada’s Insurtech Superhero!

The Insurtech Canada podcast exists for a simple reason - to advance the cause of innovation in insurance. We profile Canadian start-up founders, get them funded, help them accelerate their efforts and showcase that world-class insurtech companies can originate from Canada. We also connect with investors, insurers, venture capital and other insurtech community leaders across the globe. So listen in and learn about how exciting it is to be at the intersection of insurance & tech!

Deposit Rocket is a Canadian InsurTech company obsessed with making the purchase of your home quicker and easier. Deposit Rocket Inc. is underwritten by the Northbridge General Insurance Corporation. John Harvey, founder of Insurtech Canada sits down with Don Miller, CEO and Founder of Deposit Rocket to talk about this new technology platform that leverages an insurance product in the form of a surety bond and technology to transform the home buying process.