Insurance Education

Sam Halpern – Online Insurance Marketing Pioneer and Innovator

Sam has been marketing and selling insurance on the Internet since January of 1999, gaining national prominence as an expert in travel insurance, international benefits and war risk insurance before transitioning focus to the senior market in 2004. Transferring lessons learned from online travel insurance, Sam developed innovative, first generation web-based tools and services throughout the…

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Larry Adams – LongevityQuest, Inc. Predictive Analytics To Drive Down Healthcare Spend

Join us for a conversation with Larry Adams at LongevityQuest.  Their algorithmic biotech analysis (created in conjunction with Quest Diagnostics and MIT) encourages and empowers people to pursue a long, good life. They help organizations improve employee health and reduce costs by intelligently managing what has previously been unknowable. Their innovative myLQAnalysis® reports provide individuals…

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Andrew Wynn: Co-Founder of Ascend

In this episode we are excited to share a conversation with Silicon Valley virtuoso and Ascend co-founder, Andrew Wynn.  Take a few minutes to learn about this innovation which facilitates funds flow through the various stakeholders in insurance, all while prioritizing your customer’s experience. Bio: Ascend is co-founded by insurtech entrepreneur Andrew Wynn (Co-CEO) who…

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Joel Schwartz: Attorney in the Betsy Faria Murder Case and Author of Bone Deep

We are thrilled to spend an hour with attorney and author Joel Schwartz as he shares insights into the true-life murder mystery regarding insurance proceeds.  This story would be unbelievable if it weren’t true! Joel’s case has become the most watched Dateline story in decades, as well as the top rated miniseries staring Renee Zellweger. …

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Grace Grant – Exec Dir of GIS: The Insurance Industry Talent Pipeline

Grace Grant is the Executive Director of the insurance industry’s premiere collegiate talent pipeline, Gamma Iota Sigma.  We are very pleased to share a few minutes of our conversation with Grace about how GIS brings the stakeholders of our industry together to serve those seeking talent and those seeking careers!  Grace joined Gamma Iota Sigma…

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Chris Gandy: Chicagoland NAIFA President and MDRT Financial Advisor

Take a few minutes to listen to a conversation with Chris Gandy.  Learn how Chris grew his business by helping his clients create custom financial strategies designed to help make their dream retirement lifestyle a reality.  In 1999, Chris started his own firm and, since then, has worked with business owners, physicians, professional athletes and…

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Bill Wienhoff – Clear Cert

Bill Wienhoff is the founder and CEO of ClearCert, which is an independent, centralized training certification clearinghouse for producers and leading Long Term Care Insurance and annuity carriers.  His firm publishes carrier authorized state-by-state rules, pre-certifies training courses that meet carrier requirements, and maintains a direct reporting network with hundreds of training firms across the United States. The ClearCert…

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Jeff Brown – The California Privacy Law and It’s Impact Upon the Insurance Industry

Jeff Brown is the EVP of sales for Imprezzio, Inc., a Spokane-based proprietary software company that helps insurance carriers and agents manage data for better growth and distribution. The company provides sales software to over 150,000 users with several of the largest carriers in the nation. At Imprezzio, Brown is responsible for the software company’s…

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#2 – Who Uses Cyber Security?

The internet’s philosophy of open communication permits us to express ourselves freely. It also leaves us immensely vulnerable. Criminals depend on the cyber world to conduct their illegal activities just as industriously as legitimate business and ethical people do. Unfortunately, the illegal and unethical use of cyber technology has made your job more complicated. Knowing…

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#1 – Developing Common Cyber Security Sense

Did you know that human error continues to be one of the most significant causes of data and security breaches? In today’s world these risks and exposures come into play with just about everything we do. Experiencing a security compromise can include not only the ones we usually think about such as when we make…

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