Executive Spotlight
Startup Aims to Be Big ‘Permanent’ Player in Florida Property Market
Stephen Weinstein, a Harvard-trained lawyer, has spent more than two decades with RenaissanceRe as chief legal officer and executive vice president. He is now turning that experience to Mangrove ...
Delos Insurance Solutions Tackles a Nonstandard Peril: Wildfire
Kevin Stein believes that wildfires no longer fit into the standard insurance market. Stein is the CEO of Delos Insurance Solutions, an MGA that focuses on homeowners insurance in California. When he ...
Parametric Insurance Meets the Wildfire Peril: InsurTech Kettle Responds
Could parametric insurance become a bigger piece of the wildfire insurance market? Kettle is an insurance and reinsurance MGA built around a proprietary wildfire model that was developed using AI and ...
Structure Data Boosts Understanding of Wildfire Risk: Faura CEO
Valkyrie Holmes, CEO of Faura, believes that a deep understanding of the structural qualities of buildings is crucial to insuring properties in areas at high risk for wildfires. Her company ...
As Life Shifts Gears, Insurance CEO Chases Racing Dream
After Tim Hardcastle zipped along the straights of the Silverstone Race Circuit in England earlier this year, the InsurTech CEO stood on the podium, shaking a bottle of prosecco, celebrating his ...
Trade Secret Insurance Could One Day Protect ‘Trillions’ in Assets
Mary Guzman already has helped develop a new insurance coverage once in her career. Now, she's leading the charge of another. In the early 2000s, when she worked as a regional practice leader at ...
Product Management Helped InsurTech CEO See ‘How All the Pieces Fit Together’
Thomas McGrath started his first business as a teenager. Back then, he'd purchase skateboards on eBay, slap on custom designs and resell them in bulk at local skate parks. The experience showed him ...
2nd Act: From Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy to Director of Insurance Operations
What does a rear admiral do after 31 years in the Navy?
Instead of retiring, Rear Admiral John Spencer decided to pursue a second career ...
2nd Act: From Commercial Airline Pilot to AXA XL’s Head of Aerospace Claims
Like most of us in the insurance business, Tom Vargo, AXA XL's claims manager-Aerospace, did not grow up wanting to be an insurance executive. He was fascinated with ...