Episode Synopsis "Inside Insurtech: ITC Reflection 10/03/19"

During this webinar, Plug and Play Insurtech takes you inside the largest insurtech conference in the world, InsureTech Connect.  Hutch Moragne, Corporate Partnerships at Plug and Play, moderates the panel.  Find more information about Plug and Play, the leading insurance accelerator, here: https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/insurtech/ The speakers that joined us during this webinar included:  - Larry Hitchcock, CEO and Co-Founder of Socialeads - Mark Gardella, Senior Director of Open Innovation at Markel - Involved in technology scouting  - Joe Wurzburger, Health Staff Fellow at the Society of Actuaries  - Eugenio Gonzalez, Investor at Plug and Play Ventures We really enjoyed listening to the perspectives of each of our panelists. Below you will find the timestamps of the webinar:  Time stamped questions:  2:00: Introductions  5:00: How was the conference for your and what were your goals?  22:02: Were there any dominating technology, underlying themes or startups that stood out at ITC? Is there anything you would like to see more of?  "Insurance products more and more are going to be blended into traditional products. I see technology enabling those kinds of interactions." - Mark  33:25: In terms of the insurtech hype cycle, how does this conference reflect that? Where are we in the hype cycle and is this conference a response to hype or to the real market valuation? "The battle between a startup and an incumbent is whether the incumbent gets innovation before the startup gets scale" - Hutch 55:00: What are the things you are most excited about in the future of insurtech? "The blending of insurance products into other insurance markets. Consumers may not even realize this."- Mark Thank you for listening! 

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