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An underwriter & an actuary walk onto a podcast...

from The Insurance Podcast

It's rare to get access to underwriters let alone actuaries but this episode features both as Ashley Karg and Kelly Gates from McGill & Partners join the show. They share their perspectives on what goes into underwriting and the actuarial process behind and a whole lot more including debuting Arkana a proprietary solution to help bridge the knowledge gap within insurance.In this episode:How the Peace Corps shaped a vision to insurance for one guestWhy their technology helps empower risk managers for renewals and beyondWhat challenges risk managers experience when pricing risksHow developing technology for insurance has to deal with 'real world' scenarios and not mathematical simulationsA hilarious discovery in Declared InterestsCandid insight into how risk are looked at, rated, priced, and covered within policies.Kelly and Ashley are more than competent insurance professionals, they present complex and difficult issues with grace, technical aptitude, and more than a little humor as we explore how technology is driving change after the application is submitted.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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