Are you paying a Tech Tariff with your insurance technology?

Episode 247 of the The Insurance Podcast podcast, hosted by Pete Tessier & Curt Wyatt, titled "Are you paying a Tech Tariff with your insurance technology?" was published on May 12, 2025 and runs 26 minutes.

May 12, 2025 ·26m · The Insurance Podcast

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Summary

Are you paying tech tariff just to use your core insurance software? You might be and Sherif Gemayel explains how.

Episode Description

Legacy insurance technology is costly and debatably efficient but there is more and more talk about the hidden fees that come with accessing your data. Sherif Gemayel, founder of Trufla Technology shares some thoughts on what he calls "Tech Tariffs". In this episode:

What the true cost of operation is for many brokers and agents
Why you are paying a fee for a non-revenue generating action
How technology and SaaS services are priced and the extra charges
Why core systems need to deliver core value for insurance agents and brokers
Learn how to avoid paying a tech tariff

Sherif knows a thing or two about how insurance distribution works as he's built a company to support the channel, but that does not mean he sits back and let's others get away with unjust and unfair charges.

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