Technology & Transformation for insurance with Trust

Episode 270 of the The Insurance Podcast podcast, hosted by Pete Tessier & Curt Wyatt, titled "Technology & Transformation for insurance with Trust" was published on March 16, 2026 and runs 54 minutes.

March 16, 2026 ·54m · The Insurance Podcast

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Summary

James Benham isn't trying to convince insurance entities to transform and modernize, he knows that's inevitable. His company JBK is there to help insurance organizations realize potential and minimize the pain along the way. In a rare business model, James and his team provide the services that allow for realization of solutions, not a one size fits all approach. In this episode:Why so much waste happens by building the wrong product. How Excel as an underlying language and format needs to be replaced.Where insurance technology transformations stall and failWhat pitfalls insurance entities are prone to experience, and whyJames is not trying to upend the industry and reinvent it, a refreshing stance, more importantly he provides a path forward for companies that need to evolve and cannot afford more 'tech debt' or solutions that cannot fulfill needs. 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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James Benham isn't trying to convince insurance entities to transform and modernize, he knows that's inevitable. His company JBK is there to help insurance organizations realize potential and minimize the pain along the way. In a rare business model, James and his team provide the services that allow for realization of solutions, not a one size fits all approach.

In this episode:

Why so much waste happens by building the wrong product.
How Excel as an underlying language and format needs to be replaced.
Where insurance technology transformations stall and fail
What pitfalls insurance entities are prone to experience, and why

James is not trying to upend the industry and reinvent it, a refreshing stance, more importantly he provides a path forward for companies that need to evolve and cannot afford more 'tech debt' or solutions that cannot fulfill needs.

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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