Allan Egbert's guest appearances

Allan Egbert

Profiles in Risk

Denim Rivet

The Insurance Technology Podcast

Ilya Bodner

Robin Smith

Kerry Hannon

Jeff Kleid

Steve Anderson

Steve Gordon

Greg Murphy

Bill Wilson

Chris Paradiso

Sheryl Garrett

Larry Wilson

Dan Woods

Bryan Falchuk

David Wright

Jeff Arnold

OwlTail

Mike Albert

In this episode of The Insurance Technology Podcast, Reid speaks to Mike Albert and Allan Egbert about their journey into the insurance industry and how they built Ask Kodiak, the nation’s leading commercial insurance appetite and eligibility platform. Join these old friends as they reminisce, joke around, and get real about the struggles of building their insurtech companies from the ground up. Episode Highlights·       The school of hard knocks (3:54)·       How Mike and Allan got into insurance (6:00)·       Building a company from scratch (12:40)·       The importance of bootstrapping (26:35)·       Podcast gold, a nugget of wisdom (38:00)Quote“Perfectionist, I don't know if that's necessarily the right word. But everything's got to work because everything depends on everything else. So, if you keep it small, you can keep it high quality, the sky's the limit, man, because you start to plug this stuff together. Think about it like Lego blocks” - Mike AlbertAbout the GuestsMike AlbertPrior to founding Ask Kodiak, Michael served in senior technology leadership roles in product and strategy. He has extensive experience in the P&amp;C industry and has worked with carriers of all sizes leading teams that have built exceptional software for agents, underwriters, and policyholders alike. He previously served as the SVP of strategy for AgencyPort, a software provider to the P&amp;C insurance industry. He specializes in the art of application design and user experience. Mike holds a bachelor's degree from James Madison University.Allan Egbert For the past 14 years, Allan has traveled the insurtech highway as a consultant, engineer, and product guy. He has worked in key technical leadership roles and led the implementation of critical insurance technology projects across the insurance value chain. Prior to founding Ask Kodiak, he served as the Chief Technology Officer for AgencyPort, a software provider to the P&amp;C insurance industry. Allan has a Master's Degree in Computer Science from Florida State University and Bachelors' degrees in Biology and Chemistry from Providence College.

In this episode of The Insurance Technology Podcast, Reid speaks to Mike Albert and Allan Egbert about their journey into the insurance industry and how they built Ask Kodiak, the nation’s leading commercial insurance appetite and eligibility platform. Join these old friends as they reminisce, joke around, and get real about the struggles of building their insurtech companies from the ground up. Episode Highlights·       The school of hard knocks (3:54)·       How Mike and Allan got into insurance (6:00)·       Building a company from scratch (12:40)·       The importance of bootstrapping (26:35)·       Podcast gold, a nugget of wisdom (38:00)Quote“Perfectionist, I don't know if that's necessarily the right word. But everything's got to work because everything depends on everything else. So, if you keep it small, you can keep it high quality, the sky's the limit, man, because you start to plug this stuff together. Think about it like Lego blocks” - Mike AlbertAbout the GuestsMike Albert Prior to founding Ask Kodiak, Michael served in senior technology leadership roles in product and strategy. He has extensive experience in the P&amp;C industry and has worked with carriers of all sizes leading teams that have built exceptional software for agents, underwriters, and policyholders alike. He previously served as the SVP of strategy for AgencyPort, a software provider to the P&amp;C insurance industry. He specializes in the art of application design and user experience. Mike holds a bachelor's degree from James Madison University.Allan Egbert For the past 14 years, Allan has traveled the insurtech highway as a consultant, engineer, and product guy. He has worked in key technical leadership roles and led the implementation of critical insurance technology projects across the insurance value chain. Prior to founding Ask Kodiak, he served as the Chief Technology Officer for AgencyPort, a software provider to the P&amp;C insurance industry. Allan has a Master's Degree in Computer Science from Florida State University and Bachelors' degrees in Biology and Chemistry from Providence College.

Lego Blocks and Building Something New with Mike Albert and Allan Egbert

Allan Egbert https://www.linkedin.com/in/aegbertjr/ is the co-founder of Ask Kodiak https://askkodiak.com/#/home Show Notes:Ask Kodiak is trying to solve a big communications problems between the insurance markets and distributors such as brokers and agents. The insurance markets believe that they communicate well, to their agents &amp; brokers, what type of exposures they wish to cover...brokers and agents feel as though they DON'T know what their carriers actually want. What results is a lot of wasted time and energy trying to fit square pegs into round holes. Ask Kodiak is solving this problem.Ask Kodiak is solving this problem.#InsuranceSafariShow notes:Ask Kodiak homepage:  https://askkodiak.com/#/homeAllan Egbert LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aegbertjr/Allan Egbert twitter: https://twitter.com/AskKodiakProductivity Tools:Slack - https://slack.com/Rank the RiskStats: Sand hole collapse vs. shark attackhttps://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/fish/isaf/what-are-odds/risks-comparison/sand-holes/Stats: Shark attacks vs. other riskshttps://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/index.php/fish/isaf/what-are-odds/risks-comparison/

Allan Egbert <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aegbertjr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/aegbertjr/</a> is the co-founder of Ask Kodiak <a href="https://askkodiak.com/#/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://askkodiak.com/#/home</a>  Show Notes: Ask Kodiak is trying to solve a big communications problems between the insurance markets and distributors such as brokers and agents. The insurance markets believe that they communicate well, to their agents &amp; brokers, what type of exposures they wish to cover...brokers and agents feel as though they DON'T know what their carriers actually want. What results is a lot of wasted time and energy trying to fit square pegs into round holes. Ask Kodiak is solving this problem. Ask Kodiak is solving this problem. #InsuranceSafari Show notes: Ask Kodiak homepage:  <a href="https://askkodiak.com/#/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://askkodiak.com/#/home</a> Allan Egbert LinkedIn profile: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aegbertjr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/aegbertjr/</a> Allan Egbert twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AskKodiak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/AskKodiak</a> Productivity Tools: Slack - <a href="https://slack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://slack.com/</a> Rank the Risk Stats: Sand hole collapse vs. shark attack <a href="https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/fish/isaf/what-are-odds/risks-comparison/sand-holes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/fish/isaf/what-are-odds/risks-comparison/sand-holes/</a> Stats: Shark attacks vs. other risks <a href="https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/index.php/fish/isaf/what-are-odds/risks-comparison/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/index.php/fish/isaf/what-are-odds/risks-comparison/</a>

Episode 23 - Allan Egbert, Co-Founder of ask Kodiak