Aviad Pinkovezky's guest appearances

Aviad Pinkovezky

Profiles in Risk

Agency Intelligence

Purple Ponderings with Pankaj

Product Nation

The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & Innovation

Gadi Shamia

Jonathan Friedman

Noam Segal

Noa Ganot

Yuval Samet

Eilon Reshef

Omri Dor

Ilan Kasan

Roy Rapoport

Youli Ashkelony

Oz Wasserman

Ido Josef

Dan Barak

Arnon Avitzur

Na'ama Moran

OwlTail

We are sharing a really great episode on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast today. I sat down with Aviad Pinkovezky, President at First Connect, a Hippo Insurance company to discuss all things from Hippo’s story, to acquiring First Connect and beyond.Acquired by Hippo in 2020, First Connect is a digital platform that helps independent insurance agents access carriers and insurtechs they may not otherwise reach on their own.Aviad and I discuss a whole host of topics (and could have spoken for much longer!) digging into Aviad’s background in product, to the growth of Hippo, to why partner and the opportunities that lie in collaboration. Here are some of the highlights…👉 As someone from the product side of technology - how do you think perception of insurance as an employment destination for product and tech people has evolved over time?👉 The Insurtech landscape from a wider lense - What have been the biggest improvements of insurance customer experience in the time you’ve been at hippo? What part has product played in that?👉 First Connect Acquisition - What the rational? What’s the opportunity you saw? Why this route as opposed to doubling down on the existing success you have?👉 First Connect on a personal level - does it feel like a start up? Does it need to?👉 Collaboration in the Insurance industry, what have you learnt? How can we empace this more?👉 &amp; Finally, what’s next for First Connect?Thank you Aviad for your time, it was great to speak to you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are sharing a really great episode on The Leadership In Insurance Podcast today. I sat down with Aviad Pinkovezky, President at First Connect, a Hippo Insurance company to discuss all things from Hippo’s story, to acquiring First Connect and beyond.Acquired by Hippo in 2020, First Connect is a digital platform that helps independent insurance agents access carriers and insurtechs they may not otherwise reach on their own.Aviad and I discuss a whole host of topics (and could have spoken for much longer!) digging into Aviad’s background in product, to the growth of Hippo, to why partner and the opportunities that lie in collaboration. Here are some of the highlights…👉 As someone from the product side of technology - how do you think perception of insurance as an employment destination for product and tech people has evolved over time?👉 The Insurtech landscape from a wider lense - What have been the biggest improvements of insurance customer experience in the time you’ve been at hippo? What part has product played in that?👉 First Connect Acquisition - What the rational? What’s the opportunity you saw? Why this route as opposed to doubling down on the existing success you have?👉 First Connect on a personal level - does it feel like a start up? Does it need to?👉 Collaboration in the Insurance industry, what have you learnt? How can we empace this more?👉 &amp; Finally, what’s next for First Connect?Thank you Aviad for your time, it was great to speak to you! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Innovating Insurance from Hippo to First Connect : An Interview with Aviad Pinkovezky, President at First Connect, a Hippo Company

Peter MacDonald

In this episode, James and guest co-host Peter MacDonald talk with Aviad Pinkovezky, President of First Connect Insurance.To learn more about First Connect Insurance, visit https://www.firstconnectinsurance.com/Visit our website to join our email list, get the scoop on our LIVE coaching calls and never miss an episode: https://www.agencyfreedom.comConnect with Agency Freedom Podcast on Facebook at the Agency Freedom Podcast group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/agencyfreedomEmail us at podcast@agencyfreedom.com with ideas, questions, complaints or your favorite grilling recipe.Episode Highlights: Aviad shares that he served in Israeli Military Intelligence for 10 years, working with super smart people to solve problems using technology and resourcefulness. (4:06)  Aviad explains that everybody has their own risk tolerance and financial needs, so it is important to consider other factors before taking a risk. (11:54)  Aviad mentions that it is now easier than ever to set up an agency from scratch, with very few hurdles and the friction is much less than it used to be. (16:37)  Aviad discusses how First Connect helps small to medium-sized agencies compete with direct consumers. (17:54)  Aviad mentions that providing access to markets is one big pillar of First Connect’s strategy and execution, as well as the technology solutions. (19:49)  Aviad mentions that First Connect has reached the exciting milestone of 70 different carriers and MGA solutions, comprised of both traditional and InsurTech startups. (36:34)  Aviad explains that they launched a consumer-grade experience to create a slick, intuitive experience for agents to explore and find new opportunities, and saw an increase of 160% in appointment requests. (41:05)  Aviad discusses the huge difference between an agency that attracts high net worth, policyholders and one that attracts non-standard driving non-standard auto drivers, which requires different metrics, design, office space, and marketing. (43:27)  Aviad mentions that agents are starving for an easy and intuitive consumer-grade experience, which is what First Connect is here to offer. (52:02)  Key Quotes: “We are in the business of leveling the playing field, between small to medium insurance agencies, independent insurance agencies, against the loud direct to consumer, the ones that has like their own resource technology, and so on. ” - Aviad Pinkovezky “Providing access to markets is one big pillar of our strategy and execution. But at the same time, it's not the only one. We believe that also by providing different technology solutions and tools that allow agents to run their agency in a more efficient way, and to have online presence…those are another levers you can pull in order to create better settings for different small to medium agencies where they can compete with larger organizations that have their own technology, engineering resources and so on.” - Aviad Pinkovezky 

In this episode, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/riskwell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James</a> and guest co-host Peter MacDonald talk with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aviadpinkovezky/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aviad Pinkovezky</a>, President of First Connect Insurance. To learn more about First Connect Insurance, visit <a href="https://www.firstconnectinsurance.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.firstconnectinsurance.com/</a>Visit our website to join our email list, get the scoop on our LIVE coaching calls and never miss an episode: <a href="https://www.agencyfreedom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.agencyfreedom.com</a>Connect with Agency Freedom Podcast on Facebook at the Agency Freedom Podcast group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/agencyfreedom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/agencyfreedom</a>Email us at <a href="mailto:podcast@agencyfreedom.com">podcast@agencyfreedom.com</a> with ideas, questions, complaints or your favorite grilling recipe. Episode Highlights:<ul> <li>Aviad shares that he served in Israeli Military Intelligence for 10 years, working with super smart people to solve problems using technology and resourcefulness. (4:06) </li> <li>Aviad explains that everybody has their own risk tolerance and financial needs, so it is important to consider other factors before taking a risk. (11:54) </li> <li>Aviad mentions that it is now easier than ever to set up an agency from scratch, with very few hurdles and the friction is much less than it used to be. (16:37) </li> <li>Aviad discusses how First Connect helps small to medium-sized agencies compete with direct consumers. (17:54) </li> <li>Aviad mentions that providing access to markets is one big pillar of First Connect’s strategy and execution, as well as the technology solutions. (19:49) </li> <li>Aviad mentions that First Connect has reached the exciting milestone of 70 different carriers and MGA solutions, comprised of both traditional and InsurTech startups. (36:34) </li> <li>Aviad explains that they launched a consumer-grade experience to create a slick, intuitive experience for agents to explore and find new opportunities, and saw an increase of 160% in appointment requests. (41:05) </li> <li>Aviad discusses the huge difference between an agency that attracts high net worth, policyholders and one that attracts non-standard driving non-standard auto drivers, which requires different metrics, design, office space, and marketing. (43:27) </li> <li>Aviad mentions that agents are starving for an easy and intuitive consumer-grade experience, which is what First Connect is here to offer. (52:02) </li> </ul> Key Quotes:<ul> <li>“We are in the business of leveling the playing field, between small to medium insurance agencies, independent insurance agencies, against the loud direct to consumer, the ones that has like their own resource technology, and so on. ” - Aviad Pinkovezky</li> <li>“Providing access to markets is one big pillar of our strategy and execution. But at the same time, it's not the only one. We believe that also by providing different technology solutions and tools that allow agents to run their agency in a more efficient way, and to have online presence…those are another levers you can pull in order to create better settings for different small to medium agencies where they can compete with larger organizations that have their own technology, engineering resources and so on.” - Aviad Pinkovezky</li> </ul>

Agency Freedom: E101: Aviad Pinkovezky On Connecting First (feat. Peter MacDonald)

Aviad chats with us about his journey into insurtech, being the first employee at a Silicon Valley startup gone unicorn, how he built the product management team and at what point to hire additional PMs and expand the product management team, and being design centric. Towards the end we get a glimpse into his creativity in a startup he creates from scratch in a matter of minutes and shares how to reach him. If you're a founder, a PM, a developer, a CTO or engineering manager, a designer, CEO, or any of role that touches product, please subscribe to Product Nation in your favorite podcast player such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Castro, etc. by searching for "Product Nation" inside your podcast app, and tune in to 30 minutes of weekly learning. Ofer Baharav &amp; Nir Paz

Aviad chats with us about his journey into insurtech, being the first employee at a Silicon Valley startup gone unicorn, how he built the product management team and at what point to hire additional PMs and expand the product management team, and being design centric. Towards the end we get a glimpse into his creativity in a startup he creates from scratch in a matter of minutes and shares how to reach him. If you're a founder, a PM, a developer, a CTO or engineering manager, a designer, CEO, or any of role that touches product, please subscribe to Product Nation in your favorite podcast player such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Castro, etc. by searching for "Product Nation" inside your podcast app, and tune in to 30 minutes of weekly learning. Ofer Baharav &amp; Nir Paz

Aviad Pinkovezky at Hippo Insurance