12 years of predicting BI claim outcomes for commercial auto GL carriers. 15 employees mostly in Chicago and NYC. Investor in #insurtech #insurance

Joined January 2024
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Great program here... highly recommended if you're building in the InsurTech space. David Gritz and Tony Lew do an outstanding job and are as well-connected as it gets in the insurance ecosystem.
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Our MGA Lab is currently open for the 2026 cohort. An excellent opportunity for companies that want to build their very own MGA, or expand an existing product line. Only 12 spots available in the program, closing July 10th.
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Anyone wondering why VC's Insurtech MGA's don't really mix... just send them this clip. Generalist VC's will never have the patience necessary to slowly build a profitable book of business (nor should they given their business model) Some great Insurtech-focused VC's out there who get it though (@InsurTechNY, Markd, etc.)
One important lesson for all investors comes from Berkshire's Ajit Jain's exact mandate to his underwriting team: "Your job is to say no. Every now and then you will come across a deal that'll hit you with a 2x4 and it'll be screaming money." Abel and Jain are not budging. They are earning a risk-free yield and waiting for structural market dislocation. The capital discipline remains ruthless. $BRK.A $BRK.B
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Sounds like no one in the property market has figured out they could be making a killing by just lowering unnecessary expenses? Or maybe it's one of the most hyper-efficient markets in the world with constant pull-backs in capacity and new entrants, and the price is the price for a reason? One or the other
A new analysis suggests Americans are being overcharged by $150 billion annually to insure their homes, autos and businesses — and it proposes federal guardrails so that a public beset by affordability... insurancejournal.com/news/so…
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Rest assured carriers will eventually figure this out... and then leave the ultimate decision to a 25 year old underwriter with a sociology degree* *nothing but respect for the sociology degree, for the record
There’s a big gap between cybersecurity risk and regular motor vehicle risks for autonomous vehicles, that insurers struggle to address, say experts from @iiiorg @Actuary_Dot_Org. bit.ly/3QKXOiU #AutonomousVehicles #AutoInsurance #cybersecurity #insurtech #DigitalInsuranceNews
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Interesting take here... that AI is less likely to disrupt small commercial personal (messy, low-margin, relationship-driven), and way more likely to disrupt the complex accounts of large brokers (fat margins, info asymmetry matters more). The fact that carriers are essentially splitting their net-basis margins on complex accounts with big brokers is insane... and if it doesn't make sense, it can't last. AI might commoditize small brokers / reduce commissions / shift power to carriers.... but at the end of the day it's naturally going to gravitate towards eroding the biggest margins. Not sure I'd bet against the capital, data and distribution of the Big 3 when it comes to the AI race, but always love a hot contrarian take iansbnr.com/what-everyone-is…
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In other words, don’t invite anyone from the insurance industry to your SPD party
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What’s crazy is that Amazon has more data on their own trucks than anyone… driver info, telematics, driving behavior, etc… and they still choose to hand it off to specialty last mile MGA’s like Inshare to underwrite
Amazon will get into autonomous cars but not insurance. What does that tell you?
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Point estimates hide risk. Our latest post uses timing windows quartiles/violin distributions to frame severity and attorney risk for commercial auto claims. Practical, venue-specific, and very nerdy. bit.ly/40wmzRw #DataScience #InsuranceAnalytics #Insurtech #Claims
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Venue pressure. Plaintiff narrative strength. Damages anchors. Severity often starts forming long before mediation. Full checklist here: bit.ly/4kBllOm #TrialLaw #CommercialAuto #NuclearVerdicts
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Commercial auto keeps getting tougher. We’re giving teams earlier visibility into exposure so strategy shifts before costs pile up. Clear signals. Smarter decisions. Better outcomes. #quakeranalytics #commercialauto #claimsmanagement #insurance #riskmanagement
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Generational shift = verdict shift. Millennial & Gen Z jurors lean plaintiff and “go nuclear” more often (46% vs 35% Gen X). Newer studies show the trend continues. Quaker Focus™ helps claims teams understand this risk with fast, venue-specific jury testing. #quakerfocus
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2024 saw $1.4B in nuclear verdicts for commercial auto/trucking. Predictive analytics help claims teams spot exposure early. 135 verdicts (>$10M) Total hit $31.3B. Source: @MarathonStrat #nuclearverdicts #trucking #commercialauto #predictiveanalytics #quakeranalytics
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More carriers and insurers are turning to Quaker for our predictive analytics, valuation tools, and simulation platforms that help teams identify exposure sooner, close claims faster, and reduce litigation risk. source: @ijournal #insurance #commercialautoinsurance #trucking
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