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Find 'hire value' with your insurance talent

Shelley Billinghurst isn't trying to disrupt recruitment for the insurance industry but she might disrupt how insurance approaches finding great talent. As the President and founder of Hire Value Shelley has some insights about the insurance industry and it's talent attraction practices that are long overdue to be heard. In this episode: Why insurance career ads are like bland drapes to good talent How hiring software stifles great talent identification Why saying you have a great culture reall

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Find 'hire value' with your insurance talent
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June 10, 2026

Find 'hire value' with your insurance talent

Shelley Billinghurst isn't trying to disrupt recruitment for the insurance industry but she might disrupt how insurance approaches finding great talent. As the President and founder of Hire Value Shelley has some insights about the insurance industry and it's talent attraction practices that are long overdue to be heard. In this episode: Why insurance career ads are like bland drapes to good talent How hiring software stifles great talent identification Why saying you have a great culture reall
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Reinsurance re-imagined for the future- Gavin Lillywhite SVP Xceedance
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May 18, 2026

Reinsurance re-imagined for the future- Gavin Lillywhite SVP Xceedance

Reinsurance seems to be spoken about but still largely misunderstood. Gavin Lillywhite, SVP with Xceedance pulls back the curtain and explains how reinsurance is evolving and the role it plays. With reinsurers being far more aggressively focused with their capacity and finding new opportunities for distribution, Gavin explores what the industry is asking for and how those requests are being answered. In this episode: How the underwriting behind reinsurance is evolving and modernizing Why reinsu
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The state of brokerages in 2025? Alex Wong from Smythe LLP shares the data.
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May 3, 2026

The state of brokerages in 2025? Alex Wong from Smythe LLP shares the data.

Smythe LLP has been producing a P&C brokerage report for a number of years so we had Alex Wong, Partner in Advisory Services, talk about the data and answer a few questions about the state of the brokerage industry last year. In this episode: What are the fears most brokers have? How are the trends driving change and where? Will consolidation continue and how? Where are the growth opportunities? What do brokers need to do to keep having sucess? How will technology impact the future of the channe
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Building with AI to solve your insurance business problem.
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April 26, 2026

Building with AI to solve your insurance business problem.

Ty Robben is not a tech expert, nor is he an AI wizard. In fact he's an underwriter and someone who probably leans more to the 'old fashioned' way of doing things but that does not mean he's not trying make business processes better. We met via social media on X as Ty described his efforts to build practical AI solutions for his needs. He has been journalling his process and we wanted to talk to the man in person and hear how he bucked the trend of outsourcing and decided to build it himself.
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ReConnect 2026: accessible & regulated capital
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April 6, 2026

ReConnect 2026: accessible & regulated capital

Reinsurance has long been looked at as the top end of the insurance capital food chain but with marketing conditions changing rapidly, understanding how reinsurance works and how it is more accessible than ever has never been more important. At ReConnect in the Cayman Islands, the industry is blowing up as companies set up in a favourable market with strong regulations. In this episode: Why offshore jurisdictions thrive with reinsurance How regulation and compliance support access to capital aro
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Technology & Transformation for insurance with Trust
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March 15, 2026

Technology & Transformation for insurance with Trust

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
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