The Insurance Chatter with Reghan Brandt

Chris Senskible is no stranger to success 💯. He is one of the top talents to come out of the Silicon Prairie, and today I could not be more excited to share his story🏰.

Chris is a man who knows his purpose, and he's not afraid to pursue it with everything that he has. He is a competitor who lives for the thrill of competition—whether it's on the football field 🏈(glory days at University of Nebraska at Kearney)...

🌟Let's get to it.

Today I am so excited to sit down with Dr. Billy R Williams today. He’s a true genius, mentor, investor and leader in the insurance industry. 🔥 We are grateful for his military service and when he was getting ready to retire from the military in 1999; 💯he knew he was ready to dive into his true entrepreneurial spirit and make his family generational wealth. 💪 Listen to him share how he did not “land” in in...

I'm here today with Michael Zalle, 🌟CEO and founder of YellowBird. Michael founded YellowBird just three years ago and they have been off and running.🏃💨

Michael has been instrumental in hiring a 🏳️‍🌈diverse staff that has created a culture where people believe in their mission and are all in to change the landscape for safety and how business is conducted.🔸

Besides the main core value to be a continual learner—Yellow Bird ...

Today I am sitting down with Mark Smith, 🎉 President of K2 Insurance Services a specialty MGA that is set to write nearly $1.5 Billion dollars of premium this year! 💵

Mark has spent over 30 years in the insurance industry, and as he states, "life has been good to me." 🎯 Over his 30 years, he's gone coast to coast, and he's been successful at every step of his career.

He started out as an actuary geek, 📝 then d...

👀Today I'm sitting down with my good friend and Executive Vice President of Aurenity, Janet Beaver. Aurenity is a new digital MGA that's taking the old school insurance fundamentals of pricing risk, finding the best talent, 🏆and empowering them with the best tech-enabled platform to truly change the industry.

Janet Beaver has been in the insurance industry for nearly 30 years, and she's seen a lot of change. 📈From ...

Today I am sitting down with Jeremiah Howard and I have no idea where to begin. He is one of the more forward-thinking, innovative, strategic, and wonderful people I've met in my career. 

18 months ago our paths crossed and I jokingly refer to him as my (insurance) big brother Jer has a heart of gold and is extremely authentic, loved by everyone, and a team player by all definitions. 

Jer truly care about the industry, bringing ...

Today I'm sitting down with 💪 Abraham Boling, CEO and founder of Insurance Professionals, a cluster group with over 600 independent agents.

Abe is the true definition of 💥 self-made, self-built, and determined to work his way out of poverty to the top. He knew he wanted to create a legacy and revenue stream that could give his family of six the life they deserved. 🚨He got his start with Aflac and quickly pivoted to founding ...

🙋Today, I'm sitting down with Kevin, the president of Cover Whale. I've been following their company for a while and have been impressed; They've already written 💰$100 million in premiums so far this year, and they're aiming to double that in the second half of the year.

Listen 🎧 in as he tells us how they're insurtech 2.0—driving growth while maintaining market-leading loss ratios, focusing on profitabil...

🌞We're back with another Chatter episode!

Today I'm sitting down with Troy Korsgaden—a highly sought-after insurance and financial services consultant. 🥇 Troy is a man who never stops innovating and learning. 🎙️ He's got a lot of energy, a ton of charisma, and a real gift for connecting with his audience and moving the insurance industry forward—🌟and now he's sharing his best tips with you!
Troy...

 Today I'm sitting down with Adam Keifer, CEO & Co-Founder of Talage.

You may have seen him ripping it up on the University of 🏈Nevada football team—he was shooting for the NFL, but he ended up landing in the second-best career: 💲Insurance!

He got his start at a local independent agency in Reno that was eventually acquired by Wells Fargo. He credits his agency roots and mentor, Dave Strickler, with helping him realize that...

Dan Keough is a man of many talents 🙌 . But that's not the only thing that sets him apart —it's his WHY. Dan strives to contribute something bigger than himself, and he owes much of his success to this principle.

Growing up in Chicago, IL, 👨Dan's baseball career brought him to the University of Iowa and kept him there until he decided to take a shot at the insurance industry.

His father's cousin was working for ...

💭Caleb Whitehouse is the Master of Solutions at Scottish American, a Managing General Agent (MGA) in the insurance industry. Caleb's journey from the basement to the ground floor to the top floor is an inspiring one that has taught him how to truly master his craft, empower and mentor others, and believe in himself. 🙏 He has always been guided by a higher power and now he is paying it forward in creating an entrepreneurial c...

Today's guest is Jeremy Gluck, president of AEGIS General Insurance Agency 🏡 where he manages nearly $200 Million of annual affordable housing premium. Jeremy Gluck 🎓 graduated from Western Colorado University and at the last minute pivoted from ski bum ⛷ to the reinsurance industry.

He was fortunate enough to start his career 💼 under Rod Fox (founder of TigerRisk Partners🦊) and credits Rod with instilling a winn...

🔥Today I am sitting down with Scott Carpinteri; a true maverick in the insurance industry, driven to change its perception and bring it into the future.

Scott Carpinteri was ahead of his time, pursuing a degree in the insurance field (Actuarial Science) when it was a relatively new thing to do so. 📚He jokingly laughs that he is tired of insurance being the redheaded stepchild of the financial industry and actively works ...

👍 Bell graduated from the University of Montana in 1996 and began his career with Chubb. Shortly after 9-11 Bell was recruited by Chubb to help found Allied World Assurance Company, a publicly-traded global (re)insurance company that Chubb capitalized in conjunction with AIG and Gold Sachs Capital Partners. 📈  He launched Allied Worlds Professional Lines, ultimately becoming the Chief Operating Officer.

After 10 years of leadershi...

Have you ever wondered what it takes to succeed in the insurance industry?
I sat down with the perpetually driven Rod Fox to talk about his success story—and trust me, you don't want to miss this one! It involves a cabin in the woods, horses, and fire!

Rod Fox is the real deal and he lives with a healthy dose of risk, an unrelenting drive, and a passion to lead a great life capitalizing on hard fought victories.

Today's guest is 🕴Robert Kimmel, CEO and Co-Founder of K2 Insurance Services, the sleeper general insurance agency in the country, has been on a roll since he launched this business in 2011. K2 Insurance Services has grown from $0 to $1.4 billion🚀🚀 of annual premium written and he's done it by being different and creating a culture that attracts top talent to K2 Insurance Services.

Robert Kimmel had always bee...

🙋Today I am honored to sit down with a truly exceptional man.

Garrett Droege is not your typical insurance guru🌐 . He rose to fame as an actor, making an appearance in shows like Dawson Creek and One Tree Hill but Garrett quickly learned that stand-in cameos wouldn't pay the bills 🎬 for his new family. So he temporarily took a position at his father-in-law's insurance agency. After scratching his head over the way they ...

Today I'm really excited to sit down with 🌟 Grace Meek, the CEO of Homesite Underwriting Managers LLC; a wholly owned subsidiary of Homesite Insurance. Grace is a powerhouse who has risen through the ranks at some of the world's top insurance companies, from actuary to managing large books of business to forming entire specialty insurance programs 🙌 . I can say without a doubt that she is a woman who knows what she want...