Profiles in Risk

Tony chats with Graham Topol and Michael Topol, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs at MGT Insurance, they are the first Neo Insurer, a modern commercial insurance carrier which they built from the ground up to support small businesses and the agents that support them. A super interesting conversation that you cannot miss! Graham Topol: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-topol-645b5451/ Michael Topol: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-topol-74710b99/ MGT Insurance: https://www.mgtinsurance.com/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/_cJv2osE4-w

Tony chats with Kyle Bartee, Founder and CEO Aviation Ops Ally. They are building an all-in-one app for private pilots that helps them get on the air faster, and helps them with their complicated insurance needs. A super fun conversation, especially for a flight sim nerd like me! Kyle Bartee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/knjnd-consulting/

Tony chats with Michelle Raue, EVP Chief Claims and Transformation Officer at Preferred Mutual. Michelle has had an incredible claims career and joins me on the show to talk about claims careers, mental health, innovation, and so much more. A cannot miss conversation! Michelle Raue: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleraue/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/t1STEHxd_XI

Brandon Dendas, Owner and Marketing Director at Convirtue. They specialize in helping independent insurance agents grow through content marketing and SEO. They're also now starting to work on LEO: Large Language Model Optimization. You heard it here first (July 2025)! Their approach is different, instead of being top-of-funnel demand gen focused, they optimize bottom-of-funnel transactional content. They focus on people who know what they need and what they created works exceptionally well on Google. Now they're changing that approach to make sure it works with LLMs also. Brandon Dendas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandondendas/ Convirtue: https://www.convirtue.com/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/7pHSC7dAzZ4

Tony chats with Diane Coogan, Co-Founder and CEO and Robert Clark, Co-Founder and EVP at PLACECovr. They created a whole new type of insurance, Location Insurance! What happens if you buy a house and the quality of your state or the quality of your city goes down? PLACECovr can protect your equity. This is what true insurance innovation looks like! A fascinating episode! Diane Coogan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-coogan-66215812/ Robert Clark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-clark-0245a05/ PLACECovr: https://placecovr.com/ Video Version: https://youtu.be/K2U2junnzHg