Nicholas Lamparelli

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The Evolution of Wildfire Modeling: From DOS to Geospatial Simulation and Implications

Wildfire modeling has come a long way. Joe Scott, Chief Fire Scientist of Vibrant Planet and Founder of Pyrologix talks about his early days in fire modeling using DOS to today's modeling which simulate all sorts of climate scenarios, fuel types,...

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Quality, Scale, and CATs - Why Some Carriers Find Value In Outsourcing Underwriting

Why would any insurance company outsource their sacred function of underwriting? That was a question I put to Mark Zuwala Director of Underwriting...

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Are Your Sales & Marketing Efforts Anti-Fragile?

What's The Opposite of Fragile? When I ask people what the opposite of fragile is, I usually hear "resilient", "strong", or "durable". This feels...

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Riches in Niches - How To Become A Trusted Advisor & An Effective Insurance Producer

If you are new to insurance sales, there is a lot of pressure to produce. The vast majority of insurance producers (young and old) are too focused on...

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We Lost...And We Wouldn't Change a Thing

Resulting - (verb) the tendency to judge a decision based on its outcome, rather than the quality of the decision itself. (made popular by Annie...

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The Art & Science of MGAs - Tricura's Approach To Underwriting & Covering Skilled Nursing Facilities

In this episode of Profiles in Risk - Nick spoke with Matthew Queen co-founder and COO of Tricura, an MGA specializing in liability risks for skilled...

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Empowering Smart Financial Decisions: How Thumbscore is Reshaping Workplace Benefits (PIR E624)

by Nicholas Lamparelli David Thorne from Thumbscore brings expertise in behavioral economics and financial wellness to discuss innovative approaches...

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Penny Wise And Pound Foolish – Why Building Your Own Tech Is a Bad Idea

Build or buy? Insurance Nerds focused a lot on this question in 2024. Should you build your own tech platform for things like secure document...

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Insurance Reform and Risk Management: Don Brown’s 9 Guiding Principles to Enact Change (Yellow Book Road Podcast)

Show Notes About the Guest: Don Brown is a former Florida State Legislator who combines practical insurance industry experience with public policy...

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Consumer Wellness As A Model For Consumer Protection: Tirzah Duren VP – American Consumer Institute (AoB Podcast)

Guest: Tirzah Duren Vice President of Policy and Research at the American Consumer Institute LinkedIn Profile Twitter: @tzduren Key Topics Discussed:...

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