--- title: Profiles in Risk – Episode 14 with Michelle Villarreal, Owner of 1-2-1 Claims - InsNerds.com description: or Subscribe. With MichelleVillarreal, CEO of 1-2-1 Claims . Show Notes In this episode of Profiles in Risk, Tony and Nick discuss claims administration with Michelle Villarreal, the owner of 1-2-1 Claims. Michelle discusses what it is that a 3rd party administrator does in the claims process, what it is like to be a woman in the --- [Insurance Nerds - Insuring Tomorrow ](https://insnerds.com/insights) # [Profiles in Risk – Episode 14 with Michelle Villarreal, Owner of 1-2-1 Claims - InsNerds.com](https://insnerds.com/insights/podcast-e14) Written by [Antonio Canas](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/antonio-canas) | May 30, 2017 4:00:00 AM # Profiles in Risk – Episode 14 with Michelle Villarreal, Owner of 1-2-1 Claims by Antonio Canas Audio Player [https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/517888-episode-14-with-michelle-villarreal-owner-of-1-2-1-claims-a-woman-owned-tpa.mp3](https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/517888-episode-14-with-michelle-villarreal-owner-of-1-2-1-claims-a-woman-owned-tpa.mp3) 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. or [Subscribe](http://www.buzzsprout.com/87086#). With [MichelleVillarreal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-villarreal-aic-a1787b17/), CEO of [1-2-1 Claims](http://www.1-2-1claims.com/) .   ## Show Notes In this episode of Profiles in Risk, Tony and Nick discuss claims administration with Michelle Villarreal, the owner of 1-2-1 Claims. Michelle discusses what it is that a 3rd party administrator does in the claims process, what it is like to be a woman in the insurance industry and the interesting story of how she once worked for her husband, but now he works for her! We also play a Texas version of Rank the Risk. And we also get to learn who Banjo is:   Vultures:   ### About Antonio Canas Tony started in insurance in 2009 and immediately became a designation addict and shortly thereafter a proud insurance nerd. He has worked in claims, underwriting, finance and sales management, at 4 carriers, 6 cities and 5 states. Tony is passionate about insurance, technology and especially helping the insurance industry figure out how to retain and engage the younger generation of insurance professionals. Tony is a co-founder of InsNerds.com and a passionate speaker. - - - ##### [ Antonio Canas](https://insnerds.com/author/tony-canas/) + posts Tony started in insurance in 2009 and immediately became a designation addict and shortly thereafter a proud insurance nerd. He has worked in claims, underwriting, finance and sales management, at 4 carriers, 6 cities and 5 states. Tony is passionate about insurance, technology and especially helping the insurance industry figure out how to retain and engage the younger generation of insurance professionals. 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