--- title: "The Attachment Point Roundtable: Garrett White on Interviewing, Markel’s Acquisition of Nephila & Our Picks for the NFL Season - InsNerds.com" description: Brett & I discuss Garrett's new move to USAA (while we pick his brain on interviewing pros & cons). We also chewed on the Markel purchase of Nephila and it's implications (https://goo.gl/zdA5DM). Dr. Robin Kiera recently discussed the possibility of reinsurers disrupting insurers (https://goo.gl/MtybVR). Perhaps it will work the other way around?? Finally, we discussed --- [Insurance Nerds - Insuring Tomorrow ](https://insnerds.com/insights) # [The Attachment Point Roundtable: Garrett White on Interviewing, Markel’s Acquisition of Nephila & Our Picks for the NFL Season - InsNerds.com](https://insnerds.com/insights/the-attachment-point-roundtable-garrett-white-on-interviewing-markels-acquisition-of-nephila-our-picks-for-the-nfl-season) Written by [Nicholas Lamparelli](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/nicholas-lamparelli) | Sep 9, 2018 4:00:00 AM # The Attachment Point Roundtable: Garrett White on Interviewing, Markel’s Acquisition of Nephila & Our Picks for the NFL Season by Nicholas Lamparelli Brett & I discuss Garrett’s new move to USAA (while we pick his brain on interviewing pros & cons). We also chewed on the Markel purchase of Nephila and it’s implications ([https://goo.gl/zdA5DM](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2FzdA5DM&redir_token=cFzuJd0aXFdefF0uitAfNIaqQE98MTUzNjYzMjc1MkAxNTM2NTQ2MzUy&v=qY5-YThFbxM&event=video_description)). Dr. Robin Kiera recently discussed the possibility of reinsurers disrupting insurers ([https://goo.gl/MtybVR](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2FMtybVR&redir_token=cFzuJd0aXFdefF0uitAfNIaqQE98MTUzNjYzMjc1MkAxNTM2NTQ2MzUy&v=qY5-YThFbxM&event=video_description)). Perhaps it will work the other way around?? Finally, we discussed the start of the NFL season. Watch for our Super Bowl picks! ### About Nicholas Lamparelli Nick Lamparelli is a 20+ year veteran of the insurance wars. He has a unique vantage point on the insurance industry. 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