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# Profiles in Risk – E54: The “Selfie” as a Life Expectancy & Health Tool, With Janet Anderson of Lapetus Solutions

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At any insurance conference** [Janet Anderson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmanderson5555/)** attends, she is often the most popular person in the room? Everyone wants to take a selfie on her phone and see what the technology that [Lapetus Solutions](https://www.lapetussolutions.com/) is predicting for them. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, Janet and I discuss this image analysis technology, application to industry and her career in insurance.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

[Jay Olshansky](https://www.lapetussolutions.com/portfolio/phosfluorescently-matrix/) – CEO of Lapetus Solutions  
[Karl Ricanek Jr.](https://www.lapetussolutions.com/portfolio/phosfluorescently-matrix-2/) – Co-founder & Chief Data Scientist  
[HBR Case Studies](https://hbr.org/store/case-studies)  
[Along Came Polly](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343135/) – Movie starring Ben Stiller & Jennifer Aniston (best comedic insurance movie ever)

 

 

 

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