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InsurePodcast

Hosted by Ben Shaw · business · EN

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About this Podcast:

InsurePodcast is Ben Shaw’s interview podcast about the people changing how insurance work gets done. Season 1 went inside independent insurance agencies. Season 2, Post-SaaS Insurtech, examines how AI is changing what insurance technology companies deliver, how they price it, and what customers can build on their platforms.

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Contact path

Verified email

Booking probability

29%

Guest openness

Selective

Verified email on file
80/100
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Questions about InsurePodcast

What is InsurePodcast about?

InsurePodcast is Ben Shaw’s interview podcast about the people changing how insurance work gets done. Season 1 went inside independent insurance agencies. Season 2, Post-SaaS Insurtech, examines how AI is changing what insurance technology companies deliver, how they price it, and what customers can build on their platforms.

Who hosts InsurePodcast?

InsurePodcast is hosted by Ben Shaw. The show has published 12 episodes to date.

What has InsurePodcast covered recently?

Recent episodes include "InsurePodcast #11: Eli Diamond" (15 June 2026, 26 minutes), "InsurePodcast #10: Brian Mahon" (1 June 2026, 33 minutes), and "InsurePodcast #9: Kristyn Ruth with Skye Saleh" (23 May 2026, 33 minutes).

How often does InsurePodcast publish?

InsurePodcast publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 12 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on InsurePodcast?

Booking probability for InsurePodcast is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. InsurePodcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. InsurePodcast's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch InsurePodcast?

The strongest fits for InsurePodcast are Insurance Agencies & Brokers. InsurePodcast has a business audience.

About the host

Ben Shaw hosts InsurePodcast, a business podcast with 12 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #11

    InsurePodcast #11: Eli Diamond

    Jun 15, 202626 minS1

    From a workers' compensation adjuster internship in college to building a commercial insurance book at one of the largest brokerages in the world, Eli Diamond has taken a somewhat unconventional path into insurance...

  • Episode #10

    InsurePodcast #10: Brian Mahon

    Jun 1, 202633 minS1

    Brian Mahon spent a decade inside startups and top-100 firms before launching Igloo Insurance in June 2025. One year in, he joins Ben to talk about what it actually takes to build an independent agency from scratch —...

  • Episode #9

    InsurePodcast #9: Kristyn Ruth with Skye Saleh

    May 23, 202633 minS1

    Kristyn Ruth runs Think Pink Insurance out of Texas. She started in insurance the way few people do: she'd been selling cars for eighteen years, opened a dealership in 2018, and didn't want to keep referring her finance...

  • Episode #8

    InsurePodcast #8: Doug Wenz

    May 22, 202630 minS1

    Doug Wenz is Vice President at Associated Insurance Services in Plainville, Connecticut. He's been licensed since 2017 and has spent fifteen years in sales — the kind of producer whose LinkedIn tagline reads...

  • Episode #7

    InsurePodcast #7: Brandy Henriquez with Tom Polowy

    May 22, 202630 minS1

    Note: this episode recording got interrupted, so there's a sharp cut halfway through. Brandy Henriquez and W. Tom Polowy run Insure Connecticut, an independent brokerage based in West Hartford and licensed in seventeen...

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  • Episode #6

    InsurePodcast #6: Sydney Troski

    May 22, 202631 minS1

    Sydney Troski has been licensed in life and health insurance since 2023. Based in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, she works as an independent life insurance agent under an IMO, focusing on whole life, term life, and...

  • Episode #5

    InsurePodcast #5: Jason Ferraro

    May 18, 202640 minS1

    Jason Ferraro has spent sixteen years in life insurance and thirty-five years in sales. Based in Orlando, Florida, he manages new hires for a life and annuity IMO and runs Gator Mouth Sales — an AI sales assistant for...

  • Episode #4

    InsurePodcast #4: Steven Wiatrek

    May 16, 202645 minS1

    Steven Wiatrek is a sixteen-year veteran of the insurance industry who spent most of his career building a $4.5 million book at a captive carrier in South Texas before being let go on Christmas Eve, 2024. He started...

  • Episode #3

    InsurePodcast #3: Robert Earl Balan-Martin

    May 14, 202643 minS1

    Robert Balan-Martin built Gnome Insurance Services as a scratch agency that did $300,000 in new premium almost entirely through Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Snapchat messages — sometimes binding policies at one in...

  • Episode #2

    InsurePodcast #2: Jeremy Stepp

    May 8, 202655 minS1

    Jeremy Stepp runs the property and casualty side of Synergy Wealth, Insurance and Planning, an independent agency in Coolidge, Arizona — a rural town of about 20,000 people in Pinal County, halfway between Phoenix and...

  • Episode #1

    InsurePodcast #1: Kelly Bishop

    May 8, 202633 minS1

    Kelly Bishop runs Montana Legacy Insurance from Livingston, Montana. She started in insurance at 18, spent 20+ years with Farmers, kept an independent book for another decade, then took a detour through real estate and...

Recent guests

Recent guests on InsurePodcast. Study who booked and why before you pitch.

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Kelly Bishop

Certified Wellness Counselor

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Brian Mahon

Igloo Insurance

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Doug Wenz

Associated Insurance Services

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Brandy Henriquez

Insure Connecticut

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