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Hosted by Equisoft + Insurance Innovation Reporter · 🇺🇸 US · EN-CA · 65 episodes
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Life Accelerated is a show from Equisoft with one goal–to keep you from falling behind by equipping you with the practical tools to handle the rapidly changing environment. Each episode will feature thought-provoking conversations with experts in life insurance, facing the same challenges as you. You'll leave each episode feeling encouraged, excited, and motivated.
Equisoft + Insurance Innovation Reporter hosts Life Accelerated, a business show with 65 episodes published.
What separates the carriers that are genuinely moving on AI from those still waiting for permission to start? In this episode, Equisoft's host, Olivier Lafontaine , speaks with Brian Poppe , Senior Vice President of Life
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine is joined by four industry leaders from the Life Accelerated Summit: Richard Wiedenbeck , Principal Consultant at Avatar Solutions LLC ; John Brabazon , CFO at SBLI ; Matthew Busb
Welcome to Life Accelerated. Our show explores how life insurers are approaching continuous digital transformation, emphasizing that it's not a short-term project but an ongoing journey. Through this podcast, insurance l
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine speaks with Kevin Cummer , Director, Life Products Management, and Nick Rohan , Director, Partner Management from TruStage , about how the company is rethinking life insurance for
What does it really take to lead a technology company through the complexities of life insurance transformation? In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine speaks with Luis Romero , CEO of Equisoft , about his journey in m
What does it really take to run insurance contact centres at scale without losing trust? In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine speaks with Emily LeMay , Co-Head of Individual Markets at Global Atlantic , about what sh
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine chats with David Ditillo , CIO of Corebridge Financial , about the large-scale changes that followed Corebridge's separation from AIG. David explains how the company rebuilt its t
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine reflects on the key themes and insights from the 2025 season of Life Accelerated. Throughout the year, the podcast covered the evolving role of technology in the life insurance in
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine speaks with Adrian Webb , Executive Chairman of OutcomePath , about the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the insurance industry. Adrian breaks down how AI transfor
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine speaks with David Whitehead , Senior Vice President of Retirement Services Sales and Marketing, and Kyle Ryan , Vice President of Retirement Services Operations from Reliance Stan
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine speaks with Ann Mengelson-Clark , Vice President of Technology at Kuvare , and Chief Technology Officer at Guaranty Income Life , United Life , and Lincoln Benefit Life on Kuvare'
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine speaks with Amanda Turcotte , SVP and Chief Actuary at Amalgamated Life Insurance Company , and Darwin Larrison , VP and Chief Information Security Officer at Modern Woodmen of Am
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine sits down with Yolanda Austin , Senior Director of the Life & Annuity Program at ACORD , to talk about the organization's role in building smarter, standardized systems for life i
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine speaks with Bill Pappas , EVP and Head of Global Technology and Operations at MetLife, about how MetLife is operationalizing transformation at scale, and what that means for the f
In this episode of Life Accelerated, host Olivier LaFontaine welcomes Joe Maringer , SVP and National Sales Manager at MassMutual Ascend to explore how annuity distribution is being reshaped by digital transformation and
In this episode of Life Accelerated, host Olivier LaFontaine sits down with Andrew Kramer , VP and Head of Underwriting Risk & Innovation of M Financial Group, to discuss how innovation is reshaping underwriting and risk
In this episode of Life Accelerated, host Olivier LaFontaine sits down with Michael New , Chief Technology Officer at ClearView, to explore the realities of large-scale digital transformation in life insurance. Michael s
In this episode of Life Accelerated, host Anthony O'Donnell introduces Olivier Lafontaine , Equisoft's Chief Product Officer, as the new host of the podcast. Olivier shares his perspective on the unique challenges facing
In this special episode of Life Accelerated, host Anthony O'Donnell revisits thought-provoking conversations with some of the most influential leaders in the life insurance industry during 2024. These discussions delve i
In this episode of Life Accelerated, host Anthony O'Donnell sits down with Karen Leggett, Global Chief Marketing Officer at Manulife, for an insightful look into how AI and digital transformation are reshaping the insura
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