Insurance Banter with Burand & Borup
Insurance Banter with Burand & Borup
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The Future of Mutual Insurance: Independence, Innovation, and AI
In this episode of Insurance Banter, Paul and Chris sit down with Tom Troy, CEO of The Mutual Group, to explore a new model for helping mutual insurance companies compete and modernize without sacrificing the independence that h...
Stop Winging It: How Insurance Agencies Can Hire Better, Stay Compliant, and Keep Great People
What if one of the biggest risks inside your insurance agency has nothing to do with the policies you sell?In this episode of Insurance Banter, Chris and Paul sit down with Jenny Lavey of Rise Human Resources to di...
Can Your Insurance Agency Be Too Profitable? | Mary Belka & Cheryl Koch on Building Elite Agencies
For decades, agency owners have been told that growth requires hiring more people, adding more technology, and building larger teams. But what if the opposite is true?In this episode of Insurance Banter with Burand & Borup, ...
Insurance Agency Valuations Are Crashing? The Truth About AI, Private Equity & Selling at the Right Time
In this episode of Insurance Banter, we sit down with Kevin Donoghue, Founder of Mystic Capital Advisors, to unpack what’s really happening in the insurance agency M&A market.From collapsing public broker multiples to AI-dri...
Captive Insurance: Smart Risk Strategy or Dangerous Tax Trap?
Episode Summary: Chris and Paul are joined by Jerry Messick of Unity Captive to explore the realities of captive insurance—beyond the polished sales pitches. They break down when captives are a powerful tool for risk management and p...