HRchat Podcast

AI and Employee Life Insurance with Bob Gaydos, Pendella

The HR Gazette Season 1 Episode 602

The guest this time is Bob Gaydos, Founder and CEO of Pendella where he leads a team of innovators in the insurance industry, automating the underwriting process through AI and big data.

Questions for Bob include:

  • In a LinkedIn post you shared the following: "Building an innovative startup is a lot like riding a roller coaster. At times, you feel like you want to throw up and at other times it's a beyond-thrilling ride. I'll ride that ride with our team any day! I am so proud of all of the hard work and incredible talent that has gotten us here. We are well on our way to bringing greater financial security to millions of people and future generations." Any advice for others thinking of making the jump and starting a tech business?
  • You and the Pendella team were recently at PrismHR LIVE in Austin, TX. What's the fit? How was the event?
  • What are some key differences between group and individual life insurance policies employees need to understand?
  • Should HR explain this difference to employees in the hiring process?
  • How can individual life insurance become a top employee benefit?
  • How can companies unlock enhanced individual policy coverage for employees through the use of tech?

More About Bob Gaydos

Over the last 10 years, Bob has founded, invested, advised, and operated innovative companies in the benefit & insurance industry such as Maxwell Health: an online benefits administration platform acquired by Sun Life in 2018. Connected Benefits: an online insurance agency acquired by GoHealth in 2016. Limelight Health: a group underwriting platform acquired by Fineos in 2020. GoCo: an online platform for HR, benefits, and payroll. Ideon (formerly Vericred): an innovative data services platform powering digital quote-to-card experiences in health insurance and benefits.

More About Pendella

Pendella’s embedded, white-label individual life and disability insurance solution empowers distributors and carriers to easily offer affordable life and disability insurance options to their customers. The technology automates the underwriting process through the power of artificial intelligence and big data, creating a seamless and highly intuitive policy-buying experience where consumers can buy a policy completely online in minutes without a medical exam.

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