InsurTech Edition Season 2 • Now Streaming
Where Insurance
Meets Bold
Technology
Underwriting • Claims • AI • Digital Transformation
Advancio Tech Talks brings together the innovators reshaping insurance — from AI-driven underwriting and automated claims to cloud-native policy platforms. Hosted by Carlos Ponce, each episode delivers real insight for carriers, MGAs, brokers, and InsurTech builders.
20+
Episodes Published
60–70%
Claims Efficiency
Gains Discussed
Gains Discussed
6+
Industries Covered
Live
New Episodes
Weekly
Weekly
Made for Insurance Professionals
This Show Is Built for You
Whether you're modernizing a legacy carrier, launching a new InsurTech, or advising on digital transformation — Advancio Tech Talks delivers the conversations that matter to your work.
Carriers & Insurers
Modernize underwriting, claims, and policy administration with real-world playbooks from executives who've done it at scale.
MGAs & Brokers
Discover how AI-powered distribution, embedded insurance, and API-first platforms are redefining the broker value chain.
InsurTech Builders
Understand what carriers actually need, how to navigate legacy integration, and where the real white space exists in the market.
Tech & IT Leaders
Get architecture-level insight on Azure AI, RPA, ML decisioning, and building compliant, auditable insurance systems.
About the Show
The Intersection of Insurance & Technology
Advancio has been building insurance technology — underwriting engines, policy admin systems, AI chatbots, and claims automation — for years. The Talks series puts that expertise on air.
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No Fluff. Real Practitioners.Every guest has built, shipped, or transformed something in insurance. No thought leaders — only people with results.
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Live With Audience Q&AEpisodes air live on LinkedIn — join in real time and ask the questions your team is wrestling with.
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On Demand After AiringFull episodes live permanently on YouTube. Share with your team, revisit key moments, or binge the back catalog.
InsurTech Topics We Cover
- AI-Driven Underwriting & Risk Scoring Hot
- Claims Automation & Straight-Through Processing
- Policy Administration Modernization Legacy
- Embedded Insurance & API Ecosystems
- Generative AI in Insurance Operations Hot
- Fraud Detection & Predictive Analytics
- Telematics, IoT & Usage-Based Insurance
- Distribution, MGA Platforms & Broker Tech
Featured Episodes — Season 2
Conversations That Move Insurance Forward
From AI-powered diagnostics and biotech breakthroughs to clean energy tech reshaping parametric risk — each episode surfaces intelligence you can bring directly into underwriting, product, and distribution conversations.
InsurTech Relevant
S2 • Episode 20 • Most Recent
Beating Cancer with a Predictive Biomarker
Adam WatsonCEO, MeCo Diagnostics
Life & Health Underwriting
The MeCo Score is the first clinically validated predictive biomarker showing a 62% reduction in cancer recurrence, validated across 4,000 patients at Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic. Direct implications for life insurance underwriting, chronic illness riders, and health policy pricing models.
Watch Episode AI • Leadership
S2 • Episode 18
Ethical Digital Transformation
Dr. Christina StraussCEO, Strauss MindTech
AI Governance & Ops
How to lead teams through AI adoption without losing the human judgment critical to underwriting decisions, claims adjudication, and regulatory compliance.
Watch Episode Clean Energy
S2 • Episode 19
Seawater-to-Fuel Breakthroughs
Deóis Yoshi Ua CearnaighCSO, Aeon Blue
Climate Risk & Parametric
Emerging energy technologies reshape property catastrophe models and create new parametric trigger opportunities for climate-linked products and marine policies.
Watch Episode Digital Wellness
S2 • Episode 17
Mindful Tech Leadership
Corey ScholiboCo-Founder & CEO, Dayo
Workforce & Culture
Building purpose-driven tech organizations — critical for insurance IT leaders managing transformation fatigue and retaining engineers behind core system migrations.
Watch Episode Telecom • Cloud
S2 • Episode 16
Telco's Cloud Revolution
W. WatsonPartner, Vulk Co-op
Cloud Architecture
Cloud-native migration patterns from a heavily regulated industry mirror what insurance IT faces: legacy decommission, open APIs, and data sovereignty challenges.
Watch Episode Distribution
S2 • Episode 4
The Viral Genius Framework
Fernando LabastidaAI Marketing Strategist
Digital Distribution
AI-powered digital marketing for insurance distribution — how to reach policyholders, grow broker networks, and convert digital channels into premium volume.
Watch EpisodeWhy Advancio Talks About Insurance
We Don't Just Talk Tech — We Build It for Insurance
The series is backed by a team that has been building production insurance systems for years — underwriting engines, AI chatbots, policy admin platforms, and claims automation — on Microsoft Azure, .NET, and Power Platform.
60–70%
Claims Efficiency Gain
Insurers using automation Advancio built report 60–70% efficiency improvements in claims handling, reducing cost per claim and boosting NPS.
<6 mo
Legacy Replacement
Full team in place in 4 weeks. Legacy core systems replaced in under 6 months — validated on live carrier deployments including Spark Rater.
1,000x
Quote Processing Scale
One Advancio-built system took a carrier from 10 manual quotes/day to 1,000 automated quotes/day — same team, new architecture.
50%
Faster Time to Market
Pre-built Advancio insurance accelerators reduce product launch timelines by up to 50%, enabling carriers to introduce new lines in weeks.
30–90
Days to a New Rater
Spark Rater — a fully customizable point-of-sale insurance product for carriers, brokers, and MGAs — goes live in 30–90 days.
ITC
InsureTech Connect
Advancio has presented live Talks episodes at ITC Las Vegas — the premier InsurTech event — putting these conversations at the center of the industry.
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Carlos Ponce
Host • Advancio Tech Talks
20+ episodes hosted across 2 seasons
Live at ITC Vegas — InsureTech Connect
Backed by Advancio's insurance tech team
Guests from HealthTech, AI, energy & telecom
Your Host
Asking the Questions Insurance Needs Answered
Carlos Ponce sits down with scientists, founders, and executives building at the edge of what's possible — then connects the dots to what it means for risk, underwriting, and the future of the insurance industry.
With Advancio's deep roots in insurance technology — carriers, MGAs, brokers, and InsurTechs — Carlos brings context most tech interviewers lack. He's not just asking questions; he's filtering the signal for insurance professionals who need to act on it.
Partnerships & Guest Speakers
Feature Your InsurTech on Advancio Talks
Showcase your platform, product, or expertise to an audience of insurance executives, IT leaders, carriers, and MGAs who are actively evaluating and investing in new technology.
- InsurTech Startups & Scale-UpsValidate your solution in front of the carriers and brokers you're trying to sell to.
- Carriers & MGAs with Innovation StoriesShare your digital transformation journey and attract the tech talent and partners you need.
- Technology Vendors & ConsultanciesDemonstrate AI, cloud, or RPA expertise and reach insurers actively looking for solutions.
What to Expect
30+
Min Episode
Deep-dive format — not a 5-minute pitch. Real conversations that build credibility.
Live
LinkedIn Broadcast
Your episode airs live with real-time Q&A from the Advancio professional network.
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YouTube Archive
Full episode stays on YouTube permanently — searchable, shareable, evergreen content.
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Expert Host
Carlos Ponce brings insurance-technology context — not just a generic interview format.
Presented Live at ITC Las VegasAdvancio Talks has aired live at InsureTech Connect — the premier InsurTech industry event in the US.
Advancio Tech Talks • InsurTech Edition
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