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Progress cannot happen without taking risks. Each new opportunity brings its own set of risks. For businesses to thrive, they must find a balance between these risks and their growth. This is where they need guidance, which is essential for both their financial well-being and the welfare of their employees. Commercial insurance brokers and employee benefits consultants play a vital role in this process, helping clients understand the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Leader’s Edge is an integral part of this journey.

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AI Puts on a Hard Hat

1 week ago | leadersedge.com | Zach West

So he founded safety analytics and workers compensation startup CompScience, which is putting AI to work analyzing thousands of hours of video to flag unrecognized risks and prevent injuries. Pairing low-cost video with AI and hazard analysis helps drive down injury rates and reduce one of the largest insurance costs for middle-market companies. Q What motivated you to move from working with self-driving cars to using AI to improve workplace safety?
Scott Goodreau | Leader's Edge Magazine

1 week ago | leadersedge.com | Zach West

Lifestyle Personal Lines the June 2025 issue Q Your dad was a canteen truck driver who would get up at 3 a.m., so you learned the value of hard work. Tell me about that experience. A That industry involves getting up very early, loading food and drink and ice and other perishables onto a canteen truck, then driving a route. My dad would be back around 4:30 or 5 in the afternoon. As I took later jobs, I realized they almost paled in comparison to the hours he put in.
NEXT Exit | Leader's Edge Magazine

1 week ago | leadersedge.com | Zach West

Industry Technosavvy the June 2025 issue The acquisition of the digital-focused small business insurer by Munich Re’s ERGO division is scheduled to close later this year, assuming regulatory approval. It will represent the largest property and casualty acquisition to date for the insurtech sector. Munich Re began investing in NEXT soon after its founding in 2016, including a $250 million Series D round in 2019.
Going Direct to Cut Costs

1 week ago | leadersedge.com | Zach West

Health+Benefits Vital Signs the June 2025 issue This is frequently used for primary care or for episodes of care such as joint replacement or cancer treatment, and it typically cuts the insurer out of the picture.
Bringing a Broker Focus to Insurtech

1 week ago | leadersedge.com | Zach West

Grasman, an executive with longtime BTV broker partner Heffernan, discusses why BrokerTech Ventures developed this new meeting and how she hopes it will help drive insurtech innovation forward in coming years. Q What led to the creation of this new conference? What did you feel was missing from current conferences?
A Claims System Built to Last

1 week ago | leadersedge.com | Zach West

Sponsored by Sun Life Posted on May 27, 2025 In this interview, Irlande Audenier shares the bright spots of how leading with technology and empathy is creating seamless, meaningful benefits experiences for Sun Life employer clients and members. From connected experiences to automating supplemental health claims to tailoring benefits for people coping with cancer, Sun Life is making health and benefits easier.
HSAs Aren’t Just Good for Employees

1 week ago | leadersedge.com | Zach West

From additional “ancillary” benefits to better education about their complete package, Mark Siebold explains how employers can leverage their employee benefit (EB) provider partners to meet those expectations. We sat down with Siebold to discuss industry trends, the importance of providers building out tools to educate employees at their own pace, payroll and enrollment systems integration, and how health saving accounts can boost employee retention and recruitment.
Trump Executive Orders Emphasize Healthcare Issues

2 weeks ago | leadersedge.com | Zach West

In comparison, Trump signed less than half that number (55) during the first year of his initial term in 2017, Joe Biden signed 77 total in 2021, and Barack Obama signed about 40 in 2009. Trump signed more executive orders in his first 100 days in office than any other president, surpassing President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s previous record of 99 during his first 100 days in 1933. An executive order is a written directive that manages the operations of the federal government.
Creative Solutions in Large Commercial

2 weeks ago | leadersedge.com | Zach Ewell

Leader's Edge Trailer Bonus Episode 196 Season 1 Creative Solutions in Large Commercial In this edition of our AXA XL podcast series, head of large commercial Donna Nadeau sits down with Leader’s Edge to talk about the latest on large-business risk. Nadeau discusses how clients are dealing with the impacts of tariffs, potential supply chain disruptions, AI algorithm bias, and much more.
From Classroom to Clients: Teachers Pivoting to Insurance

3 weeks ago | leadersedge.com | Zach Ewell

Our purpose is to interview up-and-coming insurance talent to find out why they chose this industry. These professionals have pivoted to insurance from careers on the fields of Major League Baseball and sailing the seas for the U.S. Coast Guard, to name just two. In this episode, we’re going back to school. We meet two former teachers who went from education to employee benefits.