Is Underwriting A Bigger Opportunity Than Distribution For Insurtechs | With Dave Wechsler

In this episode of the COVU Podcast, COVU CEO Ali Safavi sits down with Dave for a conversation on underwriting, technology, data, and the changing insurance landscape.
They discuss how underwriting has traditionally been a manual process, and how new technologies are making it possible to underwrite faster, more accurately, and in more embedded ways. The conversation also covers how better data can help manage risk, what the rise and fall of certain insurtech startups can teach the industry, and where insurance innovation may be headed next.
At COVU, we believe insurance began as a noble idea: communities coming together to protect one another. Over time, the industry has become more complex, and sometimes that original purpose gets buried. Our vision is to help bring insurance back to what matters most: people, trust, and better risk management.
The COVU Podcast was created to help agency owners, insurance professionals, and policyholders navigate the changing world of insurance. From underwriting and risk to insurtech, data, customer experience, and agency growth, we’ll cover the conversations that matter — with a little fun along the way.
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