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The Future of InsuranceRick McCathron, President & CEO, Hippo Insurance – LIVE from ITI NYC 2025Episode Info Over the last decade, the insurtech landscape has rapidly evolved, transitioning from a space dominated by startups innovating at the fringes to becoming a thriving industry amassing huge investment and innovation. But how did we get here, and more importantly, where do they go next? Hippo CEO, Rick McCathron, joins Bryan Falchuk for this conversion, titled, "A Decade of Insurtech: From Startup to Success Story in 10 Years," recorded live from the main stage of ITI NYC 2025. Rick reflects on a decade of progress at Hippo, exploriing the strategies that have propelled...2025-06-2431 minThe Future of InsuranceRick McCathron, President & CEO, Hippo Insurance – LIVE from ITI NYC 2025Episode Info Over the last decade, the insurtech landscape has rapidly evolved, transitioning from a space dominated by startups innovating at the fringes to becoming a thriving industry amassing huge investment and innovation. But how did we get here, and more importantly, where do they go next? Hippo CEO, Rick McCathron, joins Bryan Falchuk for this conversion, titled, "A Decade of Insurtech: From Startup to Success Story in 10 Years," recorded live from the main stage of ITI NYC 2025. Rick reflects on a decade of progress at Hippo, exploriing the strategies that have propelled...2025-06-2431 min
The Connected PodcastCARFAX: 347,000 Cars Flood Damaged in 2024 Hurricanes The Connected Podcast: News in the Insurance Ecosystem Welcome to the latest episode of The Connected Podcast, where we delve into the pivotal news and events reshaping the insurance ecosystem. This episode offers an in-depth exploration of the transformative forces at play in the industry, from natural disasters to innovative solutions disrupting conventional processes. We kick off the discussion with a thorough analysis of the destructive 2024 hurricane season, highlighting an estimated 347,000 vehicles affected by floods, drawing comparisons to the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Ian in 2022. Notably, Hurricane Milton in Florida and Hurricane Helene spanning various s...2024-11-0812 minThe Connected PodcastState Farm reports Q2 results: net underwriting loss of ~$5.7 B for the first six months of 2024.Welcome to The Connected Podcast: Navigating News and Events in the Insurance EcosystemIn today’s episode, "Innovation and Challenges: Unraveling the Insurance Ecosystem," we dive deep into the latest happenings that are shaping the insurance sector. Firstly, we spotlight Halifax-based QuickFacts, which has just raised a significant $2 million CAD in seed funding. This boost from Sandpiper Ventures with support from InsurTech NY will power QuickFacts' ambitious plans to broaden their reach into Québec and the U.S., beef up their staffing, and enhance their insurance brokerage workflow solutions. Meanwhile, another Canadian trail...2024-08-2010 min
The Future of InsuranceThe Future of Insurance - Rick McCathron, President & CEO, Hippo (Live from ITI) Richard McCathron is CEO and President of Hippo Insurance and has served as a member of the Board of Directors since February 2017. Prior to Hippo, Rick held senior executive positions at various insurance companies including First Connect Insurance, Superior Access Insurance and Mercury Insurance Group. Rick is both a Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and sits on the board of directors of Spinnaker Insurance Company and First Connect Insurance. He is an advisor for several other InsurTech companies and holds a BS in Finance from Oregon State University. Highlights f...2024-07-0230 minThe Future of InsuranceThe Future of Insurance - Rick McCathron, President & CEO, Hippo (Live from ITI) Richard McCathron is CEO and President of Hippo Insurance and has served as a member of the Board of Directors since February 2017. Prior to Hippo, Rick held senior executive positions at various insurance companies including First Connect Insurance, Superior Access Insurance and Mercury Insurance Group. Rick is both a Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and sits on the board of directors of Spinnaker Insurance Company and First Connect Insurance. He is an advisor for several other InsurTech companies and holds a BS in Finance from Oregon State University. Highlights f...2024-07-0230 min
Cold CallHow One Insurtech Firm Formulated a Strategy for Climate ChangeThe Insurtech firm Hippo was facing two big challenges related to climate change: major loss ratios and rate hikes. The company used technologically empowered services to create its competitive edge, along with providing smart home packages, targeting risk-friendly customers, and using data-driven pricing. But now CEO and president Rick McCathron needed to determine how the firm’s underwriting model could account for the effects of high-intensity weather events.
Harvard Business School professor Lauren Cohen discusses how Hippo could adjust its strategy to survive a new era of unprecedented weather catastrophes in his case, “Hippo: Weathering the Storm of t...2024-06-0432 min
The Future of InsuranceDavid Gritz, Co-Founder, InsurTech NY David Gritz joins the show again, this time solo, to share some of the important themes he and his InsurTech NY co-founder, Tony Lew, are making the center of their 2024 Spring Conference. Those themes, AI and Analytics, are each powerful and important in their own right, but the interplay of the two is exponentially more impactful for the future of the insurance industry. The Spring Conference will again focus on practical and impactful applications of AI and Analytics from across P&C, Life and Benefits, with speakers and panelists from across the industry, as well...2024-02-2731 minThe Future of InsuranceDavid Gritz, Co-Founder, InsurTech NY David Gritz joins the show again, this time solo, to share some of the important themes he and his InsurTech NY co-founder, Tony Lew, are making the center of their 2024 Spring Conference. Those themes, AI and Analytics, are each powerful and important in their own right, but the interplay of the two is exponentially more impactful for the future of the insurance industry. The Spring Conference will again focus on practical and impactful applications of AI and Analytics from across P&C, Life and Benefits, with speakers and panelists from across the industry, as well...2024-02-2731 min
Awkward InsuranceAwkward Insurance Goes Tech: Insurtech Insights Day 2In this episode, we hear from David Carothers from Florida Risk Partners and the Power Producer Podcast, Garrett Droege from IMA Financial Group, Rick McCathron from Hippo, Aviad Pinkovezky from Hippo/First Connect, Denise Garth from Majesco, Wesley Pergament from Sola Insurance, Jeff Shi from Insurtech Group, and Adam Wacker.
Focusing exclusively on risk management and insurance professional development, the Risk & Insurance Education Alliance provides a practical advantage at every career stage, positioning our participants and their clients for confidence and success. 2023-06-3049 min
The Voice of InsuranceEp 110 Rick McCathron President, Hippo: A path to profit, but on our own timelineToday’s guest is from one of the highest profile firms from the group of pioneering US insurtechs that emerged in the middle of the last decade.
Hippo Insurance, along with many of its trailblazing peers, is now a public company.
But despite the transparency this brings, it’s easy to look at Hippo and become confused by a whirl of alliances, structures and news announcements.
One analyst recently complained that it looked like Hippo was throwing different strategies against the wall and seeing which ones would stick.
In the light of t...2022-02-0842 min
FNO: InsureTechFNO: InsureTech talks with Hippo at ITC 2021Rob and Lee talk with Hippo Insurance (Hippo) Leaders Assaf Wand, Rick McCathron, and Chris Donahue on this special episode recorded at InsureTech Connect 2021. With the annual event of InsureTech Connect, great minds and companies come together and network and celebrate innovation in insurance and technology. Hosts Rob and Lee had the opportunity to have a conversation with the following Hippo Insurance execs: CEO & Co-Founder Assaf Wand, President Rick McCathron, and Chief Underwriting Officer Chris Donahue. Join Assaf, Rick, Chris, Rob, and Lee as they discuss: why Hippo is attending ITC 2021 the evolution of...2021-10-2224 min
FNO: InsureTechHippo Insurance President, Rick McCathronOn this episode of FNO: InsureTech, Rob and Lee talk with Rick McCathron, President of Hippo Insurance (Hippo). You deserve smarter homeowners insurance. Founded on the belief that homeowners deserve better insurance, Hippo has positioned itself as a model of the insuretech, a strong blend of insurance know-how and technological innovation. As we continue to interview integral, executive members of the Hippo team, we are learning more and more about the depth, height, and width of all that’s Hip(po). Join Rick, Rob, and Lee as they discuss: Austin, Texas as a u...2021-10-0141 min
The Defense Never Rests37 (Replay) - What Is Insurtech Anyway?In this throwback episode of The Defense Never Rests Podcast, cohosts Meghan Henry and Oliver Brooks take over with our guest, Head of Insurance at Hippo Insurance Rick McCathron. Tune in to hear about the advancement of insurance, startups, and how technology can be a homeowner's best friend.2021-08-2648 min
Risk & Reward Podcast SeriesNot Disruption, but Modernization: The Story of Hippo InsuranceRichard L. McCathron, CPCU, CIC, brings more than 25 years of P&C experience to his role as President of Hippo. Rick joined the company in 2017 to establish Hippo's insurance operations team and bring Hippo’s smart, simple and proactive home insurance products to scale. In just over four years, Hippo has become a national leader in the U.S. homeowners market, reaching more than 80% of the total U.S. homeowners population. Hippo’s integrated platform, which includes a growing suite of proactive services designed to prevent loss, is a modern approach to home insurance that brings customers greater peace of m...2021-07-3038 min
Digital Insurance LeadersRick McCathron, Chief Insurance Officer at Hippo InsuranceJim Albert, Chairman and founder of Neptune Flood, talks with Rick McCathron, Chief Insurance Officer of Hippo Insurance, the innovative digital homeowners insurance company. Lines of discussion: The start-up culture within P&C insurance. Rick joined Hippo in early 2017 as head of insurance, and has been in the middle of all the strategic moves the company has made to become one of the fastest growing homeowners insurers in the US, including the recently announced intent to bring the company public via merger with a SPAC at a $5 Billion valuation. Articulate discussion of Hippo's model of innovation a...2020-06-2450 min
The DigIn PodcastHow insurtech unicorn Hippo is responding to virus crisisRick McCathron, chief insurance officer of the digital home insurance carrier Hippo, talks rapidly ramping up work-at-home and virtualizing home inspections as the coronavirus fallout spread.2020-04-2011 min
Profiles in RiskEpisode 25 with Rick McCathron, Head of Insurance at HippoIn this episode of Profiles in Risk we spoke with Rick McCathron, the head of insurance at Hippo Insurance.
Hippo is a digitally native homeowner insurer currently writing out of California. Rick spoke about Hippo's mission to provide a modern insurance product, that covers assets that the modern homeowners need covered today (yeah, they don't really focus on stock certificates or gold bullion)...all with the modern conveniences of digital technology. Most customers can get a quote in less than 60 seconds and can bind coverage in less than 3 minutes.
In the podcast, Rick referred to Hippo's business model as consisting of...2017-08-0648 min