Futurecast
Welcome to Futurecast, Vitech's forward-thinking podcast dedicated to exploring the evolving landscape of the group insurance and retirement industries. Our mission is to equip industry leaders with cutting-edge insights and strategic foresight to future-proof your business in an increasingly dynamic market.
In each episode, we engage with pioneering executives, innovative thought leaders, and industry disruptors from the insurance, pension, and pension risk transfer (PRT) sectors to uncover emerging trends, analyze complex challenges, and showcase transformative technologies that are reshaping the future of employee benefits.
Join us as we explore the innovative technologies and visionary people revolutionizing complex business processes and reshaping the landscape of insurance and pension administration.
Episodes
20 episodes
Streamlining Insurance Data: How Ideon is Transforming Enrollment and Connectivity
Dan Langevin, CTO at Ideon, opens a new podcast season of Futurecast, to explore Ideon’s role in connecting insurance carrier systems, reducing integration complexity, and bringing more consistency around how data is exchanged.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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21:53
Part 2 - Innovating for Tomorrow: Exploring Generative AI's Impact on Insurance
In Part 2 of Innovating for Tomorrow: Exploring Generative AI's Impact on Insurance, we dive deeper into Generative AI’s transformative potential in the insurance industry. (Missed Part 1? Catch up
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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25:08
Part 1 - Innovating for Tomorrow: Exploring Generative AI's Impact on Insurance
In this episode of Vitech Talks: The Podcast, the first of a two-part series, we explore Generative AI’s transformative potential in the insurance industry. Our guests, Terry Buechner (Principal Insurance Specialist, Global Core Systems Lead at...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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28:45
Revolutionizing Insurance: Generative AI and Quantum Computing
In this episode, we explore generative AI and quantum computing and their impact on the insurance industry with guest Amit Unde, Vice President and CTO for the Insurance Business Unit at LTIMindtree. Amit's expertise lies in devising digital st...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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28:19
Retirement Redefined: Trends Shaping Your Financial Future
Join Dan Doonan, Executive Director at NIRS, and our host, Steve, as they dive into the world of retirement. They explore retirement plan options available for different professions, the impacts of legislative changes, the complexities of socia...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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24:08
Pension System Modernization: The Ins and Outs of Data Migration
In this episode, we're joined by David Bartash, Senior Business Data Project Manager at Managed Business Solutions. David and Steve discuss the data transfer process in pension administration system implementation projects, and how a strategic ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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22:57
The Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape
Steve and Vitech’s CISO, Robert Hopps, discuss all things cybersecurity, the evolving threat landscape, and how we can work together to develop highly successful security programs.
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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26:36
The Intersection of Climate Change, Insurance, & Innovation - Part 2
In Part 2 of this important conversation, Charlie and Steve dive deeper into how the insurance industry can address climate change and how InnSure is accelerating the effort.
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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19:46
The Intersection of Climate Change, Insurance, & Innovation - Part 1
In Part 1 of this important episode, Charlie Sidoti, Executive Director of InnSure, and our host, Steve Brandt discuss how insurance plays a vital role in tackling climate issues.
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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18:53
Enriching the User Experience in Pension Fund Administration
Christa Punturieri, Principal Product Manager of Retirement Solutions at Vitech, joins us on the podcast to discuss creating personalized journeys for pension fund members to enhance their digital experience and customer satisfaction.
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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22:06
The Enterprise Impact of Contextual Artificial Intelligence
Listen to host Steve Brandt and Ben Binford, VP of Product Engineering and Lead Architect, discuss Contextual AI and its potential future applications in benefits administration.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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29:44
The Digital Experience: Make it Personal
On this episode of Vitech Talks: The Podcast, Alex Terruso, Digital Design Expert at Vitech, joins us to examine the digital experience and discuss why personalization is key to customer satisfaction.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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17:46
The Impact of the Cloud Paradigm - Part 2
Join Terry Buechner, Global Insurance Core Systems Lead at AWS and our host, Steve Brandt, for Part 2 of their discussion on the impact and innovations of the cloud paradigm.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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18:21
The Impact of the Cloud Paradigm - Part 1
Join Terry Buechner, global insurance core systems lead at AWS and our host, Steve Brandt, as they discuss the impact of the cloud paradigm.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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15:45
Making a Deeper Customer Connection
Join Insurance Practice Leader at Cognizant, Craig Weber, and our host, Steve Brandt, as they discuss how creating deeper emotional connections in insurance can increase growth and brand loyalty. Listen in to learn more.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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20:29
ITC Technology Roundup
Join Todd Eyler, Vitech’s Vice President of Strategic Marketing, and our host, Steve Brandt, as they review the tech highlights from ITC 2022.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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18:18
Data Conversion Strategies for Success
Join Alice Rischert, Vice President at Vitech, and our host, Steve Brandt, as they talk Data Conversion. Best practices are critical to successful migrations and can make all the difference for streamlining and future-proofing operations. Liste...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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18:42
Agile Delivery
Join Carl Katz, Sr. Director of Strategic Agile Delivery at Vitech, and our host, Steve Brandt, as they talk about the one of the hottest topics in group benefits today – Agile Delivery. What it is, why it’s so important, and how companies can ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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21:12
State of the Public Pension Industry
Our guest, Bryce Haws, SVP of Sales and Marketing at Linea Solutions, discusses the state of the Public Pension Industry and how post-pandemic changes are having a positive impact on technology and digital self-service. Listen in and learn how ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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18:47
State of the Industry: Group Voluntary Benefits Market
Hear from Nick Rockwell, President of Eastbridge Consulting, on the state of the group voluntary benefits market. What are some of the critical changes happening in the market and how are cases won and lost these days? Tune in as Nick answers t...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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21:34