Jeff Radke, CEO of Accelerant: Over $500 Million Raised to Empower Underwriters to Deliver Better Insurance

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Jeff Radke, Co-Founder and CEO at Accelerant, an insurance technology company that's raised over $500 Million in funding, about why empowering underwriters with cutting-edge technology helps everyone get access to the coverage they need. After years of dissatisfaction from industry veterans regarding the aging technology stacks the industry was working with, Jeffrey and his team have given people access to the data they need to drive the right insurance decisions.

We also speak about Jeff’s choice to get into the insurance industry at a very young age and how that led him to where he is today, building the relationships which have helped him grow both professionally and personally, how Accelerant grew to writing over a billion dollars last year, and why the path to success sometimes means changing direction.

 

Topics Discussed:

• Jeff’s early start in the insurance space and what stimulated this decision at such a young age
• Industry dissatisfaction with the insurance sector’s aging technology, and why Jeff and his team thought they could do it better
• Why relationships are so important to Jeff’s career, and also to his personal growth as an individual
• Why, when it comes to insurance, data is much more important than the technology it’s built on
• The flywheel of Accelerant’s business growth and why Jeff is optimistic about the future
• Why a pivot at the right moment might be just what you need to keep on the path to success

 

Favorite book:

Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute