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aspect of our product , including videos and granular feature demos through our Knowledge Base at Quantemplate . This level of transparency is extremely rare amongst technology vendors to the insurance sector . For us , as our product features and functionality are constantly evolving and improving , the downside of IP leakage is far outweighed by the upside in enhanced customer trust .
Q . WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ - AND HOW LONG AGO DID YOU READ IT ?
» 80 % of the books I read are biographies so the last one bucks the trend a little . The book is “ Entangled Life ” by Merlin Sheldrake which I finished in July this year . Sheldrake is a biologist who beautifully explains how the living world is composed of interrelated organisms living in symbiosis and connected through a vast mycelial network . In many ways I think the 335 year old insurance market mimics this ecosystem where assured ' s , brokers , agents , carriers , reinsurers and consultants all need to collaborate to deliver effective risk transfer and customer security .
The Quantemplate data platform has been designed to operate like a mycelial network for this insurance ecosystem , where data is cleansed , enriched , filtered and communicated between underwriters , actuaries and brokers to assist the market achieve its purpose as efficiently as possible .
Ltd Edition EPIC Screamer Kitesurfing Kite is arguably not needed to sustain life . I was extremely fortunate to be in the Grenadines in 2013 when the EPIC Kiteboarding CEO and Founder Dimitri Maramenides was on a photoshoot for their 4th generation kit . He let me take the kite for a spin and I could not believe the power , speed and hangtime it delivered . Dimitri is a professional kitesurfer , not an engineer , but his determination to build a kite that had more boost than anything on the market resulted in a piece of exquisite technology that has produced happy times for many , and no doubt a life changing moment for the lucky few .
Q . WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO IN TERMS OF LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP ?
» Shortly after I launched Quantemplate I was introduced to Ron Carlier ( the longtime CEO of RK Carvill & Co ) and delighted when he joined my board . As one of the most successful Reinsurance Brokers of his generation , Ron ’ s guidance and wisdom gave me the confidence to launch in the U . S . early on , and the territory has grown to be the largest market for Quantemplate .
We now operate Quantemplate as a collaborative ecosystem with leadership
Q . NAME ONE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY YOU COULDN ’ T LIVE WITHOUT AND TELL US WHY ( EXCLUDING YOUR MOBILE PHONE )
» There are numerous dull technologies that are necessities for my day-to-day existence , however my favorite technology , the 10m
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