26: Democratizing the Insurance Market with Daniel Gremmell from Policygenius Inc.

On this week’s episode of The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas are joined by Daniel Gremymell, head of data at Policygenius, Inc. Policygenius, an insurance marketplace, strives to make it easy for people to understand their options, compare quotes, and buy a policy all in one place with help from licensed experts.Highlights from this week’s episode include:What brought Daniel to Policygenius and how his background in industrial engineering and statistics impacts what he does (1:49)Policygenius consolidates carriers and pairs insurance customers with live experts to get the best prices and plans (6:29)How data analysts and data scientists re-shape the customer experience of selecting insurance (10:36)How roles and titles like "head of data" are changing the industry (24:32)Organizing a company with structured embedding (27:28) Policygenius' data stack (31:31)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com.