Experience

Global Insurance Accelerator

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Insurance Accelerator Mentor

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Des Moines Metropolitan Area



Ripple Effect Consulting Group

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal | Consulting | Go To Market Strategies | Messaging | Business Plans

  • Nov 2016 - Present

  Ripple Effect helps early-stage companies advance their businesses, with a focus on sales and fundraising messaging, go-to-market strategy, business plans, and business development. With experience comes Wisdom. Wisdom is the application of knowledge: the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement. • Two start-ups and one early-stage company experience • Led a $10M software company, doubling revenue in 3 years • Worked with 20+ early-stage companies through two… Show more Ripple Effect helps early-stage companies advance their businesses, with a focus on sales and fundraising messaging, go-to-market strategy, business plans, and business development. With experience comes Wisdom. Wisdom is the application of knowledge: the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement. • Two start-ups and one early-stage company experience • Led a $10M software company, doubling revenue in 3 years • Worked with 20+ early-stage companies through two different accelerator programs Show less



RoofMarketplace

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Emerging Markets

  • Feb 2023 - Nov 2023

  Des Moines Metropolitan Area



CGI

• Canada
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director - Insurance Solutions Group

  • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  Des Moines Metropolitan Area



Creative Destruction Lab

• Canada
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Venture Manager | Early-stage Company Recruiter | Advisor

  • Apr 2020 - Jan 2022

  Des Moines Metropolitan Area



American Family Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Innovation Consultant | Business Builder | Subject Matter Expert

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2022

  Madison, Wisconsin Area



Valen Analytics (an Insurity company)

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engagement Manager | Advanced Analytics | Product Manager Claims | Project Management

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  Valen provides predictive models to help insurance carriers with commercial lines risk selection and pricing. As Engagement Manager I helped 14 clients optimize their use of Valen solutions. I managed client projects and relationships. • 100% client satisfaction • Led the development of two new claims predictive models



Insurance Industry Speaker

• Insurance Industry Speaker

  • 1990 - Dec 2018

  I enjoy sharing all that I have learned, what I am thinking about, and engaging audiences in ways that cause them to think. My goal is always to help people improve themselves and/or their companies. I am an experienced public speaker, knowledgeable about the P&C Insurance Industry. I have had many public speaking events during my career and each time I also learn something and I think the audience does too. I have also branched outside my industry a couple times speaking on person to person… Show more I enjoy sharing all that I have learned, what I am thinking about, and engaging audiences in ways that cause them to think. My goal is always to help people improve themselves and/or their companies. I am an experienced public speaker, knowledgeable about the P&C Insurance Industry. I have had many public speaking events during my career and each time I also learn something and I think the audience does too. I have also branched outside my industry a couple times speaking on person to person communications, a topic I enjoy. Some of my speaking engagements and topics: • Institute of Management Accountants, Green Bay Chapter meeting – “Are You Talkin’ to Me, Communicate Your Way to Success” • IASA 2013 – “Core in the Cloud” Technical Track Session • Mortgage Bankers Conference – “Are You Talkin’ to Me, Communicate Your Way to Success” • IASA – “The Ubiquitous Portal…Portals with Purpose or Pointless Propaganda” • AAIS Annual Conference – “How to Pick a Software Vendor Partner” • Advanced Systems and Technologies for P/C Insurance Seminar – “Alternate Product Design to Address the Complexity of Automation” • Missouri Claims Managers’ Conference – “Streamline the Process Through Technology” • Farm Bureau Conference – “How Workflow Technology Can Improve Your Work Life” • AAA National IT Conference – “Improve Claims Through Automation” • AISG’s InsTec Conference – “Improving Personal Lines Profitability” • P&C Claims Congress – “Technologies to TAME Claims in the 21st Century” • Iowa P&C Underwriting Association – “Automation and the Underwriting Process” If you need someone to speak at your industry event, your local chapter meeting, or at your school, don’t hesitate to contact me at David.Wagner@RippleEffectCons.com, or call me at 414.915.6984. Show less



Cognizant

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Insurance Thought Leader | Digital | Analytics | Advisor & Consultant | Blockchain | Robotic Process

  • 2016 - 2017

  I help clients improve their operations through technology. Specifically focusing on digital transformation, crafting solutions which leverage data and advanced analytics. I cross the entire insurance business spectrum, from marketing to underwriting, claims, reinsurance, customer service, and so on. • Product manager for a new data exchange solution • Part of the blockchain team, working with partner companies • Worked with the robotic process automation group



Wipro

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• P&C Technology Consultant | Thought Leader | Marketing | Sales Support

  • 2015 - 2016

  I consult with clients to help them leverage technology to improve their operations. Some of the areas I touch are customer experience, analytics, process improvement, and more. I also provide marketing support internally; working on client-facing presentations, solution brochures and whitepapers.



Wipfli

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• P&C Technology Consultant | Business Intelligence | Core Systems | CRM Applications

  • 2010 - 2015

  I consult with clients on a wide variety of insurance technology related projects. My role also includes helping expand our presence in the P&C industry through both marketing and sales initiatives. Accomplishments: - 400% increase in client count - More than doubled revenue - Developed BI application on the Qlik platform - Built two prototypes; one for field risk management and one insurance-focused CRM on Microsoft Dynamics platform Project Examples: - Insurance software… Show more I consult with clients on a wide variety of insurance technology related projects. My role also includes helping expand our presence in the P&C industry through both marketing and sales initiatives. Accomplishments: - 400% increase in client count - More than doubled revenue - Developed BI application on the Qlik platform - Built two prototypes; one for field risk management and one insurance-focused CRM on Microsoft Dynamics platform Project Examples: - Insurance software selection for a small Wisconsin insurer - Package software implementation for a professional liability carrier - Cost benefit analysis for a larger regional carrier's commercial lines system replacement project - Data visualization projects for two different clients, one carrier, one broker Show less



CoreLogic

• United States
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• AVP Predictive Analytics | Insurance Business Intelligence | Predictive Modeling

  • 2008 - 2010

  Led the Analytics Team at Marshall Swift Boeckh, bringing together three business units into one cohesive team. Our team provided Business Intelligence solutions to our clients. Accomplishments: - Launched a predictive model for homeowners’ by peril pricing support - Product manager for predictive model that indicated which homes to inspection, saving a large national carrier millions of dollars both in inspection fees and loss avoidance



Omnitracs

• United States
• Software Development
• 300 - 400 Employee

• CTO | Predictive Analytics | Risk Avoidance

  • 2006 - 2008

  Company was FleetRisk Advisors when I worked there; later purchased by Omnitracs. Helped this startup predictive analytics company launch it services to the transportation industry; both sedan fleets and large truck companies. We built models that told companies which drivers were driving tired and which drivers were most likely to have an accident, allowing them to focus their risk management team on those individuals. Clients on average reduced accident frequency by 24% and accident… Show more Company was FleetRisk Advisors when I worked there; later purchased by Omnitracs. Helped this startup predictive analytics company launch it services to the transportation industry; both sedan fleets and large truck companies. We built models that told companies which drivers were driving tired and which drivers were most likely to have an accident, allowing them to focus their risk management team on those individuals. Clients on average reduced accident frequency by 24% and accident severity by 66%; saving lives too I am sure. Show less



West Bend Mutual Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President Business Systems Development | Insurance Applications

  • 2005 - 2006

  West Bend, WI I reported to the CIO and lead the application development and support team; 115 people strong. Our team supported the core insurance systems, as well as all other software applications used by the various business units. We launched new projects focused on commercial lines policy administration, data warehousing, business intelligence and workflow management.



Valen Analytics (an Insurity company)

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Sales and Services | Product Management | Data Analyst

  • 2002 - 2005

  Introduced predictive analytics to the P&C industry. Signed the first three clients for this start-up company. Worked on sales, marketing, and implementations.



AQS (now part of Insurity)

• President and CEO

  • 1999 - 2002

  Led this commercial lines policy administration software vendor through its transition period; growing top line revenue by 100% and recurring revenue by 60% over a 3-year period. Raised the money to build the second-generation product by selling six deals while the software was just a concept. Brought accounting and human resources inhouse. Company was AQS when I worked there; later purchased by Insurity.



Sapiens

• Israel
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President | Software Development | Marketing-Product Mgmt | Sales

  • 1983 - 1999

  Des Moines, Iowa Area During my tenure I was Vice President of Software Development, also Marketing VP, and Sales VP. I led the team who built the first Claims Administration system to be workflow and image enabled. I led the team who developed an expert, rules-based, underwriting system. The company had a few names while I worked there. It was Fiserv Insurance Solutions when I left. Subsequently StoneRiver bought them and now the company is owned by Sapiens.



UFG Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager and Software Engineer

  • 1978 - 1983

  Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area I began my insurance career with the UFG Insurance group as a programmer. I interfaced with internal 'clients', wrote code, and managed projects, and learned a lot about the insurance business.