Dr. Patty Khuly is running a series on pet insurance over at her Doolittler blog and interviewed Alex about pet insurance and Embrace.
Alex, how did you get into this line of work?
It started with a business plan back in 2003. While I was at Wharton I was part of a team that won against a bunch of other teams with a pet insurance plan. I’ve always loved business and working for myself and, being competitive by nature, running with the idea seemed natural.Apart from being a fellow Wharton MBA, what uniquely qualifies you or anyone to get into the insurance game?
I spent several years as a product manager at one of the nation’s largest and most innovative insurance companies where I got excellent training on many aspects of insurance from some awfully smart people. And Laura, my business partner, is the only full-time pet insurance actuary in the country. Embrace is run by people who really know insurance. One other key qualification is to not have allergies to cats or dogs when they come into the office to visit!
And in the meantime, how do you like our less formal picture of Alex, wearing his "puppy power" bands. We only take ourselves seriously at Embrace when we need to :)
