Controlling Your Risk Finance Destiny: Strategic Alternatives to Traditional Insurance with Pete Kranz
Risk Management: Brick by Brick · 2025-07-23 · 19 min
Episode notes
We're coming to you LIVE from Riskworld 2025! In this episode of Risk Management: Brick by Brick, host Jason Reichl sits down with Pete Kranz, Senior Vice President at Alliant Insurance Services, for an in-depth discussion on controlling your risk finance destiny through strategic alternatives to traditional insurance. Pete brings a unique perspective as a CPA-turned-risk-strategist with over 17 years in captive management and alternative risk financing. He breaks down the evolution from "buy deductible, buy limit" thinking to a holistic approach that can save companies millions while providing better risk control. Discover why many companies are buying too much insurance, how to strike the right balance between retention and transfer, and the critical importance of actuarial analysis in making informed risk decisions. Learn about the essential relationships between risk managers, CFOs, and general counsel, and why Pete believes the key to success isn't selling products - it's delivering the right strategic advice. To find out how TrustLayer manages risk so that people can build the physical world around us, head to TrustLayer.io .
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