Why Risk Management Software Fails - And How Acclaimit's CEO Kathy Burns Built a Better Solution
Risk Management: Brick by Brick · 2025-06-25 · 23 min
Episode notes
We're coming to you LIVE from Riskworld 2025! In this episode of Risk Management: Brick by Brick, Jason Reichl sits down with Kathy Burns, CEO of Acclaimant, to explore her remarkable journey from Aon's technology pioneer in the 1990s to leading one of the most innovative risk management information systems companies today. Kathy shares how she broke away from the traditional broker path early in her career to help create what is now the RMIS category, her experience building and selling Ventiv Technology, and her strategic pivot to the wholesale insurance market at Ryan Specialty Group. Now as CEO of Acclaimant, she's on a mission to democratize enterprise-level risk management solutions for middle market companies. Discover why "everybody deserves the right to be a good risk," how focusing on specific problems rather than feature lists transforms sales conversations, and why the most successful leaders surround themselves with great people. Learn practical insights about balancing innovation with risk-averse buyers, the importance of consultative selling in insurance technology, and when to trust your intuition over data in pivotal decisions.
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