Leadership

Meet the Insurance Quantified Team

Our leadership team is comprised of visionary insurance, financial services and technology professionals who are committed to transforming the insurance landscape.

Brian Modesitt

Chief Executive Officer

Mike Tessalone

Chief Financial Officer

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Dave brings extensive industry experience, notably from his time as CEO, President and Senior Advisor to the National Interstate Insurance Company, where he helped the company remain profitable and outperform the market during his 24 years in leadership roles. Today, Dave serves as President of his own consultancy, DWM Consulting, LLC. He specializes in the property and casualty insurance industry and has served as a board director or advisor to leading businesses including Protective Insurance, Lytx, CompScience, Roadz and High Definition Vehicle Insurance. He holds a B.S. from Miami University and an M.B.A from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Jay brings a wealth of knowledge as the retired CEO of AXIS Reinsurance, where his successes included profitably growing the business, improving analytical capabilities and expanding into strategic capital partnerships. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Renaissance Reinsurance, President of Renaissance Underwriting Managers and President of RenaissanceRe Ventures, and before that held various positions at Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company. He currently serves on the boards of Delaware North Corporation, Chelsea Avondale Group Ltd., and Hippo Holdings, Inc. Jay holds a B.S. from Babson College.

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Ed brings deep industry insights after spending more than 40 years as a trusted advisor to global insurance companies at Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC. He most recently served as Executive Vice President, and previously held roles including Casualty Specialties Leader, Head of Eastern Region and Global Clients Executive Leader. Ed has extensive knowledge in product, general, professional and management liability lines, in addition to reinsurance risk management strategies. In addition to his advisory role, Ed is a current board member and co-founder of Lifeguard.org, a global research platform. He holds a B.A. from the University of Hartford.

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Jeremy Johnson brings an extensive foundation as the former CEO and board member of Protective Insurance, a publicly traded insurer providing insurance, loss control and claims capabilities to the transportation industry. In that role, Jeremy executed a successful turnaround and sale of the company, created significant stakeholder value and invested in new technology and analytics capabilities. Formerly, Jeremy was President, U.S. Commercial for AIG, with responsibility for underwriting, distribution, claims and operations in the US, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Bermuda. Additionally, Jeremy served as Chief Executive Officer of Lexington Insurance Company. Jeremy has a law degree from Oxford University, England

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Brian Modesitt

Chief Executive Officer and Founder

Brian has been an entrepreneur and innovator for over 30 years in the insurance and financial services industries.  He has co-founded or provided the first institutional capital to over a dozen companies.  Brian founded Insurance Quantified in 2017 with a mission to deliver leading technology to commercial P&C underwriting in alignment with the industry’s ambitions.   Brian graduated summa cum laude from Franklin & Marshall College, received an M.B.A. with honors from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and was a Fulbright Scholar.

Mike Tessalone

Chief Financial Officer

Mike oversees both the financial and corporate operations of the business. He is also responsible for driving growth through market engagement and evaluating new partnership and investment opportunities. Prior to Insurance Quantified, Mike served as a Senior Vice President for Willis Capital Markets & Advisory, an investment bank focused solely on the insurance industry. In this role, he executed strategic advisory, M&A and capital raising transactions across a broad spectrum of P&C insurance, distribution/MGA and service companies. Previous work experience includes investment banking roles in the Financial Institutions Group at Banc of America Securities. Mike holds a B.S. in Finance from Pennsylvania State University.