Interviews

When Real Estate & Insurance Collaborate

Although real estate is tied to an insurance policy, few recognize the many synergies that can happen from professionals in these two industries.

Justin Stoddart

Justin Stoddart is a former luxury home builder and land developer and has has always had a keen eye for business opportunities. He quickly rose to become a Top 1% Title Industry Producer, proving his ability to help his clients achieve remarkable results.

Although real estate is tied to an insurance policy, few recognize the many synergies that can happen from professionals in these two industries.

The topics we will be covering include:
1. Insurance for single-family rental/apartment real estate investors
2. Insurance market trends
3. InsurTech startups and, most importantly… how these two industries can better collaborate to serve each other’s ideal clients.

Before founding Obie, Aaron started and grew several successful companies he’s seen to an exit. In addition to his work at Obie, he is an active real estate investor and a Venture Partner at the San Francisco-based venture capital group Pioneer Fund. Aaron graduated from Michigan State University and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

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