Some guests come on once.

Some come back because the story keeps evolving.

In Episode 315, Rob Beller and David Prejeant welcome Dave Tobias, Chief Product Officer at Nearmap, back to the podcast for his third appearance. Longtime listeners may remember Dave from his earlier appearances during the Betterview days, long before the company became part of Nearmap. 

The Story Behind the Story

Earlier this year, we spoke with Chris Tuchton about Nearmap's growing footprint in insurance and the company's acquisition of ITEL.

That conversation raised as many questions as it answered.

How do all these pieces fit together?

What happens when aerial imagery, claims intelligence, underwriting technology, and AI begin living under the same roof?

And perhaps most importantly, what comes next?

This episode explores those questions from a different perspective.

More Than a Technology Conversation

What makes this discussion interesting is that it isn't really about products.

It's about evolution.

The evolution of companies.

The evolution of workflows.

And the evolution of an industry trying to make better decisions with better information.

Dave shares insights from a unique vantage point, one shaped by startup building, insurance experience, and product leadership.

A Glimpse of What's Ahead

Along the way, the conversation touches on AI, claims workflows, catastrophe response, integrations, and the changing role of data across insurance.

But rather than focusing on where the industry has been, much of the discussion centers on where it's headed.

And if there's one takeaway, it's that some of the most interesting developments may still be ahead of us.

Because sometimes the third conversation is the most revealing one yet