Life Accelerated is a show from Equisoft with one goal–to keep you from falling behind by equipping you with the practical tools to handle the rapidly changing environment. Each episode will feature thought-provoking conversations with experts in life insurance, facing the same challenges as you. You’ll leave each episode feeling encouraged, excited, and motivated.
Olivier Lafontaine
Chief Product Officer, Equisoft
May 14, 2025
July 09, 2025
August 13, 2025
October 08, 2025
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine speaks with David Whitehead, Senior Vice President of Retirement Services Sales and Marketing, and Kyle Ryan, Vice President of Retirement Services Operations from Reliance Standard Life.
September 10, 2025
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine speaks with Ann Mengelson-Clark, Vice President of Technology at Kuvare, and Chief Technology Officer at Guaranty Income Life, United Life, and Lincoln Benefit Life on Kuvare’s journey of growth and digital transformation.
August 13, 2025
Amanda Turcotte, SVP & Chief Actuary at Amalgamated Life Insurance Company, and Darwin Larrison VP & Chief Information Security Officer at Modern Woodmen of America, talk about how their teams are navigating the changing landscape of artificial intelligence in life insurance.
July 09, 2025
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine sits down with Yolanda Austin, Senior Director of the Life & Annuity Program at ACORD, to talk about the organization’s role in building smarter, standardized systems for life insurance.
June 11, 2025
In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine speaks with Bill Pappas, EVP and Head of Global Technology and Operations at MetLife, about how MetLife is operationalizing transformation at scale, and what that means for the future of the life insurance sector.
Olivier Lafontaine, Chief Product Officer at Equisoft, has extensive experience across the insurance industry, having held roles from software developer to product owner, implementation consultant, and program manager. His expertise in developing commercial insurance software and managing large transformation projects gives him a unique perspective on the challenges in insurance and wealth technology.
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