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Podcast for Life Insurers

This is Life Accelerated

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.

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When you’re looking at transformation, we’re not talking about a one-year project, we’re not even talking about a four-year project. These are long, continuous transformations.

Olivier Lafontaine

Chief Product Officer, Equisoft

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Popular Episodes

LA Newsletter Yolanda Austin

July 09, 2025

Standardizing Life Insurance for the Digital Age with Yolanda Austin

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.
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LA Bill Pappas Newsletter

June 11, 2025

Inside MetLife’s New Strategy for Tech and Operations with Bill Pappas

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.
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LA Guest Ann Mengelson Clark

September 10, 2025

Modernizing Core Systems and Portals in Life Insurance with Ann Mengelson-Clark

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.
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Meet Your Host

Olivier Lafontaine

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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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