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Show Website: https://mspbusinessschool.com/

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Guest

Name: Doug Kreitzberg https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougkreitzberg/

Company: SeedPod Cyber https://seedpodcyber.com/

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Hosts

Brian Doyle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandoylemetathinq/

Robb Rogers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robb-rogers-07415251/

Tim McNeil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmcneil3/

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Sponsors

vCIOToolbox: https://vciotoolbox.com

OSR Manage: https://osrmanage.com

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In 2018, Doug founded a cybersecurity and data privacy risk consulting firm. It was through his consulting practice that he learned the value that Managed Service Providers bring to small and medium-sized businesses.

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That insight formed the basis for SeedPod Cyber, a cyber insurance managing general agency Kreitzberg founded in 2021 which partners with Managed Service Providers to provide cyber insurance to their clients.

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1:49 Doug gives a brief recap on how he started in technology and insurance, then ended up running an organization. He also shares some reasons why Seedpod got created, the company\u2019s goals in providing better insurance coverage with a competitive price, and businesses that use their services.

5:50 Brian asks how to define if a company is over-insuring or under-insuring, in which Doug answers that two areas come into play when figuring out which insurance is better suited 1. Liability and 2.Cost of System Restoration. He also expounded on each point and gives examples of real-life situations.

14:20 How do people best protect themselves against attacks and what does it look like in the insurance industry? Doug answers Brian\u2019s question by saying that when it comes to MSP, it\u2019s always related to aggregation risks. There are several aspects to dealing with these situations, technical standpoints and contractual aspects. He elaborates that the relationship that you have with your client, account management, and trust is very critical when an event occurs.\xa0

20:35 Robb expresses his opinion on how smart and how good of an idea Doug\u2019s company does. He explained that usually when there are problems or stressful situations, the first thing we ought to do is to just jump in and fix the problem but now he realized that it\u2019s equally/more important to step back and call the insurance provider to avoid further damage.

22:07 Brian poses his last question about the state regulations impacting the premiums. Doug answers that state regulations are actually favorable however the new privacy regulation is still under heat.

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