You would think after 58 years, I would learn, but no, not the case. Still waiting until the last minute (or day in this instance) to meet a deadline. Thankfully, news from social media via co-secretary Rebecca Osborne has arrived like a frozen popsicle on a summer day (that’s a good thing in case the analogy was confusing).

Check out YouTube for a video of Kyle Caswell interviewed by The Fintech Times while he was attending Insurtech Week in London in March. Kyle, the chief revenue officer for Earnix, spoke about the current state of the insurance industry and how technology is impacting how companies look to provide insurance to consumers with streamlining policies and a heavy focus on personalization and customization of policy components. Interesting stuff from Kyle and worth the 10 minutes to view—search “Kyle Caswell/Insurtech” to find the video. Fortunately, Kyle did not reference the intramural rugby tourney, where he ran over me, stepping on my face and chest and ruining my sole rugby experience. Amazing what memories a 2022 insurance interview can resurrect.

Hats off to our own Aloke Mandal on this news. From the press release: “Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA) is pleased to announce Aloke Mandal, M.D., Ph.D., as the new CEO. Dr. Mandal is a senior physician executive with more than 23 years of clinical and healthcare management experience. He is a nationally renowned transplant surgeon, general surgeon, and surgical oncologist. His experience includes serving as a medical director in a top Fortune 10 healthcare services company and a top Fortune 60 health plan, with demonstrable successes in strategic planning, high-value healthcare delivery program implementation, and value-based contracting. Dr. Mandal joins BRCA from Hardesty LLC (Irvine, California), where he is the clinical lead for healthcare consulting and practice management. He most recently served as the medical director for provider engagement at Health Net Federal Services. In addition Dr. Mandal was the founder of one and director of two pancreas transplantation programs and was on faculty at several prestigious academic centers. Dr. Mandal completed his postgraduate residency and fellowship training in general surgery, surgical oncology, and transplantation surgery from John Hopkins Hospital/John Hopkins University in Baltimore. He also completed his medical scientist training program (M.D. and Ph.D. in pharmacology) from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He has published extensively in the biomedical sciences, surgery, transplantation public policy, and healthcare delivery.”

From our correspondents around the globe, in this case Maine, comes this tidbit: “Heidi Cary Nadiak and her husband, Mike, made an incredible hike through parts of the Italian alps and much more. When she is tired during a hike, which she was, you know it was tough. The photos were amazing.” Heidi, send details please.

News request: Looking for input from anyone who is a sports official or referee or owns a franchise business. Surely, this must include some of you, so share your stories.

—John MacManus, 188 Ringwood Road, Rosemont, PA 19010; (610) 525-4541; slampong@aol.com; Rebecca Blake Osborne, 42 Olive St., Newburyport, MA 01950; (603) 381-4164; rosborne29@comcast.net