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Back when we last chatted with Bob Tyson, the strategic managing partner of civil litigation and insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes, he had just wrapped up the inaugural edition of the Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute. That workshop for 18 defense lawyers and in-house counsel in the insurance industry drew on defense techniques outlined in Tyson's book about fending off eight-digit jury awards.

Since that time, Tyson's been busy. For one, he's gearing up to host the second edition of the institute in June in the firm's home city of San Diego — this time aiming to double the number of participants to about 40 lawyers. But Tyson has also helped launch a new venture in the world of insurtech. (With that pronunciation, think of insurance, not an insurgency, as I first did.) The company's first product, which is set to launch shortly, is software aimed at helping insurance companies flag claims with potential high-dollar exposure should they proceed to litigation. We called up Tyson this week to discuss the new venture.