The full-stack specialty insurer will expand its Blackbird underwriting platform and team as cumulative written premium approaches $1 billion.
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Meanwhile Raises $37.5M for Bitcoin Life Insurance
The Bermuda-based company will expand internationally as its licensed insurer gains distribution for Bitcoin-denominated whole life products.
Applied’s Blackwell Expands AI Ambition Beyond the AMS
The new CEO casts Applied as agencies’ AI transformation partner while Ivans and Cytora extend its role between distribution and carrier systems.
Applied Net Marks Rhodes’ Farewell and AI’s Next Chapter
The opening session paired a leadership handoff with demonstrations of AI-assisted workflows designed to reduce administrative work and strengthen agency-carrier connections.
Duck Creek Expands Leadership After Send Acquisition
Andy Moss will lead underwriting globally while Lloyd Peters takes responsibility for EMEA growth following Duck Creek’s acquisition of Send.
Sapiens Launches Insurance-Native AI Foundation
The Sapiens Brain knowledge layer grounds external AI agents in insurance-specific product, regulatory and system context across SapiensAIP.
Guidewire Names Dan Brown Chief Product Officer
The enterprise software veteran will lead product strategy and execution as Guidewire expands AI across its P&C core applications.
Liberate Launches AI Intercept for Machine Callers
The capability identifies consumer AI agents calling insurers and routes them to insurance-specific AI for automated quoting and service.
Boston Mutual Life Reframes Transformation Around Its Customers
CEO Grant Ward connects BML Connect’s rollout to a broader effort to change workflows, prepare employees and support the carrier’s growth.
AXA XL Launches Dedicated E&S Carrier
The new legal entity will serve wholesale brokers exclusively, with Guidewire becoming its policy administration platform beginning in 2027.