The new CEO casts Applied as agencies’ AI transformation partner while Ivans and Cytora extend its role between distribution and carrier systems.
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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.
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.
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.
AI Puts EIS’s Architectural Foresight to the Test
Mike Dwyer and Sara Pérez explain how EIS intends to convert its longstanding architectural strategy into AI-era economics, adoption and growth.
ERGO Names Chief AI Officer
ERGO NEXT CEO Guy Goldstein will lead systematic AI implementation across the global insurance group.
Sapiens Adds AI, Marketing Leaders
Nazir Esmail joins as Chief Autonomous Enterprise Officer, while Maggie Fox will become Chief Marketing Officer.
Verisk Names Greg Alling President, Casualty Solutions
Alling will lead casualty and workers’ compensation claims technology, with a focus on AI, automation and compliance.
EigenRisk Names EMEA Sales VP
Daniel Grimwood-Bird will focus initially on the London market as EigenRisk expands its catastrophe-risk platform business.