Why digital co-workers outperform traditional AI tools

AI agents are fundamentally different from traditional software. According to Ushur, treating AI agents like standard software—something to buy, configure, and “set and forget”—can create challenges, especially in regulated industries such as healthcare, financial services, and insurance. Unlike deterministic software, AI agents interpret, reason, and act within environments, making them function more like digital co-workers than hard-wired applications.

Why digital co-workers outperform traditional AI tools

December 8, 2025

AI agents are fundamentally different from traditional software. According to Ushur, treating AI agents like standard software—something to buy, configure, and “set and forget”—can...

Growing a producer network across multiple US states is notoriously labour-intensive, and according to Producerflow, organisations often spend weeks manually tracking licences, managing renewals and navigating numerous state portals. Without a centralised view of producer status, compliance teams lack real-time insight into continuing education progress and upcoming expirations. This slows activation, drains operational capacity and exposes firms to unnecessary compliance risk.

How modern tools streamline multi-state producer licensing

December 8, 2025

Growing a producer network across multiple US states is notoriously labour-intensive, and according to Producerflow, organisations often spend weeks manually tracking licences, managing renewals...

bolt, the InsurTech behind the world’s largest technology-enabled insurance exchange, is set to bring Roamly’s recreational vehicle (RV) insurance products to thousands of agents using the bolt platform, as part of a new partnership.

bolt partners with Roamly to expand RV insurance offerings

December 5, 2025

bolt, the InsurTech behind the world’s largest technology-enabled insurance exchange, is set to bring Roamly’s recreational vehicle (RV) insurance products to thousands of agents...

ZestyAI, the Risk and Decision Intelligence Platform for the insurance industry, has announced that its non-weather water risk model, Z-WATER™, has been reviewed and approved for underwriting and rating in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana and Wisconsin.

ZestyAI Z-WATER™ now authorised for home insurance pricing

December 5, 2025

ZestyAI, the Risk and Decision Intelligence Platform for the insurance industry, has announced that its non-weather water risk model, Z-WATER™, has been reviewed and...

OpenAI reported a surge in demand from the insurance and wider financial services industries, as major insurers and financial institutions accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence across their operations.

Insurers accelerate AI rollout as OpenAI demand surges

December 5, 2025

OpenAI reported a surge in demand from the insurance and wider financial services industries, as major insurers and financial institutions accelerate the deployment of...

The insurance sector is entering a new era of cyber exposure as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in business operations, according to cyber risk specialists KYND.

KYND flags MCP-driven risk for insurance

December 4, 2025

The insurance sector is entering a new era of cyber exposure as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in business operations, according to cyber risk...

SageSure, one of the largest managing general underwriters in the US focused on catastrophe-exposed markets, has appointed John Sence as its new chief sales officer.

SageSure names John Sence as chief sales officer

December 4, 2025

SageSure, one of the largest managing general underwriters in the US focused on catastrophe-exposed markets, has appointed John Sence as its new chief sales...

Coalition, the world’s first Active Insurance provider designed to prevent digital risk before it strikes, has named Frank Fumarola as its new chief product officer.

Coalition appoints Frank Fumarola as chief product officer

December 4, 2025

Coalition, the world’s first Active Insurance provider designed to prevent digital risk before it strikes, has named Frank Fumarola as its new chief product...

bolttech, the global InsurTech, has acquired Kenya-based digital insurance platform mTek as part of a move to accelerate its strategic expansion in East Africa and deepen its embedded insurance capabilities worldwide.

bolttech acquires Kenyan InsurTech mTek

December 4, 2025

bolttech, the global InsurTech, has acquired Kenya-based digital insurance platform mTek as part of a move to accelerate its strategic expansion in East Africa...

Producer onboarding has become one of the quietest yet costliest drags on revenue across the insurance sector. When producers wait weeks to begin selling, carriers and MGAs lose momentum, face rising compliance exposure and risk losing talent before activation even starts. Manual workflows—still the norm for many organisations—turn straightforward checks into an obstacle course of emails, spreadsheets and repeated data entry, according to Producerflow.

How to streamline producer onboarding at scale

December 4, 2025

Producer onboarding has become one of the quietest yet costliest drags on revenue across the insurance sector. When producers wait weeks to begin selling,...