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Waniwani’s CEO on the agentic future of insurance distribution

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AI agents could fundamentally change the economics of insurance distribution. Waniwani CEO Robin Diligent explains the opportunities, risks, and implications for insurers.
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The 1 percent wake-up call for life insurers
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Germany’s pension reform is the most explicit expression of an accelerating trend. Across Europe, the moat around fee-based...
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Interview
Pause, pivot, or accelerate: SaaS in the age of agentic AI
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Agentic AI is reshaping the case for modernization in insurance. Leaders from Guidewire, Bessemer Venture Partners, and SAP discuss...
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The strategic new arenas reshaping insurance
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AI is not the only significant driver of change for insurers: 18 high-growth industries present major new opportunities even...
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Asia’s 75-point gap: Moving consumers from retirement angst to action
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Asians are worried about retirement but largely underprepared for it. The retirement industry can close the gap between customers’...
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The untapped prize: Asia’s high-net-worth insurance market
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The competition for Asia’s high-net-worth-individual market is underway. Insurers are well-placed to address evolving customer...
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How AI will reshape the economics of insurance: A CEO’s guide to strategy
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AI could upend the industry’s long-standing structures and dynamics. Competitive advantage will accrue to carriers, distributors,...
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The future underwriting operating system: From inbox to AI nerve center
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With agentic AI, commercial and specialty insurers can move from manual case-by-case underwriting to a machine-first, human-governed...
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AI in insurance: Understanding the implications for investors
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The insurance ecosystem is ripe for technological disruption. For private investors, the spread of AI will create uneven opportunities...
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Can agentic AI (finally) modernize core technologies in insurance?
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Insurers have long understood the need to transform their core technologies. So, why haven’t they? Agentic AI may finally make...
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Midmarket insurance: Managing growth in a complex environment
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Adopting a data-driven framework to replace fragmented practices may be the key to risk-controlled growth for insurance’s...
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Beyond $1 trillion: The next chapter for insurance and private capital
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Private-capital-backed insurers, whose assets totaled nearly $1.5 trillion in 2025, have reshaped the life insurance industry...

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