From Skeptic to Believer: What AI Should Deliver for Underwriting

Three years into the AI revolution, most carriers remain stuck in pilot purgatory. The challenge isn’t AI itself. It’s distinguishing between solutions built on general-purpose AI versus true enterprise platforms, and understanding which approaches require complex integration that extends timelines by years.

In this on demand webinar, Datos Insights Senior Principal Meredith Barnes-Cook sits down with IntellectAI’s Sandeep Haridas, EVP, Insurance Business Head, for a candid conversation about what underwriting technology should actually deliver in 2026 and beyond. Sandeep brings a unique practitioner perspective, transitioning from IT director to underwriter at Liberty Mutual before building technology on the vendor side.

What You’ll Learn:

How to separate serious solutions from AI theater: what tiered AI pricing and visible ChatGPT responses reveal about vendor approaches
What “complete” actually means, from submission arrival to non-renewal letter five years later, and why integrated platforms beat assembling multiple vendors
Real implementation timelines: a case study going from contract to first policy in 15 weeks versus traditional 3+ year approaches
How underwriters chose the platform over Excel without mandates, and what that reveals about practitioner-built technology
Questions to ask vendors that reveal whether they understand practitioner needs or just their demo scripts

Who Should Watch:

Chief Underwriting Officers and underwriting leadership evaluating technology Investments
Insurance technology executives and CIOs managing underwriting platform selection
Product leaders planning new line launches or book expansions
Change management and operational leaders responsible for technology adoption

This isn’t a product pitch. It’s actionable intelligence about technology decisions that separate carriers capturing market share from those still evaluating options

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