Insurance

In this September 2026 members meeting, Andrew Morse, AVP of Innovation at The Andover Companies, shared how he built an innovation function from scratch at a 198-year-old mutual insurance carrier.

The Hartford has been writing insurance policies for US businesses and consumers for more than 200 years. In 2018, the company launched an Internet of Things (IoT) Innovation Lab, focused on using technology like water and humidity sensors to collect data and detect and prevent costly losses from incidents like water leaks and pipe bursts. We talk to the two leaders…

We talk with Bruno Sardinha of Travelers about leveraging new technologies, adapting to market dynamics, and building a diverse talent pool.

Cheri Hanes is Vice President and Head of Construction Innovation and Sustainability at AXA XL, the US commercial subsidiary of French $89 billion insurance giant AXA. We conected with her recently on the three pillars her team focuses on; progress metrics; managing the risks of new technologies; and how AXA XL is embracing AI.

This is a excerpt from the new Corporate Buyers’ Guide to LLMs, published this week by GAI Insights. In producing the report, the analyst firm interviewed consultants and vendors, as well as chief technology officers, chief digital officers, chief innovation officers, and other company leaders at 40 prominent organizations. • • • A GenAI customer care project […]

“Insurance companies are one of the original, very data-centric industries,” says Debbie Brackeen, CSAA’s Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer. Brackeen describes how they’re investing in, and deploying, AI technology.

Jim Suchara joined The Doctors Company, a $1.2 billion malpractice insurance carrier, in September 2021. We spoke with Suchara, the company’s Chief Innovation Officer, about entering a new organization to spur innovation.

CSAA Insurance’s Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Debra Brackeen, talks with Mona Vernon of Fidelity Investments about building lasting innovation structures.

Joshua Kreger is Director of Safety Innovation and Strategy at Colorado-based Pinnacol Assurance, which provides worker’s compensation insurance. We spoke with him about the software he uses, and the need for radical candor, as part of our IL Member Spotlight series.

Sujata Mehta, Assistant Vice President of Innovation at FM Global, shares insights on how to avoid common mistakes corporates tend to make when beginning a partnership with a startup.