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Cytora Season 7 Episode 1

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In this panel episode of Making Risk Flow, host Juan de Castro dives into the transformative power of generative AI in insurance with three industry experts: Allison Thornicroft, VP and Business Solutions Lead at Arch Insurance Group, Neeren Chauhan, Chief Innovation and AI Officer at Tokio Marine, and Yaemish Rughoo, Information Technology Program Director at Everen.

Together, they explore how AI is slashing submission clearance times from days to hours, achieving 95–97% data extraction accuracy, and optimising underwriting workflows. The conversation unpacks actionable frameworks for successful AI adoption, from email intake to underwriter workbench, and emphasises the importance of incremental implementation, human oversight, and third-party data integration. If you're navigating digital transformation in insurance, this episode delivers practical strategies, real-world examples, and lessons from the frontlines of AI-driven operational change.

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Our previous guests include: Bronek Masojada of PPL, Craig Knightly of Inigo, Andrew Horton of QBE Insurance, Simon McGinn of Allianz, Stephane Flaquet of Hiscox, Matthew Grant of InsTech, Paul Brand of Convex, Paolo Cuomo of Gallagher Re, and Thierry Daucourt of AXA.

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