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Mar 2024
32m 51s

Solving Insurance Inefficiencies with AI...

Daniel Faggella
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Today's guests are Karl Hersch, Vice Chairman and leader of Deloitte's US Insurance practice, and Sandee Suhrada, Partner at Monitor Deloitte leading AI for Insurance. They join Emerj CEO and Head of Research Daniel Faggella on today's podcast to discuss the opportunity space in insurance, highlighting the integration of automation and potential value for business creation. Throughout the episode, the pair underscore incoming changes to underwriting and customer engagement workflows, focusing on performance, productivity, and efficiency plays over the next three years. This episode is sponsored by Deloitte. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1.

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