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The Next Iteration Podcast Ep. 82: William Steenbergen, CTO & Co-Founder, Federato

On this episode of The Next Iteration Podcast, William Steenbergen, CTO & Co-Founder of Federato joins co-hosts Fuad Ali and Damien Joseph to talk about building useful insurance software products with reinforcement learning and AI.

AM Best TV: Will Ross, CEO, Federato on the Top 4 Challenges Facing MGAs

At the Target Markets TMPAA 2023 Mid-Year Meeting in Boston, Will Ross, CEO and Co-Founder of Federato sat down with Lori Chordas, Senior Associate Editor, AM Best to discuss ‘the big four’ challenges facing MGAs.

Underwriting Tech Deep Dive: Q&A with William Steenbergen

As a researcher in Stanford’s Human Computer Interaction Group and the institute for Computational Mathematics at Stanford, William Steenbergen, CTO and Co-Founder of Federato has worked on state-of-the-art algorithms in reinforcement learning and dynamic optimization.

Profiles in Risk Podcast: Will Ross, CEO & Co-Founder of Federato

On this episode of the Profiles in Risk Podcast, Will Ross, Co-Founder & CEO of Federato sits down with host Tony Cañas to talk about how Federato’s lightning-fast implementation is challenging the status quo in the insurance industry

Designing a Better Underwriting Experience: Q&A with Sean Singleton

We sat down with Sean to ask a few questions about Federato’s unique design methodology and approach to solving difficult problems. Sean shares insights from his 20+ year career in design, and discusses why starting from first principles.

Winning Reinsurance Negotiations in a “Show Don’t Tell” Hard Market

In this article published by Carrier Management, William Ross, CEO & Co-Founder of Federato discusses how P&C insurance carriers and MGAs are achieving superior results at the reinsurance negotiation table through a technology-driven RiskOps approach.

The ’90s Called, They Want Their Underwriting Workbench Back

Perhaps the most widely used tool in an underwriter’s toolbox – and the greatest source of frustration – is the underwriting workbench.

The Perils of Legacy IT: Southwest Airlines Fiasco a Wakeup Call for Insurers

In this article, Adam Nunes, Director of Sales at Federato and a long-time insurance enthusiast with a passion for digital transformation, draws parallels between the recent Southwest Airlines holiday meltdown and a perfect storm of problems facing the insurance...

Q&A with Verlyn Fischer, VP of Product

We’re excited to welcome Verlyn Fischer to the Federato senior leadership team as our new Vice President of Product

Empowering the Underwriter of the Future

In this article published by Insurance Thought Leadership, Megan Bock Zarnoch, COO at Federato discusses how the insurance industry must lean in to a human-centric approach to underwriting technology in order to attract, retain, and empower the...

How QBE NA Is Digitally Transforming Underwriting with RiskOps

What does meaningful underwriting transformation look like in the real world, and how can insurance companies engage with the right insurtech partner to implement that change with speed and agility? Tom Fitzgerald, president of Commercial Insurance at QBE North...

7+ Questions for Tim Collins, VP of Engineering

We sat down with Tim to ask a few questions about why he joined Federato, building world-class engineering teams, and how technologies like AI and machine learning are transforming the insurance industry.

Federato Appoints Tim Collins as VP of Engineering

Seasoned Technology Executive from Google and MetroMile Joins Federato to Scale AI-Powered Insurance RiskOps Platform

Speed + Precision: Groundspeed & Federato Accelerate Submission-to-Bind

Will Ross, Federato CEO & Co-Founder explains how Federato and Groundspeed’s integrated offering is a game changer for commercial insurance carriers and MGAs.

Latest Research: Key Factors Impacting Underwriting Productivity & Performance

New underwriting guide includes key findings from 1,200+ hours of in-depth interviews with underwriters and insurance executives on the technologies and tools insurance carriers and MGAs need to assess complex and emerging risks. 

Funders & Founders Podcast: Will Ross, CEO of Federato talks RiskOps

On this episode of the Funders & Founders podcast, Will Ross, Co-Founder & CEO of Federato joins host Jared Klee to talk about the company’s RiskOps platform for Property & Casualty and Specialty insurance underwriting.

Federato Announces $15M Series A Investment

Federato, First Solution To Unify Insurance Underwriting And Portfolio Management, Announces $15M Series A Investment

Groundspeed and Federato Launch Strategic Partnership

Groundspeed, a leading provider of SaaS-delivered smart submission and analytics solutions to the property & casualty insurance industry, and Federato, a leader in...

Why I 'fell for Federato'

Megan Bock Zarnoch explains how she got excited about Federato.

ITC Talkdesk Product Launch

ITC Beyond Automation - Next Advancements for Underwriting

Federato RiskOps

Federato’s design methodology

At Federato we believe that businesses don’t have problems, people do. Our design methodology is are flection of this tenet. The software we produce works for its users and not the other way around.

Hyundai and Hawaiian Hurricane Insurance: A Case Study

Efficient use of machine learning in underwriting and distribution through the Risk Ops platform helps partners double down on growth opportunity.

Designing An ‘Underwriter First’ Future

Listening to the underwriters you work so hard to retain is more powerful than any tool or technology. Learn why experts agree on importance of great design.

More about Federato

Learn more about Federato, our solutions functionality, and the benefits our customers realize.

Insurance’s AI Problem

Insurance, like so many other industries, is trapped in the belief that the AI-driven automation we’re seeing today is the true source of opportunity for the future. History tells us this couldn’t be further from the truth.

“Businesses don’t have problems. People do!”

We’re constantly encouraged to seek out and solve business problems, but one thing inevitably gets ignored - people. Through an Underwriter-First design process, we learned to build for what underwriters truly want and need.

Why insurance needs dynamic, flexible AI

Enabling underwriting teams to see and communicate hidden patterns is the true power of AI. By shifting environments from static/linear to dynamic/flexible, and trusting in technology as a mechanism for control in a complex, relationship-driven business.