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AN UPDATE ON 101 WESTON LABS ' EFFORTS TO INNOVATE FOR INDEPENDENT AGENTS

101 Weston Labs- an accelerator program of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina – recently held its third Demo Day to introduce independent agents to InsurTech companies and founders.
KAIA is a proud member of the 101 Weston Labs Collective, a group of 11 Big I State Associations that support the work being done to facilitate these innovations.
The program now has 20 companies as alumni or active program participants, and this year ' s companies include these InsurTech solution offerings:
Adventus reduces the time agencies spend on property research by consolidating COPE data into a single report, with a vision of automating commercial property submissions and SOV creation. Your agency’ s default platform for property submissions.
CustomerIQ is an AI inbox assistant built for independent insurance agencies, organizing emails, drafting replies, and ensuring nothing slips through the cracks. It learns from your team to streamline quoting, claims, renewals, and more- right inside tools you already use.
Datacrest’ s AppEase platform was developed by insurance pros to make collecting submission information easier for agencies and insureds. It also includes automated workflows for renewals, supplementals, endorsements, claims, etc.
Indemn is a conversational AI platform built exclusively for the insurance industry, empowering agents and carriers to significantly enhance customer experiences while decreasing operational costs. Replace frustrating forms with intelligent conversations.
Linqura is an AI-powered platform that streamlines commercial insurance, cutting tech stacks to 3 tools and saving agents 90 + minutes per submission. It delivers real-time insights and carrier matches to help agencies win more premium
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