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Monday, September 14, 2026

How Technology Is Reshaping the Client Experience in Insurance Brokerage

Technology is changing what clients expect from insurance brokers, creating faster service, smarter insights, and seamless digital access essential to retention.
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Thursday, September 3, 2026

Following the Money: What the Agentic AI Funding Boom Means for Investors

The rise of agentic AI has created a major funding wave, but investors should ask whether valuations are outpacing real-world adoption.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

AI in Information Services: Why Trusted Data Matters More Than Ever

William Blair global services analyst Andrew Nicholas examines whether artificial intelligence threatens information services companies or could ultimately make their data assets even more valuable.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

The Next Big Question in AI Economics: Who Captures Value as AI Models Converge?

Falling AI costs and converging model performance are shifting where value can be captured.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Insurance AI’s Next Phase: Beyond Incremental Efficiency

Insurance carriers are using AI to improve workflows, but long-term competitive advantage may depend on rethinking how work gets done.
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Thursday, August 13, 2026

How AI Frees Brokers to Focus on What Matters Most

AI is taking on the routine work of brokerage, giving brokers more time to focus on advice, relationships, and complex client needs.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

On Risk Webinar Replay: AI in Insurance (Infrastructure)

In the latest installment of William Blair’s On Risk webinar series, Adam Klauber, William Blair’s group head of the financial services and technology sector, is joined by Rich Drab, senior consultant in Capgemini’s Insurance Practice, and David Mocklow, head of insurance at Growth Protocol, for a discussion on how insurers are deploying AI across underwriting, claims, customer service, and enterprise decision-making.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

The Biggest Misconception in the AI Jobs Debate

Much of the debate around AI and employment starts with the wrong question. To understand which roles are truly at risk, it’s important to look beyond individual tasks and consider the job as a whole.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Responsible AI: Where Innovation Meets Oversight

Today, AI is no longer a distant technological frontier but a defining force reshaping industries, productivity, and global competition.
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Monday, August 10, 2026

Beyond the Hype: Measuring True Enterprise AI Agent Adoption

As enterprises race to tout AI agent adoption, the real question is whether these tools are driving measurable productivity gains or simply fueling the hype cycle.
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