AI-powered underwriting: Smarter risks, faster decisions, presented by Xceedance

AI is no longer the differentiator. The real advantage lies in how insurers orchestrate AI, human expertise, workflows, and technology to transform how underwriting gets done. In this session, Arun Balakrishnan, Chairman and CEO of Xceedance and Aaditya Jain, Partner at Everest Group, explore what it takes to move AI from experimentation to measurable business impact in live underwriting. Together they address where AI and specialized agents can take on analysis and execution, where human judgment remains critical, and how governance and accountability can enable AI at scale without slowing decisions. The conversation will bring Orchestrated Intelligence to life through practical examples of re-engineered underwriting workflows, offering attendees a clear perspective on the evolving role of the underwriter and how insurers can begin their own transformation journey.