Build vs. buy is only half the decision: Fireside chat with Adam Landau (CIO, Berkshire Hathaway GUARD), presented by Further AI

Thursday, October 01, 2026
Innovation Through Growth
FormatFireside Chat
In every insurance boardroom, leaders are debating the same question: what should we build ourselves, and what should we buy? Butthat debate often treats building as ownership and buying as giving up control. Neither is necessarily true.
 

The more important question is whatthe insurer needs to own – regardless of who builds the technology. This session explores how carriers can use partners to move faster while retaining control ofthe data, business knowledge, workflows, and learning that make them different. Adam Landau and Aman Gour will discuss how to draw thatline and avoid outsourcing the intelligence atthe core ofthe business.

Speakers
Adam Landau
Adam Landau, Chief Information Officer - Berkshire Hathaway GUARD
Aman Gour
Aman Gour, CEO & Co-Founder - FurtherAI