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Ali Safavi
Ali Safavi is the CEO and co-founder of COVU, the AI-native operating system for managing and advising insurance customers. Built to modernize and empower independent agencies, COVU centralizes operations, embeds AI workflows, and provides access to top carriers — enabling agencies to grow efficiently and deliver high-quality advisory services. Its full-service platform combines automation with licensed teams to help agencies expand into new lines, improve client lifetime value, and future-proof their businesses.
Ali’s vision for COVU is to simplify insurance and risk management through human-centered, AI-powered experiences. Before founding COVU, he created VERO, an AI-native holistic insurance and risk advisor platform, and previously served as a Partner at Plug and Play Ventures, and the Global Head of Plug and Play insurtech.
Ali holds a Master of Science in Computer Engineering and has published extensively in robotics, haptics, virtual training, and machine learning.
Sessions
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What Happens to the Agency in the Age of AI? Disruption, Opportunity, and What Every Agent Needs to Know for the Road Ahead14-Oct-2025Mandalay Bay Ballroom G - Agents