Hear the Idea Come to Life
Featuring Richard Wulff (ICISA), Fanny Beaumont & Benjamin Le Forestier.
Shared during the ICISA/FCI/Afreximbank Regional Conference in Abuja.
Specialty lines are built to scale growth
Underwriters lose time to admin instead of risk. Clients cannot wait.
40% of underwriting time is wasted on admin. AI and smarter workflows free teams to focus on growth today.
The hidden barriers to scaling underwriting
Specialty lines should fuel growth. But too often outdated operations create frustration instead of momentum:
- Manual approval loops eat into valuable time
- Underwriters are stuck in admin when the business needs agility
- Data is fragmented across emails, spreadsheets, and legacy systems
- Policy issuance still takes 10 to 15 days when clients expect instant responses
3 essentials for scaling smarter underwriting
Operational
Flow
Streamline underwriting workflows to cut bottlenecks and reduce turnaround times.
AI and Data Insights
AI is expected to support 70% of underwriting tasks, helping underwriters decide faster with control.
Team Empowerment
Engage underwriters early to address real pain points and build buy-in across the organization.
What modern underwriting looks like
✅ Policy decisions delivered in minutes instead of days
✅ AI supporting triage and analysis within workflows
✅ A single view of exposures, compliance, and portfolio performance
✅ Product launches accelerated from months to weeks
✅ Teams focusing on judgment and risk, not manual work
Want the playbook to scale underwriting with speed and control?
This whitepaper answers the big question: “How can we scale underwriting across specialty lines and regions without losing speed or quality?”.
Inside, you will find:
🔸 A step-by-step modernization playbook
🔸 Guidance on proving value quickly
🔸 Case examples from leading insurers
🔸 Principles to balance AI, compliance, and human expertise

