{"id":9910,"date":"2026-04-21T09:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/9910\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:05:19","slug":"vertafore-advances-ai-innovation-at-accelerate-2026-embedding-ai-across-workflows-to-transform-the-insurance-lifecycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/9910\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertafore Advances AI Innovation at Accelerate 2026, Embedding AI Across Workflows to Transform the Insurance Lifecycle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Accelerate 2026 brought together a highly engaged community of insurance professionals to power what\u2019s possible in the AI era, sparking conversations, forging high-impact connections and experiencing firsthand the innovations redefining what\u2019s next for the industry. More than 2,000 attendees participated in the event by\u00a0Vertafore\u00ae<\/a>, the leader in insurance technology, and the\u00a0Network of Vertafore Users<\/a>\u00a0(NetVU).<\/p>\n

Vertafore CEO Amy Zupon and Chief Product Officer James Thom took the stage to outline\u00a0a bold vision for the future<\/a>, centered on delivering Distribution Velocity across the insurance value chain. They showed how agencies, MGAs and carriers can harness core digital technology, unmatched data and insurance-specific AI to reduce friction across workflows and achieve speed with intentional outcomes.<\/p>\n

During the keynote, Vertafore introduced the\u00a0Velocity\u2122 AI Platform<\/a>, brought ReferenceConnect AI\u2122 to market to deliver trusted insights, launched six AI agents to reduce manual work and improve efficiency, and announced AgencyOne\u00ae\u00a0Certificates to streamline certificate management and improve client service.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Accelerate was our most impactful event yet, and our customers brought incredible energy. They\u2019re ready to put AI to work,\u201d said Rick Warter, chief customer officer at Vertafore. \u201cFrom the Velocity AI Platform to the momentum behind AgencyOne, everything we delivered this week focused on helping agencies, MGAs and carriers adapt faster and grow smarter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hands-on AI sessions drive real business impact for attendees<\/p>\n

NetVU and Vertafore brought AI to life at Accelerate with hands-on learning designed to turn ideas into action. Attendees worked through real-world use cases and practical training to apply AI across submissions, quoting, servicing and client engagement\u2014reducing manual work and unlocking faster insights.<\/p>\n

Education tracks combined technical guidance from Vertafore product experts and real-world experience and tangible next steps from NetVU volunteer session leaders, empowering peer insurance professionals to move from concepts to real, everyday impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could feel the momentum around AI in every session and every conversation this week,\u201d said Shyla Lankford, chair of the NetVU Board of Directors and principal at Symphony Risk Solutions.\u00a0\u201cAt a time of rapid change, community plays a critical role in helping us collaborate on best practices, stay connected and put what we\u2019ve learned into action so we can continue to learn, grow and thrive together.\u201d<\/p>\n

NetVU celebrates industry leaders and delivers meaningful community impact<\/p>\n

NetVU honored standout leaders in the Vertafore user community with its annual awards, recognizing meaningful contributions across the industry. Carl Schlotman III of CAI Insurance Agency received the Leadership Award for his long-standing leadership and industry advocacy. Joyce Sigler of SeibertKeck Insurance Partners earned the Insurance Technology Advocate Award for advancing automation and supporting agencies through change, while Sarah Dinwiddie of Charles M. Moore Insurance Agency received the Volunteer Service Award for her growing leadership and commitment to strengthening the NetVU network.<\/p>\n

That spirit of leadership extended beyond the event into the local community. Day of Caring, a long-standing Accelerate tradition, brought attendees together for hands-on service, with nearly 200 volunteers packing shelf-stable groceries for The Just One Project\u2019s drive-through distribution program. This year\u2019s Day of Caring will provide up to 23,000 meals to 1,400 Southern Nevada families in need. Alongside these efforts, the community raised $30,000 to support hunger relief and critical local programs.<\/p>\n

Insurance professionals can look ahead to this live infusion of innovation and community momentum at\u00a0Accelerate 2027<\/a>, scheduled for May 17\u201320 in San Antonio, Texas. Registration is now open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Accelerate 2026 brought together a highly engaged community of insurance professionals to power what\u2019s possible in the AI…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[24,405,8481,25,8482,8483,8484,8485,8486,8487,8488],"class_list":["post-9910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ai","tag-ai","tag-ai-agents","tag-ai-in-insurance","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-insurance-agencies","tag-insurance-carriers","tag-insurance-technology","tag-insurance-workflows","tag-insurtech","tag-mgas","tag-vertafore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}