Will Ross, CEO of Federato: Why Layering AI on Legacy Systems is Holding Insurance Back

Episode notes

This week, host Alex Bond sits down with Will Ross, co-founder and CEO of Federato - the AI-native core platform transforming the full insurance policy lifecycle, from underwriting to claims and billing. Will and his Stanford AI research co-founder built Federato on a simple but bold premise: AI should support high-value human decision-making, not just cut costs. And they're putting that conviction to the test.

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