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Insights from the front line of insurance modernization.

Perspectives on agentic AI, legacy modernization, and the future of insurance distribution — from the team building it.

The Outbound Growth Driver: Digitizing, API'ing, and Distributing Your Products Anywhere

Relying on inbound broker traffic to static portals is shrinking. The future is outbound distribution — placing insurance products directly in consumer and broker workflows via APIs.

Insights3 min read

Four Signals Reshaping the MGA Economy

What we heard on the floor at the TMPAA Target Markets — and what it means for carriers, MGAs, and the next wave of program builders.

Insights5 min read

The Underwriter's STP Readiness Checklist: Moving from Manual to AI-Enabled

The margin between an industry-leading loss ratio and a compromised portfolio depends on speed and operational infrastructure. This checklist helps determine readiness for Straight-Through Processing and AI-enabled underwriting.

Solutions4 min read

Automating the Noise: AI Triage and the Modern UW Workbench

Chief Underwriting Officers face intense pressure to improve profitability while retaining talent. Modern underwriters spend too much time on administrative tasks instead of complex risk analysis, creating a talent retention crisis.

Insights3 min read

The Future of Marine Insurance: Fetra Scales Operations with Stere

The marine insurance market is undergoing a significant shift as traditional processes meet modern technology. Fetra, an industry leader, is now live with a digital platform powered by Stere.

Solutions5 min read

Straight-Through Quoting via AI Orchestration and Outbound Distribution Strategy

The insurance industry is bifurcating into agile API-first leaders and legacy laggards. Experienced underwriters are drowning in manual work while IT departments maintain rigid legacy systems.

Technology4 min read

From 0 to Launch in 4 Weeks: The Strategic Platform for Speed and Scale

The insurance market is bifurcating into API-First Leaders and Legacy Laggards. Competitors connect to distribution partners in days via APIs while traditional implementations demand 9-12 month cycles.

Insights3 min read

Supercharging Insurance Distribution: Stere Partners with mShift

Stere announces a strategic partnership with Millennial Shift Technologies (mShift) to create a seamless pathway connecting MGA and carrier products to distribution channels through an integrated API-first platform.

Insights5 min read

Deploying Middleware on the Edge for Strategic Co-Existence

For modern CIOs and CTOs, the insurance technology landscape presents a false choice between legacy stability and risky core replacement. Stere's middleware enables innovation without disruption.

Insights5 min read

The Multi-Million Dollar Trap: Escaping the “Rip-and-Replace” Paralysis

The insurance industry faces a bifurcation between agile API-first leaders and legacy laggards drowning in technical debt. CIOs are trapped between unsustainable systems and risky rip-and-replace solutions.

Insights7 min read

The 2030 Imperative: Why Connected Ecosystems Will Define the Next Generation of Insurance Leaders

The global insurance industry faces a convergence of pressures including volatile macroeconomic conditions, climate-related risks, and evolving customer expectations. The winners by 2030 will be those who adopt API-driven ecosystem models.

Insights3 min read

Stere Powers New CorX Insurance Platform For Brokers

Stere has been selected as the core technology provider for CorX, a groundbreaking new insurance platform for brokers across Brazil created in collaboration with Sincor-SP.