Paul Prendergast

Paul Prendergast is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Kayna, an insurance infrastructure platform that enables embedded insurance.

He is a serial entrepreneur and former winner of the Deloitte Fast 50 for the fastest-growing technology company in Ireland.

Kayna is a Lloyd’s Lab Accelerator alum and the 2023 winner of InsurTech NY’s Carrier/Broker Competition for Global Early-Stage Insurtech.

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Embedded Insurance Is Made for SMBs

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The proliferation of vertical SaaS applications for small and medium-sized firms creates openings for embedded insurance.

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The 10-year-old insurtech carrier claims it has an insurmountable lead in AI — an overly bold assertion, but one that deserves a hard look.

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5 Operational Shifts for Scaling Insurance AI

Insurance AI is shifting from the wow factor of innovation to the how factor of sustaining automation at scale.

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Independent Agencies' Top Priorities for 2026

As carrier appetites shift and underwriting tightens, independent agencies turn to AI automation to streamline workflows and boost operational efficiency.

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Improving Understanding of Risk Appetite

AI-driven appetite scoring can filter submissions, delivering efficiency gains in underwriting that exceed 30% across P&C lines.

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Group Benefits Enters Decisive Phase

Platform consolidation among carriers usually promises modernization, but group benefits relies on "frankenstacks," so merging may deliver rigidity when adaptability matters most.

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Should Brokers Trust Their Insurtech Vendors?

A study finds that two-thirds of brokers believe insurtech vendors overstate ROI promises, revealing a significant trust gap in the industry.

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