HIGH REGULATORY RISK
Cal. Ins. Code § 14021 · Tex. Ins. Code § 4101
Published Sep 2026
Behind the venture-funded hype of “autonomous claims resolution,” vendors are marketing software that makes discretionary liability and valuation decisions—committing the unauthorized practice of insurance adjusting under state law.
BAD FAITH EXPOSURE
NAIC Model #900 · Colorado SB 21-169
Published Sep 2026
Thirty years after landmark class actions struck down predatory claims software, a new crop of AI startups is packaging ungrounded, discriminatory medical discounts as “machine-learning optimization.”
DATA SECURITY VIOLATION
HIPAA Privacy · NAIC Model #668
Published Sep 2026
To build fast AI prototypes, early-stage insurtech vendors are transmitting unredacted bodily injury demand packages to multi-tenant third-party API endpoints, exposing carriers to catastrophic privacy breaches.
VENDOR DILIGENCE INDEX
EvenUp · Stream Claims · Legora · Shift
Published Sep 2026
A comparative statutory audit analyzing EvenUp, Stream Claims, Legora, and Shift Technology against state adjuster licensing rules, NAIC Model Bulletin expectations, and bad-faith liability.
EVIDENTIARY AUDIT
EvenUp · Medical Specials Verification
Published Sep 2026
An investigative audit examining hallucination patterns, phantom injury claims, and double-counted billing in AI-generated demand packages, with defense verification protocols.
WORKERS COMP AUDIT
Stream Claims (stream.claims) · Cal. Labor Code
Published Sep 2026
Evaluating whether Stream Claims operates within statutory adjuster licensing boundaries, administrative tribunal evidence standards, and sensitive employee health privacy rules.
BAD FAITH PRECEDENT
Colossus Class Actions · Egan v. Mutual of Omaha
Published Sep 2026
Thirty years after landmark consent decrees restricted automated claim software, generative AI models are repeating the exact same illegal claim-suppression schemes.
GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK
NAIC Model Bulletin · Section 4 Diligence
Published Sep 2026
A standardized 20-point due diligence framework for insurance carriers and TPAs evaluating claims AI tools under NAIC vendor management mandates.
CONTEST AUDIT
InsurTech NY · ITC Vegas · Guidewire Vanguards
Published Sep 2026
Auditing the pitch claims and marketing assertions presented by claims automation startups at InsurTech NY, InsureTech Connect, Guidewire Vanguards, and ABA Techshow against state insurance codes.