AI Snake Oil
AI has delivered on the initial promise, yet somehow the buzz continues to outpace reality. As we enter the next phase of AI strategy in insurance with workflows and agentic applications, we need to take a grounded look at what artificial intelligence can—and can’t—do for P&C actuarial work. Sergey Filimonov of Matrisk AI and Max Martinelli of Akur8, two of the foremost experts in AI for P&C and authors of the CAS AI Fast Track, are sounding the alarm on the widespread snake oil hype. Drawing on real-world experience, they’ll break down the overstatements peddled by CEOs and marketers, while making predictions on what may come next. Join us for a candid, insightful discussion that empowers you to build an AI strategy rooted in solid capability rather than empty buzz.
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AI Snake Oil
AI has delivered on the initial promise, yet somehow the buzz continues to outpace reality. As we enter the next phase of AI strategy in insurance with workflows and agentic applications, we need to take a grounded look at what artificial intelligence can—and can’t—do for P&C actuarial work. Sergey Filimonov of Matrisk AI and Max Martinelli of Akur8, two of the foremost experts in AI for P&C and authors of the CAS AI Fast Track, are sounding the alarm on the widespread snake oil hype. Drawing on real-world experience, they’ll break down the overstatements peddled by CEOs and marketers, while making predictions on what may come next. Join us for a candid, insightful discussion that empowers you to build an AI strategy rooted in solid capability rather than empty buzz.
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Max Martinelli
Max Martinelli joined Akur8 as an Actuarial Data Scientist in 2023. He works with clients to ensure they get the most out of Akur8's transparent machine learning software. This ranges from actuarial modeling advice to collaborating on how an insurer can get the most out of their data. Before this, Max worked in various actuarial and data science roles at Allstate for nearly 8 years. He has worked on auto, property and specialty lines with a broad scope of projects. These ranged from traditional actuarial indications to price optimization to cutting-edge high-fidelity telematics models. His work spanned from production grade models to rapid research models to further Allstate's pricing sophistication with extensive use of GLMs, GLMnets, GBMs and Bayesian GLMs.
Sergey Filimonov
A regular speaker at CAS conferences, Sergey translates AI into actuarial practice for carriers nationwide. His essays on AI have been reshared well beyond insurance—by Google's executives, the founder of Llama-Index, and other industry leaders—highlighting his standing as a cross-sector authority on AI. Before Matrisk, he scaled production ML models across Honda’s U.S. operations.
