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John Somerset-Irving

Insurance Practice Lead

at V7

Bio

John Somerset-Irving has spent 17 years in and around the London specialty insurance market, including stints underwriting, and on the client side. For the last 10 years he has worked in insurance technology and has seen the drive for digital transformation and the rise of AI first hand.

Writing for V7 since

Articles

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Jul 5, 2026

AI for Insurance Submission Triage: How MGAs Automate Intake, Prioritisation, and Routing

How AI automates insurance submission triage, from ACORD extraction to risk appetite scoring and routing. A practical guide for MGAs and underwriting teams.

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Jul 5, 2026

AI for Insurance Submission Triage: How MGAs Automate Intake, Prioritisation, and Routing

How AI automates insurance submission triage, from ACORD extraction to risk appetite scoring and routing. A practical guide for MGAs and underwriting teams.

Line illustration of a plain document becoming a numbered five-point document and then splitting into three branching arrows, illustrating AI insurance submission triage and routing.

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Jul 5, 2026

Loss Run Report: What It Is, How to Read It, and How AI Automates It

What a loss run report contains, how underwriters read it for risk, and how AI automates loss run data extraction from any carrier format. A guide for MGAs.

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Jul 5, 2026

Loss Run Report: What It Is, How to Read It, and How AI Automates It

What a loss run report contains, how underwriters read it for risk, and how AI automates loss run data extraction from any carrier format. A guide for MGAs.

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Dec 3, 2024

AI in the Insurance Industry: Trends and Predictions for a Paperless Future

Explore the state of AI in the insurance industry. Discover trends, challenges, and AI tools that are transforming underwriting and claims processing today.

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Knowledge work automation

Dec 3, 2024

AI in the Insurance Industry: Trends and Predictions for a Paperless Future

Explore the state of AI in the insurance industry. Discover trends, challenges, and AI tools that are transforming underwriting and claims processing today.

Laptop open showing a medical claim form and summary data.
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