Matt McGrillis, Chief Product Officer & Co-founder: Send: The underwriting evolution through quiet AI transformation (353)

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What if underwriters could instantly triage submissions and reduce time spent on repetitive admin, without changing how they work?

Matthew Grant speaks with Matt McGrillis, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Send, to explore how the company’s underwriting workbench is embedding AI into core workflows to help underwriters write more business, more profitably.

Now on its third feature with InsTech, Send has evolved from an early-stage start-up to one of the UK’s leading underwriting platforms. Matt shares how Send’s latest innovations including agent workflows and AI-powered triage, are making decision-making faster all while running quietly behind the scenes.

Key Talking Points

• How Send is digitising complex underwriting workflows to reduce friction and increase speed.
• How agent workflows are breaking down underwriting into manageable AI-driven tasks.
• Send’s triage tools helping underwriters prioritise high-value business in real-time.
• Why GenAI is less about disruption and more about quiet, seamless transformation.
• How Send balances “build v buy” to offer agility without sacrificing functionality.
• Why clients working with Send are seeing faster quote turnaround and improved broker response.
• The importance of automating the “boring bits” so underwriters can focus on value.
• Matt’s prediction on why AI agents and not flashy features will drive the next wave of adoption.

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Continuing Professional Development

This InsTech Podcast Episode is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme.

By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives:

• Describe how AI agents are transforming underwriting workflows by automating repetitive tasks and enabling faster decision-making.
• Specify the types of underwriting tasks best suited for AI agents and automation.
• Identify key challenges insurers face when adopting AI tools and how Send supports clients through that transformation.

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