How AI Agents Cut Insurance Costs By 90% | Agentic EP 06

The insurance industry has a 400,000 agent shortage. I sat down with Harper's founders, who use agentic AI to deliver enterprise-grade service at 1/10th the cost. Dakotah Rice and Tushar Nair revealed how they're leveraging the $85B E&S market: • voice AI running quotes to claims • why selling AI tools failed, but becoming a broker worked • how they're hitting software margins in a services business As insurance carriers exit Florida and California, Harper couldn’t have come at a better time. Connect with us: Dakotah Rice: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dakotahrice/ Tushar Nair: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tushar-nair-b08988222/ Harper: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harperinsure/ George Bandarian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgebandarian/ Untapped Ventures: https://www.linkedin.com/company/untappedventures/ 00:00 Trailer + Introduction 04:33 Dakota's Journey to Founding Harper 05:18 Tushar's Background and Expertise 06:06 The Genesis of Harper 06:38 Challenges and Opportunities in AI-Driven Insurance 13:08 The Evolution of Harper's AI Systems 13:21 Technical Insights into Building AI Agents 16:01 The Future of AI in Insurance 17:36 Advice for Aspiring AI Founders 19:55 Focusing on the ENS Market 22:05 Scaling and Expanding Harper's Services 25:37 Innovative Sales Solutions for Insurance 26:14 Customer Acquisition and Marketing Strategies 27:42 Voice AI: Revolutionizing Customer Interaction 30:15 Leveraging AI for Enhanced Customer Service 33:02 Future of AI in Business Operations 35:49 Fundraising and Business Growth Insights 40:39 Advice for Founders: Building and Scaling Startups 46:16 Co-Founder Dynamics and Relationship 50:08 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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