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Kalepa’s Underwriting AI Platform Selected by Beyond Risk to Drive Scalable MGA Growth

Kalepa, the leader in underwriting AI for commercial and specialty insurance, today announced that Beyond Risk has selected its platform to transform underwriting operations for its affiliate companies. 

Beyond Risk’s affiliate companies will leverage Kalepa’s platform to modernize underwriting workflows, accelerate profitable growth, and enhance the rating experience – all without increasing headcount. As a forward-thinking organization, Beyond Risk is enabling its affiliated MGAs to redefine underwriting excellence by replacing manual processes and fragmented systems with a scalable AI platform designed to drive innovation and set a new standard for efficiency and precision. 

Kalepa’s underwriting AI platform enables this transformation by automating submission intake, intelligently triaging risks, embedding rating capabilities, and surfacing critical risk insights. Underwriters gain the ability to process more submissions, respond faster to brokers, and make more profitable decisions. By supporting the entire end-to-end underwriting process, Kalepa’s platform automates manual review, strengthens decision-making and drives efficiency, accuracy, and consistency insurers need to grow profitably. 

“At Beyond Risk, we’re focused on building MGAs that lead the market in growth and performance,” said Blake Wakefield, CEO of Beyond Risk. “Kalepa’s platform gives us the intelligence and agility to grow faster and stay ahead in a competitive marketplace.” 

“Partnering with Kalepa represents a significant step forward in our mission to build a more scalable, data-driven underwriting engine,” said Joe Foley, COO of Beyond Risk “As we expand our programs and submission volumes grow, we needed a solution that could eliminate manual bottlenecks while enhancing underwriting efficiency and discipline.” 

Beyond Risk has a bold mission and is among the most forward-thinking organizations empowering MGAs to embrace AI and gain a competitive edge,” said Daniel Hillman, COO and Co-Founder of Kalepa. “We’re excited to partner with a team that shares our vision of using technology to unlock bandwidth and drive profitable growth. Their commitment to modernizing underwriting operations while maintaining discipline makes them an ideal partner as we continue to transform how the industry evaluates risk”.

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