Case studies
The stories behind the numbers
Eighteen-plus years, from global consulting and core-platform transformation, to incubating a $6M-funded AI startup, to leading AI product and growth at a top reinsurer. These are the stories behind the numbers — the context, the constraints, the decisions I owned, and what I'd do differently with today's AI.
Zero to One Product
Building new products from scratch.
Insurance Business & Tech Transformation
Core platforms, P&L, operating models.
AI-Native Product Development
Deep learning, computer vision, agentic systems in production.
Retrospectives — Back to the Future with AI
A cross-cutting lens: how I'd rebuild past work with today's AI.
Rapid Damage Assessment (Swiss Re)
Global AI claims platform for climate risk; rolled out Rapid Damage Assessment across geographies with Guidewire accelerators and agentic onboarding. Predictive claims insights reduced claims expenses by 30%+ and processing time by 40%; $1M ARR within 18 months; patent issued 2025.
- Claims expense
- -30%+Claims expense
- Processing time
- -40%Processing time
- ARR
- $1M / 18 moARR
AI Claims Platform on AWS (Cognizant Property Insights)
Incubated a $6M-funded deep-learning catastrophe-claims startup inside the Cognizant Launchpad Accelerator; grew the team from 4 to 25 and shipped a web + mobile platform on AWS for claims managers and adjusters; onboarded 6 insurers in beta and converted 3 to paying customers.
- Funding
- $6M / 2 yrsFunding
- Team
- 4 → 25Team
- Beta → paying
- 6 → 3 insurersBeta → paying
Core Platform Transformation, Top-25 Carriers (Cognizant)
Insurtech + off-the-shelf solution sales and delivery on Duck Creek, Guidewire, and Insurity across policy admin, claims, and distribution. Managed a $30M service-line P&L and grew it 40% over two years — 5 new clients, 4 multi-year deals, $0.5M net-new pipeline via AWS/insurtech GTM.
- P&L
- $30M, +40%P&L
- New clients
- 5 (4 multi-year)New clients
- Pipeline
- $0.5M net-newPipeline
Global Transformation & Legacy Modernization (Cognizant)
Large business and IT transformation across the UK, Denmark, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Riyadh: IT strategy, business reengineering, cost optimization, and core modernization across personal, commercial, and specialty lines — plus leadership of the Policy Administration and Distribution Centers of Excellence.
- Markets
- UK · Europe · ASEAN · Middle East · ANZ · US · IndiaMarkets
- CoE team led
- 20 consultantsCoE team led