July 29, 2021
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Convr Awarded U.S. Patent for Its Innovative Commercial P&C Underwriting Solution

Patent recognizes Convr's novel method of extracting data using machine learning.

CHICAGO (July 29, 2021)Convr, the leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) company enabling a frictionless commercial underwriting experience, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 11,049,042 relating to technology underlying Convr’s Intake AI platform.\nConvr’s patented Intake AI platform virtually eliminates submission paperwork. Convr has automated the intake of documents, such as PDFs, that might relate to loss history, credit score, employment history, salary verification, health inspection documents, and more. Intake AI is able to do this via machine learning.\n“Convr is a leading innovator in the AI commercial underwriting space, and this patent is just the first of many we expect to be awarded,” said Harish Neelamana, co-founder and president of Convr. “Our engineers and data scientists are constantly looking at technical solutions for optimizing our customers’ submission processes, leading to a more efficient underwriting experience and superior customer outcomes.”\n“Issuance of this patent further validates our innovative approach to commercial underwriting,” said John Stammen, CEO of Convr. “This advanced technology allows us to virtually eliminate paperwork submission and improve efficiencies across the entirety of the underwriting process.”\nConvr’s solution supports all core commercial lines of business and classes. All parts of the platform are available via a highly-intuitive underwriting user desktop, as well as through system-to-system API connectors. In the workplace, Convr enables four core use cases:

  • Intake AI reads and digitizes submission paperwork, such as ACORD applications and loss runs, to reduce manual data entry
  • Risk 360 AI provides additional insights on risks from thousands of third-party data sources
  • Answers AI uses artificial intelligence (AI) to classify a business and respond to underwriting questions, saving significant underwriter time while improving consistency and accuracy
  • Scores enables risk selection and prioritization to better focus downstream underwriting resources

Patent: No. 11,049,042

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In this role, Allen will lead Convr’s Customer Success Services and Customer Support teams, driving strong adoption, support and advocacy across Convr’s customer base. With a strong strategic focus, Allen will further strengthen the bridge between Convr’s cutting-edge AI technology and customer requirements for the Convr Underwriting Workbench. He will partner closely with Business Development, Product and Executive Leadership to align roadmap, go-to-market strategy and customer feedback.

Allen has extensive experience driving business value with AI-powered operating systems that improve efficiency, as well as a proven track record of client success driving accelerated time-to-value. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President, Global Customer Experience, for Aprimo, the enterprise Marketing Technology organization serving regulated and non-regulated industries. For nearly 10years with increasingly responsible roles, Allen delivered an end-to-end customer lifecycle operating model spanning onboarding, adoption, renewals and expansion, focused on customer efficiency with executional discipline for improved customer outcomes and engagement.

Prior to his time at Aprimo, Allen served as Vice President of Professional Services and Solutions Sales at Teradata. Earlier in his career, he served as a managing consultant at Ernst and Young/James Martin and Company focused on operational excellence.

Jason’s expertise in enterprise AI SaaS systems, automation, and program implementation will help Convr’s clients more readily achieve and demonstrate industry-leading growth and efficiency.

Allen has an Master of Business Administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. He and his family live in Indiana.

Look for him soon at online and in-person events demonstrating his strong commitment to customer success at Convr. Learn more about Convr at convr.com.

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  5. 10x increase in productivity

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