The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & Innovation AI in Insurance: Max Bruner Shares Anzen's Tech-Driven Evolution ๐๏ธ
Jan 12, 2026
30:52
In the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast, host Alex Bond sits down with Max Bruner, CEO of Anzen Insurance, to explore how the company has evolved since its 2021 founding into a tech-enabled wholesale broker using AI to transform insurance distribution.
Episode Highlights:
- From Hype to Reality - Max discusses how the industry has moved past chatbot buzz to focus on enterprise AI applications that genuinely enhance vertical software capabilities
- Workflow Revolution - Anzen's AI-powered software is delivering significant time savings and improved resource utilization across the entire insurance process - from submit to renew
- Bridge Building - Max emphasizes the importance of connecting technologists with insurance experts to create solutions that actually work
- $16M Funding Round - Max shares insights from Anzen's October raise, discussing the challenges of executing during a period when the market was less receptive to AI in insurance compared to other sectors
- Software Success - The company is now selling its licensed software to agency partners and the broader industry, developed by their 'small but mighty' engineering team
- CEO-Level Priority - Technology adoption is no longer just operational; it's fundamental to competitiveness, talent attraction, and customer service delivery
- 2026 Vision - Optimistic growth plans ahead, particularly around partnerships in the financial infrastructure space
Max's journey from direct broker to wholesale broker, while developing licensed software that's now being sold to agency partners, demonstrates what's possible when innovation meets deep industry expertise.
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