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NAIC

The NAIC's AI workstream: the Model Bulletin, the evaluation tool, working-group meetings, and the state adoption map.

27 guides · 8 briefs

The curated map How AI Governance Works in Insurance

Guides & analysis

AI Governance · JUL 31, 2026 · 12 min read

AI Model Monitoring After the Model Goes Live

A playbook for insurers on AI model monitoring, validation, drift detection, and retesting records that satisfy NAIC Model Bulletin and Exhibit C expectations.

Business Lines · JUL 31, 2026 · 5 min read

Generative AI in Insurance, Explained

What generative AI is, how it differs from the predictive models insurers already use, where it is being applied, and why regulators treat its risks differently.

AI Governance · JUL 31, 2026 · 6 min read

What the NAIC Is, and What It Cannot Do

The NAIC is the nonprofit standard-setting organization run by state insurance commissioners. States supply the regulatory power and decide whether its documents bind.

AI Governance · AUG 5, 2026 · 8 min read

How U.S. Insurance Regulation Actually Works

U.S. insurance is regulated state by state, not federally. Why that is, what regulators control across the policy lifecycle, and how the pieces fit together.

AI Governance · JUL 31, 2026 · 11 min read

Model Data Documentation for NAIC Exhibit D

A playbook for insurers preparing NAIC Exhibit D responses: document the 25 data elements, show internal and third-party sources, and close the data gap before the exam.

Business Lines · AUG 1, 2026 · 6 min read

Prior Authorization Is Where Health AI Gets Tested

How health insurers use AI in prior authorization, claims adjudication, and risk adjustment. What the NAIC, CMS, and recent litigation mean for governance.

AI Governance · AUG 1, 2026 · 8 min read

How Shadow AI Undermines NAIC Exhibit A

Shadow AI corrupts the counts reported in NAIC Exhibit A. What ungoverned AI use means for insurers, and a practical plan to close the gap.

Business Lines · JUL 31, 2026 · 5 min read

AI in Health Insurance and Who Governs It

A map of AI in health insurance: plan and jurisdiction differences, high-stakes workflows, and the right guide for prior authorization, claims, and risk adjustment.

AI Governance · AUG 7, 2026 · 13 min read

How Insurers Assess AI Vendor Risk

A practical NAIC-aligned checklist for AI vendor risk assessment: due-diligence questions, contract clauses, and the ongoing monitoring that stays with the insurer.

Business Lines · JUL 31, 2026 · 4 min read

AI Use Cases in Insurance by Business Line

A business-line map of insurance AI: the decision each system shapes, the risk that makes the line distinct, and the guide to read next.

AI Governance · JUL 31, 2026 · 4 min read

How AI Governance Works in Insurance

A plain-language map of AI governance in insurance: the regulatory stack, the program it expects, and where to go for rules, implementation, and evidence.

Business Lines · AUG 1, 2026 · 7 min read

Agentic AI in Claims and the Human Review Test

How agentic AI in insurance changes claims decisions, where Exhibit C records the risk, and how carriers can test whether human review is meaningful.

AI Governance · JUL 31, 2026 · 5 min read

Inside the NAIC AI Model Bulletin

What the NAIC AI Model Bulletin is, how adoption works, what belongs in a written AIS Program, and which implementation guide to use next.

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