OneShield to Launch Industry's First AI Hub to Accelerate Safe and Scalable Insurance Innovation
The AI Hub will serve as a centralized, secure environment where OneShield team members, clients, and partners come to learn, build, and deploy AI solutions tailored to the OneShield ecosystem. At launch, it will provide internal teams with a foundational set of AI agents and tools powered by large language models (LLMs), enabling the safe, secure, and accelerated delivery of high-impact use cases. Doug Moore, Chief Innovation Officer, described the AI Hub as a breakthrough in how AI solutions are being designed with industry-standard interoperability. 'What makes the AI Hub special is its intentional design for interoperability and scale,' Moore said. 'By grounding our use cases in Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) standards, we're not just automating, we're laying the foundation for a truly intelligent, collaborative ecosystem across carriers, MGAs, and third-party tools.'
The OneShield AI Hub will house use cases currently in development across the company's core product lines: OneShield Enterprise (OSE) and OneShield Market Solutions (OMS). Liza Petrie, President of OneShield Enterprise (OSE), highlighted the transformational potential of one of the first use cases: 'We're leveraging AI to rethink how we configure and deploy products fundamentally. One of our first use cases leverages an AI agent that can parse and structure SERFF filings in minutes. What once took hours of manual effort now takes seconds, and this is just the beginning.'
Rex Blazevich, President of OneShield Market Solutions (OMS), emphasized how the AI Hub will streamline delivery while amplifying the value of existing work: 'AI use cases like automated claims triage and intelligent policy summarization are already underway. What the AI Hub gives us is a shared foundation of tools, security, and governance that accelerates delivery while ensuring quality and compliance.'
Tony Villa, CEO of OneShield, added, 'I am excited to show our customers and partners the future of insurance technology being built by the OneShield team. I look forward to seeing how the AI Hub transforms not only how we build and deliver software but also how we empower insurers to operate faster, smarter, and with greater agility than ever before. This is more than a technology launch; it's the start of a new era of intelligent insurance operations.'
About OneShield
OneShield provides business solutions for P&C insurers and MGAs of all sizes. OneShield's SaaS platforms include enterprise-level policy management, billing, claims, rating, relationship management, product configuration, business intelligence, and smart analytics. Designed specifically for personal, commercial, and specialty insurance, our solutions support over 90 lines of business. OneShield's clients, some of the world's leading insurers, benefit from optimized workflows, pre-built content, seamless upgrades, collaborative implementations, and pricing models designed to lower the total cost of ownership. Our global footprint includes corporate headquarters in Marlborough, MA, with additional offices in India.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Business Wire
3 days ago
- Business Wire
Darwinbox Secures US$40 Million From Teachers' Venture Growth
HYDERABAD, India & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Darwinbox, the fastest growing AI-powered human capital management (HCM) platform, today announced a US$40 million investment from Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG), the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The new partnership will fuel Darwinbox's mission to redefine enterprise HR with AI-first innovation and rapid global expansion, especially in North America, meeting growing demand for modern alternatives to legacy HR suites. The company has grown 3X year on year since its entry in the region and is powering global enterprises like EXL, Virtusa, Orion Innovation, Ephicacy, Nivea, WeWork, Zara, Starbucks, and Adidas. Already powering HR technology for 1,000+ enterprises and 4 million employees across 130 countries, Darwinbox is continuing to invest in agentic-AI innovation, becoming the first HCM platform to support the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and enabling AI agents to interact with Darwinbox securely. The raise is in addition to Darwinbox's recent US$140 million round led by Partners Group and KKR in March 2025 and sees TVG acquire a stake in Darwinbox through primary and secondary transactions. TVG brings significant experience in helping fast-growing technology companies scale in international markets and joins an investor lineup that includes KKR, Partners Group, Microsoft, Salesforce, Peak XV, Lightspeed, and TCV. 'We are pleased to partner with an exceptional team that has built and scaled Darwinbox into a leading HR technology company. With an easily customizable, AI-powered full-stack offering, and customer centricity at its core, Darwinbox continues to drive impressive adoption across large enterprises globally. We look forward to bringing our global network and expertise to support the company's future growth,' said Darius Vakil, Director of TVG in India. 'We're thrilled to welcome TVG as partners in our next stage of scaling,' said Jayant Paleti, Co-Founder of Darwinbox. 'HR tech, when done right, can unlock outsized value for every enterprise, yet the old guard of HCM vendors still falls short of that leap. Darwinbox exists to change that story, building the next-gen HCM company, global by design, AI‑first at the core, and relentlessly focused on customer outcomes,' he added. The platform is lauded by Gartner and Forrester for its deep functional breadth, outstanding user experience, and rapid pace of innovation, especially in AI. Darwinbox is the youngest HCM suite to be recognized on Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites and is named a Customer's Choice HCM for the 4th year in Gartner's Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of Customer report, outranking its competition significantly in ratings. With a mission to evolve the future of work, Darwinbox is expanding globally with a growing footprint in the US, Southeast Asia, and MENA. Avendus Capital acted as the financial advisor and investment banker to Darwinbox in this transaction. About Teachers' Venture Growth Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG) focuses on late-stage venture and growth equity investments in cutting-edge technology companies worldwide. We partner with founders with bold missions, looking to expand their product offering, scale geographically, and become the leaders in their markets. We bring long-term thinking and active investing to help build better businesses and a better world. We think globally and act locally through our direct presence across Europe, North America and Asia. Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG) is part of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers'), a global investor with net assets of CAD 269.6 billion as at June 30, 2025. Ontario Teachers' is a fully funded defined benefit pension plan, and it invests in a broad array of asset classes to deliver retirement security for 343,000 working members and pensioners. For more information, visit and follow us on LinkedIn. About Darwinbox Founded in 2015, Darwinbox is a global HR tech leader that empowers enterprises to better manage their talent with new-age employee experiences and disruptive AI-powered technology. Its cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) software caters to an organization's HR needs across the entire employee lifecycle. Darwinbox is trusted by over 4 million employees from more than 1000 enterprises across 130 countries. Darwinbox has been backed by global investors like KKR, Partners Group, TCV, Microsoft, Salesforce Ventures, Peak XV, Lightspeed, and Endiya Partners, among others.
Business Insider
4 days ago
- Business Insider
AdEx & CoinGecko Partner to Power AURA AI Agent with Live Data
Sofia, Bulgaria, August 13th, 2025, Chainwire AdEx, a developer of UX-focused Web3 infrastructure products, announced a new strategic partnership with CoinGecko for its AURA Web3 AI agent framework. AdEx's AURA has integrated the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to access real-time, on-chain market data, including token prices, trading volumes, and market capitalizations. With CoinGecko MCP, AURA now pulls in real-time data for over 9 million tokens across 1,500+ exchanges and 200+ networks, enabling it to deliver faster, more accurate, and context-aware recommendations. AURA analyzes users' on-chain activity, assets, and current market trends to suggest personalized strategies for portfolio growth. Designed to operate autonomously, AURA identifies high-impact opportunities, such as airdrops, DeFi yield, NFT mints, and liquidation risks and guides users to act on them without needing prompts or manual input. It's built for seamless integration across wallets, dApps, and explorers, making advanced strategy execution accessible and effortless. As part of a new strategic partnership with CoinGecko, the integration brings several key enhancements to AURA's capabilities: Trustless and verifiable data: CoinGecko MCP's on-chain structure ensures AURA operates with decentralized, transparent data - crucial for autonomous, decision-making agents. Improved strategy timing and execution: Real-time data enables more precise recommendations, helping users act on market opportunities at optimal moments. Expanded asset coverage: With visibility into a broader universe of long-tail tokens and new listings, AURA can offer insights beyond just top-cap assets. Smart contract composability: CoinGecko MCP's on-chain delivery opens the door to future automation, where AURA could trigger strategy execution directly via smart contracts. Higher reliability in volatile markets: Unlike centralized APIs, CoinGecko MCP continues to perform under pressure, giving AURA consistent access to timely data even during high market activity. This partnership marks a key milestone in AURA's ongoing evolution, as it continues to integrate with leading Web3 infrastructure to deliver greater intelligence, automation, and value to users across the ecosystem. About AdEx: AdEx was founded in 2017 with a mission to transform digital advertising through blockchain technology. Since then, it has grown into a dynamic ecosystem, expanding its product lineup with innovative tools like AdEx AURA — a personal AI agent framework designed to simplify and enhance the Web3 experience. AURA monitors the market, recommends tailored opportunities, and can even take action on the user's behalf — all based on their onchain activity and risk profile. Whether it's identifying the best lending protocols, maximizing DeFi yield, claiming airdrops, or minting NFTs, AURA handles the complexity so the user doesn't have to. Contact AdEx
Indianapolis Star
5 days ago
- Indianapolis Star
Cracker Barrel remodel is too much for some customers. Bulk of makeovers are in Indiana
The remodel at Cracker Barrel — the bulk of which is at Indianapolis-area locations — is not getting the best reviews. In a bid for more younger customers, the Lebanon, Tennessee-based chain known for nostalgic decor of signs and collectables is remodeling its shops and overhauling its menu. But a viral video from 2024 showing a makeover with the chain's traditional eclectic look replaced with a brighter, modern farmhouse vibe is meeting with complaints that the updated store lacks character. 'I hate to have to break it to you, but you're eating at a Pier 1,' ChnRstrntKng posted in response to a viral post on X showing a remodeled location. Video of the renovation of the Mount Juliet, Tennessee, location also went viral in 2024. About 30 of the chain's 660 locations are being fully remodeled. Another 30 are undergoing a refresh. Among changes are a lighter paint job, sound-buffering ceilings, updated lighting, more comfortable seating, simplified decor and fixtures, and the removal of the lattice that separated tables and sections. Menu updates also are in the works, with items following testing in Indianapolis. The changes are part of an initiative under CEO Julie Felss Masino following a 40% drop in stock price and a decline in traffic. The brand had been struggling since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company will also test a store that is 15% smaller but with the same number of seats, said Sarah Moore, the chain's chief marketing officer. 'We have such a core base of loyal customers, but then as other bases of customers really start to understand the brand, they fall in love with it too, because we do really transcend those different generations,' Moore told IndyStar during the menu tests and store remodels. 'This entire journey we're embarking on with this transformation is about just that; bringing more people into the fold and showing them what so many customers already love about our brand.' Others are reading: Indy Pizza Fest organizer responds to social media backlash The chain began remodeling stores in the summer of 2024. Indianapolis is at the center of Cracker Barrel's makeover. The dozen stores in the area account for about half of those in the nation that were recently remodeled or are in the process. 'What we're doing in Indianapolis is bringing together the best of everything we're evolving across the entire transformation framework,' Moore said, noting a high concentration of stores in the area. 'Indianapolis is a loyal fan base. They really love Cracker Barrel. And then all of the stores, the way they're kind of spread out, we reach different audience segments; so it's a really, really nice core market for us to test out all of this new stuff.' The company last fall began testing menu items in Indianapolis, allowing customers to be among the firsts to get tastes of the Meatloaf Slides + Onion Petals, Shrimp n' Grits, Chicken n' Dumplin Soup and Crispy Tender Dippers with Comeback Sauce. The meatloaf sliders in particular tested well, Moore said, with meatloaf served on a fluffy roll with a sweet and savory bacon jam and the new onion petals – batter-dipped and fried onion pieces. Core menu items such as pot roast and chicken and dumplings will stay on the menu, Moore said. 'We have such classic menu items that people just are beloved amongst our core customers. So for us, embarking on this kind of menu evolution was really about how do we stay true to those classics that we love, but how do we also show up in new and different ways to create more crave-worthy options for a broader customer base,' Moore said. 'We are starting to attract those net new customers. We're trying to bring more of them into the fold, but it's critically important that we are focused and listening to that core customer that has been loyal to us for so any years,' she said. 'So everything we do is based on protecting that relationship and getting their feedback throughout this process.'
