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InsurTech America Announces 2026 Making Waves Award Honorees, Celebrating Innovation and Leadership Across the Insurance Industry InsurTech America is proud to announce the 2026 honorees of the prestigious Making Waves Awards, recognizing leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs who are driving meaningful change across the insurance ecosystem.

The P&C Specialist article (Mar. 19, 2026) highlights how voice-based risk assessment technology Clearspeed can be used to provide a trustworthiness metric to save the industry $30 billion annually, or up to 9% reduction in their overall rates.

The Fox Business (Mar. 13, 2026) highlights how voice-based risk assessment technology Clearspeed is engaging policymakers to use technology to fight benefits fraud and enhance screening.

Seasoned technology executive Steve Munford joins Board of Directors and Emily Ellis is named Chief Human Resources Officer SAN DIEGO, CA — February 9 , 2026 — Clearspeed , the global leader in voice-based risk assessment, today announced key leadership appointments as the company enters its tenth year, following a period of strong growth in which ARR doubled year over year.

Key Findings Allianz reported identifying more than £93 million in insurance fraud, highlighting the scale of opportunistic and organized fraud across claims Allianz chief claims officer Matt Cox described fraud as evolving from small claim inflation to more sophisticated, coordinated activity The insurer implemented voice analytics technology from Clearspeed to create a “hostile environment” for fraud while maintaining customer experience Clearspeed is embedded directly into the claims process, asking customers yes/no questions and generating a real-time risk signal to guide whether claims should be paid or investigated Compared to legacy fraud checks, the approach reduces friction by engaging customers in real time rather than placing them on hold for manual review Allianz reported more than 15,800 fraudulent cases identified across personal, commercial, and specialty lines, totaling £92.

This piece is by Manjit Rana, EVP of insurance, Clearspeed The collaboration between insurers and insurtech companies might seem straightforward, but it’s far more nuanced than insurtechs expect.

Genuine customers benefit from 26% faster claim settlements as partnership delivers millions in fraud savings LONDON, UK and SAN DIEGO, USA --- December 10, 2025 --- Clearspeed , the global leader in voice-based risk assessment, today announced a partnership with Acorn Group, one of the UK's leading non-standard providers of car, van, taxi and household insurance.

“That, to us, was game changing. That was the metric that started to get people really interested”- Scott Clayton, head of claims fraud at Zurich.

’We can identify who’s safe and who needs frisking to confirm they’re not a risk.

Clearspeed Growth Accelerates as Organizations Turn to Voice to Build Trust Faster SAN DIEGO — Nov.

Alex Martin, chief executive at Clearspeed, talks about his firm’s entry to the Business Partner of the Year category 1.

Some comments from Manjit Rana , EVP of Insurance at Clearspeed, as we approach Fraud Awareness Week; With Fraud Awareness Week here, we wanted to look at the sudden rise in ghost brokers, as it makes you wonder why, and what we as an industry can take away from it.

At ITC in Las Vegas, Carrier Management's Elizabeth Blosfield interviews Clearspeed's Alex Martin, about its AI-free, voice-based risk assessment technology that delivers one-to-one trust insights—streamlining fraud detection, improving customer experience, and breaking the costly cycle of AI-versus-AI fraud battles.

Zego extends partnership with Clearspeed Deal value: N/A Date announced: 6 October Zego has renewed its partnership with voice-based risk assessment firm Clearspeed.

Leading insurtech Zego has renewed its partnership with Clearspeed, reinforcing its commitment to fast, fair, and fraud-resistant claims handling.

Leading insurtech company Zego has renewed its partnership with Clearspeed , the global leader in voice-based risk assessment.

Leading insurtech company Zego has renewed its partnership with Clearspeed, the global leader in voice-based risk assessment.

Title: Zego and Clearspeed Renew Their Partnership for Enhanced Risk Assessment Leading insurtech company Zego has announced the renewal of its partnership with Clearspeed, a well-known name in voice-based risk assessment technology.

Partnership delivers quicker, more confident claims decisions for customers, with average fraud savings of £550 per claim LONDON and SAN DIEGO — Oct.

New Partnership Announced Clearspeed, a leader in voice-based risk assessment technology, has teamed up with Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s top workers’ compensation insurer.

Workers’ compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance has partnered with Clearspeed, a company offering voice-based risk identification solutions.

Voice-based risk assessment will enhance injured worker support processes SAN DIEGO, CA, September 4, 2025 — Clearspeed , the global leader in voice-based risk assessment technology, today announced a new partnership with Pinnacol Assurance , Colorado’s leading workers’ compensation insurer, to enhance how Pinnacol supports injured workers on their path to healing and returning to work.

Alex Martin, CEO and co-founder of Clearspeed, shared responses about the company and the technology it's using.