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Dearborn Labs
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First things first.

We work best with certain types of companies. Let's see if there's a fit.

What best describes you?

// No wrong answers. Just helps us understand.

// Insights

What we're thinking about.

Essays on AI, insurance, and the gap between tools and transformation.

Insurance Has an AI Last-Mile Problem

The first mile — recognizing AI can materially improve insurance operations — is done. The last mile is everything between that recognition and production technology delivering tangible business impact. Most carriers are stuck there, and the gap is widening.

April 30, 2026·5 min read

Context Is the Moat You're Not Building

Every AI vendor can plug into your data. None of them can plug into your context. The institutional knowledge locked in your senior employees' heads is the real competitive advantage — and it's decaying every day it stays unstructured.

April 17, 2026·6 min read

No Memos, No Code: How Our Exec Team Spontaneously Built an AI Leadership Layer

Everyone on our leadership team built their own team of specialized AI agents. None of them were asked to build one and most have never coded before (or since).

March 25, 2026·7 min read

We Built an AI-Native Insurer. Here's Why Incumbents Can Win Too.

The organizational immune system is real. But so is the operational advantage incumbent carriers have—if they move fast enough.

March 6, 2026·9 min read
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