// News & Press
The latest updates, announcements, and media coverage from Dearborn Labs.
In Insurance Thought Leadership, Dearborn Labs Founder Kyle Nakatsuji argues that buy vs. build was never one decision—buy what's already solved well, build the workflows where being different is the point, and plan for the hard part: wiring AI into core systems and running it in production until people actually work that way.
In Forbes, Dearborn Labs Founder Kyle Nakatsuji argues that model capability is commoditizing while operational depth isn't—and gives carrier CEOs three questions that show whether an AI vendor knows their industry or is a generalist.
In Insurance Thought Leadership, Dearborn Labs Founder Kyle Nakatsuji argues the MGA channel's slow AI adoption isn't a lack of ambition—it's that the hard problems are workflow problems, not model problems, and what MGAs need is a build partner who ties payment to outcomes.
Launchpad funds and builds AI infrastructure for MGAs. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Partners own the code and pay only on measured outcomes.
Context Window: AI, Insurance & The Humans Behind It premieres June 25, spotlighting the real-world challenges, lessons and breakthroughs of deploying AI in insurance—hosted by CEO Kyle Nakatsuji, with Reserv Co-Founder CJ Przybyl as the inaugural guest.
In Forbes, Dearborn Labs Founder Kyle Nakatsuji argues that AI is splitting companies onto diverging trajectories—and the variable that determines your path isn't size or brand legacy, but your posture toward change.
Backed by nearly a decade of proven results, the firm's AI concierge model designs, builds and deploys customized AI infrastructure into insurers' existing operations to eliminate fragmented pilots.
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