Datos Insights is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Insurance Technology Impact Awards. This program recognizes insurer IT initiatives and projects that have generated significant business impact for their organizations.
Submitted projects are summarized in single-page case studies, which are reviewed and voted on by members of the Datos Insights Insurance Technology Executive Council, a moderated knowledge-sharing community of nearly 400 insurer CIOs or CIO equivalents. The awards are unique in being purely peer-juried; no vendors, consultants, journalists, or members of Datos Insights participate in the voting.
The 2026 Insurance Technology Impact Awards program recognizes eight winners across four categories:
For full category descriptions, visit the Datos Impact Awards in Insurance Technology page.
Core Systems Innovation
Core initiatives address insurers’ core technology systems, including policy administration, claims, and billing, as well as associated systems, such as rating engines and underwriting workbenches.
- Large Insurers: SageSure
- Midsize Insurers: SECURA Insurance
Data & Analytics Innovation
Data and analytics projects focus on accessing and using information across functional areas of the insurance value chain, beyond risk selection or risk management alone.
- Large Insurers: Zurich Commercial Insurance and Cytora
- Midsize Insurers: MSIG USA
Digital Transformation Innovation
Digital initiatives address the access and flow of information through the insurance value chain, from carriers to agents and policyholders or reinsurers, and improve user experience.
- Large Insurers: Jackson National Life Insurance Company
- Midsize Insurers: Mosaic Insurance
IT Practice Innovation
IT Practice initiatives innovate or improve at the organizational level.
- Large Insurers: Prudential
- Midsize Insurers: CompSource Mutual Insurance Company
The winning insurers are featured in the Datos Insights Insurance Technology Impact Award Case Study Compendium report. This report collects selected case studies in each of the core systems, data & analytics, digital transformation, and IT practice technology areas.
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