The SUPERAGENT Insurtech Roundup: We built something brilliant, then burned it down...

Written by SUPERAGENT | Jul 10, 2025 1:00:00 PM
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Milan, Vlada and Vadym, the SUPERAGENT founders, have a lot to share on building this week (see Vadym's reflections in our Building In Public section below).

This week: Supreme Court shakes up regulatory playbooks, Ram recalls roll into fresh lawsuits, and art fraud with a Vegas cameo.

📌 We launched BOOT|camp... then scrapped half of it (and made it actually work)

📌 Personal lines spike again, especially for $1M+ homes as storm season heats up

📌 SCOTUS ruling fractures federal rules. Agents, get ready for compliance whiplash

 Building In Public: They Said “Just Click Start.” So We Did.

Big news: our sales "BOOT|camp" is finally live. But WOW, the road here has been kind of a circus.

Here’s how we finally figured it out.
 
We set out to make sales training, basically, not suck. And, of course, effective. The idea was simple: what if practicing tough sales calls was as easy -and almost as fun- as a flight simulator?
 
You just pick an AI persona: ex. the grumpy customer, the skeptical millennial, etc., and jump into a call with them.
 
We got it right from the jump with the instant feedback and real improvement.
 
So here’s what we messed up:
The first version of SUPERAGENT let you tweak everything: tone, scenario, product, difficulty, background noise... meaning we basically built a control panel for audio nerds, not salespeople.
 
We thought more options would be cool, but honestly? It was just overwhelming. Watching the first testers fumble through all those settings, it hit us: nobody wants to waste time on setup. One person literally said, “Vadym, I just want to click start.”
 
 Honestly it stung, but it was what we needed to hear. So we scrapped the extra stuff.
 
Now, it’s dead simple: pick a persona, hit start, and you’re in. Suddenly, people actually started using it. Wild how that works.
 
Other stuff we recently got live (and are proud of):
 
  • Our first real production release (v0.1!). It's feeling stable and really fast for everyone now.
  • Deep call analytics. After each call, you see exactly where you nailed it and where things went sideways, all mapped right in the transcript.

Biggest lesson from all of this: if you need to explain a feature for more than 30 seconds, maybe it shouldn’t exist.
 
The moment we made it as simple as possible, everything just clicked. More to come, soon.
 
Curious how your team could double productivity without doubling headcount? Let us show you how top agencies are using SUPERAGENT to train, coach, and convert smarter. Book a short, no-commitment walkthrough today.

This Week In Insurance...

Personal lines jump again, and coastal clients should brace for more

 

 


Rates are still climbing, especially where it hurts most. U.S. personal lines rose an average of 4.6% in Q2, with high-net-worth homes over $1M seeing hikes up to 6.7%. And with hurricane season now underway, that’s just the warm-up.

Agents are being urged to time renewals carefully. January to March might have been the last “calm window” for coastal homes. Meanwhile, personal auto ticked up 5.7%, and commercial auto led the business side again with a 6.7% hike. If you're trying to position this as "stable," you’ll need more than a graph. Read More...

 

SCOTUS dismantles nationwide injunctions, regulatory gaps incoming

 

 

The Supreme Court just removed the big stick carriers and insureds leaned on to challenge federal rules everywhere. Now, legal battles will fragment across districts. One state might enforce a rule while another doesn't.

For agents, that’s a new season of “Check your geography before you advise.” Contracts, coverage documents, even risk training may need zoning attention faster than you can say “compliance chaos.” Learn more... 

 

 
Ram recall backlash: 1.2M trucks still rolling into risk

 

 

 

Fiat Chrysler’s 2017–18 update for rollaway hazards in Ram pickups didn’t do the job right. Now 1.2 million rigs are still departing driveways and landing in claims.

Fleet managers and commercial underwriters? Time for thy annual reminder: recalls don’t fix forever, and post-recall diligence pays. Read more...

 

Litigation-funder tax dropped, expect social inflation to warm up

 

 

 


Congress pulled the plug on proposed taxes for legal-financing firms, meaning fundraiser profit goes untaxed. That one-two punch of big-money claimants and unchecked funders could push claim frequency -and tail severity- higher.

Watch for erosion in loss ratios ahead. Read more...

 

 

Vegas art fraud: fakes get real jail time

 

 


A Las Vegas woman took an $1.8M bite from insurers with fake appraisal schemes, and the judge bit back... four years and steep fines.

It’s a reminder: when art leaves the gallery, do your own authenticity homework. Valuation diligence isn’t optional, it’s table stakes. Read more...

 

VA hospitals might close, health premiums could spike.

 

 

 


Talk about ripple effects: a proposal to shutter VA medical centers would dump vets into private networks. Insurers are already seeing pricing projections climb.

Adding vet coverage to employer plans might become the unspoken headline in Q4 renewals. Read more...

 

Insurance Events Worth Planning Around

NAMIC Agricultural Risk Conference | July 16–17 • Des Moines, IA

Hands-on cases and risk modeling directly from the farm learning lab. Learn more...

CIWA Summer Forum | July 20–22 • Monterey Bay, CA

Wholesale brokerage, capacity trends, and coastal market dynamics. Learn more...

NAIC Summer National Meeting | Aug 10–13 • Minneapolis, MN

Where state regulators meet, models get revised, and carriers pay close attention. Learn more...

 
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