CxC Ep35: How AI Is Transforming the Insurance Industry - with Sam Piecz (Corgi)

This week on Code x Connor, we’re joined by Sam Piecz of Corgi to discuss how AI is reshaping the insurance industry, the emergence of new AI-driven risk categories, and the challenges of underwriting AI-powered businesses. Sam is Head of AI at Corgi, where he’s focused on building AI-native insurance products to modernize one of the world’s largest industries. As Corgi’s founding software engineer, he has worked across nearly every part of the business, from building products and leading AI initiatives to acquiring companies and running a subsidiary. In this episode, we discuss: → How Corgi is using AI to rebuild insurance from the ground up → The rise of AI-related insurance products and emerging risk categories → How insurers evaluate AI systems, agents, and autonomous workflows → Why most organizations still underestimate the risks of AI adoption → Whether AI should be trusted to make operational decisions without humans in the loop → How AI can improve underwriting, claims processing, and insurance operations → Why unstructured data is insurance’s biggest untapped resource → The future of open-source models, local AI infrastructure, and token economics → How AI can create faster, better customer experiences in traditionally slow industries → The future of insurance in a world increasingly powered by AI systems and agents Be sure to follow this channel for insights and perspective from industry leaders, and schedule a meeting with us through www.codestrap.com to learn more about our offering. Corgi Website: https://www.corgi.insure/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usecorgi/ Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-piecz/ Codestrap Dorian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorian-smiley-97a72a14/ Connor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connordeeks/ Codestrap (X): https://x.com/Codestrap_ai CodeStrap (LI): https://www.linkedin.com/company/codestrap