Agency Tech Guide: Insurtech newshttps://agencytechguide.com/news/Insurtech news for independent P&C agencies, with our take.Travelers adds AI document upload to Travis for small business workers' comp quoteshttps://agencytechguide.com/news/travelers-travis-upload-and-go-workers-comp/https://agencytechguide.com/news/travelers-travis-upload-and-go-workers-comp/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTravis Upload & Go reads ACORD apps, dec pages and handwritten notes to prefill Travelers WC quotes. It is WC-only for now.Applied launches Epic Conductor, an AI layer built into Applied Epichttps://agencytechguide.com/news/applied-epic-conductor-ai-platform/https://agencytechguide.com/news/applied-epic-conductor-ai-platform/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEpic Conductor adds document extraction, policy checking, accounting automation and submission tracking inside Epic. Pricing and timing are not public.Cooper becomes an Applied Certified Partner, with Epic connectivity includedhttps://agencytechguide.com/news/cooper-applied-certified-partner/https://agencytechguide.com/news/cooper-applied-certified-partner/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCooper's AI tool now connects to Applied Epic through Applied's vendor certification program. No separate Applied API purchase is needed.Outmarket AI raises $34.5M Series B four months after its Series Ahttps://agencytechguide.com/news/outmarket-ai-series-b/https://agencytechguide.com/news/outmarket-ai-series-b/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSignalFire led the round for Outmarket, which sells AI policy checking and proposal tools that connect to agency management systems.Vertafore rolls out four Velocity AI agents for AMS360, Sagitta and ImageRight usershttps://agencytechguide.com/news/vertafore-velocity-ai-agents-agentic-agency/https://agencytechguide.com/news/vertafore-velocity-ai-agents-agentic-agency/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTVertafore's Agentic Agency plan adds policy intake, policy check, coach and document agents, with submission agents in early adopter programs this winter.Ivans survey: submission friction now outweighs price in where agents place businesshttps://agencytechguide.com/news/ivans-2026-connectivity-survey-submission-friction/https://agencytechguide.com/news/ivans-2026-connectivity-survey-submission-friction/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTOf 702 agents in Ivans' 2026 survey, 90% cut business with a carrier over submission friction; 74% call rekeying their top pain point.Applied and Travelers pilot "submissionless" commercial renewal quotes in Epichttps://agencytechguide.com/news/applied-travelers-submissionless-renewals/https://agencytechguide.com/news/applied-travelers-submissionless-renewals/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCytora pulls renewal risk data from Applied Epic and sends it to carriers, which return quotes before remarketing starts. Travelers is the first carrier.EZLynx adds real-time BOP, GL and WC carrier quotes inside its commercial submissionhttps://agencytechguide.com/news/ezlynx-instant-commercial-quoting/https://agencytechguide.com/news/ezlynx-instant-commercial-quoting/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTInstant Commercial Quoting, powered by Ivans, shows carrier quotes while agents complete the commercial app in the EZLynx AMS. Carrier names aren't published.Colorado rewrites its AI law, delays it to 2027; insurance decisions still coveredhttps://agencytechguide.com/news/colorado-ai-act-rewrite-delayed-2027/https://agencytechguide.com/news/colorado-ai-act-rewrite-delayed-2027/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSB 26-189 drops impact assessments but keeps notices, adverse-decision explanations and human review rights for automated decisions, including insurance.iBynd buys Semsee, pairing submission workflow with rate-quote-bind APIshttps://agencytechguide.com/news/ibynd-acquires-semsee/https://agencytechguide.com/news/ibynd-acquires-semsee/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCommercial distribution platform iBynd acquired Semsee in March 2026. What Semsee users should ask as the products combine.