CINCINNATI, OH—September 18, 2026—SageSure, the largest residential property MGU in the US specializing in catastrophe-exposed markets, today announced that its proprietary Surplus Lines Insurance Management (SLIM) platform won the Core Systems Innovation category in the 2026 Datos Insights Insurance Technology Impact Awards.
The Datos Impact Awards are the industry’s premier peer-juried recognition program for insurance technology leaders. Evaluated anonymously by the Datos Insights Insurance Technology Executive Council—a panel of peer CIOs with direct enterprise modernization experience—the Core category recognizes market-leading initiatives that transform essential technology systems, including policy administration, underwriting, and billing.
Developed by SageSure’s internal platform engineering and surplus lines teams, SLIM automates multi-state regulatory compliance across the high-growth surplus lines market. Historically, disparate state stamping office mandates require intensive manual oversight and post-bind reconciliation. SLIM eliminates this structural friction by converting each policy event into an auditable regulatory filing, validating licenses via NIPR integration, and applying explainable AI (xAI) document verification before filings ever reach a state stamping office.
“The best insurance technology is built by teams who deeply understand the operational realities of the business,” said Terrence McLean, President and CEO of SageSure. “Our engineering and surplus lines teams built an internal solution that immediately made our operations faster, more compliant, and more scalable. It’s an honor to see this work recognized by leaders who appreciate both the complexity of the challenge and the sophistication of the solution.”
Since its initial rollout, SLIM has set a new benchmark for SageSure’s regulatory throughput:
- Automates 90% of monthly filing transactions while processing tens of thousands of policy events.
- Maintains a near-zero defect rate across state submissions, virtually eliminating late-filing friction.
Currently live in California and New York, SLIM will expand to Florida and Texas in the coming months to support hundreds of millions in written premium.
“Surplus lines compliance is notoriously complex, and traditionally reliant on manual, retroactive review,” said Al Bagiro, AVP of Surplus Lines at SageSure and executive sponsor of SLIM. “We engineered SLIM on a foundational rule: validation must happen before a filing leaves the building, not after a regulator rejects it. This recognition validates both the platform and the agile, in-house team that modernized critical infrastructure to deliver enterprise-grade accuracy at scale.”
To learn more about SageSure’s innovation and technology, sagesure.com.
About SageSure
SageSure is the largest residential property MGU in the US specializing in catastrophe-exposed markets. Dedicated to serving producers and carrier partners, SageSure provides highly differentiated residential and commercial solutions, innovative service and claims management, and market-leading buying experiences. A leader in catastrophe risk underwriting and exposure management, SageSure operates in 16 states, protects nearly 1 million policyholders, and manages more than $3.3 billion of inforce premium. For more information, visit sagesure.com.
About the Datos Insights Impact Awards
Datos Insights is a leading provider of research, advisory, and consulting services to the financial services, insurance, and retail technology industries. Its Impact Awards recognize insurers, banks, and technology companies for projects that deliver measurable business results, as selected by councils of peer executives with direct experience leading complex technology initiatives. Past honorees across Datos Insights’ Impact Awards programs include Arch Insurance North America, Encova Insurance, Everest Re, Sun Life, Westfield Specialty Insurance, QBE Insurance, American Family Insurance, State Auto, Amerisure, and Neptune Flood. For more information, visit datos-insights.com.
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