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Lilypad Leans Into AI for Coastal Areas with Matta Hire
Lilypad, the Sarasota-based, tech-centered property-casualty insurer that acquired Centauri Insurance, has named Rajiv Matta, a holder of patents in the field of machine learning, to harness artificial intelligence to help expand coverage in vulnerable coastal areas. Matta, with 20 years …

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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, Lilypad Leans Into AI for Coastal Areas with Matta Hire, Lilypad, the Sarasota-based, tech-centered property-casualty insurer that acquired Centauri Insurance, has named Rajiv Matta, a holder of patents in the field of machine learning, to harness artificial intelligence to help expand coverage in vulnerable coastal areas. Matta, with 20 years …
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