Speaking on Accelerant’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call, Accelerant co-founder and CEO Jeff Radke highlighted the productivity gains the company has achieved through the use of artificial intelligence, including the development of in-house solutions designed to reduce and potentially eliminate reliance on expensive third-party software systems.
Radke, who has previously highlighted that AI forms a core part of the company’s architecture and delivers benefits to members and venture capital partners, said one of the most significant advantages is the internal productivity gains Accelerant is generating.
“We are using the latest artificial intelligence capabilities to enhance tedious workflows and are already developing beta solutions that we believe may reduce our reliance on or even replace expensive third-party software systems,” the executive noted on the call.
“We have seen significant progress in AI across our product and technical engineering teams. They are focused on accelerating the core operations of venture exchange, and AI has become a meaningful execution enabler for us.”
Jeff Radke said the company’s use of AI has increased output per engineer and improved productivity by more than 24%, which he said has allowed Accelerant to move faster, invest in new areas and advance its strategic priorities more effectively.
Radke added that while the ability to do more with fewer resources will likely become a fundamental expectation across the industry, the companies that ultimately succeed will be those that expand their technology teams and deploy AI-enhanced workforces to solve increasingly complex problems.
Radke continued: “In 2026, we plan to invest in productivity improvements across our AI teams across priority areas. For example, we are working to reduce member onboarding cycles from three months (which we believe is already three to four times faster than the industry) to just days.
“In addition, we will build 24/7, AI-powered claims monitoring, agent-driven actuarial support and early profit signals directly into members’ underwriting workflows.
“We are excited about AI-driven productivity. As we scale, greater efficiencies will lead to more investment and better results as we continue to transform the specialty insurance market.”
Accelerant reported that exchange written premiums increased 16% year-over-year to $1.14 billion in the first quarter of 2026, with adjusted EBITDA growing more than 70%, as the company continues to expand its data-driven specialty insurance platform.
It also disclosed that total revenue increased to $273.3 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared with $178 million in the same period in 2025, and operating income increased to $273.2 million from $174 million.
