Cytora Wins 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award for groundbreaking insurtech platform

New York, US: Cytora announced it has been named a winner in the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards, in the product category for Insurance. Presented by the Business Intelligence Group, the award recognizes organizations, products, teams, and individuals that are applying artificial intelligence in ways that drive real, measurable impact.

Cytora was recognized for its pioneering agentic AI platform for commercial insurance workflows. It enables the digitization of risk workflows at unparalleled levels of performance, configurability and scalability across the enterprise. With Cytora, commercial insurers have recorded an uplift in their premiums, improved control over risk selection and services to brokers and clients.

Russ Fordyce, Chief Recognition Officer, Business Intelligence Group, said: “AI has arrived! 2026 is about execution, accountability. Cytora stood out because its work in insurance reflects where the market is headed: practical AI that solves real problems, earns trust, and delivers measurable value. This recognition highlights a team that is not just participating in the AI shift, but helping define what meaningful progress looks like.”

Richard Hartley, CEO and co-Founder of Cytora, said: “We are honored to be recognized in the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards. It is a testament to the hard work and expertise of our team, as well as the support of our partners that we have been able to continually, and quickly push the boundaries of what is possible to achieve in insurance technology using AI. Cytora now provides one of the most advanced AI-powered platforms for the insurance industry.”

The Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards celebrate the people and organizations leading the next phase of AI adoption, where innovation is judged not just by novelty, but by impact. Winners are selected based on how effectively they are using AI to improve performance, reduce friction, solve meaningful problems, and move their industries forward.

To learn more about the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards, visit: https://www.bintelligence.com/posts/2026-artificial-intelligence-excellence-awards-honoring-the-organizations-products-teams-and-individuals-defining-what-ai-can-actually-do

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About Cytora

Cytora is the pioneer of agentic AI applied to commercial insurance workflows to digitize and automate risk workflows at unparalleled levels of performance, configurability and scalability across the enterprise. With Cytora, commercial insurers uplift their premiums, improve control over risk selection and transform service to brokers and clients

About the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards

Since 2013, the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards recognize organizations, products, teams, and individuals leveraging AI technology to solve real-world problems. The program evaluates advances across 46 major AI application types and 36 industries, celebrating innovations that improve the human experience and advance society as a whole. Judged by a panel of experienced business executives who provide transparent feedback and detailed scoring, the awards honor those dedicated to using AI as a force for good.

About Business Intelligence Group

Business Intelligence Group (BIG) is an independent awards organization that has been recognizing outstanding achievement in business since 2012. Now in its 14th awards season, BIG operates 12 annual programs spanning innovation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, customer service, cloud computing, sustainability, sales and marketing, workplace culture, and women's leadership. Business award programs include the BIG Innovation Awards, AI Excellence Awards, Fortress Cyber Security Awards, Excellence in Customer Service Awards, Stratus Awards for Cloud Computing, Sustainability Awards, SAMMY Awards for Sales and Marketing, Best Places to Work Awards, Herizon Awards, We Love Tech Awards, NAA Top Employers Award, and BIG Awards for Business.

Unlike popularity contests, BIG programs use professional judging panels and objective scoring benchmarks to identify organizations, products, and individuals making real, measurable impact. Winners receive a complete promotional toolkit — including blockchain-verified credentials, press release support, social media assets, and featured placement across BIG's global community of more than one million business professionals.

For more information about BIG award programs, nomination deadlines, and judging criteria, visit bintelligence.com.