From Mediation to Nuclear Verdicts: Insights from CLM Focus 2025

The CLM Alliance Focus Conference & Holiday Party wrapped up in Chicago under snowy skies, with packed sessions and meaningful conversations about the future of claims management. Over two days, the amaise team, led by Scott Francis (U.S. General Manager) and Patrick Barnert (Chief Operating Officer), connected with industry leaders to explore how AI-powered solutions are reshaping how carriers handle complex cases.

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Preventing Nuclear Verdicts

The conference placed a strong spotlight on preventing nuclear verdicts before they materialize, with mediation emerging as a critical inflection point. Throughout the event, Scott and Patrick met with claims leaders, defense counsel, and carrier executives to discuss how AgenticAI helps adjusters process medical evidence faster, apply consistent liability calibration, and walk into mediation with stronger anchoring confidence and clearer settlement ranges.

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Scott Francis, amaise U.S. General Manager, took the stage as a panelist for “Reaching the Apex in Mediation: Stop Nuclear Verdicts Before Trial,” sharing data-driven strategies for tighter case preparation and more disciplined negotiation. The panel brought together perspectives from leading carriers and defense firms like Sompo International Insurance, Tokio Marine HCC, Arch Insurance Group Inc, Tyson & Mendes LLP, centered around a practical framework that emphasized responsibility, personalization, anchoring, and realistic pain-and-suffering arguments, areas where AI-powered insights directly support claims teams in high-exposure cases.

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What This Means for Carriers

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The themes resonated throughout the conference: carriers face mounting pressure from rising claim severity, social inflation, and poorly structured documentation. AI-powered intelligence is becoming essential for greater reserve accuracy, stronger defense positioning, and earlier alignment in mediation. The amaise platform addresses these pain points directly, helping teams make faster, more confident decisions on complex bodily injury claims.

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About amaise

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amaise builds AgenticAI solutions for the insurance industry, helping carriers unlock the potential of medical and legal evidence in claims. The platform transforms how adjusters understand complex cases, from initial triage through settlement negotiations, by automating document analysis, extracting key insights, and providing data-driven recommendations that reduce leakage and accelerate resolution. Founded to bring practical AI to claims operations, amaise partners with leading carriers to turn intelligence into action.

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