Exdion and The Hummel Group win Business Insurance consulting award

Business Insurance named Exdion and The Hummel Group its 2026 Insurance Consulting Team of the Year for an AI-driven renewal workflow overhaul. The recognition highlights how the partnership cut backlogs, sped up policy reviews and reduced E&O risk in commercial insurance.

Why it matters: - The award points to growing insurer demand for AI tools that can handle rising renewal volume without sacrificing accuracy. - The Hummel Group used the Exdion platform to streamline commercial policy reviews, reduce Errors & Omissions risk and free staff for higher-value client work. - The recognition gives Exdion a public proof point as more agencies, brokers and MGAs look to modernize policy operations.

What happened: - Business Insurance named Exdion Insurance and The Hummel Group the 2026 Insurance Consulting Team of the Year. - The award honored the firms for reworking commercial insurance renewals with AI-powered policy intelligence. - The announcement was dated Aug. 3, 2026, from Plano, Texas. - Exdion also said the company received recognition at the PropertyCasualty360 2026 Insurance Luminaries Awards. - Exdion said the company earned Winner — Risk Manager of the Year and finalist spots in Excellence in Customer Experience, Thought Leader of the Year and Rising Star of the Year.

The details: - The Hummel Group partnered with Exdion to modernize its renewal review process as commercial policy complexity increased. - The teams redesigned workflows and standardized quality controls. - The platform added AI-powered policy intelligence to speed reviews and improve accuracy. - The collaboration eliminated renewal backlogs. - The effort reduced review times and improved audit accuracy. - The process shift allowed teams to spend more time on client service. - Dan Narayan, SVP at Exdion Insurance, said the award shows what is possible when insurance expertise and AI solve operational problems together. - Cody Mast, CIC, principal and chief operating officer at The Hummel Group, said the collaboration built a smarter, more scalable renewal process. - Exdion described its platform as broker-native AI software that helps agencies accelerate new business revenue, reduce E&O risk and automate work across the policy lifecycle. - The company said its tools cover coverage gaps, proposals, policy review and endorsements. - The Hummel Group was founded in 1957 in Berlin, Ohio, and operates eight offices across Ohio and Indiana. - The agency serves personal, commercial, employee benefits and wealth management clients. - Exdion Insurance on LinkedIn - Exdion Insurance on YouTube

Between the lines: - The award suggests AI in insurance is moving from pilot projects to workflow redesign and measurable operating gains. - The customer-service angle matters because agency leaders are under pressure to improve speed and precision at the same time. - Exdion is using awards tied to both customer work and internal talent to frame the company as both a product vendor and an industry operator.

What's next: - Exdion is positioning more insurers, agencies, brokers and MGAs to adopt AI for renewal processing and other policy tasks. - The Hummel Group is likely to use the new workflow as a model for additional process improvements. - Exdion said it will continue focusing on measurable impact, customer focus and continuous innovation across the insurance ecosystem.