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The sunk cost trap: why insurance tech projects keep bleeding money

Three years in. Millions spent. Platform still disappointing. Sound familiar? The sunk cost fallacy is keeping insurance carriers trapped in failing tech projects. Here's how to know when to pivot—and why the math might surprise you.

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December 10, 2025

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Data & Intelligence

Agents

The blind spots costing carriers millions (and how real-time insurance data fixes them)

Most carriers are actually flush with data, but starving for insights. We dive into what the problems are, and why fixing them is business critical.

Data & Intelligence

Compliance

Build vs. buy: the strategic framework life carriers need for modernization decisions

Whether it’s ballooning budgets, timelines, or resources, the challenges of in-house tech development can leave life insurers stuck in the mud. Here, we break down when (and why) to build versus seeking third-party expertise.

Agents

Data & Intelligence

Customer experience

Follow the data: improving the life insurance sales funnel to boost sales growth

The life insurance sales funnel is critical to growth, but clunky experiences and inefficient processes lead to high drop-off and severe revenue leakage. Here’s how to fix it.

Data & Intelligence

Underwriting

Agents

Why life insurance acquisition is broken—and what to do about it: the case for a unified, digital-first life insurance platform

Carriers are struggling with legacy underwriting systems, siloed tech stacks, and manual workflows that frustrate everyone involved. Here's what they can do about it.

Data & Intelligence

The tech decisions you make today could shape your insurance business for the next decade

Are you keeping up? As life insurance technology continues to evolve, speed and agility is becoming the name of the game for carriers.

Data & Intelligence

Underwriting

Customer experience

These 5 tech innovations are setting the standard for life insurance. Is your org keeping up?

Sure, the industry has been shifting towards tech adoption for years, but in 2025, certain innovations have become more table stakes.

Data & Intelligence

The unsung hero of data science: the stakeholder

Centering stakeholder needs, goals, and expertise is key to developing and delivering truly differentiated data-driven life insurance solutions.

News & product launches

Agents

Data & Intelligence

Bestow's big year: a 2023 recap

We spent the year deep in tech development, working with carriers to address their biggest challenges. Here's the rundown.

Fresh perspectives on insurance innovation

The sunk cost trap: why insurance tech projects keep bleeding money

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The blind spots costing carriers millions (and how real-time insurance data fixes them)

Build vs. buy: the strategic framework life carriers need for modernization decisions

Follow the data: improving the life insurance sales funnel to boost sales growth

Why life insurance acquisition is broken—and what to do about it: the case for a unified, digital-first life insurance platform

The tech decisions you make today could shape your insurance business for the next decade

These 5 tech innovations are setting the standard for life insurance. Is your org keeping up?

The unsung hero of data science: the stakeholder

Bestow's big year: a 2023 recap

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