Breeze, an embedded cargo insurance platform, has launched Quote AI Autofill, a tool that uses artificial intelligence to auto-populate cargo insurance quotes from documents freight forwarders already hold. The launch targets the manual data entry that makes quoting slow and contributes to an estimated 70 percent of cargo shipments being uninsured or underinsured.
The underinsurance problem
Outdated, labour-intensive processes make it difficult for forwarders to add insurance to everyday operations. Breeze estimates that nearly 70 percent of all cargo moves without adequate cover. Eyal Goldberg, Chief Executive Officer, Breeze, said: "Forwarders are working in a market shaped by disruption, uncertainty, and pressure on margins, yet too much of the insurance process still depends on copying information from one document to another. Quote AI Autofill is designed to remove repetitive manual tasks, speed up quotes, and keep the user fully in control."
How Quote AI Autofill works
Users paste text or upload documents such as emails, bills of lading, commercial invoices, booking confirmations, or screenshots. Breeze's proprietary AI extracts shipment details and fills key quote fields: commodity description, cargo value, load type, special conditions, booking reference, Incoterms, transport mode, origin, destination, and vessel information. The user then reviews the completed quote.
Verification stays with the user
All AI-populated fields are clearly identified and remain fully editable. No quote is submitted until the user has verified and approved the information. This approach, the company says, keeps the forwarder in control while stripping out keystroke work.
A broader push to fit insurance into freight workflows
The new feature is part of a company strategy to integrate cargo insurance into forwarding routines by cutting the administrative load involved in arranging cover. It follows remarks by Breeze Chief Insurance Officer Patrizia Kern-Ferretti, who said marine insurance needs simpler products, better data, and processes aligned with how forwarders and shippers work. The tool reflects the spread of AI for Insurance, as underwriting and distribution teams look for ways to remove friction from quote generation.
Why this matters for insurance professionals
For cargo underwriters, brokers, and claims handlers, tools like Quote AI Autofill signal a shift in how insurance gets distributed. When quoting requires less manual effort, forwarders are more likely to offer cover on every shipment. That can reduce the protection gap and grow premium volume without adding headcount. The data fields auto-populated here-Incoterms, vessel details, special conditions-are the same ones underwriters rely on to assess risk, so faster, cleaner quote intake benefits the entire value chain.
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