Sector 01
Life Insurance
Frameworks mapped: NAIC Model Audit Rule, NAIC AI Bulletin, state DOI exam programs, IIA Standards 2025, ISO/IEC 42001, NIST AI RMF.
Decision systems Stronghold governs: IUL/UL illustration engines, underwriting AI/automation, claims decisioning, in-force model triggers, agent suitability decisioning, vendor-supplied actuarial/AI models.
Patterns likely to apply first: Pattern 14 (third-party AI), Control Execution Integrity, Behavioral Risk Signatures, SoD Drift across producer/underwriter/claims.
Sector 02
Financial Services (Banking, Capital Markets)
Frameworks mapped: Fed SR Letters (SR 11-7 model risk, SR 13-19 third-party), OCC heightened standards, FFIEC IT Examination Handbook, SEC Reg SCI / Reg BI, IIA 2025, NIST 800-53.
Decision systems Stronghold governs: credit decisioning models, KYC/AML automation, fraud detection AI, trading surveillance, vendor-supplied risk models, third-party AI overlays.
Patterns likely to apply first: Pattern 14, Control Execution Integrity, Concentration Risk (third-party), Behavioral Risk Signatures (model risk).
Sector 03
Property & Casualty Insurance
Frameworks mapped: NAIC Model Audit Rule, NAIC AI Bulletin, state DOI exam programs, IIA 2025, ISO/IEC 42001.
Decision systems Stronghold governs: auto/home rating engines, claims AI/automation, fraud detection, underwriting models, catastrophe modeling vendor outputs, agent decisioning support.
Patterns likely to apply first: Pattern 14, Control Execution Integrity, Bias drift, Vendor concentration in catastrophe modeling.
Sector 04
Healthcare
Frameworks mapped: HIPAA Security Rule, FDA SaMD/CDS guidance, CMS quality programs, HHS AI Action Plan, IIA 2025, NIST AI RMF.
Decision systems Stronghold governs: clinical decision support, prior-authorization automation, payer claims AI, member triage AI, EHR-embedded decision engines, vendor-supplied diagnostic AI.
Patterns likely to apply first: Pattern 14, Control Execution Integrity, Human-in-loop drift, PHI exposure in AI pipelines.
Sector 05
Government & Public Sector
Frameworks mapped: NIST AI RMF, NIST 800-53 Rev 5, NIST 800-161, EO 14110, OMB M-24-10, DoD AI Ethics, FedRAMP, CMMC 2.0.
Decision systems Stronghold governs: benefits determination, eligibility AI, examiner triage, public-records redaction AI, procurement decisioning, defense-adjacent C2 overlays, vendor-supplied AI to civilian and DoD agencies.
Patterns likely to apply first: Pattern 14, Control Execution Integrity, Constitutional/civil-rights signal patterns, Vendor risk in federal SCRM.
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Sector 06+
Other regulated industries
Telecommunications, energy, pharmaceuticals, defense, professional services, and other regulated industries with consequential decision systems are within Stronghold’s architectural scope. We map frameworks and use cases against the first qualified pilot in any sector. Tell us about your sector →