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Artificial intelligence in insurance and reinsurance news
Read all of our news on the growing use of artificial intelligence technologies in the insurance and reinsurance industry.
Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to enhance risk modelling and data analytics capabilities for insurers and reinsurers, while also offering new ways to deliver insurance and reinsurance products and support customers as well.
In addition to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance underwriting and operations, insurance and reinsurance market participants are also increasingly focusing on product development to provide risk transfer protection to support the AI and tech data centre build-out, seeing this as a significant and growing opportunity.
Aon designed & placed world’s first data centre reinsurance treaty, says CEO Case
30th January 2026
Global broking group Aon's Reinsurance Solutions team recently designed and placed the very first data centre specific treaty, and the company is actively engaged with other insurers as it continues to "innovative and lead" this "generational opportunity", President and CEO, Greg Case, said earlier today. The opportunities from the rapid advancement ... Read the full article
Data centres represent ‘the single biggest new business opportunity in 2026’: Marsh execs
30th January 2026
During global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh’s Q4’25 earnings call, executives across the business highlighted the significant growth opportunity in digital infrastructure, with the rapid global build-out of data centres emerging as a major growth driver. John Doyle, President and CEO of Marsh, said the firm is excited about the investment ... Read the full article
Property cat rates an obvious headwind for Guy Carpenter but there’s ample growth areas: Klisura, Doyle
29th January 2026
As parts of the reinsurance market, notably property catastrophe, saw prices soften further at the 1.1 2026 renewals, and with this trend expected to persist for subsequent 2026 renewals, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter will have headwinds, but management also sees ample opportunity for growth in the months ahead. Guy Carpenter, ... Read the full article
Willis unveils new model for comprehensive data centre risk management
28th January 2026
Insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, has launched a specialised, forward-looking risk management model designed to navigate the increasingly complex data centre landscape. This unveiling comes as the industry moves away from viewing data centres as standalone assets and starters seeing them as “critical, interconnected digital infrastructure underpinning global technology strategies, ... Read the full article
Marsh’s new Digital Infrastructure Contract Advisory Group to streamline risk management
28th January 2026
Insurance and reinsurance broking group Marsh has launched a global Digital Infrastructure Contract Advisory Group, designed to help clients manage and streamline strategic service contracts throughout the lifecycle of their digital infrastructure assets. The digital infrastructure ecosystem - which includes data centres, fiber and wireless networks, AI/cloud platforms, and their service ... Read the full article
Vertafore to save hours during program submissions with Surefyre’s expanded AI capabilities
28th January 2026
Vertafore, an insurance technology provider, has introduced new artificial intelligence capabilities in Surefyre, that allow program administrators to automatically convert PDF submission forms into web applications. Acquired by Vertafore in 2024, Surefyre is a low-code agent portal and underwriting workbench platform built to empower managing general agents (MGAs) and wholesalers. Vertafore’s ... Read the full article
AI’s productivity-boosting substance will ultimately prevail: Swiss Re’s Ladva
27th January 2026
AI’s productivity-boosting impact will “ultimately prevail,” ushering in an era that produces its own leaders, with those who deploy the technology effectively reaping increasing gains over time, according to Pravina Ladva, Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Swiss Re. Ladva noted in a new risk perspective blog post that investment ... Read the full article
Marsh Risk expands Nimbus data centre facility to $2.7bn
26th January 2026
Marsh Risk, an insurance broker, risk advisor, and a business of Marsh, has added significant capacity to Nimbus, its large-scale data centre construction insurance facility, which now offers limits of up to $2.7 billion, including delay in start-up and business interruption coverage, for major projects across the UK, US, Canada, ... Read the full article
Redesigning how humans and tech collaborate will separate leaders from laggards in 2026: Capgemini
23rd January 2026
With the re/insurance market facing compounding pressures in 2026, Capgemini’s Luca Russignan has suggested the gap is widening between those who execute and those who merely experiment, as AI’s double-edged nature rewards true trailblazers who are redesigning processes around the technology rather than simply adopting it. In a New Year discussion ... Read the full article
Geoeconomic uncertainty presents opportunities to help businesses thrive: Marsh CEO
22nd January 2026
John Q. Doyle, President and CEO of Marsh, has stated that today’s geopolitical and geoeconomic uncertainties create real opportunities for the firm to leverage its broad capabilities to help businesses navigate and thrive in challenging times. Speaking with Bloomberg at the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, Doyle said that business ... Read the full article
Descartes launches parametric product suite for data centres
22nd January 2026
Descartes Underwriting has announced a new parametric product suite for data centres, providing flexible capacity of up to $140 million per policy against natural perils that threaten timely completion of construction, commissioning, and ongoing service delivery. The growing capacity demands of generative AI and other cloud computing services has led to ... Read the full article
Moonrock partners with mea Platform to scale AI-first operations
22nd January 2026
mea Platform, a company specialising in AI solutions for the re/insurance industry, has partnered with Moonrock Insurance, a specialist Managing General Agent focused on drone and emerging aviation risks, to implement mea Operations as an AI-first operating platform across its business. Built as a digital-first MGA, Moonrock is taking an AI-led ... Read the full article
2025 insured cat losses total $129bn, with US accounting for 78%, says Gallagher Re
21st January 2026
Gallagher Re, the reinsurance broking and advisory firm, released its full-year Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report for 2025, reporting that global natural catastrophe losses during 2025 were largely manageable for the re/insurance sector, with total insured losses for the year estimated at USD 129 billion, which is around 5% below ... Read the full article
Zurich Resilience Solutions launches specialised Data Center Risk Advisory practice
20th January 2026
Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS), part of Zurich Insurance, has announced the formation of a specialised Data Center Risk Advisory practice, featuring more than 100 engineers focused on risk prevention and mitigation throughout the entire life cycle of data centers, particularly hyperscale and AI-driven facilities. The formation of this practice significantly expands ... Read the full article
Insurance CEO confidence in revenue growth down 18% for 2026: PwC
20th January 2026
PwC’s 29th Global CEO Survey has revealed that just 46% of insurance CEOs are confident about their company's prospects for revenue growth over the next 12 months, an 18% dip from 56% in 2025. The company's latest CEO survey is based on responses from 4,454 CEOs across 95 countries and territories, ... Read the full article
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