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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.
Analysts flag broker selloff as ‘overdone’ following OpenAI insurance app approval
10th February 2026
Following an insurance broker selloff earlier this week, widely attributed to our report that OpenAI approved the first AI app from an insurance provider on ChatGPT, several analyst firms weighed in on the roughly 9% average decline in the stock price. Many described the drop as “overdone” or an “overreaction”, with ... Read the full article
OpenAI approves insurer-built AI app on ChatGPT
9th February 2026
OpenAI has approved an AI app from an insurance provider on ChatGPT, built by Tuio, one of Spain’s leading digital insurers, and powered by WaniWani’s AI distribution infrastructure, enabling users to receive a personalised home insurance quote(s). Tuio, the insurance provider, can distribute its products and offer quotes directly in ChatGPT, ... Read the full article
Kairos launches AI driven analytics platform
9th February 2026
Singapore-based boutique insurance solutions consultancy, Kairos Risk Solutions, has introduced the Weather Data Platform, an advanced analytics tool designed to improve climate risk assessment and strengthen the use of parametric insurance solutions with localised, data-driven weather projections. The firm stated that traditional weather models often lose reliability beyond short-term forecasts, limiting ... Read the full article
Data centre risks shift as market develops: Lockton
6th February 2026
As data centres evolve from modest builds into large complex multi-billion-dollar campuses, the insurance industry has been focusing on risk engineering, an attractive proposition that also prompts competitive rating structures, reports broking group Lockton. A surge in new capacity and a sharpening focus on risk engineering are creating a ... Read the full article
Novee to provide Volt with AI-assisted underwriting
5th February 2026
London-based Volt Underwriting, a Lloyd’s approved coverholder, has partnered with Novee to deploy its AI intelligence layer across its Power & Renewables portfolio. The partnership is designed to enhance underwriting efficiency by providing underwriters with practical risk insights and simultaneously automating labour-intensive data processes. This includes tasks like schedule cleansing, which is ... Read the full article
Data centre boom has headwinds, but Chubb’s capabilities extremely broad: CEO Greenberg
4th February 2026
The rapid global build-out of data centres is a great investment opportunity that also comes with headwinds, but global insurer Chubb's capabilities in this area are extremely broad, Evan Greenberg, CEO, highlighted during the company's recent earnings call. Greenberg emphasised that Chubb has “doubled down” on its internal structure to ... Read the full article
MGT and Amwins partner to manage E&S risks with AI
4th February 2026
MGT, a vertically artificial intelligence (AI)-native neo-insurer, has entered into a strategic partnership with Amwins, a distributor of specialty insurance products and services, to select risks in the rapidly expanding Excess & Surplus (E&S) market through its proprietary AI-driven underwriting and pricing platform. This partnership aims to combine Amwins’ unparalleled wholesale ... Read the full article
Interesting to see what happens to demand amid surge in non-traditional lines: Flandro, Howden Re
2nd February 2026
David Flandro, Managing Director, Head of Industry Analysis and Strategic Advisory at reinsurance broker Howden Re, said the firm expects non-traditional lines to outpace the broader P&C market through 2030, and will be closely monitoring what happens to reinsurance demand. In a recent video interview, ... Read the full article
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
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