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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.
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
AI integration expands insurance toolbox for tropical cyclone forecasting: Gallagher Re
21st January 2026
The 2025 hurricane season has marked the beginning of a “new era” of meteorology as official agencies now use artificial intelligence (AI) models to pinpoint storm formation, track and intensity, providing the insurance industry with more comprehensive and accurate near-term weather forecasts, according to Gallagher Re. While experts caution that one ... 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
AXIS Capital report shows executive divides on AI risk and cyber preparedness
20th January 2026
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a specialty re/insurer, has published new research examining how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the risk environment, based on perspectives from Chief Executive Officers and Chief Information Security Officers. In commissioning this study, AXIS Capital surveyed 500 CEOs and CISOs across the United States and the United ... 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
SCOR supports major new AI infrastructure insurance facility as lead insurer
16th January 2026
Global reinsurer SCOR has joined a consortium of more than 10 leading re/insurers to back a recently launched insurance facility designed to support artificial intelligence (AI) and data centre infrastructure. Introduced by Advanced Technology Assurance (ATA), and valued at up to $750 million, this facility is described as the first ... Read the full article
Travelers teams up with Anthropic to enhance AI capabilities for engineers and analysts
15th January 2026
Insurance and risk management firm Travelers Companies, Inc., and AI research company Anthropic announced a collaboration to expand Travelers’ AI-enabled engineering and analytics capabilities. About 10,000 of Travelers’ engineers, data scientists, analysts, and product owners will use Anthropic’s personalised AI assistants to support and accelerate software, analytics, and machine learning model ... Read the full article
FM expands capacity to strengthen support for data centres and digital infrastructure
14th January 2026
FM, a commercial property insurer, has announced a major increase in capacity to support its global FM Intellium clients and the data and power generation sectors, providing unmatched coverage limits and risk management expertise. Building on nearly 200 years of engineering experience and partnerships with businesses worldwide, FM can now offer ... Read the full article
Geopolitical divides and tech challenges top 2026 risk agenda: Marsh & Zurich
14th January 2026
Commenting on the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026, Marsh and Zurich have highlighted deepening geopolitical divides, alongside mounting technological and societal challenges, as key forces shaping the business landscape in the year ahead. As strategic partners of the World Economic Forum and members of its Global Risks Advisory Board, ... Read the full article
Aon lifts Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program to $2.5bn
14th January 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has expanded its proprietary Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP) by $1 billion, or 67% taking total capacity to $2.5 billion, driven by greater investment in cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital infrastructure. Aon launched the proprietary multi-line insurance facility last year ... Read the full article
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