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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.
Cowbell launches Risk Advisor to reduce policyholders’ cyber risk
5th October 2026
Cowbell, a provider of AI-native cyber and specialty insurance solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has launched Risk Advisor, an individualised AI agent that provides policyholders an evidence-backed plan for reducing their cyber risk. These AI agents operate within OMNI, Cowbell’s recently launched AI-native Decision Intelligence System, designed to support ... Read the full article
Corgi launches new specialised data centre coverage
5th October 2026
AI-native Corgi Insurance has launched a new insurance coverage built to support data centres, protecting construction and commissioning through ongoing operations and the hardware that powers computing workloads. The coverage aims to cover the full life cycle of a data centre, as they become an increasingly critical part of the infrastructure ... Read the full article
Bold Penguin and bolttech form global partnership to develop insurance distribution offering
2nd October 2026
Bold Penguin, an AI-enabled insurance distribution technology company specialising in commercial lines, and bolttech, a global insurtech providing technology-led insurance distribution, have entered into a global strategic partnership covering the US, Europe and Asia. The partnership will focus on developing a combined offering spanning commercial and personal lines, with the companies ... Read the full article
Favourable insurance market gives US buyers more flexibility, Lockton says
2nd October 2026
Lockton, a privately held independent insurance broker, says US commercial insurance buyers are currently operating in a market where strong capacity and competition are providing greater choice across a number of insurance lines. In its latest quarterly Market Update, Lockton examines the conditions shaping the commercial insurance sector and highlights areas ... Read the full article
Data centres, AI and PFAS: MS Re’s Butera on pricing the risks we can’t yet see
1st October 2026
Ahead of the Insurance Leadership Forum, MS Reinsurance North America CUO Lisa Butera discusses maintaining underwriting discipline as property pricing softens, the accumulation potential of emerging exposures and where the reinsurer sees selective opportunities for growth in the US. An influx of capacity is putting downward pressure on US property reinsurance ... Read the full article
European firms struggle to turn risk insight into action, Marsh finds
1st October 2026
European organisations are taking steps to strengthen resilience but are struggling to translate risk insight into business action, according to new research from Marsh. Developed by Marsh’s European risk consulting practice and published ahead of FERMA Forum 2026 in Rotterdam, the survey examines how organisations are integrating risk management into decision-making ... Read the full article
Cyber insurers gain new visibility into AI exposure during underwriting: KYND
30th September 2026
Cyber risk intelligence company KYND has introduced a new capability aimed at helping insurers identify artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across an organisation’s externally visible digital environment during the risk selection process. The new AI discovery functionality allows underwriters to identify AI technologies associated with an organisation’s external digital footprint using a ... Read the full article
Insurance sector faces major gap between AI confidence and meaningful business transformation: KPMG
30th September 2026
Nearly half of insurance executives (44%) believe themselves to be in the top quartile for artificial intelligence (AI) transformation, despite limited business redesign, data readiness and measurable returns, a recent KPMG survey revealed. None of the respondents consider themselves significantly behind in AI transformation, according ... Read the full article
Willis launches RiskIQ Nexus to bring risk and insurance data into one place
29th September 2026
Willis, a WTW business, has announced the launch of RiskIQ Nexus, a new risk intelligence platform designed to help organisations bring risk and insurance data together in one place. Part of WTW's RiskIQ ecosystem, Nexus enables risk managers to gain faster access to the information and insights they need to understand ... Read the full article
From annual aggregation to real-time visibility: Allphins and Gallagher Re on the next era of exposure management
29th September 2026
In a softer market, the ability to demonstrate a clear, differentiated view of exposure is becoming a genuine advantage at the negotiating table. Reinsurance News sat down with Laurent de la Porte, CEO of Allphins, and Ed Messer, Head of UK Analytics at Gallagher Re, to discuss how real-time, granular ... Read the full article
Duck Creek introduces AI-powered Agentic FNOL for automated claims intake
29th September 2026
Duck Creek, an insurance technology provider focused on core systems and digital capabilities for insurers, has introduced Agentic First Notice of Loss (FNOL), an AI-powered claims intake solution that the company says can automate information gathering, validation and routing from the moment a claim is reported. Built on the company's Agentic ... Read the full article
Reinsurers viewed as safe haven from AI implementation risks: Jefferies
28th September 2026
Analysts at Jefferies said reinsurers are being viewed as a “safe haven” from AI implementation risks, but warned that if AI results in larger insurers taking share from mutuals and smaller players, demand for reinsurance could structurally reduce. In a recent research paper, analysts from investment bank Jefferies pointed out that ... Read the full article
WTW launches Radar AI Assistant for insurance portfolio management
28th September 2026
WTW, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has announced the launch of Radar AI Assistant, a new natural language capability within Radar Vision designed to strengthen insurance portfolio management and provide faster insights. Radar AI Assistant enables pricing, underwriting, claims and portfolio management teams to identify emerging issues and uncover ... Read the full article
Sixfold launches Distribution Intelligence to help insurers target top brokers
28th September 2026
Sixfold, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the insurance industry, has launched Distribution Intelligence, designed to give insurers the data and recommendations they need to proactively manage their distribution. Distribution Intelligence uses data already held by Sixfold, including submissions, the risk signals behind them, and how they translate into ... Read the full article
Data centre cyber risks growing and underrecognised: S&P
25th September 2026
S&P Global Ratings, a global provider of credit ratings, research and analysis, says cyber risks linked to data centres are increasing but remain underrecognised. In a new report titled, Data Center Cyber Risk Is Increasing And Underrecognised, S&P examines how the growing integration of operational technology (OT) and IT systems, combined ... Read the full article
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