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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.
Concirrus launches AI-native underwriting platform
16th February 2026
Concirrus, a specialist insurtech company, has officially launched Concirrus Inspire, an AI-native underwriting platform aimed at helping specialty insurers and managing general agents accelerate their processes while retaining control over underwriting appetite, exposure, and portfolio outcomes. Covering the entire underwriting lifecycle, from submission through binding and beyond, Inspire enables underwriters to ... Read the full article
Generali launches new software factory to drive tech transformation
13th February 2026
Italy-headquartered insurer Generali has launched a new group software factory, Generali Core Tech, to advance its technological transformation. This move aligns with the insurer's "Lifetime Partner 27: Driving Excellence" strategic plan, that commits to harness new solutions and platforms, by building scalable, shared, and innovative platforms for business growth. The plan foresees ... Read the full article
InsurTech funding up to $5.08bn in 2025 as re/insurers make more investments: Gallagher Re
12th February 2026
At $1.68 billion, global InsurTech funding in the fourth quarter of 2025 increased by an impressive 66.8% over the prior quarter, the highest level of quarterly funding since Q3 2022, as investments in insurtech for the full year 2025 rose by almost 20% year-on-year to $5.08 billion, according to Gallagher ... Read the full article
Reassured partners with FOIL AI to advance data and AI strategy
11th February 2026
Reassured, the life insurance broker, has announced a partnership with data and AI consultancy FOIL AI aimed at enhancing its data infrastructure, expanding internal expertise and improving the customer experience across the insurance lifecycle. The agreement supports Reassured’s objective of operating with a stronger data-led approach. By applying advanced analytics and ... Read the full article
Chaucer and Armilla AI introduce Vanguard AI to streamline cyber, technology and AI liability protection
11th February 2026
Chaucer Group, the specialty re/insurance group, has partnered with Armilla AI, a specialist in AI liability insurance and risk assessment, to introduce Vanguard AI, a unified insurance solution developed to manage cyber, technology and AI-related liabilities within a single, structured framework. Vanguard AI integrates Chaucer’s primary cyber and technology errors & ... Read the full article
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
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