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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.
FurtherAI secures $25m Series A to transform insurance workflows with AI
8th October 2025
FurtherAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup for insurance, has announced that it has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, aimed at automating insurance workflows with AI. This funding round follows the $5 million secured in the firm's seed round, which also included Nexus ... Read the full article
Davies launches new agentic AI features to its ClaimPilot product suite
7th October 2025
Davies, a specialist professional services and technology firm serving the insurance market, has unveiled new agentic artificial intelligence (AI) features to its ClaimPilot product suite designed to transform the claims process. The firm has developed and is deployed two new AI-agents that will assist casualty claims handlers and adjusters, freeing up ... Read the full article
9 in 10 businesses interested in insurance for Gen-AI-related risks: GA
2nd October 2025
Over 90% of businesses worldwide have expressed interest in insurance coverage for Generative AI (Gen AI) risks, with two-thirds willing to pay at least 10% higher premiums for such coverage, according to a new report by the Geneva Association. The Geneva Association surveyed 600 corporate insurance decision-makers across China, France, Germany, ... Read the full article
UK Space Agency funds Howden to develop advanced biodiversity risk monitoring solution
30th September 2025
Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has secured funding under the UK Space Agency’s ‘Unlocking Space for Business Grant Call 2’ to develop an advanced biodiversity risk monitoring solution powered by satellite data and artificial intelligence (AI). The project was conducted in the Howden Resilience Laboratory, Howden’s digital innovation ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Beat Kramer as Group AI Lead
29th September 2025
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has appointed Beat Kramer as Group AI Lead. In this new role, Kramer will lead the company’s AI journey by combining its Group-wide human expertise with its state-of-the-art data and technology foundation. He has spent the past 20 years at Swiss Re in various senior positions, including Head ... Read the full article
Genpact’s new AI-powered suite to help automate repetitive tasks for insurers
29th September 2025
Genpact, an agentic and advanced technology solutions company, has announced the launch of the Genpact Insurance Policy Suite for commercial and specialty business insurance, a new solution created to reinvent insurance buying. Part of Genpact's Service-as-Agentic-Solutions™ portfolio, it offers autonomous, AI-powered workflows to help insurers remove repetitive administrative tasks, shorten cycle ... Read the full article
Davies unveils new AI workbench to accelerate underwriting decisions
26th September 2025
Davies, a professional services and technology provider for the insurance and highly regulated markets, has unveiled its new AI Underwriting Workbench platform to deliver faster, data-driven decisions. The platform strengthens Davies’ existing underwriting practice, helping clients optimise their approach and overcome common pain points of traditional systems of record, including multi-carrier ... Read the full article
Arundo Re is “flexible” but there’s a need to maintain discipline: Laurent Montador
25th September 2025
Laurent Montador, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of French reinsurer Arundo Re, told Reinsurance News at RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo, that as the risk landscape continues to evolve, it’s important to stay disciplined. Montador explained that at this year’s RVS, the hard discussions with clients and brokers were not the ... Read the full article
RVS Roundtable: The market is striking a balance but creativity needed in competitive environment
18th September 2025
At the 67th Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo last week, Reinsurance News held its annual executive roundtable, during which eight experts and leaders from across the industry discussed the sustainability of current market conditions, the outlook for the 2026 renewals and beyond, reinsurer discipline, the casualty space, while the ... Read the full article
Supercede sees steady growth as it streamlines brokers’ workflows and extends focus: Ben Rose
18th September 2025
Ben Rose, Co-Founder and President of Supercede, highlighted that the company has seen steady growth since its launch, with much of the expansion driven by brokers recognising the platform’s ability to streamline time-consuming, ‘table-stakes’ tasks and free them to focus on improving deal quality and client outcomes. Supercede is an independent ... Read the full article
Verisk launches generative AI commercial underwriting assistant
16th September 2025
Verisk, a strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, has launched its Commercial GenAI Underwriting Assistant, a new cloud-based solution designed to transform commercial property underwriting. The tool aims to help insurers make faster, more informed decisions, enhancing profitability in an increasingly complex market. This new solution leverages ... Read the full article
Allianz UK introduces generative AI tool BRIAN
15th September 2025
Allianz UK, part of the financial services group Allianz SE, has introduced a generative AI tool, BRIAN, to help underwriters respond to customer enquiries, enhancing speed and confidence in decision-making processes. Allianz UK says its new tool will help underwriting teams overcome the time-consuming challenge of navigating lengthy guidance documents by ... Read the full article
Canopius to leverage Kalepa’s AI-powered workbench to accelerate growth & innovation
15th September 2025
Global specialty re/insurer Canopius has partnered with Kalepa for its AI-powered underwriting workbench to accelerate growth and innovation across its lines of business in the US. The collaboration will see Canopius implement Kalepa’s underwriting workbench, which leverages artificial intelligence to streamline underwriting workflows, eliminates manual inefficiencies, and uncovers insights for risk ... Read the full article
Over half of UK underwriters say poor data quality is hindering AI transformation: CI&T
12th September 2025
According to recent analysis by CI&T, a global artificial intelligence (AI) and tech acceleration partner, and Reuters Events, poor data quality tops the list of the biggest obstacles for AI transformation in the UK. The report debunks the belief that technology limitations stand in the way of AI adoption, with over ... Read the full article
AI to revolutionise claims handling, but human expertise remains key: PwC’s Cook
10th September 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to have a profound impact on claims handling, according to Michael Cook, partner at PwC UK, who spoke during the firm’s Global Insurance Run-Off Survey and Insights on the Legacy Market briefing at RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo. Despite advances in modern platforms, automation, and improved ... Read the full article
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