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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.
KYND warns insurers of growing hidden AI accumulation risk
23rd July 2026
KYND, a cyber risk intelligence provider that helps businesses and insurers understand and manage cyber exposure, has warned that insurers may be accumulating hidden AI-related risks across their portfolios as organisations introduce artificial intelligence tools without always disclosing their use. In its latest white paper, The Wild West of AI Risk, ... Read the full article
W. R. Berkley sees 20%+ underwriting efficiency gains from AI: CEO
22nd July 2026
Rob Berkley, CEO of W. R. Berkley Corporation, said the firm is seeing efficiency gains of more than 20% from artificial intelligence in underwriting, with efforts largely focused on underwriting workbenches and digitising processes from intake through to quote. Speaking during W. R. Berkley Corporation’s Q2 2026 earnings call, Berkley ... Read the full article
AXA accelerates Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout to employees worldwide as part of AI strategy
21st July 2026
AXA, the France-headquartered multinational insurance and asset management group, has announced plans to introduce Microsoft 365 Copilot to employees worldwide, describing the move as the latest stage of its workplace AI strategy and a significant development in its wider programme to deploy artificial intelligence across the organisation. The company said the ... Read the full article
Aon increases Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program capacity to $5bn
20th July 2026
Aon plc, a global professional services company that provides risk, health and wealth solutions, has expanded its proprietary Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP). The company said the latest development increases the programme's insurance capacity to $5 billion while extending the range of risk and advisory services available to support digital ... Read the full article
Marsh survey finds insurers remain keen on private credit despite growing caution over risks
17th July 2026
Marsh, a global professional services company that provides risk, reinsurance, capital, people, investments and management consulting services, has released the results of its 2026 Global Insurance Investments Survey, which suggests insurers continue to favour private credit despite taking a more measured approach to new investments. Marsh's research found that private credit ... Read the full article
Oxbow Partners urges re/insurance CEOs to move AI beyond experimentation
17th July 2026
A new Oxbow Partners report has suggested that CEOs in the commercial and specialty re/insurance sector must move beyond experimentation and develop the operating models, governance structures and decision-making capabilities needed to turn AI investment into a competitive advantage. Oxbow Partners’ new CEO Agenda report, authored by Partner Chris Sandilands and ... Read the full article
VIPR’s Paul Templar and Tony Russell: Delegated authority is now core to reinsurance distribution
17th July 2026
In a recent Reinsurance News interview, Paul Templar, CEO of VIPR Solutions, and Tony Russell, Chief Revenue Officer, discussed the rapid expansion of the delegated authority market, Bermuda's growing importance as a delegated underwriting hub, and the technology and data challenges facing the risk transfer industry. VIPR Solutions is a provider ... Read the full article
Reinsurance operations must evolve to remove constraining inefficiencies: INTX CEO Lewis
16th July 2026
Rob Lewis, CEO of INTX Insurance Software, said reinsurance operations remain constrained by fragmented architecture and manual workflows, arguing that platforms must unify data, workflows and intelligence across the economics of risk to address significant inefficiencies. INTX is a unified insurance platform that helps carriers modernise operations, connect data, and accelerate ... Read the full article
AM Best affirms stable outlook for the global cyber insurance segment
15th July 2026
AM Best, the global credit rating agency and information provider specialising in the insurance industry, has confirmed a stable outlook on the global cyber insurance segment in it's latest Market Segment Report, Market Segment Outlook: Global Cyber Insurance. The rating agency's assessment reflects continued demand for cyber cover despite a softer ... Read the full article
Dun & Bradstreet expands Claude integration with AI-powered commercial insurance underwriting capabilities
13th July 2026
Dun & Bradstreet, a business data and analytics company specialising in commercial intelligence and risk solutions, has launched new insurance capabilities within Anthropic's Claude AI platform, enabling insurers and brokers to access the company's verified business information and risk intelligence during commercial underwriting. The new integration connects Dun & Bradstreet's Commercial ... Read the full article
Mexico’s GNP Seguros to leverage Palantir’s AI platform to strengthen insurance coverage
13th July 2026
Palantir Technologies Inc., a software company that specialises in big data integration, analytics, and artificial intelligence, has expanded its footprint in Mexico with its partnership with GNP Seguros (Grupo Nacional Provincial), the country’s largest insurer and part of the Grupo BAL consortium. This alliance marks a milestone for Palantir, as GNP ... Read the full article
AI infrastructure investment is reshaping commercial risk pools: Swiss Re
10th July 2026
The rapid construction of increasingly large and complex data centres has triggered a surge in demand for insurance, fuelled by growing investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, energy systems and semiconductor manufacturing. According to Swiss Re’s Sigma 2026 report, AI hyperscaler capital expenditure is expected to reach $750 billion in ... Read the full article
Favourable commercial insurance market offers opportunities for US buyers: Lockton
9th July 2026
Lockton, a privately owned and independent insurance broker, says conditions remain favourable for US commercial insurance buyers across most classes of cover, creating opportunities to strengthen insurance programmes and secure long-term value. However, the company warns that changing economic conditions, geopolitical uncertainty and wider industry disruption could alter market dynamics in ... Read the full article
Hyperexponential launches Hyperoperator to automate commercial P&C underwriting workflows
8th July 2026
Hyperexponential (hx), a technology company that develops underwriting and pricing software for commercial property and casualty (P&C) insurers, has introduced Hyperoperator, an AI-powered underwriting agent designed to progress broker submissions from initial receipt to a decision-ready file while operating within an insurer's existing pricing models, underwriting appetite and delegated authority ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Institute forecasts non-life premium growth to slow to 0.6% in 2026
8th July 2026
Global non-life premium growth is forecast to slow to 0.6% in real terms in 2026, reflecting competitive pricing conditions and moderating economic momentum, according to Swiss Re Institute, part of the global reinsurer. The softening of non-life premium growth is well below the long-term trend of 3.6% (2015–2024 compound annual growth ... Read the full article
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