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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.
Data centres are insurable but size and scale pose challenges: Marsh execs
10th March 2026
Marsh executives affirmed that data centres are an insurable asset class, however, their sheer size and scope create challenges, noting that these multi-billion-dollar facilities require careful risk engineering and strong engagement between project sponsors and re/insurers. Speaking during the recent Digital Infrastructure Press Webinar hosted by Marsh, Mike Matthews, Global Digital ... Read the full article
Digital infrastructure one of the largest opportunities for reinsurers: Guy Carpenter’s Goodman
9th March 2026
At a recent Digital Infrastructure Press Webinar hosted by Marsh, a global insurance broker and risk advisor, speakers discussed how the scale, concentration and complexity of modern data centre projects are reshaping risk for insurers and reinsurers, while also creating major opportunities for capital deployment. The discussion featured Jeremy Goodman, Chief ... Read the full article
TD Cowen: AI likely to augment rather than replace insurance brokers
9th March 2026
A new analyst report from US-based investment bank and research firm TD Cowen argues that concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) fundamentally disrupting the insurance brokerage sector may be exaggerated, with the firm suggesting that the technology is more likely to enhance brokers’ capabilities than eliminate their role. The analysis, led by ... Read the full article
Lockton Re to deploy agentic AI to streamline, drive growth
9th March 2026
Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of global broking group Lockton, has collaborated with Synechron (formerly known as Cloobees), a global digital transformation consulting firm, to launch the Agentforce 360 Platform, Salesforce’s agentic platform. This launch comes as the broker embraces AI, and notably agentic AI as a core part of its ... Read the full article
Commercial insurers best positioned to benefit from AI in P&C sector: Goldman Sachs
6th March 2026
Goldman Sachs, an investment bank and financial services company, has published an analysis exploring how artificial intelligence could influence the property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector. In the report, Goldman Sachs says it has developed what it describes as "an initial framework to assess the impact of AI across P&C insurance ... Read the full article
Insurance AI deployments jump 87% as GenAI and agentic systems expand, says Evident
6th March 2026
The global insurance sector has seen an 87% year-on-year increase in artificial intelligence deployments, according to research by Evident, a London-based provider of AI intelligence and analytics for the insurance industry. Using its Evident AI Use Case Tracker for Insurance, which it describes as a comprehensive database of AI initiatives in ... Read the full article
Julie McKenna named VP of Sales, North America at mea Platform
6th March 2026
mea Platform, an AI-driven insurance technology company, today announced that Julie McKenna has been appointed Vice President of Sales, North America. The move strengthens mea’s leadership team as the company scales mea Operations, following a $50 million growth equity investment from SEP. McKenna brings nearly 30 years of experience across the property ... Read the full article
BirdsEyeView launches AI Data Scrubbing to streamline hazard modelling
5th March 2026
BirdsEyeView, a European Space Agency-backed Insurtech specialising in natural catastrophe modelling and exposure management, has launched AI Data Scrubbing, a new capability designed to automate Statement of Values (SOV) data cleaning and geolocation to support large-scale hazard modelling. AI Data Scrubbing uses advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to clean, standardise and geolocate ... Read the full article
AI deployment in early stages, underwriters cautious on data centre opportunity, say analysts
5th March 2026
At the 2026 Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts (AIFA) conference, Autonomous analysts noted that AI adoption in insurance is still in its early stages, and also highlighted the strong interest in data centres, though underwriters remain cautious about aggregation exposure, limiting near-term growth potential. During the conference, analysts from Jefferies, ... Read the full article
USD.AI & Barker launch insured GPU loan coverage backed by Munich Re
4th March 2026
USD.AI, a decentralised protocol for GPU-backed lending, has partnered with Barker, an institutional risk transfer platform, to provide comprehensive value protection on all GPU collateralised loans. Under the partnership, new GPU loans issued via the USD.AI protocol will receive independent, AI-driven valuations from Barker. These valuations are backed by Munich Re’s ... Read the full article
US life insurers maintain steady but uneven profitability as rate support eases: Moody’s
3rd March 2026
Credit rating agency Moody’s reports that publicly traded US life insurers delivered solid, though uneven, operating profitability in the fourth quarter of 2025, as the boost from higher interest rates subsided and yields stabilised. While results were generally positive compared with the prior year, sequential performance for some companies weakened due ... Read the full article
Price Forbes adopts mea Platform AI to advance broking operations
3rd March 2026
mea Platform, an AI product company serving the re/insurance sector, has announced that Price Forbes, part of The Ardonagh Group, has selected its AI solutions to enhance operational effectiveness and strengthen client delivery across its broking activities. As brokers contend with growing volumes of intricate data and increasing demands for speed ... Read the full article
Gen AI could unlock $50-$70bn in insurance revenue, estimates McKinsey & Company
27th February 2026
McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm, argues that artificial intelligence (AI) represents one of the most significant opportunities for value creation within the insurance industry. In its analysis, McKinsey & Company maintains that the sector’s structural characteristics, including fragmented workflows and extensive repositories of structured and unstructured data, position it ... Read the full article
Mosaic and Munich Re introduce AI-specific insurance for developers
27th February 2026
Mosaic Insurance, a specialist insurer, has partnered with Munich Re, an international reinsurer, to offer a new insurance product tailored to the needs of AI providers. The scheme draws on Munich Re’s aiSure platform, a recognised tool for evaluating AI risks, to cover exposures not typically addressed by conventional cyber or ... Read the full article
Historic opportunity to use AI to transform insurance, say AXA execs
26th February 2026
Executives at global insurer AXA have described artificial intelligence (AI) as a historic opportunity to transform the insurance business, serving as a major lever for better risk pricing, improved service quality, and enhanced customer experience. During AXA’s Full Year 2025 earnings call, Group Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl said one of ... Read the full article
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