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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.
Insurance must evolve as data centres face rising risks: Beazley’s Tim Turner
12th December 2025
Tim Turner, Group Head of MAP (Marine, Accident & Political) Risks at Beazley, stated that data centres are increasingly targets for protest and disruption, highlighting the need for insurance to evolve into a strategic enabler that helps organisations protect assets, maintain operations, and seize opportunities amid uncertainty. Turner noted that geopolitical ... Read the full article
Aviva to adopt hx’s full suite of AI-powered capabilities
11th December 2025
hyperexponential (hx), a pricing and underwriting platform for re/insurers, has expanded its strategic partnership with Aviva to accelerate the British insurers’ AI-powered underwriting and pricing transformation. This builds on the announcement in July 2025, with Aviva leading hx’s AI beta programme, spearheading the exploration of the newly launched Actuarial Agent ... Read the full article
Zurich broadens Builders Risk coverage with new data centre solution
11th December 2025
Zurich North America, the commercial property and casualty insurer, has announced the launch of Data Center Project Guard, a new offering that both broadens and customises Zurich's Builders Risk coverage. This product, described as a first-of-its-kind, aims to address coverage gaps and unique loss drivers for data centers, a segment experiencing ... Read the full article
Swiss Re and RIQ partner to accelerate AI-enabled risk solutions in UAE
10th December 2025
Swiss Re and Reinsurance Intelligence Quotient (RIQ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and scale innovative capacity solutions, risk origination opportunities and AI-enabled capabilities across the UAE. RIQ, headquartered in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), was launched in June 2025 by global investment company IHC, in ... Read the full article
Insurers expected to introduce GenAI liability exclusions: Evercore ISI
8th December 2025
Evercore ISI expects more insurers to introduce policy language specifically excluding claims arising from generative AI (GenAI) to protect against silent coverage. In a recent report, Evercore ISI noted that the growing use of GenAI and large language models (LLMs) has insurance coverage implications, as users and others are increasingly seeking ... Read the full article
Swiss Re puts Palantir-powered AI at heart of new strategy
5th December 2025
Swiss Re utilised its year-end management dialogue to signal that artificial intelligence now sits at the centre of its new “Built to Lead” strategy, with the group aiming to convert its extensive data holdings into actionable insights through a market-leading AI platform developed in collaboration with long-term partner Palantir. The firm ... Read the full article
AI’s shift from hype to practical adoption gathers momentum, says hx CEO
3rd December 2025
Amrit Santhirasenan, CEO of hyperexponential, says AI is moving beyond hype into practical adoption, and in 2026, the winners will be insurers who invest intelligently in technology and modernise their infrastructure to unlock value. Santhirasenan noted that AI offers insurers a genuine opportunity to achieve both efficiency and profitability gains, driving ... Read the full article
Swiss Re addresses rising mental health claims with AI-powered Wysa app: Paul Murray
3rd December 2025
Paul Murray, CEO Life & Health Reinsurance at Swiss Re, highlighted that mental health claims have increased significantly this year, noting that the reinsurer is managing the trend through its AI-powered Wysa app, which has already shown measurable improvements in users’ mental health. During an interview with Squawk Box Asia, CNBC's ... Read the full article
mea Platform and Regenvita parter to drive AI adoption in Scandinavian insurance market
2nd December 2025
mea Platform, a company specialising in AI solutions for the insurance industry, and Regenvita Ltd, the advisory firm founded by Clint Sookermany, have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption across the Scandinavian insurance market. As part of the collaboration, Sookermany will serve as an advisor to ... Read the full article
Silent AI risks drive product development and reinsurance review: DAC Beachcroft
28th November 2025
The risk of silent AI is prompting insurers to update policy wordings, innovate products, limit riskier exposures, and review reinsurance arrangements to ensure these risks are adequately covered, according to law firm DAC Beachcroft. “Silent AI” refers to risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) that are neither explicitly included nor excluded ... Read the full article
Technology to drive more cedent-centric collaboration in 2026: Supercede CEO
28th November 2025
Technology is reshaping the broking process toward more cedent-centric collaboration, as increasingly technical cedents expect to actively participate in shaping their reinsurance strategies, driving growth with challenger brokers, according to Jerad Leigh, co-founder and CEO of Supercede, the independent reinsurance platform. Leigh stated that historically, brokers have focused their technology efforts ... Read the full article
AI replacement fears fall sharply among underwriters and actuaries: hyperexponential
26th November 2025
In 2025, there has been a marked fall in the fear of becoming obsolete or replaced by artificial intelligence (AI), with less than half of underwriters (48%) and actuaries (49%) now fearing replacement by AI, down from 74% and 80% respectively in 2024, according to a recent report by hyperexponential ... Read the full article
Clean data key to a successful AI-driven reinsurance industry: Ben Rose, Supercede
25th November 2025
Ben Rose, Co-Founder and President of Supercede, the independent reinsurance platform, said he does not reasonably foresee a successful AI-driven reinsurance industry as things stand, but if the industry reaches a point where it has “clean data flying around”, this will represent a major step change. In a recent interview with ... Read the full article
Data centres could generate $5–$11bn in annual premiums: Goldman Sachs
24th November 2025
Goldman Sachs analysts estimate that the data centre opportunity for the insurance sector could generate $5–$11 billion in annual premiums over the next several years, with an annual broker revenue opportunity of roughly $250 million–$1 billion. Analysts said discussions around data centre opportunities within the insurance sector have increased since Read the full article
Counterpart expands affirmative AI coverage to help small businesses address the emerging risk
24th November 2025
Insurtech Counterpart has expanded its Affirmative AI Coverage, and added a Technology E&O Insuring Agreement to address the new and complex risks many companies are now exposed to as a result of businesses adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools. While reliance on AI tools grows, traditional insurance policies have largely failed to ... Read the full article
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