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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
Converge appoints Howie Altman as Chief Technology Officer
22nd January 2026
Converge, a company specialising in cyber risk management and underwriting, has announced the appointment of Howie Altman as Chief Technology Officer. Altman joins Converge to build on its AI and data capabilities, accelerate the company’s technology roadmap, and scale its proprietary platform to support profitability. In his new role, he will further ... Read the full article
Surviving a softening market with smarter, automated renewals: DXC Technology’s Mahon
16th January 2026
James Mahon, Reinsurance Pre-Sales Lead at DXC Technology, emphasised that in an increasingly complex and softening market, re/insurers must rethink their renewal strategy and invest in automated renewal management rather than relying on manual, people-dependent processes. In an interview with Reinsurance News, Mahon noted that recent market conditions have made the ... Read the full article
Data and automation to define the next era of reinsurance, says Send
15th January 2026
Reinsurance is entering a new era with a systemic shift in how capacity is sourced and managed, driven by a convergence of granular data analytics, widespread technology adoption, and a diversifying pool of global capital, Send analysts stated in a recent report. Moreover, no longer content to compete solely on price ... Read the full article
ATA introduces $750m insurance facility to support global AI infrastructure
13th January 2026
Advanced Technology Assurance Limited (ATA), a specialist re/insurance company, has introduced a new insurance facility valued at up to $750 million to support the global expansion of AI infrastructure, a sector expected to attract nearly $7 trillion in investment by 2030. The ATA Global Data Centre & AI Infrastructure Insurance facility ... Read the full article
50% of MGAs still in early stages of API adoption: Root Platform
15th December 2025
Half of managing general agents (MGAs) are at the start of their digital/API transformation journey, according to new data by Root Platform, the API-first core platform for delegated authority insurance business. A recent poll taken by senior leaders from MGAs during Root’s recent market briefing, How API-Driven Insurance Models are Transforming ... Read the full article
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
WTW introduces Radar Fusion to modernise commercial underwriting
5th December 2025
WTW, an advisory, broking, and solutions company, has launched Radar Fusion, a cloud-based platform developed by WTW to make commercial underwriting faster, more data-driven, and strategically aligned. The solution provides analytics, real-time insights, and data integration to support underwriters’ expertise rather than replace it. WTW is initially rolling out Radar Fusion ... 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
McGill and Partners and AEGIS London announce new digital partnership
3rd December 2025
McGill and Partners, the independent global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, and AEGIS London, a Lloyd’s syndicate, have formed a strategic partnership to deliver smarter, digitally-enabled solutions for clients. The partnership aligns AEGIS London’s risk appetite across multiple business lines with McGill and Partners’ client portfolio. Using advanced technology, the platform ... 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
Widespread tech adoption to revolutionise reinsurance buying: Willis Re
20th November 2025
Highlighting the benefits of widespread adoption of technology-driven processes, Willis Re has suggested that the reinsurance buying experience could see dramatic improvements. "Reinsurance is changing its spots. Whether aggressively or reluctantly, carriers, brokers and capital providers have begun to embrace the current, unprecedented wave of technological change. The ongoing upgrade to ... Read the full article
Send appoints Daniel Pass as Chief Technology Officer
17th November 2025
Send Technology Solutions Ltd (Send), an insurtech firm, has announced the appointment of Daniel Pass as Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, Pass will lead Send’s technology vision, oversee the development of its next-generation platform, and drive the technological strategy to enable scalability and sustained business growth. He joins Send from ... Read the full article
FutureProof Technologies to enhance wildfire coverage with Terrafuse AI acquisition
11th November 2025
FutureProof Technologies, a venture-backed insurtech startup, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Terrafuse AI, a provider of wildfire risk analytics. The acquisition combines FutureProof’s AI-powered underwriting and pricing platform with Terrafuse’s patented wildfire prediction technology, creating a comprehensive platform to deliver next-generation insurance coverage in wildfire-affected states. Following the devastating ... Read the full article
“Speed drives growth” as Gen AI accelerates underwriting: AIG CEO
7th November 2025
Peter Zaffino, Chairman and CEO of global insurer AIG, said the company is accelerating its deployment of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) to digest data more effectively and access a broader range of data points, helping underwriters make better-informed decisions, emphasising that speed drives growth. During American International Group, Inc. (AIG) ... Read the full article
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