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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.
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
Broker Hub says Anthropic’s Claude AI delivers 85% productivity gains
25th February 2026
A broad enterprise rollout of Claude, the AI platform developed by Anthropic, is now underway at Hub International Limited, an insurance brokerage and financial services firm. Anthropic, an artificial intelligence research and development company, is partnering with HUB to implement the platform across its workforce of more than 20,000 employees. The initiative ... Read the full article
Global AI adoption grows, but data protection & errors remain key challenges: Gallagher
24th February 2026
The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to accelerate, with 82% of global businesses reporting positive impacts on their organisation, but data protection and errors remain the top challenges, according to Gallagher's third annual AI Adoption and Risk Survey. The survey of 1,200 global businesses highlights a rapid integration of ... Read the full article
Jointly AI introduces autonomous insurance brokerage platform for UK personal lines brokers
23rd February 2026
Jointly AI, a UK-based insurance technology company focused on automating brokerage operations, has announced the release of Jointly AI Broker, an end-to-end autonomous AI platform developed for personal lines brokers in the United Kingdom. The company describes the product as a fully operational brokerage system rather than a conversational assistant. Instead ... Read the full article
Travelers to enhance customer experience with new Agentic AI Claim Assistant
20th February 2026
The Travelers Companies, Inc. has announced the launch of its AI Claim Assistant, a new solution developed using OpenAI model capabilities and APIs. Described as an industry-leading solution, this fully agentic intelligent voice service uses advanced language and speech recognition technologies to handle customer claim calls. This capability is initially being used ... Read the full article
EMEA businesses need to strengthen cyber resilience for the AI era: Aon
19th February 2026
EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) businesses believe they are unprepared for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cyber threats, a recent Aon poll revealed, highlighting the opportunity to strengthen AI-era cyber resilience. Polling during Aon’s 2025 Cyber Webinar gathered insights from 75 organisations from across EMEA regarding the adaptation to the rapid ... Read the full article
BayPine to acquire US independent insurance broker Relation for AI-driven expansion
18th February 2026
BayPine, a private investment firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Relation Insurance Services, a US independent insurance broker, from Aquiline Capital Partners LP in an undisclosed transaction. According to the announcement, Relation’s management team, including Chief Executive Officer Tim Hall, will continue to lead the company. BayPine’s investment is ... Read the full article
Fuse introduces Radar: AI-driven market intelligence for insurance professionals
18th February 2026
Fuse International, Inc., a company specialising in data-driven solutions for the insurance sector, has launched Radar, an artificial intelligence-powered market intelligence platform aimed at enhancing decision-making for commercial and speciality insurance professionals. Fuse International, Inc. developed Radar to give brokers insight into which carriers are currently seeking particular risks, while enabling ... Read the full article
Artificial Labs introduces AgLabs to advance agentic AI in specialty insurance
17th February 2026
Artificial Labs (Artificial), a provider of digital broking and underwriting technology for specialty and commercial insurers, has launched AgLabs, a new division dedicated to research and product innovation. AgLabs will concentrate on the future of specialty insurance, examining how agentic artificial intelligence (AI) can transform interactions across the market. The unit ... Read the full article
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