AI AND INSURTECH – Page 2
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NewsDavies, Asta: Geopolitics, AI and market modernisation are reshaping insurance risk
As we reach a mid-point in 2026, firms across the insurance sector continue to respond to accelerated change and shifting global dynamics, according to Davies and its subsidiary, Asta. Longstanding risks remain, but new forces are reshaping the landscape at speed: Geopolitical fragmentation, climate change, the rapid ...
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NewsGallagher Re: AI projects capture 95% of Q1 insurtechs funding as sector rebound continues
Insurtech investment reached $1.63bn in Q1 2026, according to the reinsurance broker’s research, with AI-focused firms dominating funding and life and health deals also surging
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NewsSupercede: Demand for reinsurance intelligence is outpacing multi-year technology timelines
Most tech programmes are designed around a clear endpoint, but most reinsurance decisions are made long before that point arrives, writes Ben Rose, co-founder and president of re/insurtech firm Supercede
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NewsDive In Festival 2026 leads with AI and ‘human gain’ theme at centre of final festival
Global insurance culture festival to conclude after 12 years as industry debates balancing AI adoption with human skills and trust
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NewsCapgemini: AI “trailblazers” outpace P&C peers with 21% higher revenue growth
Report from the tech consultant finds only 10% of insurers scaling AI effectively, with most still stuck at pilot stage and failing to track returns
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NewsThe architectural decision every specialty acquirer is making implicitly
OpEd: A wave of P&C acquirers buying specialty books is running an integration playbook that defers technology to phase three, writes Grant Bodie of Cavehill Consulting Group. By the time it arrives, the architectural decision has already been made – by the org chart, the platform roadmap, and the day ...
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NewsSoft market survival: Data differentiation when pricing converges - Xceedance
Soft market competition among reinsurers means offering cedants granular portfolio analysis, loss forecasting, and capital optimisation insights can become a differentiator, writes Justin Davies, senior vice president for business development, Xceedance
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NewsSmart trading strategy: the real differentiator in a soft market
Smart follow is not a platform and it is not automation for its own sake; it is a trading strategy, writes Gilbert Harrap, CEO at InsurX
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NewsAfter Blueprint Two: the governance problem the market hasn’t named yet
Blueprint Two’s failure was as much about governance as freedom of choice, writes Grant Bodie, principal consultant, Cavehill Consulting Group
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NewsWTW reshapes EMEA insurance business to accelerate AI strategy
Broker’s new P&C and life structures introduced as firm targets technology-led growth
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NewsCUO interview: OAK launches Horizon to target climate and emerging technology risks
New OAK Horizon unit gives the Lloyd’s start-up a cross-class platform for climate and technology risks, with CUO Tom Dickson arguing that parametric, portfolio-based and more bespoke structures will be needed where conventional cover struggles to keep pace
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NewsClosing the protection gap: How space is transforming the future of insurance
By Pierre du Rostu, CEO of AXA Digital Commercial Platform and Berend de Jong, global insurance and finance lead at Planet
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NewsMcGill and AIG launch AI-driven capacity partnership
Collaboration could see AIG deploy up to $1.6bn of specialty capacity through broker’s platform
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NewsReinsurers face ‘conundrum of success’ after profits surge but softer market looms – Oxbow Partners
Record underwriting profits and strong capital buffers have put reinsurers in a position of strength but a new report, from insurance industry focused management consultancy Oxbow Partners, warns that the industry now faces difficult strategic choices as the market cycle begins to turn
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NewsGuidewire survey finds London market brokers favour digitally advanced carriers
Tech capability increasingly decisive in placements as market softens, according to a survey of London market brokers
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NewsFrom ‘drop in the ocean’ to scalable parametric protection – CelsiusPro’s Rueegg
Mark Rueegg, founder and CEO of CelsiusPro Group, explains why satellite-triggered re/insurance cover, premium subsidy and donor backing are critical to closing the climate protection gap in the Global South.
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NewsGlobal insurtech funding jumps 66.8% in Q4 as AI and mega rounds drive resurgence
(Re)insurer investment in insurance technology hits record levels as full-year funding reaches $5.08bn
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NewsBlack box AI is hiding new risks around data confidence – Cactus’s Robinson
Bermuda-based software founder says there is a widespread problem among carriers of doing data management at too junior levels, causing mistakes
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NewsLockton Re and Armilla warn AI risks sit outside traditional insurance frameworks
“Ready or Not” report published by the reinsurance broker urges clearer risk classification as probabilistic systems challenge coverage triggers
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NewsSwiss Re: AI boom reshapes risk, but leaves insurers exposed
Artificial intelligence is driving growth in new insurable assets and transforming insurers’ operations, but Swiss Re Institute warns that economic fragility, new liability risks and competitive pressures could torpedo profits
