AI and Technology
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NewsCat models under pressure after a year of global shocks
Earthquakes, wildfires, floods and severe convective storms have tested assumptions and exposed catastrophe modelling blind spots across multiple catastrophe perils.
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NewsWTW forecasts stronger year ahead for global M&A
Dealmakers outperformed the wider market in 2025, with WTW pointing to scale-driven strategies, renewed megadeal activity and better financing conditions as drivers of a bullish 2026 outlook
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NewsSwiss Re economists warn of ‘shifting sands’ in fragile global outlook
Growth in Europe looks steady but remains fragile in 2026–27, according to Swiss Re’s Sigma briefing held in London today, shaped by fiscal dominance, re-industrialisation, sticky inflation and elevated catastrophe losses
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NewsICEYE’s next chapter: broader perils, more satellites, faster insights
An evolving strategy for ICEYE’s insurance solutions arm involves a multi-peril approach
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NewsIntersys: Awareness then action – containing re/insurance’s shadow AI threat
For re/insurers, AI governance should be considered a cyber control, not a separate compliance initiative, writes Matthew Geyman, Managing Director, Intersys
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NewsGlobal insurtech funding reaches $1.01bn in Q3, Gallagher Re reports
Gallagher Re report points to maturing investment landscape with consistent quarterly totals and rising focus on AI-driven commercial solutions
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NewsCapital optimisation in a softening insurance market: unlocking the potential of data – Xceedance
Capital optimisation is the key to re/insurers facing mounting pressure to maintain profitability and competitiveness, writes Gavin Lillywhite, operating leader, UK, Ireland and Europe at Xceedance
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NewsPolicybazaar: From paperwork to platforms – breaking bottlenecks in global reinsurance
Reinsurers are pricing risk by looking in the rearview mirror, causing inefficiencies in capital allocation, conservative underwriting, and a system that is reactive rather than proactive, writes Sarbvir Singh, joint group CEO of PB Fintech.
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NewsOptalitix: How technology is shifting the future of reinsurance risk pricing
Dani Katz, founding director of Optalitix, explores how actuaries and pricing teams can modernise their approach to risk pricing, updating established frameworks with new data-driven tools that bring precision, transparency, and scalability to insurance decision-making
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NewsThe next phase of AI and digital integration
From AI-driven pricing to interoperability hubs, insurtech professionals at RVS 2025 told GR that the industry has reached a pivot point for meaningful digital transformation, with only 10% of insurers so far claiming to embed AI into workflows.
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NewsRansomware attacks forecast to surge 40% by 2026, QBE warns
Report from cyber insurer QBE and Control Risks links rise in cybercrime to rapid AI adoption and cloud vulnerabilities
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NewsBlueprint Two delay to boost in-house tech innovation
Firms now have ’the room and scope to invest in their own problems that actually matter to them and not just the market initiative’, says tech company president
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NewsCyber attacks cost Europe €300bn in five years, warns Howden
Report highlights protection gap and calls for greater cyber insurance adoption, broking firm Howden warns
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NewsUncertainty caused by unclear data adding up to 10% on cedents’ premiums
Lack of ‘solid data’ to underpin artificial intelligence tools in the reinsurance industry is ‘akin to building a house on very shaky foundations’, Supercede adds
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NewsVerisk: Industry leaders warn on volatility, resilience, and a need for shared data standards
Executives from Lloyd’s, Aviva and Verisk used the Verisk Insurance Conference 2025 in London to deliver a shared message: insurance must brace for more volatility, adapt to rapid technological shifts, and adopt common standards to keep pace with the risks facing clients.
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NewsA call for pragmatic digital transformation in the London market – Ebix Europe
GRLC standards are just the start, writes Jeff Ward, sales director, Ebix Europe, on what a future digital London market might look like
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NewsAon study tracks $2trn in premiums to identify top growth performers
Research highlights strategies behind a decade of outperformance and offers five imperatives for insurers
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NewsGallagher Re: Global insurtech funding surpasses $60bn milestone
Quarter of total investment linked to AI-focused companies, as Q2 report highlights shifting dynamics across L&H and P&C sectors
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NewsSoft market imperative: addressing the London market’s data issue – Xceedance
Gavin Lillywhite explains why it’s time to stop talking and start acting to improve data quality and accessibility.
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NewsAlta Signa: AI, DORA and the Data Dilemma - Why Europe’s Cyber Insurance Market Can’t Afford Complacency
By Ingo Trede, European head of technical underwriting, and Audrey Louche, cyber underwriter, Alta Signa.
