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With Capital Aplenty and Power of AI, Commercial Lines Promises Opportunity: Willis
Oct 6 2025 // The commercial insurance industry is entering a period of stability and opportunity made possible by an abundance of capital and the power of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new report from global broker...
How We’re Harnessing AI for Proactive Risk Management in Workers’ Compensation
Oct 6 2025 // Over the past decade, the insurance industry has undergone an increasingly rapid transformation, driven by advancements in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and now generative AI technologies. These advancements...
Viewpoint: Gen AI Offers a New Frontier in Claims Modernization
Oct 2 2025 // When it comes to modernization, it sometimes feels like the insurance industry is running to stand still. In recent years, carriers have invested significantly in intelligent automation, standardizing workflows and guiding...
AI Drives Weather Data Demand Surge for Europe’s Top Forecaster
Oct 1 2025 // Europe’s biggest weather forecaster is reporting record demand for its data, as energy traders, insurers, shipping lines and tech companies rush to improve the accuracy of their AI models.In 2024, the number of...
Tampa-Based HCI Group’s Tech Platform Exzeo Files Plans to Go Public
Sep 26 2025 // Another Florida-based insurance-related company has announced it is going public. Exzeo Group, a technology subsidiary of Tampa-based HCI Group, parent of Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Co., filed an...
ZestyAI Gains Wisconsin Approval for AI Model Tackling Non-Weather Water Risk
Sep 25 2025 // ZestyAI, a provider of AI-powered property and climate risk analytics, announced that its non-weather water risk model, Z-WATER, has received approval in Wisconsin for use in underwriting and writing. With this approval,...
‘Most Prevalent’ Chinese Hacking Group Targets Tech, Law Firms
Sep 25 2025 // Suspected Chinese hackers are behind an ongoing cyberespionage campaign against US technology companies and legal firms, stealing national security secrets often while remaining undetected, according to Alphabet...
Autonomous Trucking Startup Gatik to Deploy 50 Rigs in Canada
Sep 24 2025 // Autonomous trucking startup Gatik AI Inc. plans to operate 50 self-driving freight trucks in Canada by the end of next year, pushing toward driverless shipping with plans to remove the safety driver within months of...
Parents Slam OpenAI, Character.AI Over Safety in Senate Hearing
Sep 23 2025 // The father of a teenager who died by suicide this spring delivered emotional congressional testimony, alleging OpenAI’s ChatGPT “groomed” his 16-year-old son to take his own life and the company...
West Texas Wants to Sell Natural Gas to Power AI Data Centers, But Lacks Infrastructure
Sep 23 2025 // Big data centers that power the artificial intelligence industry demand an abundance of energy. West Texas — known for producing 40% of the nation’s crude oil — also has an extraordinary amount of natural gas...
Bank of England’s Bailey Says AI Can Help Regulators to Find the ‘Smoking Gun’
Sep 23 2025 // Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday that he and other regulators who oversee the financial services industry should use artificial intelligence to help them spot problems among the firms that they...
AI Boom Fuels 11% Rise in Top Japan Insurer’s Project Loans
Sep 19 2025 // Nippon Life Insurance Co. sees its overseas project finance lending climbing 11% to a record high this year due to surging demand to fund AI data centers in the US and elsewhere. The outstanding amount of such loans...
Department of Energy Launches Effort to Speed Power Grid Projects for AI
Sep 19 2025 // The Trump administration on Thursday launched an effort to speed development of power plants and transmission lines as artificial intelligence boosts demand, even as it orders fossil fuel plants set to shut for good to...
Insurer Says Tech Services Firms Should Pay for Insured’s Ransomware Damages
Sep 19 2025 // ACE American Insurance Co. is suing to recover $500,000 it paid in ransomware damages to a staffing company, claiming cloud computing and cybersecurity firms contracted by its policyholder should instead be held...
Without Clear Rules on Use, Maine Towns Experimenting With AI
Sep 16 2025 // After reading through a pile of resumes, Town Manager Anthony Wilson mentally ranked the people trying to become Winthrop’s general assistance administrator. Seeking a second opinion, he turned to ChatGPT. He fed the...
Reuters: AI Chatbots Were Happy to Help Craft a Phishing Scam
Sep 15 2025 // The email seemed innocent enough. It invited senior citizens to learn about the Silver Hearts Foundation, a new charity dedicated to providing the elderly with care and companionship. “We believe every senior...
Rolling Stone, Billboard Owner Penske Sues Google Over AI Overviews
Sep 15 2025 // The owner of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Variety sued Google on Friday, alleging the technology giant’s AI summaries use its journalism without consent and reduce traffic to its websites. The lawsuit by Penske Media...
Markets/Coverages: MGA Arrow Launches Tech E&O Practice With Bridgehaven Capacity
Sep 15 2025 // Arrow Risk Management, the London-based specialist MGA underwriting platform, announced a strategic partnership with Bridgehaven Specialty UK Ltd. to launch its tech E&O underwriting practice. The practice will be led...
Why Your Tech Stack Matters More Than Ever During CAT Season
Sep 11 2025 // If you’re an independent insurance agent, you already know what’s around the corner. Late summer and early fall bring peak CAT (catastrophic) event seasons, and they’re no joke. From hurricanes and...
Meta, TikTok Win Challenge Against EU Tech Fees, Forcing Regulators to Recalculate
Sep 10 2025 // Meta Platforms and TikTok on Wednesday won a legal challenge to the way EU regulators calculated a supervisory fee imposed on them under landmark tech rules, but will receive no money back while officials reformulate the...
