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How AI is transforming insurance
How AI is transforming insurance
From return-on-investment to governance inside brokerages, some of the biggest names in the sector explain its impact
Why captive insurance for cyber and trade credit is growing
Commercial gaps and coverage limits are pushing organisations into captive structures for both lines
Why captive insurance for cyber and trade credit is growing
Why claims leaders want AI to automate tasks, not decisions
Clayton Matthews on catastrophe claims, adjuster training and the fraud AI can't yet stop
Why claims leaders want AI to automate tasks, not decisions
When someone else’s outage becomes your claim
Cyber business interruption goes downstream
When someone else’s outage becomes your claim
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Spotlight
‘Ignorance is not bliss’ ‘Ignorance is not bliss’
As our lives get more connected, we need to be better protected – and that begins with having the best personal cyber coverage
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Monthly Features
Does AI need its own insurance market? Brokers are already finding out Does AI need its own insurance market? Brokers are already finding out
Dedicated AI policies are gaining ground, but much of the exposure still cuts across cyber, E&O, D&O and traditional casualty
Changing carrier appetite keeps E&S central to the market: WSIA CEO Changing carrier appetite keeps E&S central to the market: WSIA CEO
Surplus lines growth is moderating, but Brady Kelley says complex risks continue to create momentum for wholesale brokers
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E&S
AXA XL names western E&S casualty underwriting manager
Erin Bouren joins as AXA XL builds out its newly launched dedicated wholesale E&S entity in the US
Broker-sponsored facilities face a test of carrier support, QBE warns
Underwriting discipline will help determine which facilities retain carrier support as costs and claims severity rise
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Digital Transformation
Why claims leaders want AI to automate tasks, not decisions
Clayton Matthews on catastrophe claims, adjuster training and the fraud AI can't yet stop
AI exclusions are spreading. Harbor just raised $10 million to insure the gap
The San Francisco startup wants to monitor every AI agent a company runs, block the bad calls before they happen, and put its own money behind whatever risk is left
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IB Talk
Hidden risks in green energy: Insurance gaps in solar, batteries, and beyond
Renewables may be cleaner, but their end-of-life risks are creating new liabilities and coverage gaps.
Hidden risks in green energy: Insurance gaps in solar, batteries, and beyond
How brokers can ride the next wave of MGA growth
Agility, tech, and niche expertise will be differentiators, says TMPAA head
How brokers can ride the next wave of MGA growth
Beyond insurance: Rethinking risk for high net worth families
In 2026, protection for affluent families is less about buying more coverage and more about building resilience
Beyond insurance: Rethinking risk for high net worth families
Championing women in construction risk
Behind the Marsh program aiming to redefine leadership and equity in a traditionally male-dominated sector
Championing women in construction risk
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AI exclusions are spreading. Harbor just raised $10 million to insure the gap
By Stephen Owens
Oct 19, 2026
Digital Transformation
The San Francisco startup wants to monitor every AI agent a company runs, block the bad calls before they happen, and put its own money behind whatever risk is left
AI exclusions are spreading. Harbor just raised $10 million to insure the gap
AXA XL names western E&S casualty underwriting manager
Erin Bouren joins as AXA XL builds out its newly launched dedicated wholesale E&S entity in the US
AXA XL names western E&S casualty underwriting manager
Litigation costs keep outpacing commercial auto rate increases
AM Best data shows commercial auto loss payments grew at more than double the economic inflation rate from 2014 to 2024
Litigation costs keep outpacing commercial auto rate increases
FM expands property risk suite with parametric and captive cover
The commercial property insurer adds three products designed to complement traditional cover and give large commercial clients greater program flexibility
FM expands property risk suite with parametric and captive cover
AI now mainstream at North American insurers, but few can prove the payoff: Moody's
Two-thirds of insurers and brokers have AI in production across core operations, yet most don’t consistently track returns
AI now mainstream at North American insurers, but few can prove the payoff: Moody's
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