Geoffrey Hinton says the risk of losing control is significant and that experts are guessing at the odds
Daniel Wood Sep 14, 2026
Different rating scales complicate carrier comparisons and can make financial-strength assessments harder to explain to clients
Competitive cyber pricing meets expanding governance exposures, leaving brokers to test whether existing programmes remain fit for purpose
Anthropic blocked research and state-backed cyber incidents - and the insurance implications run across multiple lines
Pentwater Capital's cash-settled equity swap equals 5.45% of Steadfast shares on issue as the scheme awaits a vote
The Privacy Act 2020 notification clock starts when the contractor becomes aware of a breach - not when they tell the client. For brokers that is the policy question the ZenTech case puts on the table
A government domain sitting at Monitor level rather than Reject can still be spoofed - and any private sector client that transacts with that agency is exposed to impersonation incidents arriving from a domain they already trust
The failures are not spread evenly across time - more than 65% occur in clusters, often after sustained periods of calm, and most of the policyholders affected outside North America had no compensation scheme to fall back on
Rate reductions are freeing up client budget and the underinsurance that shows up at claim time usually started as a premium decision
How brokers can protect themselves and clients as environmental exposures reshape the risk landscape
A broker playbook for identifying water exposures
