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Why Reinsurance’s AI Pilots Don’t Scale
Recently, a major reinsurance broker ran a generative AI pilot that was applauded in the boardroom. It was a contract data extraction system that reduced hours of manual review to mere minutes. It ...
What Happens to Property Pricing in ’27, Insurance, Reinsurance Execs Ask
Insurance and reinsurance executives speaking at a recent industry conference said there were few surprises during midyear 2026 reinsurance renewals—with past overreactions on price hikes ...
How to Improve Small Commercial Property Underwriting
Severe weather volatility and rising loss severity are placing sustained pressure on the small commercial property insurance landscape. Weather-related events now account for more than 65% of U.S. ...
Flood Insurance Gap Will Squeeze Local Governments, Homeowners: Moody’s
The flood insurance gap in the United States is big and it's not getting better. And the consequences of that gap are about to worsen for property owners and state and local governments, thanks to ...
Zurich Sees Data Center Boom Spurring Insurance Securitization
The level of investment into data centers globally may soon make it necessary for insurers involved to begin selling securitization products to spread the risk among a broader pool of investors, ...
Data Centers Are Being Built in Areas Exposed to Extreme Weather
A significant number of data centers are being built in areas that are exposed to extreme weather risks brought on by climate change, a report by XDI has found. A study of roughly 2,600 planned data ...
Trump Says Illegal Immigration Increased Car Insurance Prices
President Donald Trump this week credited his tough immigration policies for a drop in car insurance premiums, falsely blaming illegal immigration during his predecessor's time in the White House for ...
Space Startups Seek Insurance for Orbital AI Data Centers
Space companies have spoken with insurers about coverage for orbital AI data centers, a sign of early progress for an experimental industry backed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue ...