Most Popular InsurTech Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our InsurTech Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Viewpoint: Generative AI in Insurance Isn’t Working
Aug 7 2024 // The insurance industry is at a pivotal moment in embracing generative AI. According to the ISG Pulse Check State of the European Insurance Industry 2024, insurance firms are actively engaged in generative AI...
#2 Trigger Warning: Cyber Policy Wordings to Impact Coverage for Tech Outage
Jul 22 2024 // Industry stakeholders continue to try to get a grasp of the implications from last week’s massive technology outage affecting motley industries around the world, but the theme of policy language is reoccurring for a...
#3 AI ‘Hallucinations’ in Court Papers Spell Trouble for Lawyers
Feb 19 2025 // U.S. personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan sent an urgent email this month to its more than 1,000 lawyers: Artificial intelligence can invent fake case law, and using made-up information in a court filing could get...
#4 Insurers Face Business Interruption Claims After Global Tech Outage
Jul 22 2024 // Insurers could face a raft of business interruption claims after a worldwide tech outage crippled industries from travel to finance on Friday, insurance industry experts said. A software update by global cybersecurity firm...
#5 Berkshire’s ‘Most Important’ Biz Drives Q1 Results; GEICO Still Behind on Tech
May 6 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway continued to deliver eye-popping results for its insurance and reinsurance operations during the first quarter of 2024, with underwriting profits for personal auto insurer GEICO and reinsurance...
#6 The War on Wildfires Is Going High-Tech
Dec 27 2024 // Last December, a farmer was burning dry grapevines in his vineyard in Deir Mar Moussa, a hill town a dozen miles east of Beirut known for its 18th century monastery and stands of pine forest. Usually this would be...
#7 ‘Great Resignation’ Enters Third Year as Workers Embrace AI, Upskilling, PwC Says
Jun 26 2024 // The proportion of workers who expect to switch employers in the next 12 months is higher than that from the “Great Resignation” period of 2022, a PwC survey of the global workforce found. Around 28% of more...
#8 7 in 10 Actuaries and Underwriters Worry About Being Replaced by AI
Sep 20 2024 // With the vast majority (91 percent) of insurance companies already investing in AI or planning to in the next five years, it’s not surprising that nearly 7 in 10 actuaries and underwriters are worried about being...
#9 Insurance CEOs Talk Gen AI, Growth, Workforce Strategies
Sep 25 2024 // A much higher percentage of insurance chief executives say that generative AI is a top investment priority for their firms than peers in other industries, according to a survey report published by professional services...
#10 Thanks to AI, Industry Will Soon See Big Jump in Parametric Insurance, Consultant Says
Jun 18 2024 // Insurance agents must now embrace the use of artificial intelligence, but they won’t be replaced by it. And the use of parametric policies will soon increase sharply across property insurance lines because that...
#11 Gen AI Is Shaking Up Underwriting, but Can it Replace Human Judgment?
Mar 21 2025 // Artificial intelligence technology has continued to evolve, and it’s affecting many areas of insurance from claims to underwriting to customer service, according to panelists at the 2025 PLUS D&O Symposium in New...
#12 A Los Angeles Actuary on Lessons From the Palisades Fire
Jan 16 2025 // I watched as the skies over my home in Los Angeles turned an apocalyptic orange on January 7, 2025, as wildfires raged across the state. Among the most devastating, the Palisades Fire consumed thousands of acres, leaving a...
#13 German Insurtech Wefox to Replace CEO After Board Rejects Mubadala Sales Plan
Jun 27 2024 // Wefox Holding AG is replacing Chief Executive Officer Mark Hartigan after the German insurance tech startup’s board rejected a proposal by its largest stakeholder, Mubadala Investment Co., that he backed to sell the...
#14 Insurtechs’ Approach to Wildfire Insurance: Part I – Delos
Jan 21 2025 // While the Los Angeles wildfires inch closer toward containment, estimates of insured losses continue to creep higher. CoreLogic said the industry price tag of the Palisades and Eaton fires could land between $35 billion...
#15 The Wholesale Insurance Evolution: From Consolidation to Innovation
Sep 16 2024 // In a decade defined by disruption, the wholesale insurance market has adapted and evolved to meet the demands of an increasingly complex risk environment. The industry has been remarkable in its ability to pivot, innovate...
#16 States’ AI-Related Legislation Aimed at Insurance Is ‘Unfounded’, Says NAMIC
Mar 25 2025 // Policy discussions on the use of artificial intelligence in insurance are “unfounded” and “detrimental to policyholders,” according to a analysis from the National Association of Mutual Insurance...
#17 New Drivers and Electric-Vehicle Tech Bring New Risks to Auto Insurance Market
Jun 21 2024 // High claim severities, persistent risky driving behavior, electric vehicles and shop-and-swap consumers are challenging auto insurers to stay profitable. The challenges will continue through the end of the year and beyond,...
#18 Where the AI Risks Are: Swiss Re’s Top 10 Ranking by Industry
May 29 2024 // The insurance industry came in sixth in a ranking of 10 major industries based on current AI risk, and seventh based on future risk, with health care replacing IT as the most exposed sector in the next 10 years. The...
#19 Insurtechs Root, Lemonade Book Q1 Net Income Losses but Each Tout Progress
May 1 2024 // Insurtech Root Inc. posted a net loss for the first quarter 2024 of $6.2 million but said it recorded operating income for the first time in the company’s history. The net income loss for the first three months of...
#20 AI Chatbots, Gen AI Set to Revolutionize Insurance Claims Processing: Survey
Jun 20 2024 // A majority of global insurers are actively endorsing the application of AI chatbots and generative AI in claims resolution processes, underwriting and customer fulfilment, according to a survey conducted by Gallagher...
