AM Best: AI Data Centre Boom Creates Insurance Risks Beyond P&C Experience
Data centre insurance risk has outpaced P&C capacity, AM Best warns. AI data centres introduce fire, cooling, silent cyber, and supply-chain BI exposures history…
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Sixfold’s AI Underwriter Tests the Limits of Point-Solution Automation
Sixfold's AI Underwriter — the autonomous underwriting agent its $30M Series B was raised to build — is now in production at Skyward Specialty,…
Marsh: Cyber Extortion Events Fell 33% in 2025 as Brokers Pivot to Claims Speed
Cyber extortion events fell 33% in 2025 per Marsh data, while ten quarters of rate declines push brokers to compete on claims payment speed.
Fitch: Florida’s Insurance Market Is Better Positioned for 2026 Hurricanes — But Untested
Fitch Ratings flags Florida's reformed insurance market as better positioned for the 2026 hurricane season — but warns that reform resilience remains untested against…
Gallagher Survey: 94% of US Business Owners Fear Coverage Gaps as Risk Integration Accelerates
Gallagher's 2026 survey of 1,000 US business owners reveals 94% fear coverage gaps — while ISO AI exclusions and a 23-point flood protection deficit…
Descartes & Nextpower Launch $80M Parametric Wind Cover for Solar Farms
Descartes Underwriting and Nextpower launch the first parametric straight-line wind solution for solar farms, with limits up to $100M and on-site sensor triggers.
HCI Group Brings $12M in Tokenized Reinsurance to Solana via SurancePlus
Tokenized reinsurance reaches the live market: SurancePlus issues three Solana-native HCI Re 2026 securities with a $5,000 minimum, targeting up to $12M in capital…
WTW CLIPS: US Commercial Insurance Rates Drop to 2.5% in Q1 2026
US commercial insurance rates hit 2.5% in Q1 2026 — the first sub-3% reading since the hard market began. Property fell 5.5%, cyber dropped…
USAA’s $500M Florida Dividend: How Tort Reform Unlocked a Mutual’s Biggest Payout
USAA distributes $500M to ~830,000 Florida auto policyholders, completing nearly $1B in member returns since December 2025. A deep look at how HB 837…
Moody’s: AI and Tech Investment Will Power the Next Phase of Insurance Broker Growth
Moody's Ratings named AI and tech investment as the primary driver of the next phase of insurance broker growth as $162B in sector debt…