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Underwriter, Actuary Fears of AI Drop; Work Needed on Collaboration

Dec 24 2025 // You’re just about as likely to find a commercial P/C underwriter or actuary who is unconcerned about the increased use of AI in insurance as you are to find one that’s afraid of being replaced by...

Texas Lawmakers Fight Against Federal Interference in State AI Regulations

Dec 22 2025 // An executive order by President Donald Trump may bring Texas into conflict with the federal government over a new state law regulating the use of artificial intelligence.Trump signed an executive order last week that...

AI, Cyber Insurance and Climate Change Are Key Insurance Themes for 2026: GlobalData

Dec 22 2025 // Artificial intelligence (AI), cyber insurance, and climate change/natural catastrophes are the three themes that will have the biggest impact on the insurance market in 2026, according to an annual prediction from...

Viewpoint: Artificial Intelligence Is Rewriting the Rules for Commercial Lines

Dec 22 2025 // Commercial lines insurance is changing—not with loud announcements or flashy tech demos, but through quiet, meaningful shifts in how work gets done.Much of this progress is driven by teams applying AI tools to everyday...

Three Top P/C Insurers Account for Most of Insurance AI Patents

Dec 22 2025 // Three property/casualty insurers have dominated the industry’s artificial intelligence patent activity since 2014.State Farm, USAA and Allstate account for 77% of all AI patents by insurers in that time, according to...

AI Threatens to Displace Workers, Bank of England’s Bailey Warns

Dec 19 2025 // Artificial intelligence is likely to displace British workers even as it makes the country more productive, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said in his most stark warning yet on the technology’s impact.Bailey...

X Corp. Sues Virginia Social Media Startup Over Bid to Claim ‘Twitter’ Brand

Dec 19 2025 // Elon Musk’s X Corp. sued a startup on Tuesday after it sought to cancel X’s Twitter trademarks so it can “bring Twitter back” as a new social media platform.X said in the lawsuit in Delaware federal...

Viewpoint: AI Offers Key Engine for Insurers – From Prediction to Intelligent Decisioning

Dec 18 2025 // When Albania appointed the world’s first AI-powered cabinet minister in September 2025 in an effort to help stamp out corruption from public procurement, reactions ranged from optimism to disbelief. Whether symbolic...

What to Know About Trump’s Executive Order to Curtail State AI Regulations

Dec 18 2025 // President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday pressuring states not to regulate artificial intelligence.Trump and some Republicans argue that the limited regulations already enacted by states, and others that...

Insurance AI Demo Day Calendar Announced

Dec 18 2025 // Wells Media Group Inc. today announced the 2026 Insurtech + AI Demo Day events calendar, a lineup of virtual events featuring live demos of the AI and technology tools and innovations shaping the insurance industry.The...

Insurance Tech: Zywave Releases Suite of Specialized AI Agents

Dec 17 2025 // Insurance technology provider Zywave unveiled an agentic AI strategy, and what it calls the industry’s first suite of insurance-specialized AI agents.The agents will help insurance companies transform how they work...

Bjak Founder Weighs IPO as Malaysia Insurtech Seeks Expansion Into Europe

Dec 16 2025 // Bjak Sdn, Malaysia’s largest online insurance aggregator, is mulling an initial public offering within the next two years as it seeks to enter Europe.Bjak is eyeing new markets in Spain and Germany in 2026 following...

State Insurance Legislators ‘Greatly Disturbed’ by Trump AI Regulation Order

Dec 15 2025 // The National Council of Insurance Legislators have come out against President Donald Trump’s executive order last week, seen as a hinderance to state regulation of artificial intelligence.NCOIL officers in a...

White House AI Czar Defends Trump Push to Rein In State Rules

Dec 15 2025 // White House AI czar David Sacks defended President Donald Trump’s push to rein in state-level regulation of artificial intelligence over objections from Democrats, saying the move seeks to ease a growing compliance...

Drowning in Busywork? Tech to Help Agencies Reclaim Time and Boost Efficiency

Dec 15 2025 // With the winter holidays quickly approaching, independent agencies are looking for ways to reclaim precious time—to unwind and recharge. Between client requests, policy servicing, sales demands, carrier logins, and...

Rise of AI Impacts Grand Rapids Region, Companies Face Talent and Market Challenges

Dec 12 2025 // West Michigan remains a leader in job and population growth across Michigan, but there are signs momentum has slowed amid staffing challenges, tariffs and the rise of artificial intelligence.Forty-six percent of Grand...

Trump Signs Order Seeking to Limit State-Level AI Regulation

Dec 12 2025 // President Donald Trump signed an order aimed at thwarting state-level regulation of artificial intelligence through lawsuits and funding cuts, handing a win to tech industry leaders who’ve pressed for preemption of...

UConn, Georgia Tech Students Win ACORD Challenge Using AI Tools in Pet Insurance

Dec 11 2025 // The insurance industry data standards organization ACORD announced today that University of Connecticut graduate student Manasa Ramaka has won the ACORD Student Challenge 2025, a national competition that asks university...

Chubb, The Hartford, Liberty and Travelers Team Up on Surety Tech Launch

Dec 9 2025 // Four surety companies—Chubb, The Hartford, Liberty Mutual and Travelers—announced the launch of a technology company that will feature a shared digital infrastructure to advance the surety industry.According to a brief...

Register Now for IJ’s ‘AI Tools for Agents’ Demo Day on Dec. 10

Dec 9 2025 // Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series will host the “AI Tools for Retail Agents” Demo Day, which offers free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for retail insurance agencies.The latest online...