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Cyber insurance growing pains and catalyzing innovation
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (678+ words) Cyber insurance is having growing pains. Insurance provider Munich Re reported last year that the value of the global cyber insurance market rose by a billion dollars from 2024 to 2025. That's impressive on its face, but 2024's market valuation equaled under…...
Allianz Risk Barometer finds familiar risks increase in importance
2+ week, 6+ day ago (561+ words) While AI can be a valuable tool, it is also being used by bad actors to automate cyberattacks, which enables them to launch incidents more quickly and efficiently. It is also allowing individuals who might lack the technical skills to…...
Tom McFarland
2+ week, 6+ day ago (268+ words) Tom McFarland leads Novidea's UK product roadmap and business analysis function. Through his industry expertise, close relationship with existing clients and engagement with prospects, Tom ensures the delivery and ongoing enhancement of Novidea's platform provides added value to brokers and…...
Top insurtech funding rounds, December 2025
3+ week, 6+ day ago (82+ words) There were about 40 funding events in the insurtech sector in December 2025, according to a review by Digital Insurance. Top insurtech funding rounds, December 2025 There were about 40 funding events in the insurtech sector in December 2025, according to a review by Digital…...
New and emerging risk predictions for 2026
4+ week, 2+ day ago (473+ words) Digital Insurance contacted insurance professionals to comment on new and emerging risks to consider for 2026." MGAs will continue gaining momentum as insurers seek faster, more flexible ways to serve distinct customer segments and address rapidly evolving risks. Their specialized expertise,…...
Governing the promise and perils of Agentic AI
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (632+ words) Organizations are moving past simple chatbots and embracing agentic AI. This is a more advanced type of artificial intelligence that responds to inputs, plans, executes and adapts on its own. It aims to achieve specific goals with little human involvement....
AI's double-edged cyber protection role in 2026
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (659+ words) Having already been mainstreamed at work and home, it's no surprise that AI will continue to significantly influence cyber protection in 2026. But AI's rapid adoption cuts both ways: The same technology consumers and businesses use to stop fraud faster is…...
Cybersecurity predictions for 2026
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (356+ words) Responses have been lightly edited for clarity. Digital transformations within cyber insurance have been occurring and evolving over the past 10 or so years." I'd break it into two broad categories: Also, externally, carriers and brokers have invested in user interfaces…...
Building resilience in an age of accelerating risk
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (183+ words) In a world that is evolving faster than ever, anticipating and understanding emerging risks has become a strategic imperative. For the past twelve years, AXA's'Future Risks Report'has explored pressing global threats and the potential impacts " not only to inform, but…...
5 ways insurers can strengthen cyber resilience
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (894+ words) Cybersecurity awareness among employees has never been higher. Most organizations now understand the threats and take the necessary steps to protect their networks. But fatigue, complacency and increasingly sophisticated threat actors using AI are creating new blind spots. Employees, frustrated…...