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Canopius creates analytics chief as AI race reshapes specialty underwriting

Canopius creates analytics chief as AI race reshapes specialty underwriting

Nick Betteridge moves from group chief actuary to a new analytics role consolidating AI, pricing, and data science

Mark Rosanes Sep 16, 2026
Soft power insurance market hides a harder renewal problem

Soft power insurance market hides a harder renewal problem

Rate cuts of up to 40% mask rising insurable values and equipment lead times that threaten BI coverage adequacy

AXA tells brokers where it will and won't compete for the next three years

AXA tells brokers where it will and won't compete for the next three years

The group's new strategic plan signals discipline at AXA XL and AI deployment across underwriting and pricing

Prestige motor specialist MB Insurance opens to NZ brokers

Prestige motor specialist MB Insurance opens to NZ brokers

Lloyd's-backed underwriter brings agreed value cover and an automated quoting platform to the local high value vehicle market

Marsh names Adamantiadis global placement head

Marsh names Adamantiadis global placement head

Tom Geraghty steps up to lead Marsh Europe, continuing a pattern of internal succession at the top of the business

Godfather of AI joins calls to slow artificial intelligence

Godfather of AI joins calls to slow artificial intelligence

Geoffrey Hinton says the risk of losing control is significant and that experts are guessing at the odds

NZ insurer ratings remain difficult for brokers to compare

NZ insurer ratings remain difficult for brokers to compare

Different rating scales complicate carrier comparisons and can make financial-strength assessments harder to explain to clients

NZ cyber rules put director liability on the broker agenda

NZ cyber rules put director liability on the broker agenda

Competitive cyber pricing meets expanding governance exposures, leaving brokers to test whether existing programmes remain fit for purpose

Biological weapons researchers were using AI. Insurers should know

Biological weapons researchers were using AI. Insurers should know

Anthropic blocked research and state-backed cyber incidents - and the insurance implications run across multiple lines

IB TALK

Why brokers can't ignore environmental risk anymore

How brokers can protect themselves and clients as environmental exposures reshape the risk landscape

Underwriters under the microscope

Do they really deliver on speed, flexibility and claims service?

Water risks: Closing coverage blind spots for manufacturing and agriculture

A broker playbook for identifying water exposures

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