Insurance news and trends

Insurers Price Robots by the Day, Robotaxis by the Mile

October 27, 2026
insurance, auto insurance, automation, self-driving cars
44% of Policyholders Say How They Pay Helps Decide Who Insures Them
Insurance // October 21, 2026

The payment experience plays a role in how consumers choose a property or home insurer, not just how they pay once a policy is in place. The PYMNTS Intelligence playbook “The Service Commerce Performance Gap: Insurance Providers Playbook” found in October that 44% of policyholders...

Why Insured Workers Still Skip Healthcare
Healthcare // October 19, 2026

Employers know exactly what their health plan costs. What they usually don’t know is what it costs them when an employee needs care and doesn’t get it because a credit check got in the way of the bill. That happens more often than most benefits...

Cost and Compliance Hurdles Could Slow AI Insurance Shopping Agents
Insurance // October 09, 2026

Picture this. You ask an artificial intelligence assistant to find you cheaper car insurance, then you go to bed. By morning, the AI agent has checked a dozen companies and lined up a better deal. While that future is getting closer, the insurance industry has...

AI CEOs Could Be Held Liable for Rogue Model Actions
Artificial Intelligence // October 06, 2026

Insurance companies are reportedly anticipating multimillion-dollar claims related to so-called “rogue” artificial intelligence (AI) agents. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Oct. 6) by the Financial Times (FT), which says the situation has insurers and their attorneys worried that CEOs such as Sam Altman of...

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44% of Policyholders Say How They Pay Helps Decide Who Insures Them

October 21, 2026
The payment experience plays a role in how consumers choose a property or home insurer, not just how they pay once a policy is in place. The PYMNTS Intelligence playbook “The Service Commerce Performance Gap: Insurance Providers Playbook” found in October that 44% of policyholders said preferred payment options were a reason to choose a […]

Why Insured Workers Still Skip Healthcare

October 19, 2026
Employers know exactly what their health plan costs. What they usually don’t know is what it costs them when an employee needs care and doesn’t get it because a credit...

Faye Pays Travel Claims Before Travelers Ask

September 08, 2026
A traveler lands after a long connection, only to find the next flight has already left without them. In the old version of this story, they’d spend the next hour...

Connected Vendor Networks Modernize Insurance Claim Payouts

August 11, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With Eileen Carlin of One Inc An insurer can approve a claim and still leave the policyholder waiting because the body shop, contractor, medical provider...

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AI CEOs Could Be Held Liable for Rogue Model Actions

October 06, 2026
Insurance companies are reportedly anticipating multimillion-dollar claims related to so-called “rogue” artificial intelligence (AI) agents. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Oct. 6) by the Financial Times (FT), which says the situation has insurers and their attorneys worried that CEOs such as Sam Altman of OpenAI and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei could be held liable for […]

AI-Driven Hacks Shake Up Cyber Insurance Industry

August 27, 2026
The rise of artificial intelligence-powered hacks has cyber insurance firms rethinking their policies, Reuters reported Thursday (Aug. 27). The industry shakeup follows a series of cyberattacks by AI models from...

Costco Seeks Regulatory Approval for Multiyear Medicare Plan Rollout

August 18, 2026
Costco plans to start offering a Medicare plan and other senior-focused insurance products over the coming years. The retailer partnered with SCAN Health Plan, a nonprofit organization focused on healthcare...

Allstate Prepares for Quantum Computing Arrival

August 14, 2026
Insurance company Allstate is investing in quantum computing now so that the company is ready to take advantage of the technology when it arrives, Allstate Chair, President and CEO Tom...