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Sixty percent of the executives who responded to PwC’s survey said the speed of AI technology adoption and scaling drives growth. (This image was created with AI)

Those leaders who turn AI risks into opportunities can set their brand apart from the crowd, a PwC executive says.
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Artificial intelligence was thought to be a tool to reduce healthcare costs. That might not be true right now. (This image was created with AI)

Although AI was expected to reduce costs in health care, emerging evidence suggests that it may be increasing spending for many payers.

An impasse between ECU Health and insurer UnitedHealthcare shows that advances in medical technology like those offered by Nipro can't help when patients can't afford the treatment, Pitt County's congressman said. Greg Murphy, R- N.C., responded to questions about the dispute over reimbursement rates after touring the Nipro Medical Corporation facility…
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AI continues to breed innovation in the global insurance landscape.

New research from the Society of Actuaries has found insurance and financial services leaders across a range of sectors all named artificial intelligence as the top emerging risk for 2026 and in the years to come.

When Fidelity Investments announced a workforce restructuring last week, the Boston company was adamant: Artificial intelligence played no role in its decision to cut about 1,000 employees. Perhaps more surprising was that the family-controlled company led by Abigail Johnson also plans to hire 2,000 early-career workers— the very type of workers…

Medicare Advantage market penetration remains strong; however, the growth rate has slowed to a record low, of 2.4%; while Prescription Drug Plan enrollment soared to its highest growth rate level since 2013, according to a new analysis by Mark Farrah Associates, www.markfarrah.com. Over half, 51.8%, of people eligible for Medicare have decided on Medicare…
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State insurance regulators are working on plans to implement new guidance on artificial intelligence.

State insurance regulators are at the implementation phase of guidance on artificial intelligence, following broader adoption of a model bulletin.

The following information was released by the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration:. Over the past year, President Trump has intensified pressure on the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates in a bid to boost the economy and cut borrowing costs. The question of central bank independence came up…

Tesla Inc. owners can avail lower insurance premiums with the Supervised Full Self-Driving technology. The Tesla North America handle posted on X on Tuesday, saying that the company will offer a“ score of 100” to drivers for“ every mile” driven with Supervised FSD with the Safety Score v3.0.“ This allows you to maintain a higher average safety score over time,…
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An accurate AI model isn’t automatically a usable one.

As more and more insurers leverage AI for underwriting, claims, and risk management, they face the need for explainability, defensibility, and accountability.