AI adoption in insurance: 82% of leaders prioritise AI, but deployment lags

Former Prime Minister Pierre Marc Johnson spoke to stress the urgency of integrating AI into business in a shock interview.

Further AI raises $5 million to build AI assistants for insurance companies

Y Combinator-backed startup Further AI has raised $5 million in a seed round to build AI-native assistants for the insurance industry, according to the company on Thursday. The seed round was led by Nexus Venture Partners with participation from Y Combinator, Pioneer AI Fund, South Park Commons, ConvergeVC, and Xceedance. Further AI believes that the insurance industry is currently using outdated tools, with teams being asked to underwrite more,…

AI adoption stumbles due to employee-leadership disconnect

As AI continues to revolutionise the UK economy, a worrying new disconnect is emerging in the workplace, with leaders and employees having very different views of how AI-ready their organisation is.

AI adoption in insurance: 82% of leaders prioritise AI, but deployment lags

82% of insurance leaders are prioritising AI adoption to enhance business performance, however many struggle to successfully deploy AI solutions at scale, according to new research. Roots‘ inaugural State of AI Adoption in Insurance 2025 report surveyed 242 insurance executives, highlighting the growing importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in transforming insurance operations while also underscoring the hurdles insurers face in deployment.…