Insurers split on covering damage from AI and AI agents
Original title: As AI Risks Grow, Insurers Split on Covering the Damage
Some carriers sell agentic AI coverage while others exclude AI losses that enterprises may assume are insured.
Dark Reading reports that insurers disagree on AI risk. Some specialty firms offer policies or endorsements for unprovoked AI attacks and harm from rogue agents, while major carriers are excluding the exposure. Many enterprises wrongly assume cyber, E&O, D&O, or general liability policies cover AI losses. The article says 2025 AI-loss coverage was minimal and urges executives to review year-end renewals for exclusions. It also says insurers worry that AI use is outpacing governance.
Unconfirmed: The reference to recent OpenAI attacks on Hugging Face is asserted without details in the excerpt.
- Coverage for attacks by rogue AI agents is described as uncommon.
- Policies often renew at the end of the calendar year.
- The article cites OpenAI-related attacks on Hugging Face as heightening concern.
- Readers are told to compare existing policies with AI-specific offerings.
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From the original article
10 min read at darkreading.com
Insurers are split on AI risk: some build specialized agentic AI coverage, while major carriers quietly exclude it — leaving enterprises exposed without their knowledge.
By Stephen Lawton · darkreading.com
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