Insurers brace for multimillion-dollar claims over rogue AI agents and pull back from the risk
Insurers expect claims worth several million dollars over AI agents that exceed their instructions, and according to the FT the claims could also test developers' liability. The market is pulling back from the risk at the same time, while AI exclusions in professional indemnity policies are not spreading quickly.
Who is affected and how
- insurer
- For losses caused by an AI agent, contracts must state whether cover is excluded, covered or silent.
- chief financial officer
- The corporate insurance programme should be checked for whether it covers losses arising from an agent's error.
Sources
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- Insurers pull back from rogue-AI risk as liability questions mountcryptopolitan · Oct 6, 2026
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