All articles by Stu Robarts

Stu Robarts

Stu is editor for Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, overseeing news and features that cover the major themes affecting industries.

AI appeal in insurance ‘mainly about the speed of service to consumers’

Many consumers are open to the use of AI in insurance for improving the speed of contacting providers and resolving issues.

More use cases for AI in insurance as it remains the key theme in 2025

There will be an increased number of use cases for AI in insurance during 2025 as it remains the key theme in the sector.

Insurance data analytics investment rebounds as firms pursue AI, personalisation

Insurance M&A investment in data analytics in the first nine months of 2024 was $5.7bn compared to $1.8bn for the whole of 2023.

The state of cybersecurity: AI and geopolitics mean a bigger threat than ever

Perpetrators are using AI to facilitate cyber attacks, while attacks themselves are being used to sow geopolitical discord.

Knowledge sharing puts finance sector among best for cybersecurity – expert

Richard Hummel, NetScout’s threat intelligence lead, points to FS-ISAC as a model of good knowledge sharing for cybersecurity.

COP28 podcast: max 1.5°C temperature rise limit now ‘not possible’

Andrew Griffiths, a director at Planet Mark, suggests that minimising and bringing back down overshoot should now become the priority.