Agentic AI attacks could drive higher cyber claim frequency, experts warn

Autonomous AI systems can independently discover vulnerabilities, steal credentials, and move through production infrastructure without human direction, forcing cyber insurers to reassess claim frequency models as attack costs approach zero and smaller targets become viable. Underwriters now scrutinise how organisations deploy autonomous AI internally and are adjusting coverage terms and pricing for this new threat class.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity and Insurtech. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.