A centuries-old industry that once made cars and buildings safer hopes it can do the same for artificial intelligence.

A handful of insurance companies, including startups and at least one major insurance company, are starting to offer specialized coverage for the failures of AI agents , the autonomous systems increasingly taking over tasks once handled by customer support representatives, job recruiters, travel agents and the like.

As insurers chase a lucrative new market, some are betting that they could bring a measure of regulation and standardization to a technology that is still in its early days but is seen by many in the business world as the natural next step.

“When we think about car insurance, for example, the broad adoption of the safety belt was really something which was

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