DSI 001Decision Standards Institute
DSI 001 · For insurers, MGAs and brokers

The exposure is being excluded faster than it is being priced

DSI 001 gives underwriting a portable, independently assessed governance evidence record to evaluate, refer or condition autonomous-system risk, rather than exclude it wholesale.

Last updated 1 July 2026. This page describes fast-moving market and regulatory conditions; confirm the current position at the point of reliance.

The shift underwriting is living through

From January 2026 the Insurance Services Office issued three standardised generative-AI exclusions, and market reporting indicates significant carrier movement toward adopting them or proprietary equivalents. Publicly disclosed affirmative AI-liability capacity remains limited.

Where the market was
Silent cover
Priced at a class average with no system-level read.
Where it is heading
Explicit exclusion
A fast-moving exposure excluded, with a thin affirmative market on the other side.

What the GBI gives underwriting

A governance input that supports underwriting evaluation and may inform referral, conditions, sub-limits or renewal review. It does not determine insurability or create cover.

D1Autonomy. How much runs without a human approving each decision?
D2Data. What is exposed if a decision is wrong?
D3Contract. Is liability allocated across the contract chain?
D4Liability. Are autonomous-action consequences recognised and treated?
D5Leverage. How dependent is the business on the system running?
D6Stability. Does governance keep pace as the system changes?

The classification an underwriter can act on

State 00
Unclassified
Priced blind, or excluded.
State 01
Assessed
A first independent read, 60-day window.
State 02
Compliant
GBI at or below 2.50, governance evidenced.
State 03
Certified
GBI at or below 1.75, with surveillance.

Bring a governance evidence record into the file

Request a governance-conditioned submission for a risk you are evaluating, and read the underwriting view of how the GBI maps to coverage architecture. For a worked profile, the FinCo Credit Engine worked example sets out the three coverage gaps and the path from conditional cover to standard terms.

What a DSI 001 result is, and is not. A DSI 001 result is a scoped governance classification and evidence record, not a determination of legal, regulatory, insurance, credit or fiduciary outcomes, and it is valid only within its stated windows. Full disclaimers are in the disclaimers.