Insurtech
QBE Ventures to back start-ups in cyber expansion
16 December 2024
QBE says partnerships involving its venture capital arm and cyber start-ups will provide benefits as it seeks to assist businesses around the world that are concerned about rising risks...
Google’s quantum leap highlights new cyber risk, experts say
16 December 2024
Large-scale quantum computers could “render useless” the encryption and cybersecurity tools used to protect everything from social media to critical infrastructure, experts warn...
InsurtechLIVE pitch entries close January 20
16 December 2024
Insurtech Australia is accepting entries for its annual LIVEPitch competition...
Local start-ups growing, targeting new markets
16 December 2024
A survey of Insurtech Australia members shows many have increased revenue, raised capital from private investors and entered new markets...
Microsoft, Suncorp step up AI partnership
16 December 2024
Artificial intelligence deployed under a newly extended agreement with Microsoft will improve worker satisfaction at Suncorp by reducing time spent on mundane tasks, the insurer says...
Lloyd’s Lab opens doors to more innovators
09 December 2024
Lloyd’s Lab is accepting applications to join its 14th cohort, which will focus on new products, data, models and processes, and shaping the future of reinsurance in Bermuda...
Case studies validate predictions, FloodMapp says
09 December 2024
FloodMapp says an analysis of recent inundations shows its technology has provided “unprecedented accuracy” in forecasting and risk management in Australia...
Cover Genius on board with Asian flight seller
09 December 2024
Flight booking platform Airpaz’s customers in Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines will be offered travel insurance from Cover Genius under a new partnership...
Munich Re backs launch of Chinese medical cover
09 December 2024
Munich Re Beijing will provide reinsurance capacity for a new medical cover in China under an agreement with local insurtech Zhibao Technology...
Zurich tool delivers 75-year climate risk outlook
02 December 2024
Zurich Resilience Solutions has launched a digital tool designed to help customers anticipate and manage their climate risks and meet climate disclosure standards...
Entsia names department heads
02 December 2024
Insurance distribution and administration platform Entsia has appointed leaders in product engineering and delivery...
CoverGo appoints regional MD
02 December 2024
AI insurance platform CoverGo has appointed Louis Lee as MD Asia-Pacific...
Haast hails ‘exciting milestone’ with Aviva partnership
02 December 2024
UK insurer Aviva is piloting Canberra regtech Haast’s system that uses artificial intelligence to automate marketing compliance processes...
Zurich backs Onsi to ‘reshape employee benefits’
02 December 2024
Zurich has invested in UK start-up Onsi’s platform to offer personalised employee benefits...
Trio take top honours at DXC Invitational
25 November 2024
Three insurtechs won awards at this year’s DXC Invitational...
Raindrop secures funding as northern tech hub grows
25 November 2024
NT-based insurtech Raindrop has closed an oversubscribed seed funding round, with 75% of funds coming from Darwin-based investors...
Cover Genius to insure high-end handbags in the US
25 November 2024
Customers of luxury goods authenticator Entrupy will be offered insurance for their high-end items through Cover Genius...
AI neural networks to unlock affordable weather cover
25 November 2024
Researchers have used machine learning to design lower cost insurance to protect farmers against weather risk...
Insurtech Australia welcomes new directors
18 November 2024
Blue Zebra chief technology officer Amar Roomi and FreightInsure CEO Simon Schwarz have joined the board of Insurtech Australia...
Industry ‘at crossroads’ on tech adoption
18 November 2024
The Australian and New Zealand insurance market is at a critical “adapt or fall behind” juncture, according to Deloitte...