Honey Insurance has appointed Galia Durbach to the role of Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for partnering with businesses to bring innovative insurance solutions to customers.

Sydney-based Ms Durbach spent 12 years at Hollard Insurance, most recently as Chief Integration Officer and Acting Chief Revenue Officer. She also has experience in banking and consulting.

“We pride ourselves on hiring the best of the best and are excited that by welcoming Galia to our family we have once again achieved exactly that,” Honey CEO and Founder Richard Joffe said.

“Galia's impressive background and experience make her an exceptional addition to our team,” Mr Joffe said, adding her expertise would bring a fresh and innovative approach "to take us to the next phase of growth”.

Honey, backed by RACQ Insurance, won comparison website Finder’s 2022 Best Insurance Innovation award and rewards customers who activate sensor technology with a lower premium. It gives $250 worth of technology and services to help avoid accidents.

It has distribution partnerships with McGrath, WA’s largest homebuilder BGC Housing Group, Bank of Queensland, and investors AGL and Metricon. Other Honey investors include the founders of Afterpay, Airtasker and Zip, former Corelogic CEO Graham Mirabito and former News Corp Australia and Foxtel CEO Peter Tonagh. The Honey platform is also available on the app of its investor PEXA.