16 October 2023
Insurtechs Butter Insurance, Flip and last year’s winner Honey Insurance have been shortlisted for comparison website Finder’s 2023 Best Insurance Innovation award, while Zurich-backed Freely is in the running for Digital Disruptor of the Year...
16 October 2023
South African technology firm Cardinal International has launched an Australian operation, setting up alongside partner Littlewoods Services in Sydney to provide insurance technology solutions to the Asia Pacific market...
16 October 2023
Allianz Partners and Singapore-based insurtech Bolttech have entered an embedded insurance partnership for device and appliance protection across Asia Pacific and the US...
09 October 2023
IT departments are the number one obstacle to overcome when it comes to selling cyber insurance policies, according to a survey of hundreds of Australian brokers by specialist CFC...
09 October 2023
Insurtech Australia has selected a delegation of eight to attend Insurtech Connect in Las Vegas later this month...
09 October 2023
Pop Group Holdings, the owner of insurtech io.insure, has appointed Shannon Murphy as its Group CIO...
09 October 2023
Honey Insurance is among the Top 20 Australian start-ups, according to a list compiled by LinkedIn...
02 October 2023
A government research project that includes NRMA Insurance will trial use of a virtual health coach to help improve return to work rates after motor accidents...
02 October 2023
A dozen startup winners of this year’s Zurich Innovation Championship are preparing to roll out initiatives that the insurer says represent the future of the industry and have potential to be scaled globally...
02 October 2023
Sydney-based insurtech Upcover has launched new management liability insurance for SMEs and sole traders, starting at $780 a year for a $1 million limit...
02 October 2023
A pilot program indicates artificial intelligence rehabilitation tool LOLA has potential to significantly improve claims outcomes for workers forced to take time off due to physical or psychological conditions...
25 September 2023
The global market for usage-based motor insurance is growing at a compound annual rate of 25% and will reach $US167 billion by 2027, analysts at The Business Research Company say...
25 September 2023
Local telematics insurtech Koba says it has partnered with a new underwriter after its arrangement with Eric Insurance concluded in July...
25 September 2023
Suncorp is among the first Australian companies to access Microsoft 365 Copilot, a generative AI service that makes use of large language models to optimise apps like Microsoft Teams, Word, PowerPoint and Excel...
25 September 2023
Spirit Airlines has agreed to use the Cover Genius distribution platform, XCover, to offer insurance to international travelers...
18 September 2023
A marked shift in attitudes towards generative artificial intelligence is pointing to an increasing uptake in insurance in the near-term, professional services company Genpact says...
18 September 2023
Insurtech Australia will host an event in Sydney on November 9 to dispel common investor myths about insurtech investment obstacles...
18 September 2023
Finity has appointed Marcello Negro as Head of Product Management and Marketing, and Edward Owen as Head of Product Development and Innovation...
18 September 2023
Hollard says its claims management has been accelerated with the transition to cloud-based Guidewire ClaimCenter...
11 September 2023
A dozen teams that will make up the 11th cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab have been named...