30 October 2023
Payment firm Adyen says the insurance industry faces many payment technology challenges from changing customer expectations, legacy systems and increasing compliance related to data security obligations...
30 October 2023
Brokerage DKG Group is to launch its Fuse Fleet behaviour-based offer for Geotab customers under a new partnership...
30 October 2023
Sydney-based insurtech LifeBid has backed up a successful $700,000 raising with $1.45 million in new backing via a crowdfunding campaign...
23 October 2023
QBE says a current pattern of insurers, brokers and reinsurers partnering with insurtechs will continue for the foreseeable future in collaborations that are vital for industry growth...
23 October 2023
Insurtechs and key industry figures who have been a part of the Lloyd’s Lab and driving innovation forward in the market gathered in the Underwriting Room earlier this month to celebrate the initiative’s fifth birthday...
23 October 2023
Insurtech Slide Insurance has acquired renewal rights from Farmers Insurance for 86,000 homeowner insurance policies in Florida...
23 October 2023
Red Planet Software has expanded with the opening of a new office in Denver, Colorado following success in the Australian and New Zealand markets and entry five years ago into Canada with an operation in Toronto...
16 October 2023
Insurers adopting artificial intelligence must ensure obligations to deliver financial services efficiently, honestly and fairly are met, Australian Securities and Investments Commission Deputy Chair Karen Chester says...
16 October 2023
Swiss Re estimates global cyber premiums will reach $US16 billion this year, and rise to $US25 billion by 2026...
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...