IA event to bust insurtech investment myths
18 September 2023
Insurtech Australia will host an event in Sydney on November 9 to dispel common investor myths about insurtech investment obstacles...
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Finity appoints two technology-focused product heads
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...
Hollard claims fast-tracked with Guidewire platform
18 September 2023
Hollard says its claims management has been accelerated with the transition to cloud-based Guidewire ClaimCenter...
Lloyd’s Lab’s 11th cohort revealed
11 September 2023
A dozen teams that will make up the 11th cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab have been named...
Blue Zebra ready to pounce with Blue Leopard roll out
11 September 2023
Underwriting agency insurtech Blue Zebra says its new Blue Leopard 2.0 platform update, rolled out in recent months, offers brokers up to 18 different quote combinations and tailoring of SME products...
BAIS and client to explore AI use in digital laboratory
11 September 2023
BAIS insurance technology is partnering with Sterling Insurance, which has used the iBAIS insurance platform for more than 15 years, to set up a Digital Laboratory to explore use of Artificial Intelligence and digital tools...
FloodMapp’s live data supports Idalia emergency crews
11 September 2023
Local insurtech FloodMapp says it granted access to live maps of Florida, Georgia and South and North Carolina during Hurricane Idalia to provide US emergency managers with real-time flood data as they responded to the emergency...
ICEYE to provide Australia with flood, bushfire data
11 September 2023
Finnish satellite imagery firm ICEYE has renewed a contract to supply flood and bushfire data to the Australian government for all states and territories after last year’s $5 billion floods...
Assetinsure launches bond application portal
11 September 2023
Sydney-based Assetinsure has launched an online bond application portal for Performance Guarantees which it says is the first of its kind in Australia, and provides easy access and fast turnaround...
AI ‘not there yet’ in complex assessments
04 September 2023
Artificial intelligence will be valuable in boosting productivity, but its level of sophistication doesn’t yet deliver the insights and understanding of human expertise, the World Insurance Congress Australia has heard...
Cover Genius names new CFO
04 September 2023
Cover Genius has announced David Rudow as its new CFO to replace the outgoing Gavin Dennis...
DKG, Loopit announce partnership
04 September 2023
Insurance provider DKG Group and Loopit, an automotive subscription management platform, have formed a strategic partnership...
Fusion promotes Samuel Shirley to dual role
04 September 2023
M&A and financial lines specialist underwriting agency Fusion Specialty has promoted Samuel Shirley to the dual role of managing partner M&A UK, and global chief underwriting officer M&A...
SyncTech targets growth after ‘industry affirmation’
04 September 2023
The winner of this year’s Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance’s Insurtech Start-Up of the Year award, Sync Technologies, says it aims to grow at home and abroad...
‘Sense of urgency’: industry steps up digital focus post-pandemic
28 August 2023
The insurance industry’s approach to technology has been significantly influenced by the covid pandemic, AM Best says in a special report...
Start-ups ‘set to lead growth’
28 August 2023
Six out of 10 industry leaders predict insurtech start-ups will lead growth...
DB Results announces ‘game-changer’ product
28 August 2023
Technology and consulting firm DB Results has launched its newly developed cloud-native Policy Administration System software...
Clara chosen for Amazon’s corporate workers’ comp solution
28 August 2023
Clara Analytics has announced a partnership with Amazon for a new program to deliver improved solutions for the tech giant's corporate workers’ compensation claims...
AI to offer underwriting, claims handling benefits: QBE
21 August 2023
Artificial intelligence has the potential to offer “meaningful contributions” across underwriting and claims management, QBE Group CEO Andrew Horton says...
Embracing AI ‘a crucial step’ for industry
21 August 2023
Technology plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of the insurance sector, Xceedance CEO Arun Balakrishnan says...