13 February 2023
UK insurer Saga is in talks with Sydney-based Open Insurance – best-known for its artificial intelligence-driven brand Huddle – about the sale of its loss-making Acromas underwriting arm...
13 February 2023
Cover Genius will offer embedded “cancel for any reason” travel insurance via its XCover platform to customers of India’s MakeMyTrip under a new partnership...
13 February 2023
CFC has appointed Scott Bailey to the newly-created role of Cyber Underwriting Leader, responsible for the strategic underwriting management of the whole cyber portfolio...
06 February 2023
The number of insurtechs operating globally has contracted by around a third in three years as Gallagher Re says the insurance industry’s “narrative around disruption is truly over”...
06 February 2023
Zurich is seeking applications from startups eager to collaborate on the “future of insurance” until February 27...
06 February 2023
Melbourne-based Tapanda has welcomed a number of new team members as the motor solutions insurtech "challenges the status quo of traditional technology and service models”...
06 February 2023
Insurtech marketplace io.insure has appointed Ian Hutchinson as Senior Partner in Asia-Pacific...
06 February 2023
Singapore-based Igloo, which insures delivery riders in Thailand, Singapore, The Philippines and Vietnam, has appointed LiLiang Zhu as Chief Technology Officer...
06 February 2023
Toronto-based insurtech BOXX Insurance has raised $US14.4 million in a funding round led by Zurich as the Swiss insurer builds its presence in the SME and retail cyber markets...
30 January 2023
Insurtech Australia has published the program for InsurtechLIVE 23, to be held on February 15 in Sydney at the at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia...
30 January 2023
Applications are open until February 12 for the 10th cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab, this year concentrated on the themes New Products, Data & Models, and European Cyber & Climate Solutions...
30 January 2023
Insurance technology firm BAIS has listed five key questions to help best evaluate potential technology solutions and providers...
30 January 2023
Cyber specialist CFC has created a dedicated fintech team to meet increasing demand from the sector...
30 January 2023
Distributed ledger technologies such as blockchain have potential to lower costs and boost efficiency at insurers yet also pose new risks, industry regulators warn...
12 December 2022
Insurtech Butter has raised $1.3 million as it prepares to launch subscription cover for nominated possessions like smart phones, ear pods, watches, laptops and "whatever you're into”...
12 December 2022
Insurtech Appsure’s automated high-tech travel claims system has been implemented at US insurer Trawick International, in what it expects will be the start of an international expansion...
12 December 2022
Underwriting agency Fusion Specialty and insurtech marketplace io.insure have launched a merger and acquisition insurance product aimed at SMEs in Australia and key markets including the US and the UK...
12 December 2022
BizCover for Brokers says it has seen a sharp jump in enquiries for cyber risk protection solutions, signalling a shift in attitudes after recent attacks on big name Australian companies.
05 December 2022
The Underwriting Agencies Council says annual gross written premium at Australian agencies is now around $7.5 billion, and technology-enabled firms are leading the way as the sector expands dramatically...
05 December 2022
QBE Ventures has invested in California-based geospatial data aggregator Geosite, saying the platform does the “heavy lifting” to extract insurance-relevant information...