Aon tool reveals data centre risk exposure
07 September 2026
Aon says a new risk aggregator will help insurers gain a clearer view of digital infrastructure exposures as investment in data centres accelerates...
Insurtech
Start-up Clarion calls time on ‘broken’ claims management
07 September 2026
Third-party administrator Clarion Claims has launched, founded by Drew Schnehage and Curium’s Tetiana George, and backed by Correlation Risk Partners...
Suncorp chooses Crunchwork for property claims
31 August 2026
Codafication’s Crunchwork platform will support Suncorp property claims after a selection process in which the Brisbane insurtech was commercially “pressure tested” against large international vendors...
AI sales channel expanding market: Emmett
31 August 2026
AUB Group CEO Mike Emmett says the company has seen no cannibalisation of its broker channels since launching the BizCover ChatGPT app earlier this year...
Lab Explore seeks solutions to new risks
31 August 2026
An eight-week Lab Explore program will help turn emerging risks into insurance opportunities, Lloyd’s says...
Automation shift to ‘define life industry’
31 August 2026
Agentic AI represents a “step change opportunity” for life insurers if they modernise operating models with “intent and discipline”, according to a Deloitte report...
Predictive flood model added for ICEYE’s US customers
31 August 2026
ICEYE is offering predictive flood modelling to insurers, governments and emergency management in the US under a new partnership...
Vero, Cover Genius offer Uber driver cover
24 August 2026
Suncorp intermediated brand Vero has launched a comprehensive ride-share offering in partnership with Cover Genius and Uber...
Gallagher Re unit offers ‘single source of insight’ on digital risks
24 August 2026
Gallagher Re has expanded its cyber capability with a new practice dedicated to AI, digital dependency and technology-driven accumulation risk across insurance portfolios...
Munich Re to acquire cyber specialist
24 August 2026
Munich Re Group will buy US insurtech At-Bay, which provides cyber insurance and security solutions for SMEs, for $575 million ($807 million)...
Xceedance adds ‘exceptional’ director
24 August 2026
Adrian Spieler has been appointed to the Xceedance board to provide strategic guidance, set organisational goals and measure success...
Code experts to share breach cases at Curium summit
17 August 2026
An interactive Is This a Breach? session at next month’s Curium Risk and Compliance Summit will feature real scenarios, live votes and correct answers from decision-makers on the Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee...
Ingrity recruits transformation leader
17 August 2026
Data, analytics and AI consultancy Ingrity has appointed Pranav Agrawal as VP, as it targets new markets...
Weatherwatch ‘expands reach’ with US platform link
17 August 2026
US company EigenRisk will now feature Brisbane-based Weatherwatch’s hail event footprints on its catastrophe risk management platform...
Sydney insurtechs jet in for Istanbul travel conference
17 August 2026
Executives from Lodestone Solutions and Cover Genius will feature at the International Travel & Health Insurance Conferences global forum in Istanbul in November...
Investment for insurtechs ‘rebounds’
10 August 2026
Insurtech funding surged to a four-year high of $US2.44 billion ($3.47 billion) in April-June, driven by large venture capital and private equity-backed rounds...
EV transition a ‘rare chance to grab business’
10 August 2026
Although electric vehicles make up only 2% of the Australian passenger fleet, Taylor Fry actuary Tom Moulder says they present a “massive opportunity” for insurers...
Guidewire gives insurers build-your-own AI agents
10 August 2026
Guidewire has launched an agentic framework in its new Qusar release, enabling insurers to build and manage AI agents on the Guidewire Cloud Platform...
Cover Genius founder creates new start-up
10 August 2026
Chris Bayley has established Sydney-based Cove, an AI platform that provides application programming interface infrastructure for travel aggregators...
Agentic-to-agentic is ‘next problem to solve’
03 August 2026
AI agents interacting and agreeing premium settings and other underwriting choices is the next tech challenge facing the insurance industry, BizCover CIO Dino Tius says...