WTW names new Pacific tech risk leader
19 May 2025
WTW has appointed Leah Mooney as Willis technology, cyber and privacy risk Pacific consulting leader...
Insurtech
Simfuni appoints product chief
19 May 2025
New Zealand insurtech Simfuni has appointed Tim von Dadelszen as chief product officer to lead innovation...
SSP fills ‘critical management role’
19 May 2025
Lisa Cameron has been promoted to head of pure product for Asia-Pacific at insurance software group SSP...
Bolttech, Sumitomo partner on smartphone cover
19 May 2025
Sumitomo Corporation has taken a stake in Singapore insurtech Bolttech and will help launch a new service in Asia to meet growing smartphone insurance and subscription demand...
American life insurtech raises $187 million
19 May 2025
US start-up Bestow has raised $US120 million ($187 million) in a funding round led by Goldman Sachs and Smith Point Capital...
Deal flurry spurs talk of ‘insurtech spring’
12 May 2025
Global funding of insurance start-ups surged to $US1.31 billion ($2.04 billion) in January-March, up 90% on the previous quarter, Gallagher Re says...
Haast to ‘accelerate growth’ after funding injection
12 May 2025
Start-up Haast has raised $6 million in a funding round led by venture capital group Airtree...
Claims platform adds subrogation ID tool
12 May 2025
US claims insurtech Clara Analytics has enhanced its Triage platform to automatically identify subrogation opportunities...
Guidewire adds MyVal to innovation program
12 May 2025
Sydney insurtech MyVal has been chosen to join Guidewire’s Insurtech Vanguards program...
AI tipped to trigger bot revolution
05 May 2025
Large language model breakthroughs have unlocked opportunities to enhance claims processing and personalised recommendations, Cover Genius CTO Peter Phillips says...
Liberty, Marsh experts headline IA start-up session
05 May 2025
Risk experts from Liberty Specialty Markets, Marsh and DLA Piper will feature at an Insurtech Australia “special event” in Sydney tomorrow...
Automation tool promises to ‘supercharge productivity’
05 May 2025
Software company TCG Process has launched a product designed to eliminate inefficiencies by automating tasks such as claims processing, onboarding and email triage...
SXSW Sydney opens pitch contest
05 May 2025
Insurtechs are invited to apply for a pitch competition at SXSW Sydney in October...
AI inaccuracy a ticking claim bomb, lawyer warns
28 April 2025
Mistakes made by artificial intelligence may take years to be discovered and may cost insurers dearly due to unintended cover, Clyde & Co partner Darryl Smith says...
IA calls for ‘game-changing’ R&D framework
28 April 2025
An increase in long-term funding is essential for research and development in Australia to match global competitors, the insurtech peak body says...
‘Save eight hours a week’:1Fort attracts $11 million
28 April 2025
US insurtech 1Fort has raised $US7.5 million ($11.72 million) for its artificial intelligence platform, which it says saves brokers up to two hours per submission and increases their bind rate by up to a fifth on average...
Cover Genius deal gives Secutix clients automated refunds
28 April 2025
Events ticketing firm Secutix has agreed a refund partnership with Cover Genius...
Broker website Advisr changes hands
14 April 2025
Advisr founder Andy Jamieson says the website, designed to connect brokers with clients, has been acquired...
Emergence unveils IT company cover
14 April 2025
Cyber specialist Emergence Insurance has launched a product designed for IT service providers...
NT minister salutes ‘local answer to global problem’
14 April 2025
Insurtech Raindrop has been hailed as an NT success story and key to the territory’s economic future...