CFC appoints cyber underwriting leader
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...
Insurtech
'Ill-prepared': insurtechs shut up shop, funding plunges
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”...
Zurich seeks Innovation Championship applications
06 February 2023
Zurich is seeking applications from startups eager to collaborate on the “future of insurance” until February 27...
Motor solutions insurtech Tapanda expands team
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”...
io.insure appoints senior APAC partner
06 February 2023
Insurtech marketplace io.insure has appointed Ian Hutchinson as Senior Partner in Asia-Pacific...
Igloo appoints new CTO
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...
'It’s impressive': Zurich leads cyber insurtech BOXX fund raise
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...
IA unveils InsurtechLIVE lineup
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...
Lloyd's Lab 10th cohort applications open
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...
BAIS lists five data integrity musts for platform providers
30 January 2023
Insurance technology firm BAIS has listed five key questions to help best evaluate potential technology solutions and providers...
CFC dedicates new team to meet fintech demand
30 January 2023
Cyber specialist CFC has created a dedicated fintech team to meet increasing demand from the sector...
IAIS weighs up good and bad of blockchain
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...
Butter targets gen Z with smooth insurance
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”...
Sydney's Appsure wins US travel insurer client
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...
Insurtech marketplace unveils SME-focused M&A product
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...
Cyber attitude changing as online threats grow
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.
Annual GWP at Australia's agencies passes $7 billion
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...
'A better way': QBE Ventures backs aggregator Geosite
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...
Insurtech Australia adds five members and partners, three directors
05 December 2022
Expande and FRISS have become members of Insurtech Australia, while SureInsure, Silver Wolf Projects, and Geoscape have signed up as IA partners...
'Rigorous protections essential': AI bias threatens human rights
05 December 2022
Without adequate safeguards, algorithmic bias in use of artificial intelligence might cause discrimination due to age, race, disability, gender and other characteristics, the Actuaries Institute and the Australian Human Rights Commission say...