09 May 2022
Many insurers are introducing new IT systems and applications at a rapid pace, as well as going through mergers and acquisitions and divesting or acquiring divisions, and Frazer Walker Principal Consultants Mark Partridge and Glenn Vade are offering tips on how to achieve the best outcomes...
09 May 2022
Global professional services firm Cognizant is the latest Gold Partner of Insurtech Australia, while Genworth, Synpulse and FINEOS have joined as Ecosystem Partners...
09 May 2022
Insurtech Australia will host an industry event on Insurtech and ESG in Sydney on May 17, examining the role the insurance tech sector has to play in environmental, social and governance issues...
02 May 2022
The roles of insurer Information Technology teams and management are changing and merging, with insurtechs increasingly being founded by actuaries and other industry veterans rather than tech experts, says Capco APAC Insurance Lead Emma Yang...
02 May 2022
Global investment in insurtechs slowed to $2.2 billion in the first quarter, less than half of the previous corresponding period, the inaugural Global InsurTech Report from Gallagher Re says...
02 May 2022
Sydney-based Employment Hero’s major funding round of $183 million in February was one of just five global insurtech “mega rounds” in the first quarter...
02 May 2022
Insurance customers are ready for digital options and industry decision makers are optimistic toward AI objectives, though more needs to be done to realise the value of tech for stakeholders and customers, industry heavyweight Solera says...
02 May 2022
ASX-listed Nearmap says its aerial imaging solution is being embraced by many US government organisations, including urban planning, transportation, emergency management, law enforcement and water resource management...
26 April 2022
io.insure, a specialty insurance online marketplace for small and medium-sized mergers and acquisitions (M&A), has launched in Australia...
26 April 2022
Nearly a third of small business owners rank cyber crime, data breaches and fraud as a most concerning risk, particularly after covid disruption forced many to shift to digital, yet just 7% have cyber insurance, according to BizCover’s 2022 Small Business Bravery Report...
26 April 2022
Greenlight Capital Re has received Lloyd’s approval for a new innovation underwriting syndicate which will provide insurance capacity to insurtechs within its growing portfolio of insurance tech partnerships...
26 April 2022
A new investment vehicle has listed on the London Stock Exchange to raise £150 million to acquire insurtechs...
26 April 2022
Sneaker enthusiast app Unboxed has partnered with insurtech Assurely to launch a solution designed to insure the collections of its “sneakerhead” members...
11 April 2022
Hollard-owned PetSure’s on-the-spot in-clinic claiming platform GapOnly has won a Canstar Innovation Excellence Award...
11 April 2022
London-based broker Howden and insurer Chubb have partnered with US software firm Redkik with the aim to use insurtech solutions to improve European cargo insurance...
11 April 2022
WeFitter , an aggregator platform that stores data from popular fitness apps and wearable technology in a unified format for use by life and health insurers, has been added to Hannover Re’s Equarium innovation platform...
11 April 2022
Rita Yates, the co-founder of Insurtech Australia, has joined the board of advice of start-up company LifeBid...
04 April 2022
Honey Insurance has won the rights to distribute its home and contents cover to Bank of Queensland’s 400,000 customers...
04 April 2022
Melbourne-based Tapanda says it keeps a lid on the cost of third-party claims and car hire costs for insurers via 15 bespoke services offered to the insurance and fleet sectors...
04 April 2022
Insurtech Australia welcomed four new members last month and is growing its team, undergoing a search for a new Partnership Manager...