01 May 2023
Insurtech Gateway Australia and Insurtech Australia have partnered to create an event examining artificial intelligence (AI) and how the insurance industry can embrace the transformative technology...
24 April 2023
Xceedance Senior VP Technology Services Prateek Vijayvergia, who leads a 600-strong technology services business unit, has just relocated to Sydney from India to help Xceedance’s Australian-based clients grow with technology services...
24 April 2023
Australian consumers who are offered Cancel for Any Reason insurance when purchasing live event tickets or travel are more likely to make the purchase, Cover Genius says...
24 April 2023
This year’s award finalists in FinTech Australia’s “Excellence in Insurtech” Finnie Award category, which is sponsored by IAG Firemark Ventures, have been announced...
24 April 2023
Pop Group Holdings, the owner of insurtech io.insure, says Auckland-based private equity fund Direct Capital has taken a minority stake in the business...
24 April 2023
Insurtech Australia member Futureproof says it is talking with several large insurers about initial product issuance for its home equity release innovation Equity Preservation Mortgage, an alternative to reverse mortgages which it says are “inherently defective in their design”...
24 April 2023
Accenture and Nasdaq-listed Appian, which automates business processes, have become a “solution partner” of Guidewire PartnerConnect, and will deliver integrations, extensions, apps and other complementary solutions at Australian insurers...
21 April 2023
In the highly competitive world of B2B sales, businesses must effectively communicate the value and benefits of their products and services to prospective clients. B2B marketing collateral is a crucial tool in achieving this goal through enabling companies to build trust, nurture relationships, and guide prospects through the sales funnel.
17 April 2023
QBE Ventures CEO James Orchard has announced he is relocating from Sydney to the UK...
17 April 2023
IAG says there is potential the cutting-edge technology of US insurtech Planck will be embedded in its CGU and NRMA Insurance brands...
17 April 2023
Chubb has entered its first insurtech collaboration in Australia under an agreement with Qikio...
17 April 2023
Advisory firm 11eight has partnered with Quill Peak Consulting to help insurers prepare for the upcoming Customer Data Right...
17 April 2023
More Australian insureds are considering parametric insurance options to help address the increasing cost of traditional policies and hazards brought about by climate change, industry consulting firm Xceedance says...
03 April 2023
Hollard-backed Kanopi has won the Australian round of Zurich’s global Innovation Championship...
03 April 2023
QBE has opened submissions for this year’s AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge, which rewards start-up and entrepreneurial ventures that address risk, equity and sustainability in urban environments...
03 April 2023
The release by OpenAI of its Generative Pre-trained Transformer creates new opportunities for insurers to boost efficiency and enhance the customer experience, Zurich’s Chief Information and Digital Officer Ericson Chan says...
03 April 2023
Lloyd’s has revealed 13 insurtechs selected to join the 10th Lloyd’s Lab, which gets underway on April 24...
03 April 2023
Award-winning Pickering Transport Group has partnered with Sydney-based FreightInsure, which offers goods-in-transit insurance that is integrated into the freight booking process of Australia’s carriers..
27 March 2023
ASX-listed underwriting agency Ensurance is investing up to $1.5 million in local telematics insurtech Koba, and its CEO Tom Kent has joined the Koba board as non-executive Director...
27 March 2023
Koverd is undertaking a $750,000 funding round after launching its digital brokerage service in October...