BizCover unveils new Blaze platform
31 January 2022
SME online insurance specialist BizCover has launched a new platform called Blaze to improve the experience of its customers and allow easy onboarding of new products and partners...
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EQC deploys new tool to model earthquake, tsunami, volcano losses
31 January 2022
New Zealand’s EQC says a sophisticated new next-generation loss modelling software tool is set to improve its natural disaster planning and response...
Insurtech Australia members invited to Wednesday webinar
31 January 2022
Members and partners of Insurtech Australia are invited to attend an exclusive lunchtime webinar on Wednesday which will detail recent insurance consumer research and insights for insurtechs...
Real estate group backs insurtech Honey
31 January 2022
Honey Insurance has agreed a partnership with real estate group McGrath Limited for $6.5 million investment and a customer referral agreement...
Honey agrees cover supply deal with its seed investor Metricon
13 December 2021
Insurtech Honey Insurance has agreed an insurance supply deal with Metricon Homes which it says delivers tech-driven home insurance coverage directly into the digital mortgage and title process...
Local startups make top 100 regtech list
13 December 2021
Australian startups 6Clicks, Castlepoint, Cognitive View and RegCentric, as well as New Zealand’s AplyiD, have made the latest global RegTech 100 list, which recognises the world’s most innovative technology solution providers in compliance, risk management, information security and financial crime...
BAIS rolls out milestone platform upgrade
13 December 2021
Insurance technology firm BAIS is rolling out a new upgrade to its iBAIS platform to existing users today, and the reimagined interface will also be available to new clients from January in what is its most significant upgrade in a decade...
Insurer communication scores poorly in global consumer poll
13 December 2021
Less than half of insurance customers praise the communications received from their cover provider, a new survey from UK-based tech firm Smart Communications reveals...
Efma, Accenture seek innovation award submissions
13 December 2021
Applications are now open for Efma and Accenture’s seventh annual Innovation in Insurance Awards, a global competition celebrating the best innovations in insurance...
User experience becomes battleground for insurers
06 December 2021
Delivering an exceptional customer experience via modern technology has become vital for insurers as consumer choice hits an all-time high and “hyper personalisation” takes centre stage...
GlobalData names insurtechs destined for unicorn status
06 December 2021
Insurtechs Ladder, Bestow and Boost Insurance are the best-placed trio of insurance start-ups to reach valuations of $US1 billion ($1.4 billion) and be deemed “unicorns,” analytics firm GlobalData says...
Insurtech Australia unveils new board line up
06 December 2021
QBE Ventures CEO James Orchard and Hollard IT Business Engagement head Vanessa Dobson are joining the board of Insurtech Australia as director Andy Jamieson steps down...
Insurtech Australia welcomes Platinum Partner Marsh
06 December 2021
Marsh is the newest Platinum Partner at Insurtech Australia as the brokerage says the country is quickly “earning its stripes” as a centralised tech hub...
Agile launches vacant land liability platform
06 December 2021
Agile Underwriting has launched VacantLandLiability.com, a platform selling instant liability protection via its retail brokerage Brokers Online...
'Big dollars': tech skills gap spurs salaries, offshore team use
06 December 2021
Insurers are tangling generous salary packages and hiring offshore to manage a shortage of digitally adept talent which is hampering progress as Australian cover providers push ahead with new technology projects...
CFC posts online ransomware loss estimate calculator
06 December 2021
Cyber specialist CFC has introduced an online “ransomware calculator” that crunches an instant loss estimate indicating how much an attack might set a business back...
Pandemic fuelling insurtech growth: Finity
29 November 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated insurance sector plans to improve technology capabilities as pathways open up for partnerships, the Finity Optima report says...
Open, Cover Genius make top 100 insurtech list
29 November 2021
Sydney-based Open, best-known for its artificial intelligence-driven brand Huddle, and local “unicorn” Cover Genius have been listed among the world’s top 100 insurtechs in a report by innovation platform Sonr...
ATL readies for AV black box data
29 November 2021
Heavy motor and passenger vehicle underwriter Australian Transport and Logistics Insurance Group says it has “future proofed” its business for the next five years and is ready for an expected step change in automotive technology and data...
Ride Protect launches rideshare, food delivery driver cover
29 November 2021
Local insurtech Ride Protect has launched an insurance and roadside assist package designed for rideshare and food delivery drivers...