BizCover introduces AI chatbot Frankie
29 November 2021
SME online insurance specialist BizCover has been piloting an artificial intelligence chatbot, Frankie, as it looks to pursue efficiencies through technology...
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Pandemic technology boom creates ideal cybercrime ecosystem
22 November 2021
Rapid scaling of technology all along value chains, particularly as businesses revamped operating models in response to the COVID pandemic, has created an “eco-system of interdependencies” which is ideal for exploitation by cyber criminals...
Save the date: Insurtech Australia to host February conference
22 November 2021
Members and partners of Insurtech Australia and supporters of the insurtech community have been invited to save the date of the afternoon of Tuesday February 15 as organisers finalise details of the first ever InsurtechLIVE Conference...
AFCA platform aims to improve complaints handling
22 November 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has launched a digital platform that provides more information as it seeks to help firms better manage disputes that reach the ombudsman service...
Swiss Re to design AV cover for China tech giant
22 November 2021
Swiss Re has partnered with China’s Baidu to provide insurance solutions for its autonomous vehicle driving business, including cover for intelligent cockpits and “robotaxi” driverless taxis...
Reinsurance startup Kettle uses AI to price wildfire risk
22 November 2021
Insurtech Kettle is applying advanced technology to optimise returns on cover for catastrophic risks...
BizCover expands SME platform into South Africa
15 November 2021
BizCover has launched its online business insurance platform in South Africa as it targets opportunities from a potential digital transformation in SME purchasing in the country...
WTW partners with insurtech Indeez
15 November 2021
Willis Towers Watson has entered a joint broking partnership with insurtech Indeez to distribute insurance products for independent workers working with digital platforms in Asia Pacific...
FinTech Australia creates local funder list
15 November 2021
FinTech Australia has put together a new list naming local investors in the sector, including venture capitalists, angel funds, crowd funders and incubators...
Flip launches on-demand injury cover
15 November 2021
Insurtech Flip, a wholly owned subsidiary of HCF Life, says it has introduced Australia’s first on-demand injury insurance for as little as $6 a day...
RMS creates first fully probabilistic flood model for New Zealand
15 November 2021
Risk Management Solutions has developed a new flood model allowing New Zealand’s Tower to allocate its home insurance customers with a low, medium or high-risk rating for their property...
Australian insurtechs win awards
08 November 2021
FloodMapp, Innovation Group Australia and TreeManager are the latest Australian insurtechs to be recognised with industry awards...
Insurtech Australia welcomes new Gold Partner Swiss Re
08 November 2021
Insurtech Australia has welcomed Swiss Re as its newest Gold Partner as the Zurich-based reinsurer says technology can help reduce underinsurance...
Emergence Insurance appoints COO
08 November 2021
Cyber underwriting agency Emergence Insurance has appointed Colin Pausey as Chief Operating Officer...
Digital transformations under resourced, survey finds
08 November 2021
Australian IT teams say they are the farthest behind in digital transformation timelines, a poll of 1000 business and IT decision makers found...
IAG launches ROLLiN' brand
08 November 2021
IAG has launched ROLLiN’, a new, flexible pay-by-the-month car insurance brand created to cater to younger Australians...
Honan acquires tech specialist Modern Risk Solutions
01 November 2021
Honan Insurance Group has acquired broking firm Modern Risk Solutions, which specialises in emerging tech, start-ups and life sciences...
Insurtech a 'phenomenon' as 2021 funds hit $14 billion
01 November 2021
Global insurtechs attracted the second-largest funding quarter ever in April-June and continue on a strong trajectory, Willis Towers Watson says in its Quarterly Insurtech Briefing...
Insurtech Gateway secures funding for next growth stage
01 November 2021
Insurtech Gateway Australia has been awarded additional funding after a year of successful incubations and plans to incubate 20 new companies over the next five years...
Focus on data security boosts Codafication uptake
01 November 2021
Insurtech Codafication says a conscious decision many years ago to build its Virtual Assist claims solution with the highest standard of data sovereignty and security boosted uptake by insurers when COVID struck and they needed help to process claims remotely...