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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
29 November 2021
Local insurtech Ride Protect has launched an insurance and roadside assist package designed for rideshare and food delivery drivers...
29 November 2021
SME online insurance specialist BizCover has been piloting an artificial intelligence chatbot, Frankie, as it looks to pursue efficiencies through technology...
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...
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...
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...
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...
22 November 2021
Insurtech Kettle is applying advanced technology to optimise returns on cover for catastrophic risks...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
08 November 2021
FloodMapp, Innovation Group Australia and TreeManager are the latest Australian insurtechs to be recognised with industry awards...
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...
08 November 2021
Cyber underwriting agency Emergence Insurance has appointed Colin Pausey as Chief Operating Officer...