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Zurich brings Cowbell cyber offer to Australia

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:35:28 GMT

Zurich has launched a cyber insurance product for Australian businesses in collaboration with US specialist Cowbell...

ASIC’s insurance innovation initiatives ‘ineffective’

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:35:14 GMT

The corporate regulator’s attempts to encourage innovation have “not made an impact” on the insurance industry, Insurtech Australia says...

Coalition’s deepfake response added to Upcover

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:35:06 GMT

Commercial insurance platform Upcover has added a Coalition service designed for clients hit by AI-generated deepfakes that lead to fraud or brand damage...

Black Swan Summit to host ‘visionary’ thinkers

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:34:54 GMT

The University of WA will host the second Black Swan Summit in Perth from March 24-25...

Logicalis introduces regulatory compliance service

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:34:21 GMT

Technology services provider Logicalis has launched a consulting unit designed to help insurers with regulatory requirements in Australia...

InsurtechLIVE26 to feature Hollard founder

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 02:30:10 GMT

Hollard and PetSure Australia director Richard Enthoven will headline the InsurtechLIVE26 conference in Sydney on February 18...

AI tipped to ease premium pressure

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:44:16 GMT

Data analytics group EXL says artificial intelligence can “bend the cost curve” for insurers and help address rising premiums...

Guidewire hires Asia-Pacific VP

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:44:06 GMT

Phil Joel has been appointed Guidewire solution advisory VP for Asia-Pacific...

Parametric solution targets data complexes

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:43:53 GMT

Descartes Underwriting has launched a parametric product for data centre operators, lenders and investors in the US...

Axa joins forces with ICEYE

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:43:35 GMT

Axa Digital Commercial Platform has partnered with Finnish tech company ICEYE to track and predict extreme weather events such as floods, wildfires and hurricanes...

New platform aims to keep repair costs under check

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:33:35 GMT

Australian insurers, brokers and repair networks can now use the QuoteCheck platform to compare construction job rates by builder, trade, region and peril...

‘Inevitable’ need: Tego eyes standalone AI cover

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:33:27 GMT

Medical indemnity underwriter Tego Insurance plans to develop a product addressing risks created through the use of artificial intelligence at work...

Munich Re adds satellite flood images to client platform

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:33:16 GMT

Satellite group ICEYE’s flood imaging will be available on Munich Re’s Location Risk Intelligence Platform from next month...

Guidewire fills regional sales VP role

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:33:04 GMT

Industry tech solutions provider Guidewire has appointed Suresh Raman as Asia-Pacific sales VP...

Gulf widens between innovators, laggards

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:41:28 GMT

Corporate “cultural inertia” is a major barrier to innovation and migration to modern, modular technology, a report from Insurtech Australia and Ernst & Young says...

AI tools trigger ‘massive drop’ in customer disputes at BizCover

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:41:22 GMT

BizCover says artificial intelligence is improving its operational and customer outcomes, including a reduction in internal dispute resolution cases...

IAG acts to end claims ‘triangle of confusion’

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:41:04 GMT

Brisbane insurtech Codafication’s platform has been selected to manage IAG property claims...

Lloyd’s hauls cargo theft coverage into cyber era

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:39:48 GMT

Lloyd’s Market Association has introduced an endorsement that “ensures [physical] theft remains a covered peril under marine cargo policies” when related to a cyber breach, according to Salt Marine Risks...

Manilla base gives Xceedance clients ‘follow the sun’ support

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:39:15 GMT

Xceedance has opened a hub in Manila to provide 24-hour support to more than 350 clients worldwide...

Hackers, AI rate among leading threats to industry

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 04:01:44 GMT

Cyber, technology and AI risks are “accelerating at a speed we haven’t seen before in the insurance industry”, according to PwC...