Insurtech
‘Preparation and practice’ key to attack response
02 November 2026
QBE group CEO Andrew Horton says cyber breaches are now common and for most organisations it is “not a matter of if an incident will occur but when”...
Coalition’s large business cyber product reaches Australia
02 November 2026
Coalition has brought its Active Cyber Insurance for Enterprises product to Australia, offering businesses limits of up to $35 million under a relationship with Allianz...
Guidewire buys AI underwriting platform for $2.4b
02 November 2026
Commercial insurance underwriting platform Hyperexponential has been bought by Guidewire for $US1.7 billion ($2.44 billion)...
Business survey reveals AI breach threat, and gaps in security
02 November 2026
Nearly three-quarters of Australian businesses suffered a major cybersecurity incident in the past year and two-thirds experienced at least one AI-related threat, research by cybersecurity company ESET shows...
Rush to use ‘shiny new tool’ too often reactive, founder says
26 October 2026
Artificial intelligence is mostly introduced in a hurry without the benefits of long-term planning and adequate assessment of core systems and legacy processes, Elysian founder and CEO Grace Hanson says...
Claimants won’t take no for an answer if AI makes call
26 October 2026
Policyholders appreciate the use of AI to handle claims quickly but want to speak to a human if a payout is denied, research shows...
How email admin eats into the workday
26 October 2026
Email administration takes employees about 58 minutes a day, with much of it spent saving and filing messages, searching for attachments and deciding where information should be stored, according to software company MacroView...
Industry urged to lead on NZ open insurance
26 October 2026
New Zealand’s insurance industry should act fast as the government moves to implement an open data system, Deloitte says...
DingGo fast-tracks car hire crash quotes
26 October 2026
Crash management technology company DingGo has partnered with car subscription service Carbar Australia...
Intel experts team up on wildfire tracking
26 October 2026
Finnish microsatellite manufacturer ICEYE has partnered with German aerospace company OroraTech to expands its wildfire intelligence capabilities...
Ban AI trawls of personal data to set prices, Choice says
19 October 2026
Consumer group Choice has urged the federal government to ensure there are strong laws leading to “safe, fair and accountable AI”...
Applications open for Fintech Lab
19 October 2026
Insurtechs can apply to join FinTech New Zealand’s 2027 lab until November 22...
Insurtech NZ event to explore life insurance trends
19 October 2026
Insurtech New Zealand will host a seminar called Innovation in Life and Health Insurance: Rethinking the Model before the launch of Acenda Life in the country next year...
EV quote requests climb as battery cars ‘increasingly attractive’
12 October 2026
NRMA Insurance says it recorded a 72% jump in electric vehicle quote requests last month compared with a year earlier...
Humanoid robots ‘pose injury, liability threat’
12 October 2026
Errors as AI connects to devices such as robots and cars can lead to injury, damage and new liability, WTW warns...
AI ‘collapses cost and time’ of comms migration
12 October 2026
Smart Communications says it is expanding AI-powered data and technology migration to help clients cut legacy costs and modernise more quickly...
Insurtech NZ welcomes Federato
12 October 2026
AI-powered underwriting platform Federato has become a member of Insurtech New Zealand...
AI boosting GWP, productivity: Accenture
05 October 2026
The main benefit of AI will be to redirect insurance employees from administration to work that requires specialist expertise and judgment, helping improve customer retention, Accenture says...
Drought a misunderstood ‘amplifier’ of claims, industry warned
05 October 2026
Australian insurers risk overlooking drought by relying on regional and national averages that can mask sharply different exposures across individual properties, according to geospatial data company Digital Agriculture Services...
Price, inclusion qualifiers too often in ‘smallest text’
05 October 2026
New research platform See Me Please says insurance customers should not need to "learn your footnote language before they can understand your insurance product"...