Insurtech
Five contenders picked for Beyond the Buzzwords pitch battle
14 July 2025
Insurtech Australia has selected five start-ups to take part in a rapid-fire pitch competition for early-stage innovations...
QBE hails tech impact in workers’ comp
14 July 2025
QBE Australia says its investment in claims technology is improving outcomes for customers of its people risk unit...
Motor start-up raises more than $50 million
14 July 2025
New York-based Inshur has raised $US35 million ($53 million) in its mission to “revolutionise commercial auto insurance”...
Life insurer partners up to produce recovery app
14 July 2025
Acenda has launched an app designed to support injured and ill people in their recoveries...
Instanda wins award, unveils new brand
14 July 2025
Policy administration and distribution platform Instanda has been crowned service provider of the year at the Managing General Agents’ Association awards in London...
Standards body produces AI supervision guide
07 July 2025
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors has released a guide on artificial intelligence, focusing on consumer protection and prudential soundness...
Xceedance predicts human-machine workload split
07 July 2025
The balance between human and machine roles in insurance will reach 50/50 in coming years as AI capabilities are unlocked, according to Xceedance...
Zurich buys global cyber insurer BOXX
07 July 2025
Zurich has acquired cyber and risk management insurtech BOXX to provide retail and SME insurance and services worldwide...
Public ‘ready to see what AI can do’
07 July 2025
Australian consumers have “overcome AI hesitation”, with about half happy to take insurance plan suggestions from the technology...
DAS, Upcover among Finnies winners
30 June 2025
Digital Agriculture Services won the excellence in insurtech category at the ninth annual Finnie Awards...
Platform creates base for Hannover Re innovation award
30 June 2025
Konnect NET says its technology has helped Hannover Life Re Australasia win an award...
Airline ‘flying high’ with Zurich partnership
30 June 2025
Insurer Zurich and Hong Kong Airlines will host a series of social media campaigns later this year celebrating a “joyful partnership” by offering flight tickets as prizes...
Entsia earns glowing report card
30 June 2025
Entsia has been recognised as a technology standout among insurance policy administration systems and commended for its reliability, security and fast, configurable, seamless product distribution...
Company denied cyber payout for future data recovery
23 June 2025
A business that sought an additional payout on a cyberattack claim has lost its bid before the complaints authority and been told it must show it has incurred further losses...
Australian businesses among ‘least prepared’ for AI
23 June 2025
Only 24% of surveyed Australian businesses feel “very prepared” to implement AI into an array of functions – a lack of confidence topped only by Hong Kong in the Asia-Pacific region...
AI assistant ‘tailor-made for brokers’
23 June 2025
Hobart broker Dylan Rodricks has launched a tool called InsurAI and is seeking to partner with insurers and intermediary networks...
Tego offers first product via BPA platform
23 June 2025
Sydney underwriter Tego Insurance has launched healthcare entity malpractice cover via ChainThat’s Beyond Policy Administration platform...
DAS climate data ‘bridges gap’ in farm risk
16 June 2025
Digital Agricultural Services has launched a climate data set to help insurers evaluate rural property risk from rainfall variability, temperature and drought...
Markel launches one-stop insurtech protection
16 June 2025
Markel Insurance has launched cover for insurtechs to manage cyber threats, crime and financial liability...
Upcover combines insurance, legal access
16 June 2025
Insurtech Upcover has partnered with legal platform Lawpath to offer bundled insurance and legal services for small businesses and start-ups...