US investors pump $38 million into FurtherAI
13 October 2025
Silicon Valley venture capital group Andreessen Horowitz has invested $US25 million ($38.58 million) in Californian insurtech FurtherAI...
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Bosses, boards ‘will be held to account’ on robo-hallucinations
06 October 2025
Businesses enjoying the benefits of artificial intelligence should know they will be accountable for errors and instances of “AI gone wrong”, a legal expert says...
Industry grapples with GenAI cover as demand grows
06 October 2025
As businesses embed generative AI into products, services and internal operations, demand is growing for insurance against risks such as defective outputs, copyright infringement and cyber breaches, according to a Geneva Association report...
Insurtech Australia begins conference run-in
06 October 2025
Early bird registration has opened for the InsurtechLIVE26 conference in Sydney...
Machines falling short of ‘transformational’ impact
06 October 2025
The benefits of AI in insurance are coming gradually and the technology has not yet “transformed the industry”, new research finds...
Suncorp targets multilingual customer support through AI
29 September 2025
Suncorp says it will soon be able to communicate with customers in any language, as technology improves...
Careful cabbies to secure cover rewards
29 September 2025
Zurich is introducing a program for Hong Kong taxi drivers in which the insurance offered will depend on their safety ratings...
Zurich puts travel, motor policy details ‘at customer’s fingertips’
29 September 2025
Zurich has introduced digital policy cards and travel alerts for customers across Australia, Singapore and Malaysia...
Argentinian insurtech wins MetLife backing
29 September 2025
MetLife has taken a 20% stake in embedded insurance group Klimber...
Ethos plans Nasdaq debut
29 September 2025
Life insurance group Ethos Technologies has filed for a US initial public offer, with plans to trade on the Nasdaq...
Machines tipped to take strain on ‘soul-crushing’ tasks
22 September 2025
The proportion of insurance tasks performed solely by humans will drop to 25% by 2030 from 41% today, an expert from Steadfast says...
Automation slashes motor claim data entry times
22 September 2025
UK motor insurer ERS says technology from software company TCG Process has cut manual first notice of loss data entry time from up to 25 minutes per claim to four...
Curium summit aims to challenge compliance models
22 September 2025
The Curium Risk and Compliance Summit has welcomed Argyle Insurance as an official sponsor and says the event in Sydney will bring compliance, legal, risk and claims professionals together...
QBE invests in ‘gold standard’ platform
22 September 2025
QBE Ventures has led a $US16 million ($24 million) funding round for third-party administrator Reserv...
Industry takes cautious approach to AI
15 September 2025
Insurers are proceeding slowly and carefully with artificial intelligence adoption, according to Moody’s...
Automated analysis transforms GB call monitoring
15 September 2025
Gallagher Bassett says it “immediately saw several improvements” after deploying insurtech Daisee’s AI sentiment analysis tool...
‘Incredibly proud’: Simfuni hails NZ award win
15 September 2025
Auckland-based Simfuni has won the Financial Service Council of New Zealand’s innovation of the year award...
Lloyd’s Lab welcomes ‘bold thinkers’ to latest cohort
15 September 2025
Twelve start-ups have been selected for the 15th cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab following a pitch day...
AI ‘firefighter’ takes aim at battery blazes
15 September 2025
Australian start-up Autonomous Fire Systems has developed a guard against costly blazes at waste management hubs...
Finity helps gauge climate impact on investments
15 September 2025
Finity says it can provide Australian insurers with advanced quantitative climate scenario analysis under a partnership with Ortec Finance...