Rules, training lag as workers’ AI use grows
15 June 2026
Recruiter Hays says 60% of employees use AI regularly at work but only 22% have received any training or support from their employer...
Insurtech
IAG to roll out wellness app among customers
15 June 2026
IAG’s Firemark Ventures has invested in Sydney people risk platform Sonder, which delivers mental health, medical and safety support via an app...
Peak body brings UK training program to Sydney
15 June 2026
Up to 25 delegates from insurers, brokers and insurtechs will attend a Digital Minds Evolve leadership program in August...
Instanda builds AI underwriting workbench
15 June 2026
A new underwriting workbench called Instanda Clear has been launched to aid “judgment-led” work that cannot be fully automated...
Mind the AI ‘stack gap’, Tego CEO warns
15 June 2026
A host of insurance policies could have grounds to deny liability following an AI-related healthcare incident, medical indemnity underwriter Tego warns...
Descartes offers extreme wind cover for solar plants
15 June 2026
Descartes Underwriting has introduced a parametric product for solar power plants based on wind data from meteorological stations owned by green tech group Nextpower...
ICEYE raises $800 million
15 June 2026
Finland’s ICEYE has raised €450 million ($797 million) in a funding round led by General Atlantic...
Cryptographers urged to be ‘quantum-ready’
01 June 2026
Experts in “classical” cybersecurity will need to quickly pivot to tackling threats posed by quantum computing, academics at Monash University say...
Industry body adds partnerships lead
01 June 2026
Lasya Rao has been appointed program and tech partnerships lead at Insurtech Australia...
SSP unveils product creation tool
01 June 2026
Software group SSP has launched a platform for underwriters, product managers and claims teams that it says cuts product creation cycles from months to days...
Travel platform ‘monetises post-sale behaviour’
01 June 2026
A new group travel medical cover platform has been launched by US-based Core Travel Insurance...
Watchdog to avoid ‘prescriptive approach’ on tech advances
25 May 2026
Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Joe Longo says “good regulation” is vital as technology drives financial services innovation...
Simfuni unveils claims management tool
25 May 2026
Life insurance technology provider Simfuni has launched a claims management automation platform, completing its end-to-end digital offering...
Epsilon eyes parametric flood option for strata
25 May 2026
Parametric flood cover is taking off among Australian businesses such as manufacturers and may become available for residential strata properties, according to Epsilon Underwriting...
AI conversation ‘replaces menus, wizards’
25 May 2026
A new AI agent from Melbourne company Affinda allows a conversation to replace menus and multi-step set-up wizards during document automation workflow...
Cowbell names local manager
18 May 2026
Gerry Power has been appointed GM of Australia at Cowbell, working alongside local head of underwriting Anthony Wall...
PwC reveals 2030 vision for ‘immersive’ insurance
18 May 2026
A report from PwC has outlined a “radical reinvention” for the industry and how to achieve seamless insurance service in the coming decade...
AI ‘amplifies’ failures found at claim time
18 May 2026
Artificial intelligence changes not only how insurance is bought but “decision authority and governance”, former Hollard tech chief Jamie Smith warns...
Aon head of cyber takes reins
18 May 2026
Quinton Kotze has begun working as head of cyber solutions for Aon in Australia, reporting to local head of specialty Alistair Clarke...
Funding flows to ‘in vogue’ insurtechs
11 May 2026
Global insurtech funding dipped to $US1.63 billion ($2.27 billion) in the first quarter, with 95% going to AI-focused companies...