DXC honours new wave of innovators
01 December 2025
Three insurtechs won awards at this year’s DXC Invitational contest for late-stage start-ups and scale-ups...
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PitchLIVE looks for next big thing
01 December 2025
The InsurtechLIVE26 pitch competition is open for applications until January 21...
Folio wins start-up award
01 December 2025
Broker-first software as a service start-up Folio won insurtech of the year at last week’s New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards...
AI trial provides blueprint for future, Allianz says
24 November 2025
Allianz has used agentic AI for the first time to better manage Australian food spoilage claims and is now looking to roll out the tech to other countries and product lines...
Nation’s start-ups advance from ‘hustle to confidence’
24 November 2025
Insurtech Australia’s annual survey of more than 100 members has found many start-ups have increased revenue, added capital from private investors and entered new markets...
ID security crucial for cyber insurers
24 November 2025
Cloud platform Delinea says insurers are placing greater importance on businesses’ ability to manage user identity and security...
Customers keen but cautious on GenAI, research finds
24 November 2025
About 80% of insurance customers approve or are neutral about insurers using generative AI in their interactions, according to a Geneva Association study...
CPA calls for cybersecurity investments to follow AI boom
17 November 2025
Accounting body CPA Australia has warned that increased adoption of artificial intelligence will bring a wave of heightened risk if financial businesses fail to provide matching cybersecurity support...
Cryptographic security keys ‘lock out human weakness’
17 November 2025
Insurers are being urged to ditch legacy authentication methods such as passwords and SMS two-factor authentication that can be intercepted, phished or stolen...
SSP Asia-Pacific MD takes wider role
17 November 2025
Stuart Redfearn has been promoted to the global role of MD – insurer at software group SSP, based in the UK...
DAS rural property data on Guidewire interface
17 November 2025
Rural insurers can now integrate Digital Agriculture Services’ satellite-derived data sets directly within Guidewire’s PolicyCenter platform...
Investors shy away from ‘high-risk’ mega-rounds
10 November 2025
Global insurtech funding totalled $US1.01 billion ($1.57 billion) in the third quarter, down 8% from the second quarter...
Claims automation can be ‘risk multiplier’
10 November 2025
Automation designed to streamline claims handling can inadvertently introduce risks such as communication failures and lack of alignment between teams, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority warns...
Contest offers chance to pitch in with DXC
10 November 2025
DXC Technology is inviting insurtech start-ups to enter its Invitational competition, involving a series of online workshops and a pitch contest...
‘Guaranteed’ cybersecurity wins Lloyd’s backing
10 November 2025
Sydney-based Tide Foundation has partnered with Lloyd’s-backed underwriter Becco to insure companies adopting its “guaranteed cybersecurity” system...
‘Bittersweet’ for Butter boss as buyout completed
10 November 2025
An undisclosed buyer has acquired Sydney-based insurtech Butter, which provides single-item subscription cover for possessions such as phones, ear pods, watches and laptops...
Guidewire buys Canadian incubator graduate
10 November 2025
Guidewire will acquire ProNavigator, a Canadian insurance start-up that participated in the software group’s Insurtech Vanguards incubator program...
Ransom payers marked as ‘profitable targets’
03 November 2025
CrowdStrike says paying a cyberattack ransom does not guarantee crooks will not leak data or strike again – casting doubt on complying with such criminal demands...
How ‘fabric’ patches together old data
03 November 2025
New data fabric technology allows insurers to gradually modernise their legacy system “patchworks” without a complete overhaul, Appian says...
Kanopi to host roundtable on agentic AI
03 November 2025
Insurtech Kanopi and software group Endava will host a webinar examining how AI systems capable of autonomous decision-making are poised to reshape insurance...