ITC Vegas launches startup pitch competition
18 July 2022
Insurtech Connect Vegas is seeking applicants for its first Startup Pitch Competition, to be held on September 20...
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Munich Re, Sompo back new cover for blockchain contracts
18 July 2022
Bermuda-based Chainproof has launched this month and says it is the world's first regulated “smart contract” insurer, backed by investment from Sompo Insurance and reinsurance backing from Munich Re...
Big insurer executives back startup Upcover
11 July 2022
Insurtech Upcover has raised $2.7 million in seed funding and $2 million in debt in a round backed by QBE LMI GM Patricia Priest, as well as former Zurich Insurance Global Life CEO for APAC Colin Morgan...
Cover Genius in holiday park cover partnership
11 July 2022
Cover Genius has partnered with park and campground property manager RMS Cloud to offer new damage and liability cover for holiday park residents...
Instabase, ARPC join Insurtech Australia
11 July 2022
Insurtech Australia has welcomed new member Instabase and new ecosystem partner the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation...
US insurtechs undertake layoffs
11 July 2022
Insurtechs in the US are reducing staff numbers, citing a worsening macroeconomic environment which is affecting access to capital and the financial strength of customers...
KPMG optimistic on insurtech outlook
04 July 2022
KPMG says a bounce in collective investment in Australian fintechs to $3.6 billion last year was back near pre-covid levels and provides “optimism for 2022 and beyond”...
Insurers' data collection methods 'need to be regulated'
04 July 2022
A Sydney academic says regulators must take action to prevent discrimination, exclusion and unaffordability of insurance for some consumers, saying insurers stand to benefit from technological advances in artificial intelligence and Big Data...
High tech data use to expand viable insurance product lines
04 July 2022
Better data analysis powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence will open up new revenue opportunities for insurers, Google Cloud APAC Director of Financial Services Stuart Houston says...
Syndicate, insurtech and reinsurer seal digital wallet cover
04 July 2022
International digital trading specialist Amber Group has secured insurance cover for clients holding digital assets using its wallet infrastructure...
Investors back carbon removal insurer Kita
04 July 2022
Insurtech Kita, which is part of Lloyd's Lab cohort 8, has raised £350,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Insurtech Gateway...
Blair Nicholls leads tech underwriting agency Clover
27 June 2022
Blair Nicholls has taken a new role as CEO at startup Clover Insurance Australia, a technology-led insurance underwriting agency focused on simplifying the placement of insurance for brokers which is set to go live late next month...
Research examines robotics help for older drivers
27 June 2022
Emerging vehicle assistive technologies and the experience of older drivers is being investigated as part of a project that could help improve safety...
Koba takes out 2022 Finnie award
27 June 2022
Pay-per-kilometre car insurer Koba has won this year’s Excellence in Insurtech category, which is sponsored by IAG Firemark Ventures, at the FinTech Australia Finnie Awards...
Howden creates springboard for insurance start-ups
27 June 2022
UK-based Howden Group is creating an end-to-end platform to accelerate the launch and growth of insurance start-ups by bringing funding, capacity, expertise, governance and distribution together in one place...
Salesforce unveils new financial services innovations
27 June 2022
Salesforce has announced expanded digital offerings designed specifically for the financial services industry including insurance providers...
Insurtech Australia hails Singapore ITC trip a 'huge success'
20 June 2022
Insurtech Australia says its entourage of eight local startups to the Insurtech Connect Asia in Singapore was a great success and showcased Australia’s premier expertise...
Honey launches partnership with WA homebuilder
20 June 2022
Honey Insurance has agreed a deal with WA’s largest homebuilder, BGC Housing Group, as it opens its coverage to the WA market...
Cover Genius launches XCover Go for smaller retailers
20 June 2022
Insurtech Cover Genius, founded in Sydney in 2014, has launched a new XCover Go app for small-to-medium-sized businesses...
Insurtech Australia to host ESG event in August
20 June 2022
Insurtech Australia is hosting an environmental, social and governance event on August 24 for the sector...