EXL partners on ‘smarter, faster path to modernisation’
15 September 2025
EXL and InsureMO say they will help insurers worldwide launch new products faster, cut costs and modernise core systems without disruption under a new partnership...
Insurtech
Lloyd’s ‘resets expectations’ amid fresh delay to tech overhaul
08 September 2025
Lloyd’s has flagged further delays to its Blueprint Two digital transformation, warning of “cost implications” as the market keeps its old systems running until at least 2030...
QBE hunts for next data chief
08 September 2025
QBE’s executive team has a shortlist of candidates to replace Sonya Crosby, who is returning to New Zealand after two years in Sydney as chief data and analytics officer...
Markel, Willis partner with racehorse medicine register
08 September 2025
Clients of racehorse health group Equine MediRecord will be offered Markel equine mortality insurance under a new partnership...
ICEYE adds quake and fire detection
08 September 2025
Satellite imagery group ICEYE says its multiperil change detection capabilities have expanded with the addition of earthquake and fire data insights...
Melbourne to host fintech conference
01 September 2025
FinTech Australia’s Intersekt 2025 event will be held in Melbourne from September 17-18...
LM Re helps shake up quake cover
01 September 2025
Capacity from Liberty Mutual Reinsurance is backing ShakeNet Parametric, a new earthquake cover available worldwide...
Las Vegas pitch contest unveils finalists
01 September 2025
Ten insurance ventures will take the stage at ITC Vegas next month to present their tech solutions in the annual State Farm Startup Pitch Competition...
Parametric group raises $12 million
01 September 2025
US-based Sola has raised $US8 million ($12 million) in a funding round led by Fintop Capital and Jam Fintop, with participation from 10vc and Georgia Tech...
AI requires ‘careful stewardship’: ICA
25 August 2025
Artificial intelligence can address some of the most pressing issues facing the insurance sector, but safeguards must be in place, according to the Insurance Council of Australia...
‘Foundational work’ on new tech paying off, Suncorp says
25 August 2025
Suncorp chief information officer Adam Bennett says tech modernisation over the past year has laid a foundation for providing better customer outcomes...
Fetch brings in funds, looks to expand team
25 August 2025
Pet cover insurtech Fetch has raised more funding and is recruiting for various roles...
‘Fair amount of anxiety’: Hollard achieves complex data shift
25 August 2025
Hollard has undertaken a large-scale data migration, involving IT systems and platforms of various ages...
Scottish AI broker raises $2 million
25 August 2025
Insurtech broker Meshed has raised £950,000 ($1.98 million) in a funding round backed by Aviva, Haatch and other investors...
QBE eyes AI gains in underwriting, claims
18 August 2025
QBE is looking to reap more benefits from artificial intelligence after introducing it to assist underwriting on a limited scale, group CEO Andrew Horton says...
Tech central to operational change: Suncorp
18 August 2025
Suncorp has more than 100 artificial intelligence and machine learning models in production as it increases its use of the technology...
‘Signal to the market’ as Simfuni attracts VC funding
18 August 2025
New Zealand’s Simfuni has closed a $NZ3 million ($2.73 million) venture capital raise led by Icehouse Ventures...
Incubator adds London broking licence
18 August 2025
Insurtech Gateway has acquired a Lloyd’s broker licence and is now authorised to trade in the market...
AI investment ‘points to innovation shortfall’
11 August 2025
Gallagher Re says the $US15 billion ($26 billion) spent by insurance businesses on AI-related technologies since 2012 casts doubt on whether the industry is adequately investing in “once-in-a-generation technology that is ignored at our peril”...
Insurers too slow on artificial intelligence, KPMG says
11 August 2025
KPMG has warned insurers to “pick up the pace” in adopting artificial intelligence...