21 November 2022
A survey of almost 300 insurance executives in Australia, the US and Europe has found nearly 90% of insurers don’t have full operation modernisation strategies and many depend too heavily on legacy and multiple third-party systems, creating significant bottlenecks, errors, inefficiencies and cumbersome workarounds...
21 November 2022
Early bird tickets are now on sale for InsurtechLIVE 23, to be hosted by Insurtech Australia (IA) early next year, as principal sponsor EY says insurance startups will increasingly add value to the industry...
21 November 2022
As the spotlight focuses on cyber security in light of recent high-profile data breaches of Optus and Medibank, industry specialists say it’s essential to also shift data protection “beyond the wild west”...
21 November 2022
One of the founders of Australian insurtech leader Cover Genius has credited a renowned disruption theory from a US academic as underscoring its successful strategy...
14 November 2022
Suncorp has won “Best use of technology to revolutionise CX” at Ashton Media’s fifth The CX Awards...
14 November 2022
Honey Insurance is now available across the real estate network of ASX-listed McGrath Limited, which has more than 100 offices...
14 November 2022
Zurich has launched Zurich eXchange, a global Application Programming Interface marketplace it says allows customers, distributors and partners to connect digitally with the insurer from a single, all in one platform...
14 November 2022
Tech expert Kofax says its solutions are being rapidly adopted in the Asia Pacific region to transform processes and drive efficiency...
07 November 2022
UK-based Stella Insurance CEO Sam White is the keynote speaker at insurtechLIVE 2023...
07 November 2022
Genuine disruption of incumbent insurers by insurtechs has been “extremely limited” despite almost $US50 billion of global insurtech investment, Gallagher Re says...
07 November 2022
Cover Genius has raised $US70 million, allowing it to further expand its insurance distribution platform XCover...
07 November 2022
Zurich-backed insurtech Freely has launched what it says is the world’s first end-to-end travel insurance and safety app...
07 November 2022
Insurtech Australia has welcomed new member Insurebot and new partner Westfund...
31 October 2022
A study by Marsh McLennan has found measuring cyber resilience with algorithms is accurate and helps insurers make better informed decisions...
31 October 2022
Cyber specialist CFC warns fintechs are unlikely to find all of their exposures covered in a single policy as traditional cover often does not address failure of technology, sub-contractor liability or intellectual property infringement...
31 October 2022
Sydney-based builder LP StratiCo says it has drastically cut the number of days spent on insurance claim repair management with the use of advanced technology...
31 October 2022
Melbourne-based Invuite has been added to Hannover Re’s Equarium innovation platform...
31 October 2022
icare's Working Safely at Heights training program, which uses virtual reality to improve the safety of young construction staff when working around ladders and scaffolding, has won an international Good Design Award...
24 October 2022
The winners of the 2022 DXC Invitational insurtech competition in Asia Pacific have been announced...
24 October 2022
Honey Insurance has won comparison website Finder’s 2022 Best Insurance Innovation award, while car insurer Koba was crowned Best Insurtech Innovation...