High insurtech valuations favour alliances over M&A
14 February 2022
Insurance carriers focused on building alliances with insurtechs last year as they explored emerging technologies and capabilities, rather than making outright acquisitions...
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Insurer reliance on brand loyalty, heritage "under threat": Fitch
14 February 2022
Partnerships between traditional insurance firms and insurtechs are set to rise and will play an important role in the future market position of insurers, ratings agency Fitch says...
Cyber insurtechs set to outperform peers
14 February 2022
Cyber insurtechs are well positioned to shrug off any slowdown in fundraising in the global insurtech sector after a record-setting year, a report from S&P Global says...
FinTech Australia appoints Andrew Porter as CEO
14 February 2022
Andrew Porter has been appointed CEO of FinTech Australia after the departure of Rebecca Schot-Guppy in August...
Matterport says new Axis 3D imaging to speed claims
14 February 2022
Spatial data firm Matterport says its new Axis motorised mount easily “turns buildings into data” and can be deployed in the field by insurance adjusters to accurately scan and share detailed 3D images from a smartphone...
FloodMapp targets new markets after $8.5 million raise
07 February 2022
Startup FloodMapp has completed a $US6 million fundraising round and will use the capital injection to scale the company and expand into new markets...
Exhibitors, pitches teed up for InsurtechLIVE next week
07 February 2022
Insurtech Australia says it has a lineup of 15 speakers, 10 exhibitors and 6 pitches – with more to come – ahead of its inaugural InsurtechLIVE half day conference in Sydney next week...
Honey 'embeds' insurance into mortgage applications with Finsure
07 February 2022
Insurtech Honey Insurance and mortgage aggregator Finsure Group have partnered to design a digitalised process that they say embeds home insurance into mortgage applications...
Insuret, Loopit partner to offer car subscription cover
07 February 2022
Queensland-based underwriting agency Insuret has partnered with car subscription software provider Loopit to offer integrated car insurance and claims management for subscription fleet operators...
Insurtech Australia welcomes three new partners
07 February 2022
Insurtech Australia has announced new partnerships with Finity Consulting, 4impact Group and RegTech Association...
Kanopi to host March roundtable
07 February 2022
Hollard-backed Melbourne insurtech Kanopi Cover is to host a roundtable panel in March moderated by QBE Ventures Global Head of Strategy and Partnerships Lynn Thompson...
Innovation is key, insurers told
31 January 2022
Consultancy Accenture has urged the Australian insurance industry to make innovation an “obsession” this year, as competition from insurtechs and other rivals is set to intensify...
Insurtech Australia February conference lineup unveiled
31 January 2022
Senior executives from QBE, Hollard, Honey, Munich Re and other insurance experts will share their insights on February 15 at Insurtech Australia’s first InsurtechLIVE Conference...
BizCover invites Women in IT Scholarship applications
31 January 2022
BizCover has invited applications for the latest round of a scholarship introduced to help support women entering the often male-dominated IT sector...
Online M&A insurer targets SME gap in the market
31 January 2022
An online mergers and acquisitions insurance platform for small and medium sized businesses has launched in Australia ahead of a planned international expansion, aiming to fill a gap in the market...
BizCover unveils new Blaze platform
31 January 2022
SME online insurance specialist BizCover has launched a new platform called Blaze to improve the experience of its customers and allow easy onboarding of new products and partners...
EQC deploys new tool to model earthquake, tsunami, volcano losses
31 January 2022
New Zealand’s EQC says a sophisticated new next-generation loss modelling software tool is set to improve its natural disaster planning and response...
Insurtech Australia members invited to Wednesday webinar
31 January 2022
Members and partners of Insurtech Australia are invited to attend an exclusive lunchtime webinar on Wednesday which will detail recent insurance consumer research and insights for insurtechs...
Real estate group backs insurtech Honey
31 January 2022
Honey Insurance has agreed a partnership with real estate group McGrath Limited for $6.5 million investment and a customer referral agreement...
Honey agrees cover supply deal with its seed investor Metricon
13 December 2021
Insurtech Honey Insurance has agreed an insurance supply deal with Metricon Homes which it says delivers tech-driven home insurance coverage directly into the digital mortgage and title process...