13 December 2021
Australian startups 6Clicks, Castlepoint, Cognitive View and RegCentric, as well as New Zealand’s AplyiD, have made the latest global RegTech 100 list, which recognises the world’s most innovative technology solution providers in compliance, risk management, information security and financial crime...
13 December 2021
Insurance technology firm BAIS is rolling out a new upgrade to its iBAIS platform to existing users today, and the reimagined interface will also be available to new clients from January in what is its most significant upgrade in a decade...
13 December 2021
Less than half of insurance customers praise the communications received from their cover provider, a new survey from UK-based tech firm Smart Communications reveals...
13 December 2021
Applications are now open for Efma and Accenture’s seventh annual Innovation in Insurance Awards, a global competition celebrating the best innovations in insurance...
06 December 2021
Delivering an exceptional customer experience via modern technology has become vital for insurers as consumer choice hits an all-time high and “hyper personalisation” takes centre stage...
06 December 2021
Insurtechs Ladder, Bestow and Boost Insurance are the best-placed trio of insurance start-ups to reach valuations of $US1 billion ($1.4 billion) and be deemed “unicorns,” analytics firm GlobalData says...
06 December 2021
QBE Ventures CEO James Orchard and Hollard IT Business Engagement head Vanessa Dobson are joining the board of Insurtech Australia as director Andy Jamieson steps down...
06 December 2021
Marsh is the newest Platinum Partner at Insurtech Australia as the brokerage says the country is quickly “earning its stripes” as a centralised tech hub...
06 December 2021
Agile Underwriting has launched VacantLandLiability.com, a platform selling instant liability protection via its retail brokerage Brokers Online...
06 December 2021
Insurers are tangling generous salary packages and hiring offshore to manage a shortage of digitally adept talent which is hampering progress as Australian cover providers push ahead with new technology projects...
06 December 2021
Cyber specialist CFC has introduced an online “ransomware calculator” that crunches an instant loss estimate indicating how much an attack might set a business back...
29 November 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated insurance sector plans to improve technology capabilities as pathways open up for partnerships, the Finity Optima report says...
29 November 2021
Sydney-based Open, best-known for its artificial intelligence-driven brand Huddle, and local “unicorn” Cover Genius have been listed among the world’s top 100 insurtechs in a report by innovation platform Sonr...
29 November 2021
Heavy motor and passenger vehicle underwriter Australian Transport and Logistics Insurance Group says it has “future proofed” its business for the next five years and is ready for an expected step change in automotive technology and data...
29 November 2021
Local insurtech Ride Protect has launched an insurance and roadside assist package designed for rideshare and food delivery drivers...
29 November 2021
SME online insurance specialist BizCover has been piloting an artificial intelligence chatbot, Frankie, as it looks to pursue efficiencies through technology...
22 November 2021
Rapid scaling of technology all along value chains, particularly as businesses revamped operating models in response to the COVID pandemic, has created an “eco-system of interdependencies” which is ideal for exploitation by cyber criminals...
22 November 2021
Members and partners of Insurtech Australia and supporters of the insurtech community have been invited to save the date of the afternoon of Tuesday February 15 as organisers finalise details of the first ever InsurtechLIVE Conference...
22 November 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has launched a digital platform that provides more information as it seeks to help firms better manage disputes that reach the ombudsman service...
22 November 2021
Swiss Re has partnered with China’s Baidu to provide insurance solutions for its autonomous vehicle driving business, including cover for intelligent cockpits and “robotaxi” driverless taxis...