Deal flurry spurs talk of ‘insurtech spring’
12 May 2025
Global funding of insurance start-ups surged to $US1.31 billion ($2.04 billion) in January-March, up 90% on the previous quarter, Gallagher Re says...
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Haast to ‘accelerate growth’ after funding injection
12 May 2025
Start-up Haast has raised $6 million in a funding round led by venture capital group Airtree...
Claims platform adds subrogation ID tool
12 May 2025
US claims insurtech Clara Analytics has enhanced its Triage platform to automatically identify subrogation opportunities...
Guidewire adds MyVal to innovation program
12 May 2025
Sydney insurtech MyVal has been chosen to join Guidewire’s Insurtech Vanguards program...
AI tipped to trigger bot revolution
05 May 2025
Large language model breakthroughs have unlocked opportunities to enhance claims processing and personalised recommendations, Cover Genius CTO Peter Phillips says...
Liberty, Marsh experts headline IA start-up session
05 May 2025
Risk experts from Liberty Specialty Markets, Marsh and DLA Piper will feature at an Insurtech Australia “special event” in Sydney tomorrow...
Automation tool promises to ‘supercharge productivity’
05 May 2025
Software company TCG Process has launched a product designed to eliminate inefficiencies by automating tasks such as claims processing, onboarding and email triage...
SXSW Sydney opens pitch contest
05 May 2025
Insurtechs are invited to apply for a pitch competition at SXSW Sydney in October...
AI inaccuracy a ticking claim bomb, lawyer warns
28 April 2025
Mistakes made by artificial intelligence may take years to be discovered and may cost insurers dearly due to unintended cover, Clyde & Co partner Darryl Smith says...
IA calls for ‘game-changing’ R&D framework
28 April 2025
An increase in long-term funding is essential for research and development in Australia to match global competitors, the insurtech peak body says...
‘Save eight hours a week’:1Fort attracts $11 million
28 April 2025
US insurtech 1Fort has raised $US7.5 million ($11.72 million) for its artificial intelligence platform, which it says saves brokers up to two hours per submission and increases their bind rate by up to a fifth on average...
Cover Genius deal gives Secutix clients automated refunds
28 April 2025
Events ticketing firm Secutix has agreed a refund partnership with Cover Genius...
Broker website Advisr changes hands
14 April 2025
Advisr founder Andy Jamieson says the website, designed to connect brokers with clients, has been acquired...
Emergence unveils IT company cover
14 April 2025
Cyber specialist Emergence Insurance has launched a product designed for IT service providers...
NT minister salutes ‘local answer to global problem’
14 April 2025
Insurtech Raindrop has been hailed as an NT success story and key to the territory’s economic future...
Travel group to offer Cover Genius cancellation cover
14 April 2025
Insurtech Cover Genius has expanded its longstanding partnership with travel company Luxury Escapes to include cancellation protection...
Super hacks reveal ‘threat to entire system’
07 April 2025
Cyberattacks on Australian superannuation funds have exposed leaking of member credentials as a critical vulnerability in the sector, consultancy Software@Scale warns...
In-house cyber responses ‘creating competency gaps’
07 April 2025
An adaptive, modular response model offers the best way to recover from cyberattacks, Crawford & Company says...
Lloyd’s Lab welcomes latest cohort
07 April 2025
Eleven start-ups have been chosen for the 14th cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab following a pitch day...
Ando, SSP extend decade-long platform tie-up
07 April 2025
Ando Insurance New Zealand has extended its technology partnership with SSP...