30 August 2021
Insurance software solutions provider Stelvio has urged the industry and its third party suppliers to consider using system and organisational controls reporting to protect the vast amounts of private data handled by their businesses...
30 August 2021
Woolworths has entered a multi-year agreement under which Digicall Assist will provide case management and roadside assistance services to all its comprehensive car insurance policyholders across Australia...
23 August 2021
Insurers are embracing robotic process automation and artificial intelligence to boost productivity and efficiency and lower costs, while use of the cloud allows testing and implementation of new business models and technologies to grow market share...
23 August 2021
Insurtech Agile Underwriting Services has partnered with the Munich Re Syndicate at Lloyd’s to offer construction insurance to the Australian market...
23 August 2021
Using artificial intelligence to “triage” workers’ compensation claims early can help address escalating costs and identify optimal pathways for insurers, employers and the statutory bodies operating Australia’s nine workers’ compensation schemes...
23 August 2021
Honey Insurance founder and CEO Richard Joffe says a new distribution deal with power company AGL offers the insurtech “incredible scale” and is just the first of many such partnerships...
23 August 2021
Upcover’s delivery rider insurance offer has taken out Finder’s 2021 Best Insurtech Innovation award while Fast Cover Travel Insurance took honours for Best Insurance Innovation with its alert status innovation...
16 August 2021
Australia has the opportunity to be a leader in the insurtech world as it boasts an innovative and collaborative industry coupled with a transparent regulatory environment...
16 August 2021
New Insurtech Australia member CoverMy is encouraging brokers nationwide to join its online marketplace...
16 August 2021
Mutual designer Picnic Labs is progressing with its proposed scheme for small business service providers to the resources sector...
16 August 2021
Geoscape Australia has partnered with Israeli artificial intelligence start-up GeoX to use machine technology to enhance its 3D digital maps of Australia...
16 August 2021
Marsh is supporting Amazon Insurance Accelerator, the digital insurance network set up by the e-commerce giant to help its third-party sellers acquire product liability protection...
09 August 2021
Australia’s insurtech scene continues to grow and thrive despite the challenges of operating in a COVID-interrupted economy, according to Insurtech Australia...
09 August 2021
Lloyd’s has selected the next eleven insurtechs for its Lloyd’s Lab and says the new cohort, the seventh to experience the innovation accelerator program, will focus on creating simpler solutions related to cryptocurrencies...
09 August 2021
New Zealand’s Tower Insurance is partnering with the University of Auckland to streamline the insurer’s processes and also lay the groundwork for a data-driven industry future...
09 August 2021
Systems provider SSP says its implementation team worked tirelessly for six months with its RACQ Insurance counterpart to launch insurtech disruptor Honey Insurance in June...
09 August 2021
AIG, Marsh and NYSE-listed DXC Technology will present a session next month exploring whether artificial intelligence can help drive the push towards more diverse and inclusive workforces...
02 August 2021
Insurtech fund raisings rose to a record $US4.8 billion in the June quarter, boosted by mega-rounds that raised at least $US100 million, Willis Towers Watson says...
02 August 2021
Australian banking customers want embedded insurance offers from banks and other lenders, a new survey from insurtech Cover Genius reveals...
02 August 2021
The insurance industry is in the early stages of understanding artificial intelligence algorithmic risks but there are widespread repercussions from technology failures, a white paper produced by Zurich and Microsoft says...