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Cryptographers urged to be ‘quantum-ready’

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:10:13 GMT

Experts in “classical” cybersecurity will need to quickly pivot to tackling threats posed by quantum computing, academics at Monash University say...

Industry body adds partnerships lead

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:10:05 GMT

Lasya Rao has been appointed program and tech partnerships lead at Insurtech Australia...

SSP unveils product creation tool

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:09:54 GMT

Software group SSP has launched a platform for underwriters, product managers and claims teams that it says cuts product creation cycles from months to days...

Travel platform ‘monetises post-sale behaviour’

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:08:46 GMT

A new group travel medical cover platform has been launched by US-based Core Travel Insurance...

Watchdog to avoid ‘prescriptive approach’ on tech advances

Mon, 25 May 2026 04:21:26 GMT

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Joe Longo says “good regulation” is vital as technology drives financial services innovation...

Simfuni unveils claims management tool

Mon, 25 May 2026 04:20:11 GMT

Life insurance technology provider Simfuni has launched a claims management automation platform, completing its end-to-end digital offering...

Epsilon eyes parametric flood option for strata

Mon, 25 May 2026 04:19:57 GMT

Parametric flood cover is taking off among Australian businesses such as manufacturers and may become available for residential strata properties, according to Epsilon Underwriting...

AI conversation ‘replaces menus, wizards’

Mon, 25 May 2026 04:19:45 GMT

A new AI agent from Melbourne company Affinda allows a conversation to replace menus and multi-step set-up wizards during document automation workflow...

Cowbell names local manager

Mon, 18 May 2026 04:39:14 GMT

Gerry Power has been appointed GM of Australia at Cowbell, working alongside local head of underwriting Anthony Wall...

PwC reveals 2030 vision for ‘immersive’ insurance

Mon, 18 May 2026 04:39:08 GMT

A report from PwC has outlined a “radical reinvention” for the industry and how to achieve seamless insurance service in the coming decade...

AI ‘amplifies’ failures found at claim time

Mon, 18 May 2026 04:39:00 GMT

Artificial intelligence changes not only how insurance is bought but “decision authority and governance”, former Hollard tech chief Jamie Smith warns...

Aon head of cyber takes reins

Mon, 18 May 2026 04:38:53 GMT

Quinton Kotze has begun working as head of cyber solutions for Aon in Australia, reporting to local head of specialty Alistair Clarke...

Funding flows to ‘in vogue’ insurtechs

Mon, 11 May 2026 04:05:19 GMT

Global insurtech funding dipped to $US1.63 billion ($2.27 billion) in the first quarter, with 95% going to AI-focused companies...

It’s not the size of digital spend that counts: ACORD

Mon, 11 May 2026 04:05:13 GMT

The gap between digital leaders and laggards in insurance is widening because of how technology is executed, not “simply the amount they spend”...

AI can beat cybercriminals at their own game, experts say

Mon, 11 May 2026 04:05:04 GMT

Businesses and other organisations are in a “high-speed race” against cybercriminals as AI accelerates both threats and defence methods, the World Economic Forum says...

Risk assessments ‘backward‑looking, slow to adapt’

Mon, 11 May 2026 04:04:38 GMT

Underwriters’ reliance on blanket models is contributing to underinsurance, Nearmap chief product officer Dave Tobias warns...

Turkish delight for Cover Genius as airline renews deal

Mon, 11 May 2026 04:03:38 GMT

Turkish Airlines has renewed its partnership with embedded insurance insurtech Cover Genius and plans to expand its offer to Australia and Latin America...

‘Unharnessed’ data holding back industry: Xceedance

Mon, 04 May 2026 04:15:25 GMT

Vast amounts of data collected by insurers is scattered ineffectively across different platforms, turning it into a liability rather than an asset, Xceedance says...

Outdated insurance comms ‘leave customers disconnected’

Mon, 04 May 2026 04:15:18 GMT

Years of investment in mobile apps, online portals and AI agents has done little to improve insurance interactions that still “feel disjointed”, Smart Communications says...

EXL adds data expert in Sydney

Mon, 04 May 2026 04:15:03 GMT

Sharon White has been appointed Asia-Pacific VP of data management at tech group EXL...