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Investment for insurtechs ‘rebounds’

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:38:16 GMT

Insurtech funding surged to a four-year high of $US2.44 billion ($3.47 billion) in April-June, driven by large venture capital and private equity-backed rounds...

EV transition a ‘rare chance to grab business’

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:36:07 GMT

Although electric vehicles make up only 2% of the Australian passenger fleet, Taylor Fry actuary Tom Moulder says they present a “massive opportunity” for insurers...

Guidewire gives insurers build-your-own AI agents

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:35:54 GMT

Guidewire has launched an agentic framework in its new Qusar release, enabling insurers to build and manage AI agents on the Guidewire Cloud Platform...

Cover Genius founder creates new start-up

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:35:44 GMT

Chris Bayley has established Sydney-based Cove, an AI platform that provides application programming interface infrastructure for travel aggregators...

Agentic-to-agentic is ‘next problem to solve’

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:16:22 GMT

AI agents interacting and agreeing premium settings and other underwriting choices is the next tech challenge facing the insurance industry, BizCover CIO Dino Tius says...

Future of claims ‘needs tech and people alike’

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:16:10 GMT

“Local presence” will be more important than ever as insurers invest in AI, according to a white paper from claims manager Crawford & Company...

Relm names APAC chief in Sydney

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:16:01 GMT

Timothy Powell has been appointed head of Asia-Pacific and global head of underwriting performance at emerging industry specialist Relm Insurance...

Friendsurance joins Cover Genius in Euro banking push

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:15:54 GMT

Cover Genius has acquired Friendsurance to combine the pair’s infrastructure for embedded cover and banking and insurance platforms to serve financial institutions in the German, Austrian and Swiss markets...

Munich Re unveils Japanese parametric quake cover

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:15:40 GMT

Munich Re Specialty has launched parametric earthquake insurance for corporate clients in Japan...

Software group arrives on ASX

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:31:02 GMT

Life insurance software provider Monvia has debuted on the Australian Securities Exchange after raising $17.5 million from investors in its initial public offering...

Kaibridge brings in CTO

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:27:49 GMT

Roneel Kumar has been appointed fractional chief technology officer at insurtech Kaibridge...

Aon powers up data centres facility

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:42:36 GMT

Aon has expanded the insurance capacity available through its Data Centre Lifecycle Insurance Program as investment in AI, cloud computing and hyperscale data hubs accelerates...

Market Lane turns to BirdsEyeView on fire risk

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:42:20 GMT

Insurtech BirdsEyeView has partnered with Market Lane Insurance Group to bolster the underwriting agency’s approach to bushfire risk...

IAG backs start-ups at ‘frontier of change’

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:40:53 GMT

Firemark Ventures says its investments in BlueQubit, DexMat, Gatik, Adaptive Insurance and Socotra “reflect where we see the next evolution of insurance taking shape”...

Insurer, tech experts in IA event line-up

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:40:42 GMT

Leaders from Honey Insurance, Canopius and insurtech Raindrop will feature at Digital Minds Evolve, the first in a suite of sessions run by training group EDII...

Raindrop brings in tech expert

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:40:19 GMT

Jamie Smith has been appointed chief information officer at Darwin insurtech Raindrop...

AI tool promises faster crash repair quotes

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:40:05 GMT

Smash repair insurtech DingGo says its Crash Intelligence AI platform turns “a handful of vehicle photos” into an instant, accurate repair estimate...

Peak body promotes ‘30-day AI-readiness challenge’

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:32:42 GMT

Launching an insurance product routinely takes six to 18 months and 70%-80% of IT budgets are consumed by maintenance rather than innovation, a new paper from Insurtech Australia and Singapore business InsureMO says...

AI agents to be ‘powerful gatekeepers’

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:32:34 GMT

Agentic AI systems may be able to switch insurance providers and perform other transactions across retail financial services with delegated authority by 2030, according to a report from the UK industry regulator...

Insurebot feature ‘removes pain point’ in quoting

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:32:24 GMT

Steadfast says its auto quote portal Insurebot has a new feature to help brokers pre-fill submission forms in as little as 15 seconds, rather than hours...