insuranceNEWS.com.au - InsurtechGeneral insurance and financial services news from Australia and around the worldhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/en-auSoftware group arrives on ASXhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/software-group-arrives-on-asxhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/software-group-arrives-on-asx<p>Life insurance software provider Monvia has debuted on the Australian Securities Exchange after raising $17.5 million from investors in its initial public offering...</p>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:31:02 GMTKaibridge brings in CTOhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/kaibridge-brings-in-ctohttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/kaibridge-brings-in-cto<p>Roneel Kumar has been appointed fractional chief technology officer at insurtech Kaibridge...</p>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:27:49 GMTAon powers up data centres facilityhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/aon-powers-up-data-centres-facilityhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/aon-powers-up-data-centres-facility<p>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...</p>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:42:36 GMTMarket Lane turns to BirdsEyeView on fire riskhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/market-lane-turns-to-birds-eye-view-on-fire-riskhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/market-lane-turns-to-birds-eye-view-on-fire-risk<p>Insurtech BirdsEyeView has partnered with Market Lane Insurance Group to bolster the underwriting agency&rsquo;s approach to bushfire risk...</p>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:42:20 GMTIAG backs start-ups at ‘frontier of change’https://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/iag-backs-start-ups-at-frontier-of-changehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/iag-backs-start-ups-at-frontier-of-change<p>Firemark Ventures says its investments in BlueQubit, DexMat, Gatik, Adaptive Insurance and Socotra &ldquo;reflect where we see the next evolution of insurance taking shape&rdquo;...</p>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:40:53 GMTInsurer, tech experts in IA event line-uphttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/insurer-tech-experts-in-ia-event-line-uphttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/insurer-tech-experts-in-ia-event-line-up<p>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...</p>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:40:42 GMTRaindrop brings in tech experthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/raindrop-brings-in-tech-experthttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/raindrop-brings-in-tech-expert<p>Jamie Smith has been appointed chief information officer at Darwin insurtech Raindrop...</p>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:40:19 GMTAI tool promises faster crash repair quoteshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/ai-tool-promises-faster-crash-repair-quoteshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/ai-tool-promises-faster-crash-repair-quotes<p>Smash repair insurtech DingGo says its Crash Intelligence AI platform turns &ldquo;a handful of vehicle photos&rdquo; into an instant, accurate repair estimate...</p>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:40:05 GMTPeak body promotes ‘30-day AI-readiness challenge’https://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/peak-body-promotes-30-day-ai-readiness-challengehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/peak-body-promotes-30-day-ai-readiness-challenge<p>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...</p>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:32:42 GMTAI agents to be ‘powerful gatekeepers’https://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/ai-agents-to-be-powerful-gatekeepershttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/ai-agents-to-be-powerful-gatekeepers<p>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...</p>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:32:34 GMTInsurebot feature ‘removes pain point’ in quotinghttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/insurebot-feature-removes-pain-point-in-quotinghttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/insurebot-feature-removes-pain-point-in-quoting<p>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...</p>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:32:24 GMTFinalists revealed for InsurPitch competitionhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/finalists-revealed-for-insur-pitch-competitionhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/finalists-revealed-for-insur-pitch-competition<p>Policy analysis innovator Raindrop and compliance specialist Curium are among five finalists in this year&rsquo;s Guidewire InsurPitch contest for Australia...</p>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:32:09 GMTRising stars shine bright at ballhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/rising-stars-shine-bright-at-ballhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/rising-stars-shine-bright-at-ball<p>The inaugural Rising Stars Insurance Ball &ndash; organised by Curium, Insurtech Australia and the Underwriting Agencies Council &ndash; has been hailed a success...</p>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:12:50 GMTInsurtech conference: time running out on early bird ticketshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/insurtech-conference-time-running-out-on-early-bird-ticketshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/insurtech-conference-time-running-out-on-early-bird-tickets<p>A discounted ticket offer for the Beyond the Buzzwords insurtech conference will end soon, as more speakers have been announced...</p>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:12:40 GMTArdonagh ‘unleashes’ specialty trading exchangehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/ardonagh-unleashes-specialty-trading-exchangehttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/ardonagh-unleashes-specialty-trading-exchange<p>Ardonagh Group has launched an insurtech to connect data, distribution and capacity more intelligently across specialty insurance...</p>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:12:29 GMTIA members visit ITC Asiahttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/ia-members-visit-itc-asiahttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/ia-members-visit-itc-asia<p>An Insurtech Australia delegation participated in the ITC Asia event in Singapore last week...</p>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:11:59 GMT‘True pioneer’ in broking tech retireshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/true-pioneer-in-broking-tech-retireshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/true-pioneer-in-broking-tech-retires<p>ZapCentral Technologies co-founder Kiersten Lethbridge retires tomorrow after a career in insurance tech spanning decades...</p>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:42:22 GMTMany insurers ‘invisible’ on artificial intelligence toolshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/many-insurers-invisible-on-ai-toolshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/many-insurers-invisible-on-ai-tools<p>A report card on AI visibility has revealed a handful of insurance companies are reaping the benefits of the technology while many others are missing from key platforms...</p>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:41:51 GMTCFC finds words to clear up silent AI issueshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/cfc-finds-words-to-clear-up-silent-cyber-issueshttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/cfc-finds-words-to-clear-up-silent-cyber-issues<p>Cyber insurance specialist CFC is rolling out AI-related language across key policies to offer certainty on how such exposures are treated...</p>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:41:42 GMTFederato heads down under for APAC pushhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/federato-heads-down-under-for-apac-pushhttps://www.insurancenews.com.au/insurtech/federato-heads-down-under-for-apac-push<p>AI-powered underwriting platform Federato is opening a Sydney office &ndash; its first outside North America &ndash; and has appointed Roland Slee as Regional VP for Asia-Pacific and Japan...</p>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:41:33 GMT