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‘Phishing, smishing, vishing’: Cowbell shares claims data

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:21:03 GMT

Ransom payments are falling even as AI accelerates cyberattacks and claims activity rises, specialist insurer Cowbell says...

S&P flags ‘huge growth opportunity’ in data centres

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:07:04 GMT

Data centres could generate $US10 billion ($15 billion) in new premium this year, S&P says...

Zurich names new Asia-Pacific digital chief

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:06:58 GMT

Digbijoy Shukla has been appointed Zurich head of digital for Asia-Pacific, replacing Roopa Malhotra, who has moved to the insurer’s Japanese division...

Insurtech creates single ‘source of truth’ for property insurers

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:06:51 GMT

Nearmap is combining geospatial data, AI analytics and building materials information to aid property insurer decisions...

Steadfast unites platforms for ‘next phase of evolution’

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:25:45 GMT

Steadfast is combining its Steadfast Client Trading Platform and policy management platform Insight into one system...

New system promises faster underwriting

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:25:36 GMT

Instanda has released an AI system for commercial underwriters that it says overcomes a long-standing “compromise between time and accuracy”...

US hack shows security basics ‘overlooked’ in AI rush

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:25:28 GMT

A breach at California’s LiteLLM has implications for insurers and represents a new class of cyber risk, IT consultancy TransUnion warns...

Workforce vulnerabilities open door to ransomware, CTOs warn

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:24:56 GMT

A survey of 1500 senior executives has found more than half expect a ransomware attack at their organisation in the next year...

Lift-off for more ICEYE satellites

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:24:01 GMT

ICEYE has launched six synthetic aperture radar satellites into orbit with mission manager Exolaunch...

Fake IDs on rise as fraudsters plan ahead

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:14:32 GMT

The use of “synthetic identities” is the fastest-growing fraud type globally, accounting for more than one in 10 cases, LexisNexis Risk Solutions says...

Seminar to examine ‘zero-delay’ insurance transactions

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:14:25 GMT

A free seminar discussing the need for communications networks to deliver AI at scale will be held on April 16...

Cover Genius appoints revenue, marketing chiefs

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:14:10 GMT

Jennifer Aubert Parker has been appointed chief revenue officer at Cover Genius, and Nidhi Daga joins as global senior VP of marketing...

Xceedance brings senior exec to Australia

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:14:00 GMT

Vijaylaxmi Tarafdar has been promoted to associate VP client partner for Australia and New Zealand at Xceedance...

EXL event tackles AI adoption barriers

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:04:25 GMT

Global data company EXL says a virtual event in Australia and New Zealand tomorrow aims to help businesses move beyond AI experimentation and gain greater value from the technology...

AIG and McGill collaborate on artificial intelligence solution

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:03:37 GMT

AIG and international specialty broker McGill and Partners will collaborate on offerings for the subscription market, using agentic AI capabilities...

NSW firefighters use tech to spot, tackle blazes

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:03:16 GMT

Firefighters in rural NSW are being supported by AI-powered camera systems, thermal-imaging drones and satellite connectivity...

Bermudan regulator lines up parametric insurer class

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:03:07 GMT

The Bermuda Monetary Authority plans to introduce a parametric special purpose insurance class to help address uninsured losses...

Upcover warns brokers to act on AI

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:16:26 GMT

Upcover founder Anish Sinha says last month’s AI-related sharemarket sell-off should not be treated as a blip, but as a signal...

Aon clients pay premiums with cryptocurrency

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:16:13 GMT

Aon says it is the first business to let clients to pay insurance premiums using US dollar-backed stablecoin...

Kayna closes seed funding round

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:16:02 GMT

Irish embedded insurance infrastructure platform Kayna has closed a €1.5 million ($2.45 million) seed funding round as it moves ahead with major expansion plans in the UK and US...