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Insurtech investments down 54% in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... health (L&H) Insurtechs. Meanwhile, P&C Insurtechs raised 83% of total funding. "The investment split between P&C and L&H Insurtech funding is the largest we have observed since Q3 2016," WTW said. "...One could argue that, again, COVID-19 is a likely ...

Insurtech Australia names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
Insurtech Australia has tapped a senior executive from one of its founding partners as its new chief executive. Rita Yates replaces Simon O'Dell, who will become chair, as the organisation gears for growth in 2019. Yates joined Insurtech Australia ...

Insurtechs improve life insurance inefficiencies: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... ramping up efforts to improve pricing and underwriting efficiencies with the help of startups to make it possible, a new insurtech study shows. The second annual EY and Insurtech Australia report found almost three-in-four (72%) insurtechs are collaborating ...

Life insurers prioritise customer service over tech

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
Life insurers are playing down the need for investing in technology and innovation, and instead will focus on improving customers' experience in 2019, a new report finds. The 2018-19 Insurance Industry Report compiled by technology services provider ...

MetLife Australia wins tech award

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... year. MetLife chief information officer Tim Batten's team snagged a spot on ACORD's list of the top leaders in insurtech for 2018 for the re-released product, on December 18. The insurer is the only Australian company to make the list compiled ...

NSW fintechs dominate Finnie Awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... night saw 23 awards presented by a panel of 81 domestic and international judges across wealth management, regtech, insurtech, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and lending. Automated budgeting app PocketBook took home the wealth management gong ...

Powered by Lloyds and KPMG, insurtech offers cybersecurity insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
An insurtech is offering clients protection from cybersecurity concerns such as ransomware, malware and social engineering fraud. Edmund claims to be Australia's first dedicated digital cyber insurance provider or "insuretech" and will cater to ...

Insurtechs must work with incumbents: EY

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... addition to the existing insurance value chain than disruptors, according to a new study by Ernst & Young. EY's report Insurtech: Enabler or disruptor? was produced in collaboration with insurTech Australia. It surveyed the emerging sector of companies ...

Tech is all upside for insurance: HSBC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... technology-enabled solutions to financial inclusion and affordability issues. In the report HSBC outlines the various ways in which insurtech can impact an insurer's business model including fraud detection, providing accurate health assessments and ...

Fintech incubator and law firm align

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... entrepreneurs working in over 110 start-ups. Under the partnership, Hall & Wilcox will be part of the fintech hub's Insurtech Program for 2018, designed to encourage start-ups in the insurance industry. Perera added that Hall & Wilcox is committed to ...
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