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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
... 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 with incumbents, representing a whopping 75% increase ...

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
... 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 that marry insurance and technology. Only 10% of insurtech respondents said ...

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 ...

Insurtech associations form global alliance

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... of associations representing insurance technology have co-founded a new Global InsurTech Alliance (GITA). Insurtech Australia, along with Insurtech London, Insurtech Asia and FinTechNZ are co-founders, along with future partners in Europe and North America. ...

Aussie fintechs among world's best

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... is a strong reflection of the diversity of fintech innovation. There are fintechs with lending and payment platforms, insurtech, digital banking and companies applying big data to fintech. Superior data and analytics capability notably will be a requirement ...

New industry body to launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... insurance innovation ecosystem will be formally established this week. National not-for-profit organisation Insurtech Australia will focus on representing insurtech startups, insurers, reinsurers and brokers and other insurance related disciplines, including ...
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