InsurTech stories
Irish tech exports to Australia and New Zealand have surged nearly 60% in five years, with Enterprise Ireland backing rapid sector growth.
Aon pilots stablecoin insurance premium payments with Coinbase and Paxos, testing USDC and PYUSD settlement across Ethereum and Solana.
IAG New Zealand has moved its core Guidewire ClaimCentre system to Guidewire Cloud, aiming to boost claims resilience, scale and updates.
London tops global fintech funding as Europe outperforms in regulated niches but leans on US backers and eyes pensions to plug gaps.
Socotra launches embedded AI assistant in its Operations Workbench, promising faster, auditable underwriting across products and regions.
Manulife taps Akka's runtime to harden and scale its beta enterprise agentic AI platform for regulated, business-critical workloads.
Enterprises ditch plug-and-play AI as Cognizant research shows buyers now favour bespoke builds and services-led, long-term partnerships.
Fathom has deepened its partnership with AXA Climate's Altitude platform to embed richer probabilistic flood and terrain data for investors.
Smart Communications appoints veteran fintech executive David Hamilton as Chairman to steer global expansion and AI push in regulated sectors.
As AI reshapes insurance, automation could free women from routine tasks and open faster routes into higher-skilled, better-paid roles.
Women in tech win visibility but little venture capital; real progress demands funding that follows performance, not familiar faces.
Agentic AI promises autonomy but raises urgent questions over whose values guide its decisions and how equity is safeguarded in practice.
Australia's fintech sector could add AUD $37 billion to GDP and hit AUD $71 billion in revenue by 2035, if capital and policy align.
Edinburgh fintech Legado nears 500,000 users as financial firms pour into digital document controls under rising regulatory scrutiny.
Socotra unveils embedded AI assistant for underwriters, promising rapid setup, governance controls and live risk insights across products.
Insurers race toward fully AI-run claims within two years, even as most fear biased outcomes and demand stronger oversight and transparency.
Almost half of people now distrust nearly everything they see online as AI deepfakes trigger a 'Great Trust Recession', new research shows.
Festina urges UK pension schemes to embed retirement income choices from day one, warning savings-first systems leave retirees adrift.
From actuarial roots to claims leadership, one insurance executive calls for tech that serves empathy and urges women to build bold networks.
Delta launches zero-deductible cyber cover in Singapore, promising instant quotes via a five-point digital assessment for SMEs across Asia.
