Our two most recent events provided a great opportunity to bring the ecosystem together in both Auckland and Wellington. In June AWS hosted us for – Open Data and AI in Action – showcasing how open data and AI are delivering tangible results with a practical look at what’s working, and what we can build on. Featuring use cases in life (AI Underwrite), contact centres (Tower) and insurtech marketing (JAVLN).
And in July, we convened at the Natural Hazards Commission for a showcase of AI and data projects including the data strategy behind the latest version of Aotearoa’s Natural Hazards Portal, and projects underway at UniMed, and insurtechs Simfuni, Bounce Insurance and Folio Insure.
New Member Spotlight: Welcome Hyades
Hyades is a spatial AI research lab whose web based platform BlazerOps helps insurers and brokers build climate risk models. Read more here.
Industry Insights
FSC26 Amplify Conference
This year’s Financial Services Council (FSC) conference will feature the strongest line up yet of life and health solutions by kiwi insurtechs.
Don’t miss the Tech Showcase (8am, 13 August), to hear Sentro, Intellimin Limited, Quashed & Simfuni present. Check out the full programme.
Why we need more insurtech now | Chatswood Consulting
Find out why health and life insurers need more insurtech now for this increasingly competitive and dynamic environment. Read the blog.
Global Study into Partnering
As a community we have sought to share best practice examples of partnering between insurers and insurtechs. Now InsurTechNZ members are invited to contribute to a research study by the University of Southhampton and other insurtech communities exploring how incumbent insurers and early-stage ventures make decisions together when developing new market propositions/models under uncertainty.
Please contribute to this short survey so we can see how New Zealand compares to the international experience. Read more and complete survey here.
DXC Invitational 2026
Calling late-stage startups and scaleups – applications to join the DXC Invitational 2026 close Friday, 14 August, 2026. Finalists will have the opportunity to pitch live to a panel of industry judges and an audience of insurance leaders on 9th September in Sydney.
Follow this link for competition details and category descriptions.
Upcoming Events
3 Sept | Claims Transformation | Hosted by Tower
Join us to explore how claims transformation, automation and emerging AI are changing the way insurers respond at claim time.
22 Oct | Resonate: Insurance Innovation Summit | Simfuni
InsurTechNZ is delighted to support what is the third annual Resonate, designed to help insurers navigate these industry innovation by offering a wide range of perspectives from industry leaders, experts, and innovators. Mark it in your calendar with more details coming soon.
Member Spotlight
Grappler has launched an end-to-end automated settlement, connecting the entire insurance settlement chain – brokers, Managing General Agents (MGAs), underwriting agencies and insurers.
Cumulo9 | Digital Fatigue Study
Cumulo9’s recent study reviews sources of digital fatigue and offers guidance to insurers on how to ensure essential communications continue to gain cut through.
AI and compliance: How one New Zealand brokerage stays audit-ready. Find out how JAVLN provided an effective compliance solution for Taranaki-based brokerage The Advisers