A new insurtech accelerator has launched in Australia, intended to grow the country’s footprint in a booming sector of the insurance industry.
The startup hub, Insurtech Australia, will operate as a standalone division of
"We want to make Australia one of the world’s leading markets for insurance innovation,” said Brenton Charnley, lead & co-founder of Insurtech Australia, in a statement. “Insurtech is a rapidly growing sector worldwide, and Australia has the ideas and skills to compete.”
Founding insurance industry members include the likes of QBE, MunichRe, Ernst & Young, RAC Insurance and Oliver Wyman. Insurtech startup partners of parent company Fintech Australia will also be granted immediate membership into the incubator. Established corporate partners can join at their discretion.
“Insurance is a multi-billion dollar industry, with massive potential for new ideas and technologies,” said Danielle Szetho, CEO of Fintech Australia. “By creating a clear focus point for insurtech policy and bringing together people from the startup and corporate sectors to collaborate, Insurtech Australia will play a vital role in creating the insurance industry of tomorrow.”
