Federato opens Australia office and appoints former Guidewire executive Roland Slee as Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan
Key takeaways
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Expanding into APAC and Japan, Federato is introducing the first AI-native insurance platform to cover the entire policy lifecycle, a solution already validated by Fortune 100 carriers in the United States.
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The expansion targets carriers and MGAs writing commercial lines in Australia and New Zealand first, with Singapore, Japan, and Korea to follow
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Federato is opening its first office in Sydney, with Roland Slee appointed as Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan
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Asia Pacific is one of the most significant insurance markets on earth. Combined, the five priority markets generate hundreds of billions of dollars in gross written premium annually. Yet, there is a lack of penetration of significant AI solutions across the full policy lifecycle
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APJ insurance executives have moved past debating whether AI matters. The conversations are now about how to apply it at the core of underwriting and claims, not the edges
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Federato is the Presenting Sponsor at ITC Asia 2026 (30 June – 2 July, Singapore). Visit the team at Booth B09
Federato, the AI-native platform that changes the way insurance work gets done, announced it is bringing its proven AI-native insurance platform to APAC and Japan. The platform, proven with Fortune 100 carriers in the U.S., will initially focus on carriers and managing general agents (MGAs) writing commercial lines in Australia and New Zealand, and a broader mandate spanning Singapore, Japan, and Korea.
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Federato is opening its first permanent presence in the region with an office in Sydney, Australia and has appointed Roland Slee as Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan.
Ex-Guidewire exec Roland Slee will lead Federato’s expansion
As evidence of Federato’s commitment, the company is opening its first permanent presence in the region with an office in Sydney, Australia and has appointed Roland Slee as Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).
“Asia Pacific is one of the most significant insurance markets on earth. Combined, the region’s priority markets generate hundreds of billions of dollars in gross written premium annually,” said Slee. “Insurance executives across Asia Pacific have moved past asking whether AI matters. The carriers and MGAs I’ve spoken with here are sophisticated, well-capitalised, and eager to explore the improved business outcomes Federato’s AI-native platform has delivered in the rest of the world.”
Federato co-founder and CEO Will Ross said: “Federato is fully committed to serving insurers across APAC and Japan, and Roland Slee is key to this effort. As an ex-Guidewire executive who has spent his career in this market, Roland is deeply familiar with what insurers need and the challenges they face trying to make progress with legacy systems.”
Slee brings direct experience with both the opportunity and the challenge. He spent four years leading Guidewire’s business across Asia Pacific and Japan, giving him a clear view of where legacy core systems fall short. Before that, he spent nearly 20 years at Oracle in Asia-Pacific sales leadership and subsequently led Bravura Solutions’ Sonata platform in the region from 1% to 26% of global revenues, contributing to a successful ASX listing. He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the University of Technology Sydney and a Fellow of Engineers Australia, and is based in Sydney.
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