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The integration of geospatial data with advanced analytics streamlines insurer operations by enhancing underwriting and claims processing into a single coherent framework.

Digital Insurance curates a list of our top five insurtech stories from the year.

Insurers are feeling the effects of the climate crisis but only 8% are currently attacking climate change head-on with strategic and proactive initiatives, according to Capgemini research.

A California homeowner called out CSAA for taking aerial photographs of his backyard, then revoking his homeowners policy due to "clutter." Experts say such images are personally identifiable information protected by state privacy laws.

Incomplete auto and property policy information contributed to a spike of losses in 2022

Property and casualty insurers can benefit from tools and data that enable them to assess damage and address claims quickly.

Capgemini, III report looks at mitigation options in insurers' hands.

Tensorflight offers next generation displays of property data gathered with new imaging techniques to determine building replacement costs for insurers

The launch of its digital First Notice of Loss is one of the many steps the company is taking to expand its digital channels.

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Customers were ready to leverage drones and self-service after weeks under social-distancing regulations, insurers say.

The Ring Always Home Cam moves autonomously and is equipped with an indoor camera, giving users multiple view points of their homes.

Computer vision helps us turn the vast amount of geospatial imagery generated by satellite, reconnaissance planes, and drones into geospatial intelligence to be used in risk assessment, loss prevention, risk management, and product innovation.

Start-ups and other companies have been working to develop tech innovations addressing extreme-weather disasters.

Acquiring company, Vexcel Imaging, will have ownership of imagery and data library as the companies work together on other projects.

The certification allows drone flights under regulations similar to those for airlines, letting the company vastly expand airborne deliveries.

Wing has been working on demonstration programs with the FAA, and is also holding discussions with other countries on getting its app approved,

The IoT, 5G technology and server-less computing are among the technologies that will most impact businesses and the bottom line throughout the rest of the year, says a new CompTIA report.

The use of drones combined with AI technologies, like computer vision, are allowing many industries to automate or assist with what would have previously been arduous tasks.

Wing Aviation LLC plans to begin routine deliveries of small consumer items in two rural communities in Virginia within months.