Danni Santana

Toronto-based insurer is the latest carrier to adopt voice-assistant technology as an additional communication tool for policyholders.

Less than one-fifth of top life insurance carriers have a policyholder smartphone app, according to Aite Group research, leaving lots of room for improvement in leveraging the channel.

Insurer will provide emergency assistance to drivers via Waze's mobile app.

Vendor will provide insurer with an automated cloud-based platform offering portfolio data, accounting entries and reporting tools.

Midwestern insurer creates accelerator and venture capital fund intended to build up Milwaukee's startup community.

The emerging technologies are equally dependent on each other for best results, Novarica says

Insurance industry as a whole, however, lags other financial services somewhat in implementing robotic process automation, according to PwC.

The startup hub will operate as a standalone division of Fintech Australia, a local incubator founded in 2015.

The business unit, created last year, leverages data science and extensive third-party data to price small business risk.

Individual state guidelines, dating back as far as the 1800s, cater to old paper-driven market, not a digital world where insurtechs produce data in real-time, says former NAIC president.

The new tool, LifeLink, leverages cloud communications and data analytics to connect users with 911 dispatchers

Australian insurer will leverage startup's machine learning platform to automate commercial underwriting.

Solaria Labs has helped the insurer bring new ideas to market that impact all corners of its business, says innovation VP.

The new platform, Quick Quote, generates online quotes for customers who only input a home address using third-party data.

The life carrier is keen on finding the startups that will define insurance user experience and distribution in the future, says managing director Doug Russell.

Insurer looks to reward healthy living habits with discounts on gadgets and premium.

The move follows earlier investments by the carrier in its website, customer portals and core systems.

Jon Colello, president and head of underwriting, advises carriers to focus on technologies and partnerships reducing data sharing costs.

The insurer will continue to improve its machine learning technology as it adapts and learns from customer inquiries.

SVP Jerry Gupta notes the emerging technology has increasingly been used in distribution and claims straight-through processing.