Insurance

Apple’s current Watch has a more basic heart rate monitor, but the company is increasingly pushing to turn its luxury fashion accessory into a serious medical device.

Although most insurers have a running start at digital transformation, most do not have the capacity to partner with the likes of an Amazon.

Legislation repeals ACA’s individual mandate, projected to cause 13 million to drop health insurance.

incumbent carriers turned to insurgent startups for telematics, big data and health and wellness initiatives, among others.

Rather than facing a simpler tech environment where the investment choices are obvious, it appears the insurance industry is at a point of inflection where the old established world may have to give way to the new.

The bill eliminates a tax penalty for Americans who don’t carry health insurance, a pillar of the Affordable Care Act.

Insurtech will supply trip-based insurance for lost property and medical expenses to customers using Waymo's new ride-hailing service launching in 2018.

The measure will repeal the ACA's individual mandate, which requires people to purchase insurance.

The New York-based startup had raised $60 million before Tuesday’s announcement.

The insurer will be able to roll out new mobile and desktop distribution platforms quickly by bringing its key partner closer, it says.

During a whirlwind year for the industry, readers were captivated by stories of new insurtechs and established players alike transforming the business.

Kevin Dougherty is tasked with accelerating the life carrier's technological capabilities in digital health, data analytics and artificial intelligence.

Through the development of its AVA virtual assistant, the usage-based auto insurer is letting machines take over more insurance processes, with the goal of improving customer experience.

In two outlook papers, Deloitte advises carriers how best to navigate an industry undergoing rapid digitally driven change.

Coverage gaps will become common as less people are reached to buy insurance through traditional channels.

Sid Gandhi will lead the insurer's digital, IT and business technology teams to boost customer experience.

The insurtech offers crowd-sourced insurance ratings for consumers looking to purchase homeowners, renters or car insurance policies.

The insurtech intends to offer more thorough, cheaper automobile coverage through its smartphone app.

Tom Bolt is charged with helping the company improve pricing decisions using data and analytics.

Rather than looking to innovate on products, startups in life insurance concentrate on distribution as a way to improve the sector, say Accenture panelists.