Many of our photo galleries this year focused on the emerging digital technologies transforming the insurance industry. Check out some of our lists.
1. 6 Insurance Blockchain Applications to Check Out
Investments in blockchain-related start-ups across industries have grown to more than $800 million , according to McKinsey. In the consultancys Blockchain in insurance opportunity or threat? study, McKinsey takes a look at several blockchain use cases, and identifies some of the companies leading the way in bringing this technology to insurance. Continue to gallery: 6 Insurance Blockchain Applications to Check Out
2. Top 10 Impacts of Emerging Tech on Insurance
Insurance is not insulated from the rise of new technologies improving the connectivity between business and customer -- and customers with each other. Strategy Meets Action partners Karen Furtado and Mark Breading take a look at the future of insurance in their report , "The Top 10 Ways Emerging Tech Will Transform Insurance." Continue to gallery: Top 10 Impacts of Emerging Tech on Insurance
3. 7 Technologies Shaking up Insurance Agents
The Agents Council for Technology (ACT), part of ACORD, updated its list of technology trends insurance agents and their carrier partners must recognize in order to stay relevant in a more digital world. Continue to gallery: 7 Technologies Shaking up Insurance Agents
4. 13 Emerging Techs: How Insurers Are Progressing
There are several different ways to categorize the emerging technologies that are impacting the insurance industry, according to SMA partner Mark Breading. His "Emerging Tech in P&C Insurance: 2016 & Beyond" report, discussed technologies from the physical realm, like drones and the Internet of Things, and the virtual realm, like artificial intelligence and blockchain, and evaluates how insurers are doing in incorporating them into their businesses. Continue to gallery: 13 Emerging Techs: How Insurers Are Progressing
5. AI in Insurance: 5 Use Cases
No longer simply the subject of science-fiction movies, artificial intelligence is making its way into the insurance enterprise. According to Accenture, four in five insurers are planning to or have deployed some sort of artificial intelligence technology in their enterprises. Continue to gallery: AI in Insurance: 5 Use Cases
6. Farmers CIO Shares 5-Piece IT Management Strategy
Ron Guerrier was named CIO of Farmers Insurance in December, and says one of his main goals is elevating the role of technology within the enterprise. His plan to do so, which he shared with INN, revolves around 5 "E"s. Continue to gallery: Farmers CIO Shares 5-Piece IT Management Strategy
7. The 5 Most Important Technologies to Insurance CEOs
Among the 1,400 executives surveyed for PwCs 2016 Annual Global CEO Survey were 101 insurance company leaders. From that population, we bring you the top five answers to the question: "Which connecting technologies do CEOs think generate the greatest return in terms of engagement with wider stakeholders?" Continue to gallery: The 5 Most Important Technologies to Insurance CEOs
8. See Allstate Test Drones in Texas
With new FAA regulations clearing the way, Allstate tested several drones as part of claims response in South Texas communities affected by a hailstorm. The company tested image quality, damage analysis tools and customer response to the technology at 20 homes. Continue to gallery: See Allstate Test Drones in Texas
9. 8 Insurance Tech Deals that Changed the Landscape
Core insurance systems vendors consolidated at a rapid pace this year as startup technology firms entered the marketplace. Here are some of the biggest deals from 2016. Continue to gallery: 8 Insurance Tech Deals that Changed the Landscape
10. Top 8 Insurance Internet of Things Projects
The Internet of Things and insurance are intertwining at a healthy clip, with companies across lines of business leveraging connected devices for several different initiatives/. Continue to gallery: Top 8 Insurance Internet of Things Projects