Insurance technology

Britain’s largest insurer is benefiting from an expanding middle class and growing insurance coverage in Asia, where it gets about a third of its earnings.

Life & annuity carriers have had valuable opportunities to learn about new technologies, and not necessarily from their own mistakes.

Emerging technologies such as IoT, wearables and autonomous vehicles require rapt attention from insurers now, as they can fundamentally change the industry in ways never before seen.

The insurer will leverage the university's research in the Internet of Things, data science and machine learning to help improve the life underwriting process.

SkyWatch.AI’s mobile application calculates a "safety score" before each drone flight, which is used by the commercial insurer in underwriting.

SMA sees significant spending and shifts in personal lines projects that are aimed at aligning insurers’ strategies to transformation and growth.

For insurers, thinking of the network of capabilities available in specific geographical areas can provide tangible advantages when it comes to delivering on the promise of major technological advances.

Business-wide transformation begins with a thorough diagnostic of competitive strengths and challenges that enables leaders to prioritize where they want to start.

Iván de la Sota begins his new role on April 1 following two-plus years leading the insurer's Iberian and Latin American division.

Life insurer announces 'collab 3.0 EMEA,' in search of new products tailored for improved customer engagement, sales and operations.

John Geyer, head of the life insurer's innovation office, sheds light on MetLife's work with insurtech startups, established tech companies and ways to create a creative culture within to reach the millennial market.

Shelia Anderson is tasked with modernizing core and developing new applications for customers.

Top risks are often associated with the IoT, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and robotic process automation.

Otonomo has developed technology to make it easier to distribute connected-car data by securing, anonymizing and aggregating information while adhering to regulations.

AI promises to disrupt insurance and to provide major competitive advantage. The result is a flood of investments for leading players.

Innovation teams understand that the connected world is evolving rapidly, and that competition is coming from industry newcomers as well as incumbents.

The application, developed with Cambridge Mobile Telematics, is the latest example of carriers turning to telematics to thwart distracted driving.

The israeli vendor will merge Adaptik's core offerings with its cloud-based analytics platform.

Mark Wilson's company is working with Tesla to insure driverless vehicles.

About a quarter of insurance executives said they are allocating budget to 'aggressive' projects, according to Celent research.