Mobile technology

The company's heavily tested item insurance platform will finally be debuted stateside after a long, winding journey.

The company's fully digital policy acquisition process helps increase its reach in an elusive sector.

The insurer gets access to data from participating auto manufacturers, including Mitsubishi.

Take a look at carriers and insurtechs pushing the envelope on what's possible in usage-based insurance.

Artificial intelligence, real-time data and social capital can reverse the fate of individuals, families and communities.

Customers are reporting increasing comfort with carrier’s digital initiatives, including usage-based insurance, according to o J.D. Power.

The coverage can be purchased via an app and covers passengers on all rides they take over 24 hours.

Company says the two platforms will be merged next year, allowing apps built for its mobile operating system to also run on its computers.

In addition, the insurtech, which is looking to establish itself countrywide, is moving into a new 65,000-square-foot facility and recently secured $51 million in additional funding.

Insurer and its Arity and Answer Financial subsidiaries will leverage data collected through Life360 for driver feedback and insurance options.

Infosys partnership will help the life insurer realize customer service and data mastery goals, says CEO Brooks Tingle.

Carriers must compete on insights from consumer information, not just the convenience of digital-app services.

The multi-line insurer joins State Auto as an early member of the consortium launched last year.

By joining forces with the rental marketplace, the insurtech will be able to reach new renters at a time when their propensity to buy insurance is higher.

Carriers are taking more serious looks at next-generation technologies like wearables, blockchain and artificial intelligence.

Insurance companies are finally putting a price on the risk of distracted driving, and it’s relatively cheap.

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.

The NAIC's three-year plan to adopt emerging technologies and a newly announced focus on distracted driving are sure to catch carriers' eyes.