Mobile technology

The company's mobile app allows drone enthusiasts to buy coverage right before a flight starts.

Insurance technology is increasingly resembling that of the Amazons, Googles and Facebooks of the world – responsive, smart and adapting from sub-second to sub-second to changing realities.

The life insurer aims to make its employees and licensed agents more agile when protecting customer data

With all the attention and funds now being poured into insurance industry innovation, software providers must help insurers “get ready" before it's too late.

The Peruvian insurer has noticed an estimated 45-minute decrease on inspection time by using the app.

With its wireless business slowing, Verizon is pursuing new sources of growth, such as connected-device subscriptions, video streaming and mobile-workforce management.

More than 170 adjusters will receive iPad Pros and iPhone 6s loaded with the Claims Adjust app.

Insurers have many options when it comes to marketing via the mobile channel, but the most underused is the art of texting.

The telecommunications company will add Yahoo web services that still draw 1 billion monthly users, gaining share in the $187 billion digital-advertising market.

Gartner earlier this month released its latest IT spending forecast. While overall global IT expenditures are projected to be flat this year, software was a bright spot.

The strategy remains a good way for newcomers to enter the market, but carriers must provide additional value propositions to the consumer, Novarica says.

The Streetwide Drivers Club app allows customers to earn rewards points toward gift cards on popular brands and receive premium discounts.

Having a vision statement and defining the future state of each business process can greatly aid insurer's core replacement efforts.

Opportunities arise for insurers to catch customers as Pokemon GO users wander into dangerous places.

In a world in which insurers are considering using wearables like FitBit to validate claims data, apps like Pokemon GO offer the same information in much greater detail.

Health payers are taking multi-pronged approaches to make the inevitable transition to value-based care, including the expansion of their data & analytics capabilities.

The life insurer attempts to provide customers with a more convenient way to enroll and manage their policies online.

The rapidly changing nature of the connected vehicle, as well as regulatory uncertainty, are stifling investment and innovation for UBI and telematics in insurance.

The insurer is expanding its online offerings to mobile and developing new products for customers' smartphones.

As mobile technology gets smarter, stronger, and more entwined with policyholders' lives, insurers are finding new ways to leverage it.